Two Cases of Cartilaginous Choristoma—Not Chondroma of the Bony External Auditory Canal by Kohei Yamahara, Yuki Katsura, Yuki Egawa, Kana Lee, Satoshi Ikegami

“…The presence of a cartilaginous mass on the bony external auditory canal is an unusual finding. Currently, two different diagnoses have been used to describe this type of mass: chondroma and cartilaginous choristoma. …”
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Primary Hepatic Lymphoma: A Challenging Diagnosis by D. Myoteri, D. Dellaportas, E. Arkoumani, A. Marinis, A. Zizi-Sermpetzoglou

“…Primary hepatic lymphoma is an unusual malignancy and is very difficult to diagnose promptly. …”
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Ocular Rosacea Causing Corneal Melt in an African American Patient and a Hispanic Patient by Joanna S. Saade, Bachir Abiad, Jonathan Jan, Dana Saadeh, James P. McCulley, Jeremy Bartley

“…To discuss two rare presentations of ocular rosacea in a Hispanic patient and an African American patient with unusual ocular manifestations. Case Report. Case  1: a 43-year-old Hispanic woman presented with right eye corneal perforation. …”
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Online Medicine for Pregnant Women by Sharon Davidesko, David Segal, Roni Peleg

“…They would use cell phones for emergencies or unusual problems but preferred email for other matters (P<0.0001). …”
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Multiple Myeloma with Foamy Mott Cells by Karen Nalbandyan, Daniel Benharroch, Benzion Samueli, Michael Kafka, Anna Gourevitch

“…A bone marrow biopsy revealed multiple myeloma with unusual foamy Mott cells. The patient was subsequently treated with four cycles of cyclophosphamide, bortezomib, and dexamethasone induction therapy, followed by 3 cycles of lenalidomide with dexamethasone. …”
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Auditory Hallucinations as a Rare Presentation of Occipital Infarcts by Firas Ido, Reina Badran, Brandon Dmytruk, Zain Kulairi

“…The presenting features of an acute stroke depends on the area of the brain affected. Although unusual, the presenting feature may include psychosis with auditory and/or visual hallucinations. …”
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Primary Immature Teratoma of the Uterus Relapsing as Malignant Neuroepithelioma: Case Report and Review of the Literature by Meryam Ben Ameur El Youbi, Amina Mohtaram, Jinane Kharmoum, Imane Aaribi, Saoussane Kharmoum, Abdelilah Bouzoubaa, Hind M’rabti, Saber Boutayeb, Basma El Khannoussi, Hassan Errihani

“…The prognosis of this unusual disease remains uncertain.…”
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A Curious Case of Pseudothrombocytopenia due to In Vitro Agglutination by Le Zhong, Juskaran Chadha, Ali Ameri

“…She exhibited PTCP with blood draws obtained in not only collection tubes containing ETDA, but also with collection tubes containing heparin and citrate, which is highly unusual. The lack of resolution of platelet clumping in collection tubes containing either heparin or citrate suggests that heparin or citrate may also cause conformational changes to platelet surface glycoproteins in a similar mechanism as that of EDTA that allows binding of certain auto-antibodies.…”
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Chemical and Physical Characteristics in Uncultivated Soils with Different Lithology in Semiarid Mediterranean Clima by Daniel Moraetis, Nikolaos Lydakis-Simantiris, Despina Pentari, Emmanouil Manoutsoglou, Chryssa Apostolaki, Vasilios Perdikatsis

“…The availability of inorganic nutrients (macro- and micronutrients) is low and relatively identical to most of the soils. PCA shows the unusual correlation of K+ with not only illite content but also the OM in soils. …”
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Torsion of Hydrosalpinx with Concurrent Acute Cholecystitis: Case Report and Review of Literature by Preeti R. John, Amelia M. Pasley

“…Cholecystitis is a frequent cause of upper abdominal pain. We present an unusual case with the presence of these two distinct pathological entities occurring concurrently in the same patient, causing simultaneously occurring symptoms. …”
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Extramedullary Hematopoiesis in a Sentinel Lymph Node as an Early Sign of Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia by Joslin M. Bowen, Anamarija M. Perry, Erin Quist, Mojtaba Akhtari

“…Even though extramedullary leukemic infiltration is common in CMML patients, lymph node involvement has rarely been reported in the literature. We present an unusual case of a 72-year-old female who was found to have extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH) in a sentinel lymph node that was excised during mastectomy for lobular breast carcinoma. …”
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Pancreaticopleural fistula: a rare cause of recurrent right-sided pleural effusion by Mithun Nilgiri K., Varsha P. Rangankar, Shaily K. P., Tushar R. Sahasrabudhe, Rishi Govind Orakkan

“…Case presentation This case report chronicles an unusual presentation of PPF in a male in his 60 s, highlighting the diagnostic challenges and the critical need for early recognition and appropriate management. …”
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Web-Based Specialist Support for Spinal Cord Injury Person’s Care: Lessons Learned by Vincenzo Della Mea, Dario Marin, Claudio Rosin, Agostino Zampa

“…Reasons for that have been investigated by means of a questionnaire submitted to the initial feasibility study subjects and included the still easier use of telephone versus our web-based smartcard-authenticated portal, in particular, because online communications are still perceived as an unusual way of interacting with the doctor. To summarize, the overall project has been appreciated by the users, but when it is time to ask for help to, the specialist, it is still much easier to make a phone call.…”
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Photobehaviour of Z-1,2-di-(3′-methoxynaphth-2′-yl)ethene as model compound of biphotochromic supermolecules with Z-ethenic bridge by F. Ortica, D. Levi, P. Brun, R. Guglielmetti, G. Favaro, U. Mazzucato

“…Preliminary investigations showed that the compounds with ethane, acetylene or ester bridges behave as classical photochromes while those with an ethene bridge showed good coloration accompanied by unusual thermal irreversibility at room temperature. …”
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Primary Intradural Extramedullary Spinal Melanoma in the Lower Thoracic Spine by Kathrin Hering, Anke Bresch, Donald Lobsien, Wolf Mueller, Rolf-Dieter Kortmann, Clemens Seidel

“…Purpose. Demonstrating an unusual, extremely rare case of melanoma manifestation. …”
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Acute Pancreatitis Complicating Acute Hepatitis E Virus Infection: A Case Report and Review by Hemanta Kumar Nayak, Nitish L. Kamble, Nishant Raizada, Sandeep Garg, Mradul Kumar Daga

“…The identification of this unusual complication of Hepatitis E is important; however, the prognosis for patients with Acute Pancreatitis Complicating Acute Hepatitis E Virus Infection is good, and uncomplicated recovery with conservative treatment is expected.…”
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Lipoma Arborescens of the Knee: Report of Three Cases and Review of the Literature by Ioannis Tsifountoudis, Dimitrios Kapoutsis, Anastasios-Nektarios Tzavellas, Ioannis Kalaitzoglou, Apostolos Tsikes, George Gkouvas

“…We report three cases of lipoma arborescens affecting the knee, the first in a young male without previous history of arthritis or trauma, the second in a 58-year-old male associated with osteoarthritis, and the final in a 44-year-old male diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis, which cover the entire pathologic spectrum of this unusual entity. We highlight the clinical findings and imaging features, by emphasizing especially the role of MRI, in the differential diagnosis of other, more complex intra-articular masses.…”
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Duodenal Histoplasmosis Presenting with Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding in an AIDS Patient by Michael A. Spinner, Heather N. Paulin, C. William Wester

“…Gastrointestinal histoplasmosis (GIH) is common in patients with disseminated disease but only rarely comes to clinical attention due to the lack of specific signs and symptoms. We report the unusual case of a 33-year-old Caucasian male with advanced AIDS who presented with upper GI bleeding from diffuse erosions throughout the duodenum. …”
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Sarcomatoid (Spindle Cell) Carcinoma of Tongue: A Report of Two Cases by Montserrat Reyes, Gina Pennacchiotti, Fabio Valdes, Rodrigo Montes, Marcelo Veloso, Maria Angélica Matamala, Luis Zanolli, Gonzalo Rojas-Alcayaga

“…Sarcomatoid Carcinoma (SC) is an unusual and aggressive variant of squamous cell carcinoma, which frequently recurs and metastasizes; for this reason, the right diagnosis is very important. …”
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Physiological Properties of Supragranular Cortical Inhibitory Interneurons Expressing Retrograde Persistent Firing by Barbara Imbrosci, Angela Neitz, Thomas Mittmann

“…These ectopic APs travel both toward synaptic terminals and antidromically toward the soma. This unusual form of neuronal communication seems to preferentially occur in cortical inhibitory interneurons following a period of intense neuronal activity and might have profound implications for neuronal information processing. …”
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