Prognostic factors and survival outcomes in patients with salivary duct carcinoma: a retrospective cohort study by Fei Chen, Liangbo Li, Jingqiao Tao, Nenghao Jin, Liwei Wang, Liang Zhu, Bo Qiao, Lejun Xing, Bo Wei, Jingqiu Bu, Haizhong Zhang

“…Lymph node metastasis (SHR = 2.18, 95%CI 1.05–4.52, P = 0.036), distant metastasis (SHR = 3.07, 95%CI 1.47–6.42, P = 0.003), and platelet count (SHR = 0.99, 95%CI 0.99–1.00, P = 0.041) were independent prognostic factors for cancer-specific mortality. …”
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The expression and clinical significance of serum exosomal-long non-coding RNA DLEU1 in patients with cervical cancer by Yu Chen, Facai Cui, Xiaoyu Wu, Weifeng Zhao, Qingxin Xia

“…Cox univariate and multivariate regression analyses indicated that DLEU1 was an independent risk factor for postoperative recurrence and metastasis in CC patients.Conclusions Our findings suggest that serum exosome DLEU1 has certain clinical value for diagnosing, monitoring recurrence and metastasis, and evaluating CC prognosis.…”
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Clinical Characteristics of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Combined with Gastrointestinal Perforation and Prognostic Value of Circulating Tumor DNA by Hong Yang, Dongwen Rong, Wenhui Yang

“…There were 58 cases (59.79%) treated with VEGF inhibitor before perforation, 40 cases (41.24%) with lung metastasis, 72 cases (74.23%) with liver metastasis, 30 cases (30.93%) with pelvic metastasis, 24 cases (24.74%) with distant lymph node metastasis, 56 cases (57.73%) with obstruction, and 35 cases (36.08%) with diverticulum. …”
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Scrotal Skin Metastases Revealing a Prostatic Adenocarcinoma by Idriss Ziani, Zayd El Boukili El Makhoukh, Ahmed Ibrahimi, Omar Bellouki, Jihane Benahmed, Yasmine Laraqui, Fouad Zouidia, Hachem El Sayegh, Lounis Benslimane, Yassine Nouini

“…Scrotal skin metastasis revealing a prostate adenocarcinoma is even rarer. …”
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A New Rapidly Growing Dome-Shaped Choroidal Lesion in an Eye with Treated Retinoblastoma by Babak Masoomian, Maria Pefkianaki, Fariba Ghassemi, Hamid Riazi-Esfahani

“…To describe an extensive untreatable choroidal metastasis by retinoblastoma in the treated patient which was clinically indistinguishable from regular tumor recurrence. …”
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Primary Small Cell Carcinoma of the Hypopharynx: A Report of Two Cases and Review of Nine Additional Cases by Mitsuhiko Nakahira, Kiyomi Kuba, Satoko Matsumura, Masashi Sugasawa

“…Out of eleven patients, two patients had distant metastasis at the initial presentation. Even though nine patients presented with locoregional disease, development of distant metastasis after treatment was seen in five patients (56%), whereas there was no report of treatment failure on the primary site. …”
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Gross Hematuria and Bladder Tumor in a Patient with Advanced Thyroid Papillary Carcinoma by Takao Ando, Yuki Matsuo, Toshiyuki Ikeoka, Kojiro Oba, Yasuyoshi Miyata, Hideki Sakai, Kuniko Abe, Atsushi Kawakami

“…Pathological examination of the bladder tumor was consistent with metastasis of thyroid papillary carcinoma. Therefore, we identified thyroid carcinoma metastasis to the urinary bladder as the cause of hematuria in our patient. …”
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The Predictive and Prognostic Factors in Patients with Gastric Cancer Accompanied by Gastric Outlet Obstruction by Hongliang Zu, Huiling Wang, Chunfeng Li, Wendian Zhu, Yingwei Xue

“…The multivariate analysis showed that curability, GOO, the tumor size, lymph node metastasis, and the depth of invasion were independent prognostic factors. …”
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Selective expression and significance of ACKR2 in lung aerocytes by Alberto Mantovani, Gianluigi Condorelli, Raffaella Bonecchi, Massimo Locati, Marina Sironi, Roberta Carriero, Francesca Albano, Valeria Mollica Poeta, Lucia Zotti, Alessandra Castagna, Arianna Felicetta, Alessandro Mesaglio, Elisa Zaghen, Arianna Capucetti, Rachele Di Donato, Mattia Laffranchi, Matteo Massara, Silvano Sozzani

“…Leukocytes infiltrating lung metastasis were studied by fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) analysis. …”
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A Fatal Case of Primary Basaloid Squamous Cell Carcinoma in the Intrahepatic Bile Ducts by Johan Kirkegaard, Mie Grunnet, Jane Preuss Hasselby

“…We describe a case of a 67-year-old man, who underwent chemotherapy and surgery for a right-sided liver tumor with an unusual presentation of metastasis to a lymph node in the left armpit. The patient was asymptomatic at the time of diagnosis but expired 20 months after surgery with epidural, lung, and spine metastasis. …”
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Embryonal Sarcoma of the Liver in an Adult Patient by Nicole Lightfoot, Mehrdad Nikfarjam

“…A case of an UES of the liver with an isolated peritoneal metastasis is described. The patient presented with a palpable mass with imaging findings suggestive of a cystic tumour. …”
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Relapsed Mantle Cell Lymphoma Presenting as “Sister Mary Joseph Nodule” by Jennifer E. Vaughn, Ajay K. Gopal

“…The finding of umbilical metastasis has historically been called a “Sister Mary Joseph Nodule”. …”
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Zosteriform cutaneous metastases: A rare occurrence in ductal carcinoma breast after mastectomy by Roshany Sakthibalan, Trishna Vaishali Muthurathinam, Roshni Menon

“…Zosteriform cutaneous metastasis (CM) is an infrequent form of skin metastasis and has a high chance of being misdiagnosed as herpes zoster. …”
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Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy for Bone Metastases: Specific Microenvironment and Current Situation by Chang Liu, Miao Wang, Changli Xu, Bo Li, Juxiang Chen, Jianchun Chen, Zhiwei Wang

“…In this review, the characteristics and interaction of bone metastases and their immune microenvironment were systematically discussed, and the relevant research progress of the immunological mechanism of tumor bone metastasis was reviewed. On this basis, we expounded the clinical application of immune checkpoint inhibitors for bone metastasis of common tumors, including non-small-cell lung cancer, renal cell carcinoma, prostate cancer, melanoma, and breast cancer. …”
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Mechanistic insights into the role of traditional Chinese medicine in treating gastric cancer by Ziqiang Chen, Ting Yu, Yunhe Wang, Jiaxin Li, Bo Zhang, Liya Zhou

“…These actions collectively contribute to slowing tumor progression, inhibiting metastasis, and enhancing the body’s antitumor response. …”
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Modulation of gut microbiota in targeted cancer therapy: insights on the EGFR/VEGF/KRAS pathways by Li Gong, Shixue Yang, Junli Huang, Yongsheng Li

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Metastatic Status and Dissection Effect of Regional/Extraregional Lymph Nodes in Japanese Patients with Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Anal Canal: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohor... by Takayuki Torigoe, Keiji Hirata, Kazutaka Yamada, Yoichi Ajioka, Kenichi Sugihara

“…Results: Primary tumor progression was associated with metastasis and recurrence of the inguinal node and further inferior mesenteric trunk/root node metastasis, an extraregional lymph node. …”
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A Case of Biphasic Pulmonary Blastoma Treated with Carboplatin and Paclitaxel plus Bevacizumab by Shinya Sakata, Sho Saeki, Sayuri Hirooka, Susumu Hirosako, Hidenori Ichiyasu, Hirotsugu Kohrogi

“…Carboplatin, paclitaxel, and bevacizumab were administered and showed an effect on the metastasis. Four courses of the chemotherapy were completed, but a metastasis was found and the metastatic tumor in the spleen was enlarged. …”
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Metastatic Cerebellar Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor with Obstructive Hydrocephalus Arising from the Small Intestine: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Kunitomo Sato, Toshihide Tanaka, Naoki Kato, Takuya Ishii, Toru Terao, Yuichi Murayama

“…Immunohistochemical analysis showed tumor cells positive for c-kit and CD34, and cerebellar metastasis of GIST was diagnosed. Postoperative radiotherapy was administered. …”
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Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma to the Testis: A Clinicopathologic Analysis of Five Cases by Gang Wang, Chen Zhou, Carlos F. Villamil, Alan So, Ren Yuan, John C. English, Edward C. Jones

“…There were three ipsilateral metastases, one contralateral metastasis, and one bilateral metastasis. The metastatic deposits ranged in size from 2.0 to 5.7 cm. …”
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