Malignant acanthosis nigricans and breast carcinoma. Presentation of a clinical case by Julio César Camero Machín, Roxana Rivera Rivadulla, Janet González Arencibia

“…The skin manifestations of malignant tumors include a group of dermatoses that can be the sign of the occult neoplasms presence and allow their timely diagnosis. …”
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Erratum to ‘Role of nanotechnology in neurosurgery: A review of recent advances and their applications’ [World Neurosurgery: X (22C) (2024)100298)] by Javed Iqbal, Evan Courville, Syed Faraz Kazim, Michael Kogan, Meic H. Schmidt, Christian A. Bowers

“…Although most therapeutic strategies involving nanotechnology discussed are still in an early experimental stage, it is expected that research on such frontline field will bring a major impact in several neurosurgical areas, opening new opportunities for the treatment of CNS neoplasms, neurodegenerative processes as well as vascular and traumatic injuries.…”
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A Rare Case of Porocarcinoma and Trichoblastoma Arising in a Nevus Sebaceus of Jadassohn by Drew C. Mitchell, Gina J. Kuehn, Glynis A. Scott, Timothy D. Doerr, Francisco Tausk

“…The majority of concomitant neoplasms are benign—trichoblastoma and syringocystadenoma papilliferum are most frequently discovered—but malignant tumors have been described. …”
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Malignant Phyllodes Tumor of the Breast with Metastasis to the Pancreas: A Case Report and Review of Literature by R. A. Amir, Rola S. Rabah, S. S. Sheikh

“…Phyllodes tumor (PT) is a rare tumor of the breast accounting for approximately 1% of all breast neoplasms. In 1838, J. Muller coined the term “cystosarcoma phyllodes” based on the leaf-like projections of the tumor extending into the cystic spaces and sarcomatous stromal growth. …”
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Cyanoacrylate Associated Foreign Body Granulomatous Gastritis: A Report of Three Cases by Gunes Guner, Olcay Kurtulan, Taylan Kav, Cenk Sokmensuer, Gokhan Gedikoglu, Aytekin Akyol

“…Granulomas are rarely seen in gastric biopsies mostly as an involvement of granulomatous diseases like sarcoidosis, Crohn’s disease, infections, neoplasms, and vasculitis. Here, we claim cyanoacrylate as a foreign body type granuloma-causing agent in the stomach after vascular embolisation. …”
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INI-1-Deficient Sinonasal Carcinoma: Case Report with Emphasis on Differential Diagnosis by Anwaar M. Alsayed, Eman A. Aljufairi, Amjad O. Alshammari, Khalid A. Alsindi, Omar A. Sabra

“…The morphologic appearance, specific immunophenotypic markers, and unique molecular make-up distinguish this entity from other various malignant neoplasms. We present a case of a 55-year-old male that presented with a large progressing palatine mass. …”
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Artery of Percheron in the Differential Diagnosis of Acute Altered Mental Status by Maria Isabel Pérez Pañart, Beatriz Sierra Bergua

“…Bilateral thalamic infarction is a rare entity (it occurs in 0.6% of ischemic strokes) and can be confused with other vascular etiologies such as basilar syndrome and deep cerebral venous thrombosis, as well as neoplasms, infections, or toxins. It is typically characterized by the triad of altered mental status, vertical gaze paralysis, and memory impairment, although their symptoms can be highly variable. …”
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Rare epithelial gastric cancers: a review of the current treatment knowledge by Angelica Petrillo, Margaret Ottaviano, Luca Pompella, Emilio Francesco Giunta, Pasquale Pisapia, Gianpaolo Marte, Andrea Tufo, Sara Di Lorenzo, Jessica Orefice, Chiara Miceli, Umberto Malapelle, Bruno Daniele, Ferdinando De Vita

“…Hence, we focused on the treatment of the following rare GCs: rare gastric adenocarcinomas (hepatoid adenocarcinoma, medullary carcinoma with lymphoid stroma, Paneth cell carcinoma and Salivary Gland carcinoma); squamous cell carcinoma; adenosquamous carcinoma; neuroendocrine gastric neoplasms; gastroblastoma.…”
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The Ecology and Evolutionary Biology of Cancer: A Review of Mathematical Models of Necrosis and Tumor Cell Diversity by John D. Nagy

“…Recent evidence elucidating the relationship between parenchyma cells and otherwise ''healthy'' cells in malignant neoplasms is forcing cancer biologists to expand beyond the genome-centered, ''one-renegade-cell'' theory of cancer. …”
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Mechanical Properties of Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Using Composite Binders by Roman Fediuk, Aleksey Smoliakov, Aleksandr Muraviov

“…The relation between cement stone neoplasms composition as well as fibrous concrete porosity and permeability of composite at nanoscale level for use of composite binders with polydispersed mineral supplements was revealed. …”
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Giant Intra-Abdominal Desmoid Tumor in a Young Male without History of Surgery, Trauma, or Familial Adenomatous Polyposis by Noritoshi Mizuta, Kozo Tsunemi

“…Desmoid tumors are rare, monoclonal myofibroblastic neoplasms that occur in the extremities, the trunk, and the abdominal cavity. …”
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An Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase-positive Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor with Rapidly Acquired Resistance to First-line Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase Inhibitor: A Case and Literature... by Shu-Cheng Wu, Hsing-Wu Chen

“…Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors (IMTs) are soft-tissue neoplasms with rare metastatic potential. Approximately half of IMTs are positive for an anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) gene rearrangement which causes aberrant expression. …”
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Bile Duct Adenoma with Oncocytic Features by E. J. Johannesen, Zihao Wu, Jason-Scott Holly

“…Oncocytic bile duct neoplasms are rare and the majority are malignant. …”
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Pelvic Desmoid Tumor: A Rare Case with Difficult Diagnosis and Treatment by Mariana Ormonde, Despoina Argyropoulou, Cândida Lourenço, João Bastos, Ana Quintas

“…Desmoid tumors are rare benign neoplasms, with locally aggressive characteristics. …”
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Desmoid Tumor of the Popliteal Fossa during Pregnancy by Wolfram Weschenfelder, Robert Lindner, Christian Spiegel, Gunther Olaf Hofmann, Matthias Vogt

“…Desmoid tumors are fibroblastic neoplasms that have an intermediate behavior with a highly aggressive infiltrative growth arising from deep muscle or aponeurosis. …”
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Hybrid Carcinoma of the Larynx: A Case Report (Adenoid Cystic and Adenocarcinoma) and Review of the Literature by Ilias Karasmanis, John K. Goudakos, Iosif Vital, Thomas Zarampoukas, Victor Vital, Konstantinos Markou

“…The nonsquamous carcinomas of the larynx are considered rare with the majority of malignant tumors in this area, reaching the rate of 95%, to be squamous cell neoplasms. Case Report. The case refers to a 53-year-old man that presented with symptomatology of motor nerve disease. …”
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Paraneoplastic Autoimmunity Associated with Testicular Myeloid Sarcoma and Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia by Jeffrey W. Craig, Richard J. Lin

“…The clinical presentations of these malignant neoplasms are highly variable, ranging from asymptomatic to localized mass effect. …”
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Nonfamilial, MPL S505N-Mutated Essential Thrombocythaemia by Ruth Morrell, Stephen E. Langabeer, Liam Smyth, Meegahage Perera, Gerard Crotty

“…Mutations of MPL are present in a significant proportion of patients with the myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN), primary myelofibrosis (PMF), and essential thrombocythaemia (ET). …”
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Leydig Cell Tumor in a Patient with 46,XX Disorder of Sex Development (DSD), Ovotesticular: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature by Steffen Gretser, Maria-Noemi Welte, Frederik Roos, Jens Köllermann

“…Within the subgroups, the risk for developing neoplasms varies a lot. Here, we report the case of a 41-year-old patient with disorder of sex development, showing a 46,XX karyotype with an ovotestis and the simultaneous manifestation of a Leydig cell tumor in the ovotestis. …”
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Angiosarcoma Arising in Ovarian Mucinous Tumor: A Challenge in Intraoperative Frozen Section Diagnosis by Surapan Khunamornpong, Jongkolnee Settakorn, Kornkanok Sukpan, Tip Pongsuvareeyakul, Sumalee Siriaunkgul

“…Angiosarcoma of the ovary is rare but represents an aggressive type of malignant ovarian neoplasms. The purpose of this report is to describe the features of angiosarcoma arising in mucinous tumor that was misinterpreted as a benign vascular proliferation during the intraoperative consultation. …”
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