Surgical Treatment of Primary Intracardiac Myxoma: 20-Year Experience in “Shahid Modarres Hospital”—A Tertiary University Hospital—Tehran, Iran by Zahra Ansari Aval, Hamid Ghaderi, Hassan Tatari, Mahnoosh Foroughi, Seyedeh Adeleh Mirjafari, Mohammad Forozeshfard, Kamal Fani, Isa Khaheshi

“…Although cardiac tumors are not common they may vary in terms of race and surgical approach in different countries. …”
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MEK Inhibition Targets Cancer Stem Cells and Impedes Migration of Pancreatic Cancer Cells In Vitro and In Vivo by Karolin Walter, Kanishka Tiwary, Marija Trajkovic-Arsic, Ana Hidalgo-Sastre, Laura Dierichs, Sven T. Liffers, Jiangning Gu, Johann Gout, Lucas-Alexander Schulte, Jan Münch, Thomas Seufferlein, Bruno Sainz, Jens T. Siveke, Eva Rodriguez-Aznar, Patrick C. Hermann

“…Furthermore, we demonstrate that MEK inhibition suppresses TGFβ-induced epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and migration in vitro and ultimately results in a highly significant reduction in circulating tumor cells in mice.…”
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Cervical Ganglioneuroma. A Pediatric Case Presentation and Review of the Literature by Mányeles Brito Vázquez, Yamila Muga Baluja, José Miguel Alcalde Rojas

“…A rare neck tumor, in a female pediatric patient with a history of cervical tumor mass for two years is presented. …”
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An Ultrasound Imaging-Guided Robotic HIFU Ablation Experimental System and Accuracy Evaluations by Chih Yu An, Jia Hao Syu, Ching Shiow Tseng, Chih-Ju Chang

“…In recent years, noninvasive thermal treatment by using high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) has high potential in tumor treatment. The goal of this research is to develop an ultrasound imaging-guided robotic HIFU ablation system for tumor treatment. …”
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Schwannoma at an Unusual Site: Case Report and Surgical Technique Discussion for Nasal Dorsum by Sultan K. Kadasah, Abdulrazaq M. Alshammari, Nader S. Alharbi, Ibtihal S. Alshehri, Raghad Y. Alasiri, Saud A. Aldhabaan, Ghalib X. Alsayed, Adnan Q. Almalki

“…Peripheral nerve sheath tumors (PNSTs), while uncommon, can have a significant impact on appearance and quality of life, especially when they form in prominent areas such as the nose dorsum. …”
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Invasive micropapillary urothelial carcinoma of the renal pelvis presenting as nonfunctional kidney: A unique presentation and review of the literature by Mohammed Shahin, Sagar R. Tripathy, Prasant Nayak, Prasanna Ram, Pavithra Ayyanar

“…The tumor infiltrated into the kidney, renal sinus, perinephric fat, adrenal gland, and Gerota’s fascia. …”
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Superficial Bladder Cancer Therapy by Emmanuel Schenkman, Donald L. Lamm

“…Ta, T1, and carcinoma in situ) with specific objectives which include treating existing or residual tumor, preventing recurrence of tumor, preventing disease progression, and prolonging survival. …”
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Intraoperative Imaging in Ovarian Cancer: Fact or Fiction? by Lucia M.A. Crane, Marleen van Oosten, Rick G. Pleijhuis, Arash Motekallemi, Sean C. Dowdy, William A. Cliby, Ate G.J. van der Zee, Gooitzen M. van Dam

“…Tumor-targeted fluorescence imaging for cancer diagnosis and treatment is an evolving field of research that is on the verge of clinical implementation. …”
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Recurrence of Primary Vascular Leiomyosarcoma Five Years after Initial Diagnosis in the Lower Extremity by Hilal Erinanc, Mehmet Ozulku, Aysen Terzi

“…Primary leiomyosarcomas of vascular origin are rare tumors. They frequently arise within the inferior vena cava; however, the peripheral vein was also affected. …”
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Bioluminescence Imaging of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Promoter Activity in Murine Mammary Tumorigenesis by Shannon L. Faley, Keiko Takahashi, Cornelia E. Crooke, Joshua T. Beckham, Takuya Tomemori, Scott B. Shappell, E. Duco Jansen, Takamune Takahashi

“…Tumor bioluminescence was observed in the bigenic mice as early as 8 weeks, before tumors were palpable, and the signals increased with tumor growth. …”
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Differential T cell accumulation within intracranial and subcutaneous melanomas is associated with differences in intratumoral myeloid cells by Katarzyna Stasiak, Aaron D. Stevens, Ashley C. Bolte, Colleen T. Curley, Mirna Perusina Lanfranca, Robin S. Lindsay, Ukpong B. Eyo, John R. Lukens, Richard J. Price, Timothy N. J. Bullock, Victor H. Engelhard

“…Additionally, in IC tumors, the largest population of tumor antigen+ myeloid cells were microglia. …”
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Role of tertiary lymphoid structures and B cells in clinical immunotherapy of gastric cancer by Weiyi Chen, Lingli Zhang, Man Gao, Ning Zhang, Rumeng Wang, Yang Liu, Yan Niu, Lizhou Jia, Lizhou Jia

“…Gastric cancer is a common malignant tumor of the digestive tract, and its treatment remains a significant challenge. …”
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Vitamin C exerts anti-cadmium induced fracture functions/targets: bioinformatic and biostructural findings by Rong Li, Songzuo Yu, Xiao Liang, Yu Li, Keng Po Lai

“…Nine core targets were characterized, including tumor protein p53, epidermal growth factor receptor, proto-oncogene c, mitogen-activated protein kinase-1 (MAPK1), MAPK3, signal transducer and activator of transcription-3, MAPK14, prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2, and estrogen receptor alpha. …”
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Combined treatment of glibenclamide and CoCl2 decreases MMP9 expression and inhibits growth in highly metastatic breast cancer by Zhe Rong, Li Li, Fei Fei, Lailong Luo, Yang Qu

“…Tumor size was measured to determine the growth curve. …”
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Pancreatic Cancer: Current Concepts, Trends, and Future Directions by Patrick Wenzel, Carolin Mogler, Kıvanç Görgülü, Hana Algül

“…The hallmarks of pancreatic cancer lead to tumor aggressiveness and therapeutic resistance. …”
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In Vivo Distribution and Therapeutic Efficacy of Radioiodine-Labeled pH-Low Insertion Peptide Variant 3 in a Mouse Model of Breast Cancer by Min Zhang, Yue Xi, Hong Chen, Wangxi Hai, Biao Li

“…The binding ability of FITC- or 125I-labeled Var3-pHLIP to tumor cells increased with the decrease in pH. The tumor-to-background ratio of 125I-Var3-pHLIP in BC xenografts showed the best imaging contrast at 24 h or 48 h postinjection. …”
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Identification of m6A methyltransferase-related WTAP and ZC3H13 predicts immune infiltrates in glioblastoma by Liyun Gao, Jiaxin Gao, Jiayin He, Wenyan Fan, Xiangxin Che, Xin Wang, Tao Wang, Chunhua Han

“…Abstract Glioblastoma (GBM) is a prevalent and highly fatal primary malignant brain tumor. N6-methyladenosine (m6A) modification plays a critical role in the development of brain tumor. …”
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Aging-induced immune microenvironment remodeling fosters melanoma in male mice via γδ17-Neutrophil-CD8 axis by Runping Duan, Loujing Jiang, Tianfu Wang, Zhaohuai Li, Xiaoyang Yu, Yuehan Gao, Renbing Jia, Xianqun Fan, Wenru Su

“…Abstract Aging is associated with increased tumor metastasis and poor prognosis. However, how an aging immune system contributes to the process is unclear. …”
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Radiofrequency ablation combined with immunotherapy to treat hepatocellular carcinoma: a comprehensive review by Gui-Lin Xie, Zhi-Han Zhong, Tai-Wei Ye, Zun-Qiang Xiao

“…Abstract Background and aim Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a highly immunogenic tumor and the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide with an increasing incidence. …”
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MSC-Derived Extracellular Vesicle-Delivered L-PGDS Inhibit Gastric Cancer Progression by Suppressing Cancer Cell Stemness and STAT3 Phosphorylation by Benshuai You, Can Jin, Jiaxin Zhang, Min Xu, Wenrong Xu, Zixuan Sun, Hui Qian

“…In vivo, EVs-L-PGDS inhibited the tumor growth in nude mouse subcutaneous tumor-bearing model. …”
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