Detection of exon2-MED12 mutations in uterine leiomyomas from Syrian patients by Lina Albitar, Eyad Al-Chatty, Fariz Ahmad

“…Genomic DNA was isolated from tumors and exon2-MED12 was amplified by PCR and sequenced. …”
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Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Klinefelter Syndrome Sans Malignancy with Unusually Elevated Levels of CEA: A Case Report by Wo X, Yu X, Miao L, Mao Y, Tang K

“…A series of exams were performed to exclude the possibility of malignant tumors, and the patient’s glucose and CEA levels were closely monitored.Results: After excluding the possibility of malignant tumors, the patient’s CEA level gradually decreased to normal after good glycemic control.Conclusion: This is the first report describing significant increases in CEA levels in KS patients with diabetes, which is of great clinical significance for the treatment of diabetes patients.Keywords: diabetic ketoacidosis, hyperglycemia, Klinefelter’s syndrome, carcinoembryonic antigen…”
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Analysis of mutations in CDC27, CTBP2, HYDIN and KMT5A genes in carotid paragangliomas by E. N. Lukyanova, A. V. Snezhkina, D. V. Kalinin, A. V. Pokrovsky, A. L. Golovyuk, O. A. Stepanov, E. A. Pudova, G. S. Razmakhaev, M. V. Orlova, A. P. Polyakov, M. V. Kiseleva, A. D. Kaprin, A. V. Kudryavtseva

“…These tumors are slowly growing, but occasionally they become aggressive and metastatic. …”
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A Case of a Ruptured Sclerosing Liver Hemangioma by Haris Papafragkakis, Martin Moehlen, Monica T. Garcia-Buitrago, Beatrice Madrazo, Eddie Island, Paul Martin

“…Hemangiomas are the most common benign tumors found in the liver, typically asymptomatic, solitary, and incidentally discovered. …”
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Palpable Penile Metastases: A Bizarre Presentation of Rectal Adenocarcinoma by Liza Cholin, Sarah Perz, Furman Mahmood, Saleem Zafar

“…The majority of the primary tumors are genitourinary in origin. We report on a patient with undiagnosed disseminated rectal adenocarcinoma, who first presented with lesions of the corporal bodies. …”
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A Huge Cystic Retroperitoneal Lymphangioma Presenting with Back Pain by Mahir Gachabayov, Kubach Kubachev, Elbrus Abdullaev, Valentin Babyshin, Dmitriy Neronov, Abakar Abdullaev

“…Retroperitoneal lymphangioma is a rare location and type of benign abdominal tumors. The clinical presentation of this rare disease is nonspecific, ranging from abdominal distention to sepsis. …”
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Ankle and Distal Tibia Megaprostheses in Orthopedic Oncology: A Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature by Edoardo Ipponi, Martina Cordoni, Elena Bechini, Fabrizia Gentili, Fabio Cosseddu, Antonio D'Arienzo, Lorenzo Andreani

“… Background: The distal tibia is one of the rarest sites for the onset of malignant and locally aggressive bone tumors. When diagnosed, these lesions should undergo surgical resection with wide margins to eradicate the disease. …”
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Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone and Its Analogues: Significance for MSCs-Mediated Angiogenesis by Xiangyang Xia, Quanwei Tao, Qunchao Ma, Huiqiang Chen, Jian’an Wang, Hong Yu

“…GHRH and its agonists are proangiogenic in responsive tissues including tumors, and GHRH antagonists have been tested as antitumor agents through their ability to suppress angiogenesis and cell growth. …”
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Multidetector CT Enterography versus Double-Balloon Enteroscopy: Comparison of the Diagnostic Value for Patients with Suspected Small Bowel Diseases by Jingjing Wang, Qiaozhen Guo, Jianping Zhao, Mei Liu, Guangquan Liao, Nianjun Chen, Dean Tian, Xiaoli Wu

“…The diagnostic yields of DBE were higher than those of MDCTE for inflammatory diseases, angioma/angiodysplasia, and diverticulums, while being not for gastrointestinal tumors/polyps. Conclusions. The diagnostic value of DBE for small bowel diseases is better than that of MDCTE as a whole, but if gastrointestinal tumors are suspected, MDCTE is also needed to gain a comprehensive and accurate diagnosis.…”
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A Rare Case of Acute-Onset Spastic Quadriparesis Caused by a Chondroma of the Cervical Spine by Kaori Momota, Toshihiko Nishisho, Ryo Miyagi, Shunichi Toki, Kazuta Yamashita, Fumitake Tezuka, Yoichiro Takata, Toshinori Sakai, Akihiro Nagamachi, Toru Maeda, Koichi Sairyo

“…Chondromas are benign cartilaginous tumors that occur very rarely in the spine. Moreover, chondromas of the extraskeletal origin are also very rare. …”
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Mature Ovarian Teratoma: Neurological Implications in a Young Woman by Michele Carlo Schiavi, Fabio Manganelli, Claudia Morgani, Pietro Cignini, Veronica Yacoub, Valerio Carletti, Debora Grilli, Anna Di Pinto, Francesco Bisogni, Azzurra Ligato, Francesco Galanti, Herbert Carmelo Carlo Valensise, Pier Luigi Palazzetti

“…In some cases, it is associated with various tumors; one of them is ovarian teratoma, which mostly affects women below the age of 30 years. …”
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Small Cell Ovarian Cancer in Adolescents: Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature by M. Rovithi, A. G. Pallis, A. Kalykaki, E. Lagoudaki, L. Giannikaki, E. N. Stathopoulos, K. Relakis, V. Georgoulias

“…Although combination chemotherapy remains the cornerstone of treatment due to the rarity of these tumors, no regimen can be recommended as standard of care although in the majority of cases platinum-based regimens are used. …”
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Recurrent Midgut Bleeding due to Jejunal Angioleiomyoma by Mahir Gachabayov, Petr Mityushin

“…Angioleiomyoma being a type of true smooth muscle gastrointestinal tumors can lead to serious life-threatening gastrointestinal bleeding. …”
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Trauma as Pathogenesis of a Plantar Forefoot Fibrolipoma: First Case and Review of the Literature by Juliana S. P. Vasconcelos, Faris Gharaibeh, Hans-Christoph Nittinger

“…Lipomas and their variants are benign soft-tissue tumors that occur at any age and most frequently on the upper back and neck, shoulder, and abdomen. …”
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Cerebral Edema Associated with Ventricular Reservoirs in Two Patients: A Case Report by Marshall C. Cress, Angela N. Spurgeon, Douglas C. Miller, N. Scott Litofsky

“…Placement of ventricular reservoirs is a common practice to treat various tumors of the central nervous system (CNS). Ventricular catheter-reservoir-associated edema has been noted in the literature, but a thorough review of this literature identified no articles that examine this particular complication in neurooncology patients, specifically. …”
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Validation of Customized Cancer Panel for Detecting Somatic Mutations and Copy Number Alterations by Su-Hye Choi, Seung-Hyun Jung, Yeun-Jun Chung

“…Accurate detection of genomic alterations, especially druggable hotspot mutations in tumors, has become an essential part of precision medicine. …”
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The usage of the paris classification system in urine cytology in the diagnosis of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer: a retrospective single-center study by Perttu Saarinen, Otto Jokelainen, Liida Ruotsalainen, Essi Ikonen, Timo K. Nykopp

“…Results In the absence of exophytic tumors on cystoscopy, the risks of bladder cancer was 0.1% for NHGUC, 1.5% for AUC, 22.7% for SHGUC, and 83.3% for HGUC. …”
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The impact of vitamin D on breast cancer treatment: Literature review by Fedosenko Mariia

“…The studied cytotoxic effects expand the field of clinical research on the "non-classical" properties of vitamin D and allow the integration of data on a potential antitumor agent for many malignant tumors.…”
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Enhanced Hepatocarcinogenicity Due to Agonists of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors in Senescent Rats: Role of Peroxisome Proliferation, Cell Proliferation, and Apoptosis by Jihan Youssef, Mostafa Badr

“…This effect is expected to diminish the ability of the liver to purge itself of pre-existing neoplastic cells, allowing them to progress to tumors. New findings from our laboratories show that the aged liver is exceedingly sensitive to the antiapoptotic effect of PPAR agonists. …”
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The Pyrolytic Profile of Lyophilized and Deep-Frozen Compact Part of the Human Bone by Jolanta Lodowska, Daniel Wolny, Sławomir Kurkiewicz, Ludmiła Węglarz

“…Bone grafts are used in the treatment of nonunion of fractures, bone tumors and in arthroplasty. Tissues preserved by lyophilization or deep freezing are used as implants nowadays. …”
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