Ancillary Testing in Lung Cancer Diagnosis by William Dubinski, Natasha B. Leighl, Ming-Sound Tsao, David M. Hwang

“…The pathologic diagnosis of lung cancer historically has relied primarily on morphologic features of tumors in histologic sections. With the emergence of new targeted therapies, the pathologist is called upon increasingly to provide not only accurate typing of lung cancers, but also to provide prognostic and predictive information, based on a growing number of ancillary tests, that may have significant impact on patient management. …”
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A Rare Case of Uterine Leiomyosarcoma with Metastasis to the Thyroid Gland by Gabriel Irizarry-Villafañe, Nadyeschka Rivera-Santana, Michelle Mangual-García, Alex González-Bóssolo, Rafael Trinidad-Hernández, Miosotis García-Maldonado, Víctor Carlo-Chévere

“…Uterine leiomyosarcomas are aggressive tumors associated with a poor prognosis. These neoplasms have high metastatic potential, more frequently affecting the lungs, liver, and peritoneum. …”
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Synchronous Diagnosis of Multiple Myeloma, Breast Cancer, and Monoclonal B-Cell Lymphocytosis on Initial Presentation by A. Vennepureddy, V. Motilal Nehru, Y. Liu, F. Mohammad, J. P. Atallah

“…Successful management of the patient and increased life expectancy can be achieved by multidisciplinary management and patient-oriented approach in multiple primary malignant synchronous tumors.…”
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QUALITY CONTROL OF MODERN MEDICAL LINEAR ACCELERATORS by Y. V. Tsitovich, I. G. Tarutin, M. G. Kiselev

“…Quality control is the basic measure of radiation protection of the patients with malignant tumors during radiotherapy. Linear accelerators devices and systems which are influencing on  accuracy of dose delivery and dose distribution within treated patients body volumes were considered. …”
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Editorial: Asbestos and disease genomics: is mesothelioma a genomic paradigm? by Marie-Claude Jaurand, Fiona Murphy, Emanuela Felley-Bosco

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Circadian rhythm related genes signature in glioma for drug resistance prediction: a comprehensive analysis integrating transcriptomics and machine learning by Junbo Liao, Yingxing Duan, Xiangwang Xu, Yaxue Liu, Chaohong Zhan, Gelei Xiao

“…Abstract Background Gliomas, 24% of all primary brain tumors, have diverse histology and poor survival rates, with about 70% recurring due to acquired or de novo resistance. …”
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Does structural compromise of the aorta in patients with aortic pathologies predict increased spinal and vascular complications and reoperations in patients undergoing anterior app... by Neil V. Shah, Pelin Çeliker, Cirous Sadeghi, Rachel Baum, Juhayer S. Alam, Chibuokem Ikwuazom, Peter L. Zhou, Benjamin Krasnyanskiy, David Kim, Rohan Desai, Sandeep Bains, Jeffrey M. Schwartz, Bassel G. Diebo, Carl B. Paulino

“…Previous reports have detailed vascular injuries during exposure/approach; however, it is not well-documented whether structural aortic pathology, such as aneurysm, dissection, atherosclerosis, aortitis, or aortic tumors, impacts postoperative outcomes following anterior approach to the spine for spinal fusion. …”
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A Rare Case Report of Thyroglossal Duct Cyst Carcinoma Coexisting with Thyroid Carcinoma in an Adolescent by Kleanthi Mylopotamitaki, Dionisios Klonaris, Georgios Kazamias, Christos Simandirakis, Irene Vourliotaki, Efthimios Karakostas

“…Clinical presentation of TDC carcinomas is usually indistinguishable from benign tumors preoperatively, and differential diagnosis can be challenging. …”
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Prevalence of lumbar disc herniation and its associated factors: A cross-sectional study in Gansu. by Zhiwei Chen, Jirong Zhao, Li Wang, Hong Shao, Liangjia Cao, Xueyun He, Zhenghan Yang, Junfei Ma, Qianwen Chen, Peng Jiang, Licun Zhang, Jihong Hu

“…LDH prevalence differed by latitude, city, age, sex, nationality, education, marital status, income, drinking habits, residence duration, physical activity, exercise intensity, health status (including hypertension, diabetes, CHD, chronic infection, and tumors) (all P <0.05). Logistic regression showed higher LDH risk at high (OR = 2.250) and middle latitudes (OR = 2.551), among males (OR = 0.808), ages 35-49 (OR = 1.530) and 50-64 (OR = 1.991), Tibetans (OR = 1.533) and Hui (OR = 0.557), alcohol consumers (OR = 0.696), those with moderate (OR = 0.742) and mild physical activity (OR = 0.840), cadres (OR = 0.46), workers (OR = 1.568), farmers/herdsmen (OR = 1.840), married individuals (OR = 2.239), residents for ≥36 months (OR = 0.618), annual income ≥50,000 yuan (OR = 1.246), central obesity (OR = 1.399), and those with tumors (OR = 3.953), hypertension (unknown, OR = 1.817), diabetes (yes, OR = 0.529, unknown, OR = 0.565), CHD (unknown, OR = 1.404), and osteoporosis (unknown, OR = 1.404).…”
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Bases evolutivas y ecológicas de la carcinogénesis humana ¿cuestión de mala suerte? by Edgar Benítez Sánchez, Armando Ernesto Pérez Cala, Yamilé Hinojosa Rivera

“…Los objetivos del presente trabajo se centran en: destacar las principales hipótesis que desde dicha perspectiva, tratan de explicar la etiología de los tumores malignos, así como adecuar las que, a la luz de los hallazgos recientes o cotejadas con datos empíricos, parecen más factibles. …”
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Consideraciones teóricas sobre la perspectiva ecológica-evolutiva del cáncer by Armando Ernesto Pérez Cala, Edgar Benítez Sánchez, Yelina de la Caridad Dominica Esteris

“…Existe asociación entre el desarrollo evolutivo de mecanismos protectores contra tumores malignos y el costo evolutivo de estos en términos de éxito reproductivo. …”
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Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomographic Imaging of the Early Time Course of Therapy-Induced Cell Death Using Technetium 99m Tricarbonyl His-Annexin A5 in a Colorectal Cancer Xe... by Christel Vangestel, Christophe Van de Wiele, Gilles Mees, Koen Mertens, Steven Staelens, Chris Reutelingsperger, Patrick Pauwels, Nancy Van Damme, Marc Peeters

“…As apoptosis occurs over an interval of time after administration of apoptosis-inducing therapy in tumors, the changes in technetium 99m ( 99m Tc)-tricarbonyl (CO) 3 His-annexin A5 (His-ann A5) accumulation over time were examined. …”
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Paracolpium Leiomyoma Misdiagnosed as Endometriosis: Case Report and Surgical Technique of a Laparoscopic Approach by Nilton de Nadai Filho, Claudio Peixoto Crispi Junior, Marlon de Freitas Fonseca

“…This case report describes the technique for laparoscopic approach to paracolpium tumors.…”
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Invasive Pleomorphic-Type Lobular Carcinoma of the Breast Presenting as a Mucinous Carcinoma by A. Baig, G. Omeroglu-Altinel, A. Omeroglu

“…Invasive mucinous carcinoma of the breast is mostly associated with invasive carcinoma of no special type (NST) and sometimes with neuroendocrine type tumors such as solid papillary carcinoma. Extracellular mucin production in invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) is extremely rare. …”
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Carney Complex: A Rare Case of Multicentric Cardiac Myxoma Associated with Endocrinopathy by Yehia Saleh, Basma Hammad, Abdallah Almaghraby, Ola Abdelkarim, Mohamed Seleem, Mahmoud Abdelnaby, Hoda Shehata, Mahmoud Hammad, Bassem Ramadan, Mohamed Elshafei, Eman Elsharkawy, Mohamed Ayman Abdel-hay

“…Carney complex is a rare autosomal dominant disorder characterized by multiple tumors, including cardiac and extracardiac myxomas, skin lesions, and various endocrine disorders. …”
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Invasive papillary breast carcinoma. Case presentation by Javier Martínez Navarro, Martha Yudey Rodríguez Pino, Virgen Yasmín Martínez Navarro, Lisanka Fumero Roldán

“…Primary invasive breast papillary carcinomas are rare, accounting for approximately 1% of all malignant tumors in that organ and are characterized by occurring in postmenopausal women aged 64 to 67 years on average. …”
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Leiomyoma of the Round Ligament of the Uterus Mimicking Inguinal Hernia by Ioulia Maria Christodoulou, Argiris Angelopoulos, Petros Siaperas, Argyrios Ioannidis, Andreas Skarpas, Antreas Tellos, Georgios Velimezis, Ioannis Karanikas

“…Leiomyomas are benign tumors, which can present as hernias, lymph nodes, or other inguinal masses. …”
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The Clinical and Prognostic Significance of Activated AKT-mTOR Pathway in Human Astrocytomas by Elias A. El Habr, Christos Adamopoulos, Georgia Levidou, Aggeliki A. Saetta, Penelope Korkolopoulou, Christina Piperi

“…Current therapeutic targeting of astrocytomas with AKT-mTOR inhibitors in preclinical and clinical stage is also discussed, including future perspectives regarding the management of these devastating tumors.…”
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Cholangiocellular carcinoma in a cat by M. Kemal Çiftçi, Mustafa Ortatatlı, Sırrı Avki

“…Microscopic examinations of the liver and lungs revealed that tumoral masses were originated from intrahepatic bile duct epithelial cells that orientated as commonly wide radial or rarely asinar manner. …”
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Management of Tonsillar Lipoma: Is Tonsillectomy Essential? by Sohit P. Kanotra, Joel Davies

“…Tonsillar lipomas are rare benign tumors, with only a limited number of cases reported in the literature. …”
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