Dedifferentiated Leiomyosarcoma of the Auricle with Heterologous Osteosarcoma Component: Case Report and Literature Review by Andrea Dekanić, Nives Jonjić, Anita Savić Vuković

“…Leiomyosarcomas are rare malignant tumors of smooth muscles. Head and neck involvement by this disease is very rare, and cutaneous leiomoysarcomas of the ear are even rarer. …”
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Surgical Procedures for External Auditory Canal Carcinoma and the Preservation of Postoperative Hearing by Hiroshi Hoshikawa, Takenori Miyashita, Nozomu Mori

“…The pathophysiology of these tumors is different from other skin lesions because of their anatomical and functional characteristics. …”
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Retrorectal Schwannomas: Atypical Presentation and Controversial Surgical Management by Wided Trimech, Farouk Ennaceur, Hiba Ben Hassine, Hanen Zneti, Faouzi Noomen, Khadija Zouari

“…Schwannomas also known as neurilemomas are benign tumors. Retrorectal schwannomas are extremely rare, accounting for 1 to 5% of all schwannomas. …”
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Apoptosis-inducing proteins with reduced expression in breast cancer: A review article by Mohammad Mehdi Khaleghi, Faezeh Rouhi, Kourosh Eslami, Fatemeh Shafiee

“…Designing and identifying novel proteins that can practically and specifically inhibit tumors by inducing apoptosis can interest researchers in this field. …”
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Diagnostic Dilemma of Disseminated Histoplasmosis Mimicking Hemophagocytosis Lymphohistiocytosis in Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis on Anti-TNF Therapy: Case Report and Review of... by Saurav Suman, Aleksander Lenert

“…Tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) have become the cornerstone for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and other systemic autoimmune conditions. …”
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Cáncer de mama bilateral sincrónico. Revisión de la literatura y presentación de un caso by Lidia Torres Ajá, Julio Sarmiento Sánchez, Cristóbal Gastón Avilés

“…<p>Se conoce como cáncer bilateral sincrónico a los tumores primarios en ambas mamas, que son diagnosticados simultáneamente. …”
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Combined Cerebellar and Spinal Cord Deficits Caused by an Underlying Gynecologic Malignancy by Tamer Othman, Moshe-Samuel Hendizadeh, Ritika Vankina, Susan Park, Phyllis Kim

“…Neurologic symptoms frequently precede the cancer diagnosis, which is most often seen in women with breast or gynecologic tumors. Anti-Yo-related PCD is the most common PCD syndrome, and one of the best understood. …”
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Abdominal Wall Endometrioma. Report of Two Cases by Tahiluma Santana Pedraza, Jorge Luís Estepa Pérez, Juan Carlos Estepa Torres

“…It represents a diagnostic challenge due to its similarity with other tumors. This entity occurs in fertile women and often appears two to five years after gynecological and obstetric surgical procedures. …”
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Successful Treatment for Hypercalcemia due to Cosecretion of Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein and 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Case Report and Liter... by Takunori Ogawa, Jun Miyata, Koichi Fukunaga, Akihiko Kawana, Takashi Inoue

“…Hypercalcemia of malignancy frequently manifests as paraneoplastic syndrome in patients with solid tumors. A 71-year-old man was diagnosed with stage IIIB lung squamous cell carcinoma. …”
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Giant Cell Arteritis Presenting as Scalp Necrosis by Daniel E. Maidana, Silvia Muñoz, Xènia Acebes, Roger Llatjós, Anna Jucglà, Alba Álvarez

“…The differential of scalp ulceration in older patients should include several causes, such as herpes zoster, irritant contact dermatitis, ulcerated skin tumors, postirradiation ulcers, microbial infections, pyoderma gangrenosum, and giant cell arteritis. …”
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Thyroid-Like Follicular Carcinoma of the Kidney in a Young Patient with History of Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia by William W. Wu, Julia T. Chu, Ali Nael, Sherif A. Rezk, Stephen G. Romansky, Lisa Shane

“…Thyroid-like follicular carcinoma of the kidney (TLFCK) is a rare histological variant of renal cell carcinoma not currently included in the World Health Organization classification of renal tumors. Only 24 previous cases of TLFCK have been reported to date. …”
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Examining the Choroid in Ocular Inflammation: A Focus on Enhanced Depth Imaging by Abeir Baltmr, Sue Lightman, Oren Tomkins-Netzer

“…The choroid is the vascular layer that supplies the outer retina and is involved in the pathogenesis of several ocular conditions including choroidal tumors, age related macular degeneration, central serous chorioretinopathy, diabetic retinopathy, and uveitis. …”
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Magnetic Resonance Enterography: The Test of Choice in Diagnosing Intestinal “Zebras” by Anjali S. Kumar, Jasna Coralic, Reid Vegeler, Kirthi Kolli, John Liang, Allison Estep, Allen P. Chudzinski, James D. McFadden

“…Small bowel tumors and other rare intestinal disorders are often exceedingly difficult to identify. …”
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Leiomyoma of the Cheek by Ricardo Roberto de Souza Fonseca, Mário Augusto Ramos Junior, Douglas Baruchi, Tabata Resque Beckmann Carvalho, Andresa Borges Soares, Silvio Augusto Fernandes de Menezes, João de Jesus Viana Pinheiro, Jorge Nazareno Ferreira Fadul

“…Leiomyomas are rare benign tumors that grow in the tunica media of smooth muscle cells. …”
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Conservative Treatment of Ewing’s Sarcoma of the Uterus in Young Women by Giuseppe Loverro, Leonardo Resta, Edoardo Di Naro, Anna Maria Caringella, Salvatore Andrea Mastrolia, Mario Vicino, Massimo Tartagni, Luca Maria Schonauer

“…Ewing sarcoma-primitive neuroectodermal tumors (ES/PNETs) constitute a family of neoplasms characterized by a continuum of neuroectodermal differentiations. …”
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Prevention and Management of Complications of and Training for Colorectal Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection by Naohisa Yoshida, Nobuaki Yagi, Yutaka Inada, Munehiro Kugai, Akio Yanagisawa, Yuji Naito

“…Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is reported to be an efficient treatment with a high rate of en bloc resection for large colorectal tumors in Japan and some other Western and Asian countries. …”
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System-Wide Expression and Function of Olfactory Receptors in Mammals by S. June Oh

“…In recent decades, they have been found to be expressed in diverse organs or tissues and even tumors in mammals. In this review, the expression and expected function of olfactory receptors that exist throughout an organism’s system are discussed.…”
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The Spleen Revisited: An Overview on Magnetic Resonance Imaging by João Palas, António P. Matos, Miguel Ramalho

“…The spleen may be involved in several pathologic conditions like congenital diseases, trauma, inflammation, vascular disorders and hematologic disorders, benign and malignant tumors, and other disease processes that focally or diffusely affect the spleen. …”
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A Case of Clitoral Hypertrophy of Unknown Origin by Tetsuya Okaneya, Kiyoshi Onishi, Michio Saze, Kei Iwakura, Hiroko Sakuma

“…Sex chromosome or hormonal abnormalities and tumorous lesions were not detected, and the ovaries, uterus, and vagina were normal, indicating that disorders of mullerian development were negative. …”
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Atypical Aggressive Hemangioma of Thoracic Vertebrae Associated With Thoracic Myelopathy—A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Krishna Timilsina, Sandesh Shrestha, Om Prakash Bhatta, Sushil Paudel, Rajesh Bahadur Lakhey, Rohit Kumar Pokharel

“…Aggressive thoracic hemangiomas are rare, benign tumors that extend into the spinal canal and cause neurological symptoms. …”
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