Preoperative Imaging Assessment and Staging of Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma: Tips and Pitfalls by Yu Shan Stephanie Yong, Zhuyi Rebekah Lee, Yock Teck Nicholas Soh, Su Chong Albert Low

“…It discusses older classification systems (Bismuth- Corlette, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center T staging) and follows the Korean Society of Abdominal Radiology 2019 consensus recommendations for step-by-step assessment. …”
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Chronic Infection with Hidden Malignancy Mimicking the Clinical Presentation of an Autoimmune Disease by Ammar Bakhsh, Khalil Miyajan, Abdulghani Sadaqa, Amer Eisa, Ghali Faidah, Hani Almoallim

“…She was also diagnosed with cervical cancer. Clinicians should look carefully for hidden infections and/or malignancies in patients lacking response while on immunosuppressive therapy for autoimmune disease.…”
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The Heterogeneity of Neutrophil Recruitment in the Tumor Microenvironment and the Formation of Premetastatic Niches by Xin Xing, Yongrui Bai, Jian Song

“…The recruitment of neutrophil to the primary cancer has been shown to be steered by neoplastic cells or tumor-educated mesenchymal stromal cells and has a prometastatic effect. …”
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MyPlate Foods to Increase: Fruits and Vegetables by Jonathan Holzinger, Karla Shelnutt, Gail Kauwell

“…By making half of your plate fruits and vegetables at every meal, you will reduce your risk for chronic diseases and may even protect yourself against certain types of cancer. This 4-page fact sheet provides information on fruits and vegetables and includes tips on how to add more of them to your diet. …”
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Erosive Pustular Dermatosis of the Scalp with Urate-Like Crystals by Patrick O. Emanuel, Sharad P. Paul

“…We describe a case showing identical crystals occurring within the horn-like crusts of a patient with erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp (EPDS), a condition which due to its presentation can often be mistaken for nonmelanoma skin cancer. A brief overview of erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp (EPDS) is presented in this paper.…”
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Receptor Proteins in Selective Autophagy by Christian Behrends, Simone Fulda

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Successful Pregnancies after the Treatment of a Thymic Carcinoid by Wiebren A. A. Tjalma

“…The last recurrence presented as a primary breast cancer. Despite poor prognosis our patient survived for eleven years. …”
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Endothelial-Mesenchymal Transition in Regenerative Medicine by Damian Medici

“…Endothelial-mesenchymal transition (EndMT) is a fundamental cellular mechanism that regulates embryonic development and diseases such as cancer and fibrosis. Recent developments in biomedical research have shown remarkable potential to harness the EndMT process for tissue engineering and regeneration. …”
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Adding Value to Milk by Increasing Its Conjugated Linoleic Acid Content by Lokenga Badinga, Richard D. Miles

“…In laboratory animals, this naturally occurring fatty acid has been shown to inhibit cancer, promote the immune system, reduce the effect of type 2 diabetes, promote bone growth, and reduce blood clotting. …”
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Editorial: Pediatric CNS tumors in low- and middle-income countries: expanding our understanding by Diana S. Osorio, Ibrahim Qaddoumi, Ibrahim Qaddoumi, Daniel C. Moreira, Daniel C. Moreira

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The Changing Phenotype of Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Carthage Moran, Donal Sheehan, Fergus Shanahan

“…Namely, we discuss the emergence of obesity in patients with IBD, elderly onset disease, mortality rates, colorectal cancer risk, the burden of medications and comorbidities, and the improvement in surgical treatment with a decrease in surgical rates in recent decades.…”
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Multiple Extrauterine Adenomyomas Presenting in Upper Abdomen and Pelvis: A Case Report and Brief Review of the Literature by Mana Moghadamfalahi, Daniel S. Metzinger

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Is Light-Induced Fluorescence Better Than the Endoscopist’s Eye? by Norman E Marcon

“…While recognizing advanced tumours with endoscopy does not generally pose a challenge, cure rates are relatively low, depending on the size and stage of the tumour. Screening tests for cancer are advantageous for diagnosing cancers before the date after which a cure is no longer an option. …”
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Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Consensus, Controversies and Future Directions: A Report from the Canadian Association for the Study of the Liver Hepatocellular Carcinoma Meeting by Kelly Warren Burak, Morris Sherman

“…Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide and its incidence has rapidly increased in North America in recent years. …”
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Cell scale modeling of electropermeabilization by periodic pulses by Michael Leguèbe

“…Since clinical permeabilization protocols mostly submit cancer cells to trains of periodic pulses, we investigate on parameters that modify significantly the resulting permeabilization. …”
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Preventing unrestricted and unmonitored AI experimentation in healthcare through transparency and accountability by Donnella S. Comeau, Danielle S. Bitterman, Leo Anthony Celi

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Implications of Intrathecal Chemotherapy for Anaesthesiologists: A Brief Review by Abhijit Nair

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Roles and Mechanisms of Regulated Necrosis in Corneal Diseases: Progress and Perspectives by Wanying Lin, Minting Chen, Yacouba Cissé, Xiaofeng Chen, Lang Bai

“…It contributes to the development and progression of some diseases, including ischemic stroke injury, liver diseases, hypertension, and cancer. Various forms of regulated necrosis, particularly pyroptosis, necroptosis, and ferroptosis, have been implicated in the pathogenesis of corneal disease. …”
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Isolation and Characterization of Antitumor Alkaloid from Poppy Capsules (Papaver somniferum) by Ibrahim Bulduk, Fulya Taktak

“…Noscapine, a phthalideisoquinoline alkaloid derived from opium, has been used in the treatment of various cancer types. Its low-toxicity profile has increased attention to this alkaloid. …”
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Multicentre Harmonisation of a Six-Colour Flow Cytometry Panel for Naïve/Memory T Cell Immunomonitoring by Iole Macchia, Valentina La Sorsa, Irene Ruspantini, Massimo Sanchez, Valentina Tirelli, Maria Carollo, Giorgio Fedele, Pasqualina Leone, Giovanna Schiavoni, Carla Buccione, Paola Rizza, Paola Nisticò, Belinda Palermo, Stefania Morrone, Helena Stabile, Aurelia Rughetti, Marianna Nuti, Ilaria Grazia Zizzari, Cinzia Fionda, Roberta Maggio, Cristina Capuano, Concetta Quintarelli, Matilde Sinibaldi, Chiara Agrati, Rita Casetti, Andrea Rozo Gonzalez, Floriana Iacobone, Angela Gismondi, Filippo Belardelli, Mauro Biffoni, Francesca Urbani

“…The panel was based on a backbone mixture of dried antibodies (anti-CD3, anti-CD4, anti-CD8, anti-CD45RA, and anti-CCR7) to detect naïve/memory T cells, recognised as potential prognostic/predictive immunological biomarkers in cancer immunotherapies. The coordinating centre distributed frozen peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and fresh whole blood (WB) samples from healthy donors, reagents, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to participants who performed experiments by their own equipment, in order to mimic a real-life scenario. …”
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