Oxaliplatin-Induced Pulmonary Toxicity in Gastrointestinal Malignancies: Two Case Reports and Review of the Literature by Mor Moskovitz, Mira Wollner, Nissim Haim

“…Oxaliplatin is a common chemotherapy drug, used mainly for colon and gastric cancer. Most common side effects are peripheral sensory neuropathy, hematological toxicity, and allergic reactions. …”
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Helicobacter pylori: Basic Mechanisms to Clinical Cure by ABR Thomson, CN Williams

“…Gastric and duodenal ulceration are only two of the manifestations of this chronic antral infection; other complications of H pylori include gastritis, gastric cancer and possible maltomas. Therapy of H pylori infection is complicated and involves dual therapy with an antibiotic plus a protein pump inhibitor, such as omeprazole 20 mg bid plus amoxicillin 1 g bid for two weeks, triple or quadruple therapy with bismuth, two antibiotics and an H2-receptor antagonist. …”
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Predictors of Antiviral Therapy in a Post-Transfusion Cohort of Hepatitis C Patients by Maciej Witkos, Qi-Long Yi, Jenny Heathcote, Moira K Kapral, Murray D Krahn

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Chikungunya Virus Infection and Acute Elevation of Serum Prostate-Specific Antigen by William Derval Aiken, Joshua J. Anzinger

“…A man with prostate cancer on a regime of active surveillance had a laboratory-confirmed acute Chikungunya virus infection. …”
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Multiple Myeloma Breast Involvement: A Case Report by Heba O. E. Ali, Zafar Nasir, Ahmed M. S. M. Marzouk

“…The patient was managed for multiple spinal lesions that were primarily thought to be metastasis from primary breast cancer.…”
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A Role of Three-Dimensional (3D)-Reconstruction in the Classification of Lung Adenocarcinoma by Maristela L. Onozato, Veronica E. Klepeis, Yukako Yagi, Mari Mino-Kenudson

“…However, the high-resolution images of large object areas and different fields of view obtained by 3D-reconstruction make one wonder whether it can add a new insight into lung adenocarcinoma, the most frequent histology type of lung cancer characterized by its morphological heterogeneity.…”
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Subepithelial Corneal Deposits Associated with Exemestane by Annahita Amireskandari, Elena Nguyen, David Hinkle, Thomas Mauger

“…This is a case report of corneal deposits noted in a 69-year-old female patient taking the aromatase inhibitor, exemestane, after undergoing a mastectomy and chemotherapy for breast cancer. The patient presented to our eye clinic for a new-onset floater in one eye, and bilateral subepithelial opacities were found incidentally on exam. …”
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HCC Heterogeneity: Molecular Pathogenesis and Clinical Implications by Emilia Fransvea, Angelo Paradiso, Salvatore Antonaci, Gianluigi Giannelli

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Complete Rectal Prolapse. Case presentation by José Antonio Feliu Rosa, Jorge Luis Estepa Pérez, Tahiluma Santana Pedraza, Lianet González Gutiérrez

“…It is a little known, chronic condition of benign course, whose clinical and endoscopic presentation is so variable that it can be confused with other entities such as a colorectal cancer or ulcerative colitis. For these reasons a case of complete rectal prolapse in an adult male patient is presented. …”
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Recent Progress in the Identification of the X-Linked Infantile Spinal Muscular Atrophy (Xl-SMA) Gene: Implications for Neuronal Apoptosis by L. L. Baumbach, D. Dressman, H. Basterrechea, M. E. Ahearn, N. T. Bech-Hansen, R. D. Clark, A. Meind, E. Hoffman

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A Presentation of Massive Hemoptysis in a Patient with Churg-Strauss Syndrome by Fadi Hikmat, David B Pearse, Mahendra Damarla

“…Given that Churg-Strauss syndrome is a systemic small-vessel vasculitis, it is not usually considered in patients who present with massive hemoptysis, which is typically caused by bronchiectasis, cancer or, in some cases, aberrant bronchial arteries. …”
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Entamoeba gingivalis in Acute Osteomyelitis of the Mandible by Feriyl Bhaijee, Diana Bell

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BRAF V600E-Negative Hairy Cell Leukaemia by Stephen E. Langabeer, David O'Brien, Anthony M. McElligott, Michelle Lavin, Paul V. Browne

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Analysis of Wave Solutions of an Adhenovirus-Tumor Cell System by Baba Issa Camara, Houda Mokrani

“…We discuss biological background and mathematical analysis of glioma gene therapy for contributing to cancer treatment. By a reaction-diffusion system, we model interactions between gliom cells and viruses. …”
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Successful Treatment of Facial Acne Fulminans: Antimicrobial Agents and Oral Prednisolone as Promising Regimes by Amir Hossein Siadat, Anis Bostakian, Bahareh Abtahi-Naeini, Masoom Shahbazi

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Prurigo Nodularis after Radiotherapy: An Isoradiotopic Response? by Caspar Weel Krammer, Rami Mossad Ibrahim

“…The patient had a history of undifferentiated nasopharyngeal cancer with lymph node involvement which was treated by radiochemotherapy thirteen years previously. …”
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Unlocking the potential of engineered immune cell therapy for solid tumors by Víctor Albarrán-Fernández, Laura Angelats, Julio Delgado, Alena Gros, Álvaro Urbano-Ispizua, Sònia Guedan, Aleix Prat

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Pembrolizumab Therapy Leading to Complete Remission for Recurrence of Pulmonary Metastases after their Resection and Radical Cystectomy following Gemcitabine and Cisplatin Therapy by Kyohei Ishida, Go Hasegawa, Takehisa Hashimoto, Yohei Ikeda, Noboru Hara, Tsutomu Nishiyama

“…A 64-year-old man was diagnosed with invasive bladder and right lower ureteral urothelial cancer with right pelvic lymph node and lung metastases. …”
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Accidental Ingestion of 35% Hydrogen Peroxide by Sean Pritchett, Daniel Green, Peter Rossos

“…Hydrogen peroxide has purported benefits ranging from HIV treatment to cancer treatment. Its use in the natural health industry represents an emerging source for accidental poisonings.…”
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Interventional Radiology and the Care of the Oncology Patient by Siobhan B. O'Neill, Owen J. O'Connor, Max F. Ryan, Michael M. Maher

“…Interventional Radiology (IR) is occupying an increasingly prominent role in the care of patients with cancer, with involvement from initial diagnosis, right through to minimally invasive treatment of the malignancy and its complications. …”
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