Advancements in the Application of Convolutional Neural Networks in Ultrasound Imaging for Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment by An Zichen, Li Fan

“…It summarizes the use of DL models in breast cancer screening and in preoperative prediction of molecular subtypes, response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC), and axillary lymph node (ALN) metastasis status. …”
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Radiofrequency Ablation in the Management of Advanced Stage Thymomas: A Case Report on a Novel Multidisciplinary Therapeutic Approach by Panagiotis Paliogiannis, Carlo Pala, Renato Versace, Claudio Pusceddu

“…The patient, a 59-year-old Caucasian male underwent neoadjuvant chemotherapy with only a slight reduction of the mass. …”
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Giant Congenital Melanocytic Nevi and Neurocutaneous Melanosis by Catarina Araújo, Cristina Resende, Francisco Pardal, Celeste Brito

“…She received radiotherapy with temozolomide followed by two more chemotherapy cycles with temozolomide. She followed a rapidly progressive course, reflecting widespread leptomeningeal infiltration, and she died of multiorgan failure seven months after diagnosis of cerebral melanoma. …”
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Tuberculosis of the Breast: An Initial Presentation of the Metabolic Syndrome with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in a Young Nigerian Woman by M. A. Adeiza, R. Yusuf, A. A. Liman, P. Abur, F. Bello, A. A. Abba

“…She was placed on antituberculosis chemotherapy and appropriate therapy for diabetes mellitus with complete resolution of the lesion. …”
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Metastatic Granulosa Cell Tumor of the Testis: Clinical Presentation and Management by Anand Mohapatra, Aaron M. Potretzke, Brent A. Knight, Min Han, Robert S. Figenshau

“…Options that have been employed in previous cases include retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND), radiation, chemotherapy, or a combination thereof. We describe the case of a 57-year-old man who presented with a painless left testicular mass and painful gynecomastia. …”
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Current Trends in Targeted Therapies for Glioblastoma Multiforme by Fumiharu Ohka, Atsushi Natsume, Toshihiko Wakabayashi

“…Despite aggressive treatment including surgery, adjuvant TMZ-based chemotherapy, and radiotherapy, GBM still has a dismal prognosis: the median survival is 14.6 months from diagnosis. …”
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Treatment of Liver Metastases in Patients with Neuroendocrine Tumors of Gastroesophageal and Pancreatic Origin by Ping Gu, Jennifer Wu, Elliot Newman, Franco Muggia

“…On the other hand, the efficacy of systemic chemotherapy for these patients is limited. A placebo-controlled, double-blind, prospective, and randomized study showed that octreotide LAR improves progression-free survival in patients with advanced midgut functional “carcinoids.” …”
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It Is All in the Genes: A Story of Unexpected Survival in a 67-Year-Old Male with Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer by Patsy W. P. Lee, Scott W. Strum, Elena Tsvetkova

“…The case described herein represents a 67-year-old male who survived over 27 months after third-line treatment with gemcitabine, docetaxel, and capecitabine (GTX) chemotherapy for metastatic PDAC after progression on gemcitabine and Abraxane and then on FOLFIRINOX. …”
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Fluorescence-Guided Resection of Malignant Glioma with 5-ALA by Sadahiro Kaneko, Sadao Kaneko

“…During resection surgery, the macroscopic fluorescence of PpIX to the naked eye is more sensitive than magnetic resonance imaging, and the alert real time spectrum of PpIX is the most sensitive method. In the future, chemotherapy with new anticancer agents, immunotherapy, and new methods of radiotherapy and gene therapy will be developed; however, ALA will play a key role in malignant glioma treatment before the development of these new treatments. …”
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Transformation of Follicular Lymphoma to Double Hit B-Cell Lymphoma Causing Hypercalcemia in a 69-Year-Old Female: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Sakshi Kapur, Miles B. Levin

“…Patient was transferred to a tertiary care center and was started on combination chemotherapy (EPOCH: doxorubicin, etoposide, vincristine, cyclophosphamide, and prednisone). …”
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Advancements in Nanorobots: Innovating Bladder Cancer Treatments, Diagnosis and Patient Outcomes by Zehra Hussain, Alyssa Di Fonzo, Hermela Merhawi, Mary Gallant, Robert Girlan, Muhammad Hasibul Hasan

“… Nanorobots are an emerging technology that can deliver cancer treatment with increased precision, potentially decreasing unintended side effects commonly seen with surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. Recent advancements in in vivo trials have demonstrated significant tumor reduction in mice with bladder cancer, showing the potential of nanorobots to not only treat but also improve diagnostic capabilities in cancer therapy. …”
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An Osteolytic Metastasis of Humerus from an Asymptomatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Lung: A Rare Clinical Entity by Anirban Das, Sudipta Pandit, Sibes k. Das, Sumitra Basuthakur, Somnath Das

“…Systemic cytotoxic chemotherapy, local palliative radiotherapy, adequate analgesia, and internal fixation of the affected long bone are different modalities of treatment in this advanced stage of disease. …”
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Primary Bilateral Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma of the Adrenal Gland: A Case Report by Ahmed Amine Bouchikhi, Mohamed fadl Tazi, Driss Amiroune, Soufiane Mellas, Jalaledine El Ammari, Abdelhak Khallouk, Mohammed Jamal El fassi, Moulay Hassan Farih

“…The patient died after the first chemotherapy session. The presence of bilateral adrenal masses associated with a rapid increase of volume should raise the diagnosis of primary adrenal non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.…”
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A Rare Cause of the Cough: Primary Small Cell Carcinoma of Esophagus—Case Report by Erdal Yekeler, Timur Koca, Semra Vural

“…The case was assumed inoperable, and chemotherapy and radiotherapy were planned. We presented a rare cause of the cough and primary esophageal small cell carcinoma in this paper.…”
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In Vivo Imaging of Hypoxia-Inducible Factor Regulation in a Subcutaneous and Orthotopic GL261 Glioma Tumor Model Using a Reporter Gene Assay by Sandra Bürgi, Aline Seuwen, Ruth Keist, Johannes vom Berg, Joanes Grandjean, Markus Rudin

“…Intratumoral hypoxia changes the metabolism of gliomas, leading to a more aggressive phenotype with increased resistance to radio- and chemotherapy. Hypoxia triggers a signaling cascade with hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) as a key regulator. …”
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The modification of conventional liposomes for targeted antimicrobial delivery to treat infectious diseases by Nnamdi Ikemefuna Okafor, Omobolanle Ayoyinka Omoteso, Yahya E. Choonara

“…However, as the pathological understanding of infectious diseases become more known, the need for more advanced liposomal technologies was born to continue having a profound effect on targeted chemotherapy for infectious diseases. This review therefore provides a concise incursion into the most recent and vogue liposomal formulations used to treat infectious diseases. …”
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The Expression of PPAR Pathway-Related Genes Can Better Predict the Prognosis of Patients with Colon Adenocarcinoma by Xiao-Yu Zhou, Jian-Qi Wang, Jin-Xu Chen, Jing-Song Chen

“…Furthermore, PPAR-Riskscore was able to evaluate the immune cell infiltration and chemotherapy sensitivity of each tumor sample. We also combined PPAR-Riskscore and clinical features to create a nomogram with greater clinical utility. …”
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Complete Heart Block and Persistent Lactic Acidosis as an Initial Presentation of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma in a Critically Ill Newly Diagnosed AIDS Patient by Mohsin Ijaz, Hassan Tariq, Masooma Niazi, Dmitry Lvovsky

“…Patient remained critically ill; he was not a candidate for chemotherapy and, after a month of hospitalization, he died. …”
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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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Gastrointestinal stromal tumors mimicking as gynecological tumors-A case series by Kiran Trivedi, Shabnam Toppo, Apoorwa Sharma, Rohit Kumar Jha, Binit Bharati, Pushpanjali, Tulika Sinha

“…L ymphadenectomy is not routine. Chemotherapy with tyrosine kinase inhibitors such as Imatinib, Dasatinib, Sorafenib and follow- up depend upon risk category. …”
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