A Rare Complication of Biliary Stent Migration: Small Bowel Perforation in a Patient with Incisional Hernia by Özkan Yilmaz, Remzi Kiziltan, Oktay Aydin, Vedat Bayrak, Çetin Kotan

“…Endoscopic biliary stents have been recently applied with increasing frequency as a palliative and curable method in several benign and malignant diseases. As a reminder, although most of the migrated stents pass through the intestinal tract without symptoms, a small portion can lead to complications. …”
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Uncommon Progression of an Extradural Spinal Meningioma by Atef Ben Nsir, Mohamed Boughamoura, Houda Mahmoudi, Mohamed Kilani, Nejib Hattab

“…Our understanding of purely extradural spinal meningiomas is still incomplete and they may be easily confused with malignant neoplasms, much more common in this location. …”
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A Rare Culprit of Simultaneous Arteriovenous Thromboembolism: Acute Viral Perimyocarditis by Christoph Sossou, Tobi Ogundare, Ogechukwu Chika-Nwosuh, Amee Sodha, Christopher Nnaoma, Cynthia McKinney, Jose Bustillo

“…The culprits are postulated to be viral-induced myocardial necrosis and resulting proinflammatory state in the setting of negative malignant, autoimmune, genetics, and chronic infectious conditions. …”
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Synchronous melanomas: one on tattoo and one on healthy skin by Francesco Ricci, Gianluca Pistore, Giovanni Di Lella, Luca Fania, Siavash Rahimi, Cristina Fortes, Annarita Panebianco, Damiano Abeni

“…With the increased popularity of tattoos, there have also been several reports of acute and chronic adverse events after tattooing. Malignant melanoma cases arising from tattoos have been increasingly described; however, there is no clear relationship between this practice and tumorigenesis. …”
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Soft Tissue Sarcoma of the Scalp Infiltrating the Occipital Bone: A Case Report by Ayoub Bakhil, Adam Benbachir, Amina Kahoul, Hicham Sabani, Lahcen Khalfi, Jalal Hamama, Karim El Khatib

“… Soft tissue sarcomas are rare, histologically heterogeneous malignant tumors. Head and neck localization accounts for 10% of cases, with a poor prognosis in the presence of infiltration of the skull bones or endocranial extension. …”
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Extra-Adrenal Retroperitoneal Myelolipoma Resected by Laparoscopy in an Asymptomatic Patient by Gabriel Ambrogi, Maria Madureira Murta, André Silva Guimarães Moeda, Ramon Brandão Barbosa, Israel Rodrigues da Silva, Ana Beatriz Tabosa Negrão Xavier, Matheus Vieira dos Santos, Lucas Martinucci de Oliveira, Bernardo Luiz Campanário Precht, Renato Panhoca, Luis Augusto Seabra Rios

“…With the evolution of immunohistochemistry, there are characteristics that can differentiate from malignant tumors such as liposarcomas. Its treatment remains based on surgical resection and long-term outpatient follow-up.…”
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Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma in a Minor Salivary Gland in a Child by Fatih Sengul, Sera Simsek, Binali Cakur

“…Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC), one of the most common salivary gland malignancies, is rare in children. MEC mainly occurs in the parotid gland, along with minor glands being the second common site, particularly in palate. …”
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Comparison of Frozen and Final Pathology Results in Patients Operated for Endometrial Hyperplasia by Gonca Turker Ergun, Ugurcan Zorlu, Burak Elmas, Bengü Nur Baris Akcan, Gul Kurtaran, Kadir Cetinkaya, Melike Doganay

“…In the atypia group, the intraoperative frozen section results of 80.7% of the patients were classified as benign lesions, while the results of 19.3% were reported as malignant pathology. A statistically significant difference was found between the benign and malignant lesion groups, which were classified based on the final pathology results, with respect to age, menopausal status, and average endometrial thickness before biopsy. …”
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Evaluation of the Value of Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology and Cell Morphology in Determining the Histogenesis of Pancreatic Lesions With Review of Literature, Overview and Cytolog... by Soudah Bisharah, Abbas Mahmoud

“…Results In this work, we detected 20.077% malignant lesions, 63.333% benign findings and inflammation, 7.441% pseudocysts and cysts. …”
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Orbital Lymphoma Masquerading as Orbital Cellulitis by B. D. Chaurasiya, Ganesh Agrawal, Santosh Chaudhary, Sangeeta Shah, Anju Pradhan, Poonam Lavaju

“…Conclusion. Orbital malignancies masquerading as orbital cellulitis can pose a diagnostic dilemma. …”
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The Emerging Role of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Vascular Calcification by Changming Xie, Liu Ouyang, Jie Chen, Huanji Zhang, Pei Luo, Jingfeng Wang, Hui Huang

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Identification and Validation of TEAD Family’s Prognostic Effects and Immune Microenvironment Regulations in Glioma by Zhengyuan Huo, Shaorui Gu, Zheng Bian, Wenli Wang, Zhifeng Jiang

“…Gliomas are primary malignant tumors of the central nervous system. The TEA domain transcription factor (TEAD) family proteins are the ultimate effector molecules of the Hippo pathway. …”
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Comparison of Electrocardiogram and QT Interval between Viral Hepatitis Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Cirrhosis by Li-Hong Lu, Xue-Ya Lv, Qi-Ming Wu, Qian Dong, Zhao Wang, Su-Juan Zhang, Li Fu, Qian Wang, Yu-Qing Song

“…Prolonged QT is associated with severe arrhythmia and sudden death and can warn of malignant arrhythmia and sudden death. Therefore, the routine detection of abnormal ECG and QT interval in patients with liver cirrhosis is of significant importance for preventing malignant events.…”
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Epidemiological profile and clinical characteristics of ocular and periocular tumors in North and Central India by Chhavi Gupta, Narendra Patidar, Himanshu Gaikwad, Mihir Mishra, Sima Das

“…The stage at presentation for malignant tumors was divided into in-situ (57.14%), local spread (8.16%), and metastasis (32.83%). …”
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Late Metastatic Melanoma after 25 Years: A Case Report and a Brief Literature Review by Elena Pescarini, Gabriela Spanikova, Zacharia Mbaidjol, Eleonora De Antoni, Vincenzo Vindigni, Franco Bassetto

“…The incidence of cutaneous malignant melanoma has shown a drastic increase over recent decades, and approximately 70% of newly diagnosed melanoma are tumors with a Breslow thickness less or equal to 1 mm. …”
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The Effect of SP/NK1R on the Expression and Activity of Catalase and Superoxide Dismutase in Glioblastoma Cancer Cells by Faranak Korfi, Hossein Javid, Reza Assaran Darban, Seyed Isaac Hashemy

“…Glioblastoma is the most malignant brain tumor with different therapeutic protocols, including surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy. …”
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The AST/ALT (De Ritis) ratio as a significant prognostic factor in myelodysplastic syndrome by Ying Chen, Yue Wu, Ting Chen, Duobing Zou, Cong Shi, Ningning Wu, Lixia Sheng, Guifang Ouyang, Qitian Mu

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Use of metallic ureteric stents for chronic ureteric obstruction and its association with value-based care by Yu Xi Terence Law, Ang Zhou, David Terrence Consigliere, Benjamin Yen Seow Goh, Ho Yee Tiong

“…Introduction: We aimed to compare the real-world data and our clinical experience with metallic stents (MSs) and conventional polymeric stents (PSs) in the management of both malignant and benign chronic ureteric obstruction (CUO), in terms of clinical outcomes and costs. …”
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Diagnostic Value of Cytokeratin 17 during Oral Carcinogenesis: An Immunohistochemical Study by Sirima Sanguansin, Theerachai Kosanwat, Rachai Juengsomjit, Sopee Poomsawat

“…CK17 expression in oral leukoplakia (OL), the most encountered oral potentially malignant disorders and oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), remains very limited. …”
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Psychological Well-being of Cancer Patients by R.N. Mustafin, E.A. Kalyuzhny

“…Despite the need for psychological support, patients with malignant tumors are characterized by low rates of treatment and a high prevalence of psychological disorders. …”
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