Ectopic Thoracic Kidney and End-Stage Renal Disease in a 38-Year-Old Nigerian by U. E. Ekrikpo, E. E. Effa, E. E. Akpan

“…This patient is a 38-year-old housewife who presented with a one-month history of difficulty, in breathing, chest pain and bilateral leg swelling and had a blood pressure of 260/150 mmHg, features of malignant hypertension and hypertensive heart disease. …”
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Nevus of Ota with Rare Palatal Involvement: A Case Report with Emphasis on Differential Diagnosis by Gaurav Sharma, Archna Nagpal

“…This paper focuses on the differential diagnosis of oral manifestations of nevus of Ota to assist in proper followup to avert malignant transformation.…”
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Case Series: Two Cases of an Atypical Presentation of Oral Granular Cell Tumour by Emma Cole, Naomi Rahman, Roger Webb

“…GCTs are usually benign in nature; however they can present in a malignant form in fewer than 2% of cases. In benign cases treatment is surgical and usually curative with extremely low recurrence rates.…”
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Advancements in robotic pancreaticoduodenectomy: Innovations and future directions by Hao Hu, Keke Lv, Tianlin He

“…In recent years, robot-assisted surgery has advanced significantly and has emerged as a vital approach for the treatment of benign and malignant pancreatic diseases. Robotic pancreaticoduodenectomy, one of the most critical pancreatic surgical modalities, is distinguished by its high surgical difficulty and risk. …”
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Dyspnea, Massive Effusion and Lytic Rib Lesion as Initial Presentation of Multiple Myeloma in a Young Man by Mohammed H AlShati, Ramesh Kumar, Shreeram Kannan

“…Multiple myeloma, a disorder commonly encountered in elderly patients, represents a malignant proliferation of plasma cells that primarily affects bone marrow. …”
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Testicular Arteriovenous Malformation: Gray-Scale and Color Doppler Ultrasonography Features by Fatih Gulsen, Ismail Mihmanli, Fatih Kantarci, Abdulkadir Eren, Suleyman Onder Ataus

“…Based on the gray-scale, US appearance differentiation from malignant testicular tumors is difficult. Doppler US examination aids in the diagnosis by demonstrating the vascular nature of the tumor.…”
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Ovarian Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Revealed by Bone Metastasis: A Rare Pediatric Case by M. Elbaz, S. Hiroual, F. Boukis, H. Raiss, A. Matrane, J. Elhoudzi

“…We report a rare case of ovarian NHL during adolescence revealed by bone metastasis. The diagnosis of malignant lymphoma was established after adnexectomy and histological study of the excised tissue. …”
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Ipilimumab, a Promising Immunotherapy with Increased Overall Survival in Metastatic Melanoma? by Gérald E. Piérard, François Aubin, Philippe Humbert

“…Malignant melanoma (MM) is one of the most aggressive skin cancer. …”
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Radiological-Pathological Correlation in Plasmablastic Lymphoma in an Immunocompromised Patient by A. Moramarco, M. Marenco, M. La Cava, A. Lambiase

“…Plasmablastic lymphoma (PBL) is a malignant, rare, and aggressive form of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma with poor response to treatment that most commonly involves the oral mucosa of immunodeficient patients. …”
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PROGNOSTIC FACTORS FOR RESECTABLE COMMON BILE DUCT CANCER by A. Yu. Syskova, I. S. Stilidi, A. N. Polyakov

“…Common bile duct cancer is a rare malignant disease with a poor prognosis. Five-year overall survival is 18-48%, and more than half of the patients relapse within five years.Metastases in the regional lymph nodes and the presence of tumor cells in the margin of the resection are independent factors of a negative prognosis and are associated with a high risk of recurrence.The clinical significance of other prognostic factors, such as renal invasion, low degree of differentiation, tumor size, pancreatic invasion and the need for resection of adjacent organs, require further study.…”
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Laugier–Hunziker syndrome: A case report by Zigu S. Krishn, Yogesh Devaraj, Mukunda Ranga Swaroop, Rashmi Rameshchandra Mallya, Neethu Nag, Kadari Yashwanth Reddy

“…Laugier–Hunziker syndrome (LHS) is a rare, benign pigmentary disorder characterized by unique pigmentation over mucosa, nails, and acral sites, arising spontaneously during adulthood. It has no malignant potential or systemic involvement. It has a female preponderance (2:1 ratio). …”
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Carcinoma cuniculatum of the mandible: A case report of a less explored entity by Amritha James, Nandhini Gunasekaran, Rameshkumar Annasamy, Rajkumar Krishnan

“…We report a unique case of OCC within the mandible which clinically presented with signs consistent with chronic osteomyelitis, but on histopathological examination was revealed to be malignant epithelial neoplasia showing characteristic features of OCC.…”
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Colonoscopic Preoperative Localization Using Submucosal Injection of Radiolabelled Colloid by Carolyn Cho, Sanjiv Jain, Mark Pilbeam, Noel Tait, Andrew Thomson

“…Malignant colonic polyps can be removed endoscopically but surgical resection is sometimes required. …”
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Single center experience with Hypotension Prediction Index (HPI) during cytoreductive surgery with Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) by Camilla L’Acqua, Luciano Frassanito, Shigeki Kusamura, Franco Valenza

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Two-step-7-Pink Rule: A Practical Tool for the Dermoscopic Evaluation of Fully Amelanotic Skin Lesions by Riccardo Pampena, Stefano Migliorati, Giovanni Paolino, Michela Lai, Nicola Lippolis, Stefania Guida, Stefania Borsari, Sebastiano Pellerone, Sofia Maria Di Ciaccio, Elvira Moscarella, Giovanni Pellacani, Giuseppe Argenziano, Caterina Longo

“…Objective: We sought to identify an accurate and user-friendly dermoscopic algorithm to differentiate between benign and malignant pink lesions. Methods: The database of 1 referral center was retrospectively reviewed for images of non-inflammatory fully amelanotic skin lesions. …”
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Non-parathyroid hypercalcemia in a patient with new-onset hyperthyroidism and silicone-induced granulomas: case report by Laura Montefusco, Giada Rossi, Iulia Petria, Ida Pastore, Ida Pastore, Paolo Fiorina, Paolo Fiorina, Paolo Fiorina, Paolo Fiorina

“…Suppressed parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels excluded PTH-mediated hypercalcemia (e.g., primary hyperparathyroidism) and among causes of non-PTH-mediated hypercalcemia, malignancies were excluded. Granulomas secondary to past silicone injections were also found in our patient, however normal 1,25-dihydroxy vitamin D3 levels. …”
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UGCG promotes chemoresistance and breast cancer progression via NF-κB and Wnt/β-catenin pathway activation by Li Long, Lei Wang, Yiran Liang, Fangzhou Ye, Yuhan Jin, Dan Luo, Xiaoyan Li, Yajie Wang, Yaming Li, Dianwen Han, Bing Chen, Wenjing Zhao, Lijuan Wang, Qifeng Yang

“…The role of UGCG in the malignant progression and chemoresistance of TNBC was assessed through various functional assays. …”
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Interferon gamma‐mediated prevention of tumor progression in a mouse model of multiple myeloma by Zoltán Kellermayer, Sabrin Tahri, Madelon M. E. deJong, Natalie Papazian, Cathelijne Fokkema, Elodie C. G. Stoetman, Remco Hoogenboezem, Gregory vanBeek, Mathijs A. Sanders, Louis Boon, Chelsea Den Hollander, Annemiek Broijl, Pieter Sonneveld, Tom Cupedo

“…Abstract Malignant plasma cells in multiple myeloma patients reside in the bone marrow and continuously interact with local immune cells. …”
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CircRNF13 enhances IGF2BP1 phase separation-mediated ITGB1 mRNA stabilization in an m6A-dependent manner to promote oral cancer cisplatin chemoresistance by Xuemeng Xu, Qiu Peng, Zongyao Ren, Yaqian Han, Xianjie Jiang, Zhu Wu, Shiming Tan, Wenjuan Yang, Linda Oyang, Xia Luo, Jinguan Lin, Longzheng Xia, Mingjing Peng, Nayiyuan Wu, Yanyan Tang, Hao Tian, Yujuan Zhou, Qianjin Liao

“…Abstract Oral cancer ranks among the most common malignancies within the head and neck region; however, its etiology remains inadequately understood despite substantial research advances in recent years. …”
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Indication and Usefulness of Bile Juice Cytology for Diagnosis of Gallbladder Cancer by Hiroshi Itsuki, Masahiro Serikawa, Tamito Sasaki, Yasutaka Ishii, Ken Tsushima, Yoshinari Furukawa, Yoshiaki Murakami, Koji Arihiro, Kazuaki Chayama

“…We examined the effectiveness of bile juice cytology for distinguishing between benign and malignant gallbladder lesions of the protruding type with various sampling points, sampling methods, and macroscopic forms in order to discuss the effectiveness of the endoscopic transpapillary gallbladder drainage (ETGD) cytology. …”
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