Melanoma of the Right Foot Simulating Kaposi’s Disease by K. A. Kouassi, K. Kassi, K. Kouamé, M. A. Oussou, I. Kouassi, I. P. Gbery, E. J. Ecra, A. Sangare, C. Ahogo, M. Kaloga, P. Yoboue, J. M. Kanga

“…Melanoma is a malignant tumor rarely being described in sub-Saharan Africa. …”
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Dyskeratosis Congenita: A Report of Two Cases by Anila Karunakaran, Rathy Ravindran, Mohammed Arshad, M. Kodanda Ram, M. K. Shruthi Laxmi

“…DC has increased risk of developing constitutional anemias and malignancies and early diagnosis enables the patient to be monitored and proper interventional therapy to be instituted. …”
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Secondary Hemophagocytic Syndrome: The Importance of Clinical Suspicion by Cristina Oliveira, Sérgio Chacim, Isabel Ferreira, Nelson Domingues, José Mário Mariz

“…The latter can be secondary to infections, malignancies, or autoimmune diseases. Clinically, patients present signs of severe inflammation, with unremitting fever, cytopenias, spleen enlargement, phagocytosis of bone marrow elements, hypertriglyceridemia, and hypofibrinogenemia. …”
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Research progress on the association between lung cancer and pulmonary embolism by Yi-Wen Zhang, Rui Tao, Dan Wu, Jin-Chun Ou, Zhuo-Chao Kong, Zhen-Zhen Zhu

“…Abstract Pulmonary embolism (PE), a form of venous thromboembolism, is a frequently observed complication in malignancies, with a notably high incidence in individuals with lung cancer. …”
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Isolated Bulbar Conjunctival Kaposi’s Sarcoma as a Primary Presentation of AIDS: A Case Report by Sofia Maia, Miguel Gomes, Luís Oliveira, Paulo Torres

“…Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) is a malignant vascular tumor, caused by the human herpesvirus 8. …”
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A Successful Collagenase and Hyaluronic Acid Topical Use Combined with Antibiotic Therapy in the Treatment of Ulcerative Lesions Arising on Tattoo by Paolo Fioramonti, Pasquale Fino, Martina Ruggieri, Nicolò Scuderi, Maria Giuseppina Onesti

“…The procedure used in making a tattoo consists of puncturing the dermis and depositing an amount of ink, but this decorative technique is not devoid of potential adverse effects, such as infectious complications, hypersensitivity reactions to pigments (lichenoid and granulomatous reactions), the development of benign or malignant tumors, and chronic dermatoses on site of the tattoo. …”
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Pulmonary Pleomorphic Carcinoma Detected as a Result of Pneumothorax and the Subsequent Occurrence of Multiple Cystic Metastases by Hideaki Yamakawa, Masahiro Yoshida, Masami Yabe, Yuri Baba, Emiri Baba, Hiroaki Katagi, Takeo Ishikawa, Masamichi Takagi, Takeo Nakada, Tadashi Akiba, Kazuyoshi Kuwano

“…Clinicians must be careful to recognize that pneumothorax can also be a complication of primary and various metastatic pulmonary malignancies.…”
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A Gigantic Anogenital Lesion: Buschke-Lowenstein Tumor by Rikinder Sandhu, Zaw Min, Nitin Bhanot

“…It carries a high recurrence rate and a significant potential for malignant transformation. Human papilloma virus has been implicated as an etiologic agent for this tumor. …”
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A Rare Clinical Case of Oral White Sponge Nevus and the Associated Challenges in Its Differential Diagnosis by E. Deliverska, Marusya Genadieva, B. Yordanov, J. Kirilova

“…We present a case of oral white sponge nevus in a 62-year-old woman, the differential diagnosis of which was of particular interest due to other similar white oral lesions, some of which are potentially malignant. The lesions were verified histologically. …”
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A Case of Transient, Isolated Cranial Nerve VI Palsy due to Skull Base Osteomyelitis by Brijesh Patel, Anas Souqiyyeh, Ammar Ali

“…When a patient fails to respond to the treatment, otitis externa can progress to malignant otitis externa. The common symptoms of skull bone osteomyelitis include ear ache, facial pain, and cranial nerve palsies. …”
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Endoscopic Drainage of an Odontogenic Pterygoid Muscle Abscess by Rickul Varshney, Faisal Zawawi, Marc A. Tewfik

“…The infratemporal fossa (ITF) is a potential space bounded by bony structures that can be occupied by both benign and malignant tumors. It is also a potential area of abscess development, most commonly of dental origin. …”
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Irritable Hip as the Inaugural Symptom for Neuroblastoma by Sara Alves da Silva, Jorge Mendes, João Carvalho, Hélder Nogueira, Helena Barroca, Margarida Fernandes, Edite Tomás

“…The most important clinical dilemma is distinguishing benign and self-limiting disorders from septic or malignant processes.…”
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A Patient Presenting with Cardiac Tamponade and the Challenges of Finding Its Cause: A Cardiac Angiosarcoma by Roshanak Habibi, Negar Faramarzi, Alvaro J. Altamirano, Shahriar Dadkhah

“…Primary malignancies of the heart are so rare that most of the available data come from case reports or large single-center-based studies, with the overall incidence of 0.02% in the United States. …”
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Primary Intracranial Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma: A Case Report by Pralisha Maharjan, Gopi Aryal, Reena Rana

“… Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is a rare slow-growing but aggressive malignant tumor arising from the epithelial cells of mucous-secreting glands. …”
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Safety of Ovarian Tissue Autotransplantation for Cancer Patients by Laurence Bockstaele, Sophie Tsepelidis, Julie Dechene, Yvon Englert, Isabelle Demeestere

“…However, human ovarian tissue is generally harvested before the administration of gonadotoxic treatment and could be contaminated with malignant cells. The safety of autotransplantation of ovarian cortex remains a major concern for fertility preservation units worldwide. …”
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A Glucagonoma Presenting as Cerebral Vein Thrombosis and Diabetes by Marina Delli Colli, Bader N. Alamri, Laura Palma, Juan Rivera

“…Glucagonomas are rare pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNETs), malignant in 80% of cases, thus highlighting the importance of early diagnosis and treatment. …”
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Robotic duodenum-preserving pancreatic head resection with preoperative three-dimensional visualization and intraoperative real-time indocyanine green fluorescence navigation by Yaqiang Shu, Chuanfu Li, Bo Liu, Fan Wu, Chao Zhang, Muyu Fu, Xiaohua Lei, Guodong Chen

“…Duodenum-preserving pancreatic head resection (DPPHR) has been widely used in benign tumors, low-grade malignant tumors of the pancreatic head and chronic pancreatitis. …”
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An Unusual Case of Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding in a Patient with Coeliac Disease by M. Gwiggner, P. Patel

“…Gastrointestinal bleeding is rare in celiac disease. Malignant tumours of the small intestine are generally uncommon, but celiac disease represents a significant risk factor. …”
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West Nile Encephalitis, an Unusual Infection in a Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Patient by Manuel R. Espinoza-Gutarra, Sherri L. Cervantez, Zohra Nooruddin

“…This case illustrates the importance of maintaining a broad differential among cancer patients with new onset confusion as well as that of questioning malignant infiltration of CNS when there is concomitant active CNS infection.…”
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Incidental Discovery of Hepatocellular Carcinoma on 18F-PSMA PET CT Performed for Prostate Cancer Reassessment by Lauren Hekman, Eva Napierkowski, Natalie C. Hartman, Jeffrey L. Ellis, Robert H. Wagner, Davide Bova, Maria M. Picken, Robert C. Flanigan

“…Prostate-specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography (PSMA PET) has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to identify prostate cancer in the setting of biochemical recurrence but can also identify other malignancies. 18F-PSMA PET has not been studied as a potential tool for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). …”
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