A Case of Acute Hepatitis E Infection in a Patient with Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Treated Successfully with Ribavirin by Hasan N. Y. Haboubi, Rizwan Diyar, Ann Benton, Chin Lye Ch’ng

“…Acute hepatitis E virus infection should be considered in patients with deranged liver function on a background of haematological malignancies or immunosuppression, even without travel to endemic regions. …”
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Spontaneous Tumor Lysis Syndrome due to Uterine Leiomyosarcoma with Lung Metastases by Vivek Alaigh, Debapriya Datta

“…TLS is usually seen after the initiation of chemotherapy for hematologic malignancies. TLS occurring spontaneously, without initiation of chemotherapy, is rare and its occurrence in solid tumors is rarer still. …”
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Atypical carcinoid of the primary kidney with retroperitoneal metastasis 15 years later: A case report and literature review by Qiang Wang, Dong Zhuo, Houbao Huang, Jianping Tao

“…Primary renal neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are extremely rare among renal malignancies. According to pathological manifestations, carcinoid can be divided into four types: typical carcinoid, atypical carcinoid, large cell and small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma. …”
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A Sizable Aortic Root Paravalvular Mycotic Pseudoaneurysm by Ahmad Saeed Azhar, Noran M. Abu-Ouf

“…Mycotic aneurysm is an established condition first identified in 1885 by Sir William Osler. It is linked to malignant endocarditis. With prevalence of 0.7–2.6% of all cases of aortic aneurysms, it is associated with a significant rate of mortality and morbidity. …”
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Recent diagnostic aids in oral squamous cell carcinoma - a detailed review by Gopikrishna Padmanabhan, Madhu Narayan, Rajkumar Krishnan

“…Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is one of the most common malignancies, with a poor prognosis, and must be diagnosed early for better treatment. …”
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Advances in engineered T cell immunotherapy for autoimmune and other non-oncological diseases by Qiaolin Huang, Xiaojian Zhu, Yicheng Zhang

“…Abstract Adoptive immunotherapy using engineered T cells expressing chimeric antigen receptors has shown remarkable success in treating patients with hematological malignancies. However, realizing broader therapeutic applications of engineered T cells in other diseases requires further exploration in clinical investigations. …”
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Case report: a rare case of hereditary colorectal cancer and brain tumor with café au lait spots in a child: constitutional mismatch repair deficiency (CMMRD) syndrome by Zubair Khurshid, Mishraz Shaikh, Tarek Talaat Harb Elkadi

“…Hereditary cancers due to mismatch repair deficiency cause colorectal, brain, hematological malignancies, and other tumors in early childhood. Case presentation We present an 11-year-old boy who presented with colorectal cancer and brain tumor due to constitutional mismatch repair deficiency syndrome with a family history of sibling deaths due to brain tumors. …”
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Electric Field Analysis of Breast Tumor Cells by V. Gowri Sree, K. Udayakumar, R. Sundararajan

“…An attractive alternative treatment for malignant tumors that are refractive to conventional therapies, such as surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy, is electrical-pulse-mediated drug delivery. …”
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Subcutaneous Leiomyosarcoma of the Frenulum by D. Mendis, S. R. J. Bott, J. H. Davies

“…Our case was of a lesion that, although clinically benign, was malignant and this possibility should be borne in mind when assessing patients.…”
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Successful Desensitization of a Patient with Rituximab Hypersensitivity by Pinar Ataca, Erden Atilla, Resat Kendir, Sevim Bavbek, Muhit Ozcan

“…Rituximab is a monoclonal antibody which targets CD20 in B cells that is used for the treatment of CD20 positive oncologic and hematologic malignancies. Rituximab causes hypersensitivity reactions during infusions. …”
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Radiation Pneumonitis after Radiotherapy of Neck Lymphoma by Min Wei, Jun Cai, Tao Tong, Shihua Yu, Yonghua Yang, Weijia Zhang, Jiyuan Yang

“…Radiotherapy is still one of the effective means for treatment of malignant tumors up to now. Particularly, it is an indispensable effective measure for treatment of some lymphoma patients. …”
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PI3K/AKT/PTEN Signaling as a Molecular Target in Leukemia Angiogenesis by Naoko Okumura, Hitomi Yoshida, Yasuko Kitagishi, Mutsumi Murakami, Yuri Nishimura, Satoru Matsuda

“…However, it has become an attractive target for drug therapy against leukemia, because angiogenesis is a key process in malignant cell growth. In this paper, we will focus on the roles and mechanisms of PI3K/AKT/PTEN pathway in regulating angiogenesis.…”
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Giant Intraperitoneal Multiloculated Pseudocyst in a Male by Jacqueline Oxenberg

“…Intraperitoneal pseudocysts are rare and may be difficult to differentiate from other malignant neoplasms. Reports of occurrences are mainly associated with long-term intraperitoneal catheter use, intraperitoneal catheter infections, or major pelvic surgery in females, although there are few reported incidences without prior trauma. …”
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Peripheral Calcifying Epithelial Odontogenic Tumour Mimicking a Gingival Inflammation: A Diagnostic Dilemma by Danielle Lima Corrêa de Carvalho, Alan Motta do Canto, Fernanda de Paula Eduardo, Letícia Mello Bezinelli, André Luiz Ferreira Costa, Paulo Henrique Braz-Silva

“…Although the latter is less common, the peripheral variant has been described as an insidious lesion, since it is usually asymptomatic and may be erroneously mistaken with gingival hyperplasia, hamartomas, or even metastasis of malignant neoplasia. We report a case of a young male patient presenting with a peripheral CEOT in the mandibular posterior region, mimicking a located gingival inflammation.…”
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Overview of Prognosis of FLT3 Mutations and Interactions with Other Genetic Alterations in Acute Myeloid Leukemia by Ayşe Gül Bayrak Tokaç, Aynur Dağlar Aday

“…Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) is one of the most aggressive hematological malignancies. It has a highly heterogeneous genetic background and complex clonal evolution. …”
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Circulating Cytokine Levels as Markers of Inflammation in Philadelphia Negative Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: Diagnostic and Prognostic Interest by Julie Mondet, Kais Hussein, Pascal Mossuz

“…They contribute to the regulation of normal hematopoiesis but increasing data suggest that they also have a clinical impact in some hematopoietic malignancies. In particular, there is evidence that cytokines are implicated in the functional symptoms of Philadelphia negative myeloproliferative neoplasms (Ph− MPNs), suggesting that evaluation of circulating levels of cytokines could be of clinical interest for the characterization of patients at the time of diagnosis and for disease prognosis. …”
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New insights into the mechanisms of the immune microenvironment and immunotherapy in osteosarcoma by Cong Luo, Xingxing Min, Danying Zhang

“…Osteosarcoma, a malignant bone tumor primarily affecting adolescents, is highly invasive with a poor prognosis. …”
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Large Mucocele of the Appendix at Laparoscopy Presenting as an Adnexal Mass in a Postmenopausal Woman: A Case Report by Elvira Paladino, Maria Bellantone, Francesca Conway, Francesco Sesti, Emilio Piccione, Adalgisa Pietropolli

“…Although the ultrasonography excluded the presence of vascularization and malignant degeneration, the adnexal localization appeared to be dubious. …”
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Benign Multicystic Peritoneal Mesothelioma: A Rare Condition in an Uncommon Gender by Muhammad S. Khurram, Hamadullah Shaikh, Uqba Khan, Jacob Edens, Warda Ibrar, Ameer Hamza, Awais Zaka, Roohi Bano, Tarik Hadid

“…The main management is surgical resection; however, it is estimated that the recurrence rate is up to 50%. Malignant transformation is rare. We report a case series of three male patients who were diagnosed with BMPM and were treated with cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC).…”
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A Review of Clinical Applications and Side Effects of Methotrexate in Ophthalmology by Ge Wang, Xiaoyan Peng

“…Methotrexate (MTX) is a folate analog widely used against a range of diseases including malignancies and autoimmune disorders. Its high effectiveness-price ratio also won extensive application in ophthalmology. …”
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