A Rare Case of Suppurative Aspergillosis of the Thyroid by Nikhil Dinaker Thada, Sampath Chandra Prasad, Bhasker Alva, Monika Pokharel, Kishore Chandra Prasad

“…Fungal infections of the thyroid usually occur in immunocompromised patients with hematological malignancies, recipients of bone marrow and solid organ allografts on immunosuppression, and patients with AIDS. …”
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Bleomycin Sclerotherapy for Severe Symptomatic and Persistent Pelvic Lymphocele by Ana Sofia Fernandes, Antónia Costa, Raquel Mota, Vera Paiva

“…Pelvic lymphoceles are frequently described as a complication of pelvic lymphadenectomy performed for surgical staging of gynaecologic malignancies. Case Report. A 72-year-old woman presented with severe symptomatic and refractory lymphocele associated with persistent lower limb lymphedema and recurrent erysipelas. …”
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An Inguinal Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Tumor Metastatic to the Orbit by Zofia Tynski, Way Chiang, Albert Barrett

“…Malignant PEComas are rare mesenchymal neoplasms. These tumors harbor distinct myomelanocytic phenotype. …”
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Mucormycotic Osteomyelitis Involving the Maxilla: A Rare Case Report and Review of the Literature by Rajesh Arani, S. N. H. Afsar Shareef, H. M. Khuthija Khanam

“…Consequences of this infection range from draining tract to malignant transformation. Various etiological factors are involved in origin of the disease; among them, fungal origin is rare. …”
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Performance Evaluation of FSO Communications under Sand-Dust Conditions by Minghua Cao, Huiqin Wang, Yu Yao, Shanglin Hou

“…It may cause severe attenuation that is malignant to FSO link performance. This study investigates the impact of sand-dust particles on a laser signal using the radiation propagation method and the small-angle approximation method. …”
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HLA Haplotype Mismatch Transplants and Posttransplant Cyclophosphamide by Andrea Bacigalupo, Simona Sica

“…PT-CY has been used following nonmyeloablative as well as myeloablative conditioning regimens, for bone marrow or peripheral blood grafts, for patients with malignant and nonmalignant disorders. Retrospective comparisons of HAPLO grafts with conventional sibling and unrelated donor grafts have been published and suggest comparable outcome. …”
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Infantile Myofibroma Presenting as a Large Ulcerative Nodule in a Newborn by Farooq Shahzad, Ava G. Chappell, Chad A. Purnell, Monica Aldulescu, Sarah Chamlin

“…The differential diagnosis of a congenital cutaneous vascular-appearing mass in a newborn is broad and includes both benign and malignant tumors. We report the case of a newborn who presented with an erythematous exophytic skin nodule on the right upper leg. …”
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Maintenance of Increased Mouth Opening in Oral Submucous Fibrosis Patient Treated with Nasolabial Flap Technique by Milind Naphade, Bhushan Bhagat, Dwarkadas Adwani, Ranjit Mandwe

“…The patient was observed closely for any malignant changes in the oral cavity.…”
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Screening of head neck cancer by Shrikant B. Mali

“…A positive screening result will cover both oral cancer and potentially malignant diseases of the mouth.…”
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QUANTUM INTERFEROMETER FOR LIMITED MEASUREMENTS by I. E. Zuikov

“…Quality control is the basic measure of radiation protection of the patients with malignant tumors during radiotherapy. Linear accelerators devices and systems which are influencing on accuracy of dose delivery and dose distribution within treated patients body volumes were considered. …”
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Nasobiliary Drainage by Paul Kortan

“…The author routinely uses a 300 cm long, 7 or 10 French, specially performed Teflon catheter, which adapts to the anatomy of the duodenum and bile ducts, for the following indications: decompression of obstructed bile duct in acute suppurative cholangitis; prevention of stone impaction after endoscopic sphincterotomy; sequential cholangiography; biliary fistula; instillation of solvents for common bile duct scones; local radiotherapy of biliary malignancies; aspiration of bile for chemical and bacteriological studies; and drainage of pancreatic pseudocysts. …”
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The Role of Lipid Rafts in Cancer Cell Adhesion and Migration by Toshiyuki Murai

“…The dynamic features of the cancer cell surface may modulate the malignant phenotype of cancer, including adhesion disorders and aggressive phenotypes of migration and invasion. …”
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Targeting Cancer Stem Cells and Their Niche: Current Therapeutic Implications and Challenges in Pancreatic Cancer by Jiangang Zhao, Jiahui Li, Hans A. Schlößer, Felix Popp, Marie Christine Popp, Hakan Alakus, Karl-Walter Jauch, Christiane J. Bruns, Yue Zhao

“…Cancer stem cells (CSCs) have been identified as a subpopulation of stem-like cancer cells with the ability of self-renewal and differentiation in hematological malignancies and solid tumors. Pancreatic cancer is one of the most lethal cancers worldwide. …”
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Medical Management of Chronic Cholestatic Liver Diseases by Andrea A Gossard, Keith D Lindor

“…Differential diagnoses to consider are described, including causes of extrahepatic biliary obstruction such as gallstones, strictures, extrabiliary malignancies and pancreatitis. In addition, diseases that cause intrahepatic cholestasis such as primary biliary cirrhosis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, hepatocellular diseases and a variety of miscellaneous causes including drugs that may cause cholestasis are discussed. …”
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TRPM7 and TRPM8 Ion Channels in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: Potential Roles as Cancer Biomarkers and Targets by Nelson S. Yee, Ada S. Chan, Julian D. Yee, Rosemary K. Yee

“…Growing evidence has revealed that TRP ion channels play important roles in a wide range of human diseases, including malignancies. In light of recent discoveries, it has been found that TRP melastatin-subfamily members, TRPM7 and TRPM8, are required for normal and cancerous development of exocrine pancreas. …”
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Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis Causing Chronic Stridor and Delayed Speech in an 18-Month-Old Boy by Adel Alharbi, Derek Drummond, Alfredo Pinto, Valerie Kirk

“…Although spontaneous remission is frequent, pulmonary spread and/or malignant transformation resulting in death has been reported. …”
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Four-Rod Stabilization of Severely Destabilized Lumbar Spine Caused by Metastatic Tumor by Isao Shibuya, Koichi Sairyo, Yasuo Kanamori, Akira Dezawa

“…We report a case of a 67-year-old female with severely destabilized lumbar spine caused by metastatic malignant tumor. The primary lesion was a thyroid follicular adenocarcinoma. …”
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Spontaneous Subcapsular Renal Hematoma: Strange Case in an Anticoagulated Patient with HWMH after Aortic and Iliac Endovascular Stenting Procedure by Michele Greco, Salvatore Butticè, Filippo Benedetto, Francesco Spinelli, Olivier Traxer, Tzevat Tefik, Rosa Pappalardo, Carlo Magno

“…It is caused by renal cysts, benign and malignant renal tumors, vascular lesions, and antiplatelet or anticoagulant therapy. …”
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Benign Phyllodes Tumour of the Breast. Literature Review and Case Presentation by Lidia Torres Aja, Neylín Caballero Aja, José Alberto Puerto Lorenzo

“…Phyllodes tumor is an uncommon fibroepithelial neoplasia, with an epithelial benign component and mesenchymal component that can be malignant or benign and represents only 0.3 to 0.4 % of all breast tumours. …”
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Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in an AIDS Patient with Kaposi Sarcoma: A Treatment Dilemma by Oluwadunni E. Emiloju, Sorab Gupta, Vivian Arguello-Guerra, Claudia Dourado

“…Genetic causes are responsible for primary hemophagocytosis, but malignancies, infections, and autoimmunity underlie most of the secondary cases. …”
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