Colorectal Metastasis From Lung Adenocarcinoma With Initial Gastrointestinal Symptoms: A Case Report and Literature Review by Yu Xin, Dan Liu, Dan Zang, Yan Sun, Jun Chen

“…ABSTRACT Lung cancer (LC) is a malignant tumor with high morbidity and mortality. …”
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Automatic Cardioversor-desfibrillator Implantable to a Patient with Recovered Sudden Death by Magdiel Echazabal Leal, Ernesto Pérez Martínez, Raiko Cruz Sosa

“…The implantable automatic cardio-desfibrillator has been one of the therapeutic modalities highly effective in the treatment of malignant arrhythmia. Currently its indication has been extended to the primary health care of patients with severe structural cardiopathies and high risk of ventricular arrhythmia. …”
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Synthesis and Antitumor Activity of Novel Pyridoxine-Based Bioisosteric Analogs of trans-Stilbenes by Mikhail V. Pugachev, Thang T. N. Nguyen, Timur M. Bulatov, Roman S. Pavelyev, Alfia G. Iksanova, Oksana V. Bondar, Konstantin V. Balakin, Yurii G. Shtyrlin

“…The obtained results make the described chemotype a promising starting point for the development of new anticancer agents for the therapy of estrogen-dependent malignancies.…”
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Multiple Myeloma and Bisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis of the Mandible Associated with Dental Implants by Luis Junquera, Lorena Gallego, Alejandro Pelaz

“…Multiple myeloma (MM) is a malignant plasma cell disorder and more than 30% of patients with this pathology develop osteolytic lesions in the jaw. …”
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Ulcer of Marjolin. Case report by Ninecta Pérez Breña, Maileidys Aguila López, Naivy Sanchez Vera

“…Introduction: Marjolin's ulcer is the result of malignant degeneration of post-burn scars. Its evolution is fatal if the diagnosis is late. …”
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Proximal Humerus Reconstruction after Tumor Resection: An Overview of Surgical Management by Antonio D’Arienzo, Edoardo Ipponi, Alfio Damiano Ruinato, Silvia De Franco, Simone Colangeli, Lorenzo Andreani, Rodolfo Capanna

“…Proximal humerus is one of the anatomical sites that are most frequently involved by bone and soft tissue malignant tumors. Alone or in association with adjuvant treatments, surgery represents the main therapeutic option to treat and eradicate these diseases. …”
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Ovarian Cancer Prognostic Prediction Model Using RNA Sequencing Data by Seokho Jeong, Lydia Mok, Se Ik Kim, TaeJin Ahn, Yong-Sang Song, Taesung Park

“…Ovarian cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths in gynecological malignancies. Over 70% of ovarian cancer cases are high-grade serous ovarian cancers and have high death rates due to their resistance to chemotherapy. …”
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Telomeres, telomerase, and cancer: mechanisms, biomarkers, and therapeutics by Songting Shou, Ayidana Maolan, Di Zhang, Xiaochen Jiang, Fudong Liu, Yi Li, Xiyuan Zhang, En Geer, Zhenqing Pu, Baojin Hua, Qiujun Guo, Xing Zhang, Bo Pang

“…As biomarkers, they aid in distinguishing benign from malignant tissues. Despite the promising therapeutic potential of targeting telomeres and telomerase for therapy, translating this concept from the laboratory to the clinic remains challenging. …”
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Two Years of Gynecomastia Caused by Leydig Cell Tumor by Philip Zeuschner, Christian Veith, Johannes Linxweiler, Michael Stöckle, Julia Heinzelbecker

“…Gynecomastia is a common incidental finding in males that can be caused by various benign or malignant diseases. In rare cases, it results from Leydig cell tumors, a rare entity accounting for 3% of all testicular neoplasms. …”
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Oncocytoma of the Submandibular Gland: Diagnosis and Treatment Based on Clinicopathology by Betty Chen, Joshua I. Hentzelman, Ronald J. Walker, Jin-Ping Lai

“…Due to its low rate of malignant transformation and recurrence, the best treatment is local resection with follow-up as necessary.…”
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Acute Hydrocephalus due to Secondary Leptomeningeal Dissemination of an Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma by Andreas M. Stark, Heinz-Herrmann Hugo, H. Maximilian Mehdorn, Friederike Knerlich-Lukoschus

“…Repeated lumbar puncture revealed increased cerebro-spinal fluid (CSF) pressure and protein content. Malignant cells were not detectable. Surgical treatment consisted in (1) placement of an ommaya reservoir for daily CSF puncture, (2) Spinal dural biopsy confirming leptomeningeal oligodendroglioma metastasis, and (3) ventriculo-peritoneal shunt placement after CSF protein has decreased to 1500–2000 mg/l.…”
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Three Trocars Laparoscopic Resection of Angiomyolipoma of the Liver by J. M. Ramia, R. De la Plaza, J. Quiñones, M. D. Sanchez-Tembleque, A. Caminoa, P. Veguillas, J. García Parreño

“…But after publishing some few cases of malignant angiomyolipoma a more radical has been advocated. …”
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Fever Associated with Gastrointestinal Shigellosis Unmasks Probable Brugada Syndrome by John N. Makaryus, Jennifer Verbsky, Scott Schwarz, David Slotwiner

“…The syndrome is clinically significant since these patients are at a higher risk of developing malignant ventricular arrhythmias. One of the mechanisms behind the disorder involves mutations in specific myocardial sodium channels. …”
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Two rare localizations of chondrosarcoma: cervical and thoracic spine by Sameh Sayhi, Maha Rebai, Ahmed Harbaoui, Sameh Achoura, Arij Ezzouhour Yahyaoui, Nadia Ben Abdelhafidh

“…Chondrosarcoma is a primary malignant bone tumor, with spinal involvement being rare. …”
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Rationale and design of APOLLO: a personalized rehAbilitation PrOgram in aLLOgeneic bone marrow transplantation by Edith Pituskin, Stephen Foulkes, Rachel J. Skow, Thomas McMurtry, Calvin Kruger, Janet E. Bates, Daena Lamoureux, Joseph Brandwein, Elena Lieuw, Cynthia Wu, Nancy Zhu, Peng Wang, Daniel Sawler, Minakshi Taparia, Marlene Hamilton, Tiffany Comfort-Riddle, Tara Meyer, Gabor T. Gyenes, Ian Paterson, Carla M. Prado, Mark J. Haykowsky, Justin G. Greiner, Margaret L. McNeely, Puneeta Tandon, Richard B. Thompson

“…Abstract Background Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is a common therapy for many hematologic malignancies. While advances in transplant practice have improved cancer-specific outcomes, multiple and debilitating long term physical and psychologic effects remain. …”
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PD-1-expressing macrophages and CD8 T cells are independent predictors of clinical benefit from PD-1 inhibition in advanced mesothelioma by Solange Peters, Urania Dafni, Panagiota Zygoura, Sanjay Popat, Mary O'Brien, Rolf A Stahel, Alessandra Curioni-Fontecedro, Georges Coukos, Amy Roy, Riyaz Shah, Krisztian Homicsko, James Spicer, Stephen P Finn, David Gilligan, Maxim Norkin, Stephanie Tissot, Nicholas Shakarishvili, Anthony Pope, Patricia Fisher, Sylvie Rusakiewicz, Ekaterina Fortis, Nesa Marti, Roswitha Kammler

“…PD-L1 expression has value in this context in some tumor types but is an imperfect predictor of clinical benefit. In malignant pleural mesothelioma, PD-L1 expression is not predictive of the benefit from PD-1 blockade. …”
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Phthalate exposure induces microRNA-5010/Nrf2-EGR1/GDF15 signaling expression in prostate cancer by Yuh-Shyan Tsai, Yeong-Chin Jou, Ian Seng Cheong, Hsiu-Ting Tung, Lin-Nei Hsu, Hsin-Tzu Tsai, Tzong-Shin Tzai

“…This study examined two patient cohorts: 204 patients undergoing prostate biopsy (24 benign and 180 malignancies) and 85 with confirmed prostate cancer receiving robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy. …”
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Neuropsychiatric manifestations following chimeric antigen receptor T cell therapy for cancer: a systematic review of clinical outcomes and management strategies by Max Topp, Michael Hudecek, Hermann Einsele, Imad Maatouk, Leo Rasche, Johannes Duell, Anna Fleischer, Sophia Kurth, Patrick-Pascal Strunz, Julia Mersi, Carmen Sanges

“…The incidence of neuropsychological symptoms varied notably across different CAR-T cell products and hematological malignancies. Among the most frequently reported neuropsychological symptoms were aphasia, attention deficits, impaired consciousness, and disorientation, alongside a constellation of other symptoms including confusion, cognitive impairment, memory loss, writing difficulties, fatigue, headache, agitation, tremor, seizures, and psychomotor retardation. …”
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Adulthood consequences of spinal deformity surgeries in neurofibromatosis type 1 patients by Arihiko Tsukamoto, Koki Uno, Teppei Suzuki, Masaaki Ito, Keita Nakashima, Kenichiro Kakutani, Yoshiki Takeoka

“…Five patients died (3: malignant schwannoma, 1:brain tumor, 1:unknown), with a mean age of 27.0 [18〜35] years at the time of death and 12.2 [3〜21] years after the last surgery. …”
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Clinical significance and pro-oncogenic function of DBF4 in clear cell renal cell carcinoma by Liuyan Chen, Lvying Wu, Minying Tang, Yuanhang Cheng, Kuanyin Wang, Jianan Zhang, Wenyi Deng, Lingfeng Zhu, Jin Chen

“…Abstract Background Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is the most common malignant urological tumor, and regrettably, and is insensitive to chemotherapy and radiotherapy, resulting in poor patient outcomes. …”
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