Malignant melanoma of the ear - a literature review of a rare otological tumor by Nicol Dardzińska, Marta Dziedziak, Aleksandra Grzegorczyk, Natalia Hopej, Justyna Korus

“… The purpose of this article is to raise awareness of a malignant melanoma which is usually associated with a location on the exposed skin and occurs rarely in the area of the ear. …”
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Differences in phenotypes of normal and malignant cells concerning chromosomal fragility and ganglioside expression by Iskra Sainova, Vera Kolyovska, Desislava Drenska, Dimitar Maslarov, Dimitrina Dimitrova-Dikanarova, Tzvetanka Markova

“…The spontaneous chromosomal fragility was tested by light microscopy observation of metaphases from peripheral blood lymphocytes of 8 patients with malignancies and of 8 healthy controls. In the tested patients, a significantly higher frequency of the spontaneous chromosomal fragility was observed compared to the controls, especially in the centromere chromosomal regions. …”
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Fluorescence Diagnostics of Colon Malignant and Premalignant Lesions Using 5-Aminolevulinic Acid by Elena V. Filonenko, Andrey D. Kaprin, Antonina A. Raszhivina, Antonina N. Urlova, Andrey M. Nechipai

“…The objective of the study was to estimate the effectiveness of FD with 5-ALA in the detection of malignant lesions in the colon. From 2008 to 2010 full examinations have been performed in 78 patients suffering from colon polyps. …”
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Survival and risk factors for metastatic colorectal cancer patients with a history of prior malignancy by Yiwen Qiu, Nida Cao, Dan Meng, Jian Yuan, Yingjie Zhu

“…Those without a prior history of malignancy were assigned to the control group, whereas those with a prior history of malignancy were assigned to the research group. …”
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Utility of Bronchoscopy with Bronchoalveolar Lavage in Diagnosing Pulmonary Infection in Hospitalized Patients with Underlying Malignancy by CW Chow, A McGeer, G Kasupski, N Senathiragah, P Gallant, CK Chan

“…Objectives: To evaluate the clinical utility of bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) for diagnosing pulmonary infection in patients with underlying malignancy and to evaluate the impact of positive microbiology results on antimicrobial therapy.…”
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Malignancy within a Tail Gut Cyst: A Case of Retrorectal Carcinoid Tumour by A. A. Abukar, B. J. Parcell, C. B. Lim, P. V. Patil, A. Ramsanahie, F. Carey, R. J. C. Steele, M. A. Thaha

“…Purpose. Tailgut cysts with malignant transformation are rare entities. We discuss the diagnostic strategy and treatment of a malignancy within a tailgut cyst. …”
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Comparative study of eosinophil count and mortality outcome in children with COVID-19 infection and malignancy by U.R. Ichromy, A. Cahyadi, D. Husada

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Main Diagnostic Criteria Usually Does Not Work for Autoimmune Pancreatitis Wrongly Presuming Malignancy by Lei Gong, Bin Shu, Fei Yu, Xinjing Zhang, Jianfei Chen, Jirun Peng

“…A total of 124 cases of pancreaticoduodenectomy were performed for presumed malignancy. Six patients were diagnosed with benign disease and five with AIP. …”
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In Situ Thrombosis of Small Pulmonary Arteries in Pulmonary Hypertension Developing after Chemotherapy for Malignancy by Kay Maeda, Yoshikatsu Saiki, Shigeo Yamaki

“…We herein report a novel pathological finding that may characterize the histopathological change occurring in patients with pulmonary hypertension after chemotherapy for malignancy. Lung biopsy or autopsy was performed in 7 patients with pulmonary hypertension that developed during or after chemotherapy between 2006 and 2013 to examine the pulmonary vascular changes or to determine the cause of death. …”
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Case report: Testicular manifestation of ANCA vasculitis by Noah J. Sandel, Henry Wielzen

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Assessment of Risk of Malignancy and Concordance in Salivary Gland Cytopathology Using the Milan System of Reporting, with Emphasis on Angiogenesis by Pranita Mohanty, Sonali Kar, Surabhi Singh

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Urachal Mucinous Cystic Tumor of Low Malignant Potential with Concurrent Sigmoid Colon Adenocarcinoma by Kelly Brennan, Paul Johnson, Heather Curtis, Thomas Arnason

“…Urachal mucinous tumors are rare neoplasms with behaviour that can range from relatively benign to malignancy that can spread distantly or throughout the peritoneum as pseudomyxoma peritonei or peritoneal carcinomatosis. …”
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Differentiating benign and malignant neoplasms: A possible new role for coagulation and fibrinolysis indicators by Xuan Zhou, Na Tang, Lu Zeng, Shuangfeng Liu

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The Expression and Action of Decay-Accelerating Factor (CD55) in Human Malignancies and Cancer Therapy by Jan-Henrik Mikesch, Kathrin Schier, Antje Roetger, Ronald Simon, Horst Buerger, Burkhard Brandt

“…In this paper we review the role of DAF in human malignancies as described in different basic, diagnostic and experimental therapeutic studies.…”
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Anticancer Role of PPARγ Agonists in Hematological Malignancies Found in the Vasculature, Marrow, and Eyes by P. J. Simpson-Haidaris, S. J. Pollock, S. Ramon, N. Guo, C. F. Woeller, S. E. Feldon, R. P. Phipps

“…This paper has two objectives: first to highlight the potential uses for PPARγ agonists in anticancer therapy with special emphasis on their role when used as adjuvant or combined therapy in the treatment of hematological malignancies found in the vasculature, marrow, and eyes, and second, to review the potential role PPARγ and/or its ligands may have in modulating cancer-associated angiogenesis and tumor-stromal microenvironment crosstalk in bone marrow.…”
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Structure-guided engineering of immunotherapies targeting TRBC1 and TRBC2 in T cell malignancies by Mathieu Ferrari, Matteo Righi, Vania Baldan, Patrycja Wawrzyniecka, Anna Bulek, Alexander Kinna, Biao Ma, Reyisa Bughda, Zulaikha Akbar, Saket Srivastava, Isaac Gannon, Mathew Robson, James Sillibourne, Ram Jha, Mohamed El-Kholy, Oliver Muhammad Amin, Evangelia Kokalaki, Mohammed Amin Banani, Rehan Hussain, William Day, Wen Chean Lim, Priyanka Ghongane, Jade R. Hopkins, Dennis Jungherz, Marco Herling, Martin Welin, Sachin Surade, Michael Dyson, John McCafferty, Derek Logan, Shaun Cordoba, Simon Thomas, Andrew Sewell, Paul Maciocia, Shimobi Onuoha, Martin Pule

“…Unlike other hematologic malignancies, the lack of target antigens to discriminate healthy from malignant cells limits the efficacy of immunotherapeutic approaches. …”
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Low-Grade Malignant Triton Tumor of the Neck: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Taissir Omar, Hanaa Raslan, Sahar El Sheikh, Moataz Rizq, Awatef Draz

“…Rhabdomyoblastic differentiation in a malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST) is termed malignant triton tumor (MTT), a rare neoplasm that poses a diagnostic dilemma in the differential diagnosis of neck masses and portends poor prognosis. …”
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Macrophages infiltration and oral potentially malignant disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Lara Krusser Feltraco, Julia Rodrigues Fernandes, Leonardo Francisco Diel, Leonardo da Silva Bittencourt, Lisiane Bernardi, Marcelo Lazzaron Lamers

“…Objective: Oral potentially malignant disorders often show a chronic inflammatory profile resulting in cellular changes at epithelial and stromal components. …”
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Salivary Lactate Dehydrogenase Level: A Prognostic Biomarker for Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders by Jigna Shah, Kinjal Joshi

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Retroperitoneal Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor Replacing an Absent Kidney in a Child by Samin Alavi, M. T. Arzanian, Yalda Nilipour

“…Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNSTs) are nonrhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcomas with rare occurrence in children specially in the retroperitoneum. …”
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