Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck Region: An Analysis of 171 Cases by Omer Sefvan Janjua, Sana Mehmood Qureshi

“…The database of the pathology department was searched to identify records of all malignant skin tumors that underwent standard excision with margins. …”
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Neurosurgical aspects of marble bone disease: treatment modalities and outcome by Mahmoud Mohammed Gamal, Roshdy Elkhayat, Hassan Mohammed Hassan

“…Osteopetrosis has 3 types of genetic inheritance either malignant autosomal recessive (ARO) which occur in childhood, intermediate ARO which occur in adolescence, and benign autosomal dominant osteopetrosis which occur in adults. …”
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Adult Granulosa Cell Tumor of the Testis: A Case Report with a Review of the Literature by Klaus-Peter Dieckmann, Julia Bertolini, Christian Wülfing

“…Median age of the cases reported to date is 44 years, median tumor size 3.2 cm. 54.3% of the AGCT cases were located on the left side. 12 cases (13.2%) were of malignant nature. Testis-sparing surgery would be the treatment of choice, but only two of all cases had received that procedure. …”
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KIF26B and CREB3L1 Derived from Immunoscore Could Inhibit the Progression of Ovarian Cancer by Shanshan Cong, Yao Fu, Xibo Zhao, Qiuyan Guo, Tian Liang, Di Wu, Jing Wang, Guangmei Zhang

“…Ovarian cancer (OV) is characteristic of high incidence rate and fatality rate in the malignant tumors of female reproductive system. Researches on pathogenesis and therapeutic targets for OV need to be continued. …”
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The Molecular Imaging of Natural Killer Cells by Mariya Shapovalova, Sean R. Pyper MD, PhD, Branden S. Moriarity PhD, Aaron M. LeBeau PhD

“…The recent success of autologous T cell-based therapies in hematological malignancies has spurred interest in applying similar immunotherapy strategies to the treatment of solid tumors. …”
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Study of the Leading Causes of Death in Guanajay in the year 2013 by Jorge Julian Sánchez Fernández, Ana Lilia Cabrera Menéndez, Ailed Pérez Pi, José Carlos Merino Concepción

“…The three leading causes of death were malignant neoplasms, acute myocardial infarction and cerebrovascular disease. …”
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Case report: Primary intraosseous meningioma: a radiological study of two cases confirmed pathologically by Yue Wang, Jibo Hu

“…IntroductionPrimary intraosseous meningioma (PIM) is a rare lesion often misidentified preoperatively due to its ambiguous benign or malignant characteristics. In this report, we introduce two novel cases of PIM and explore the potential correlation between pathological classification and imaging features. …”
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Factors Affecting the Readmission of Patients with Pancreatic Cancer after Surgery by Xiaojing Gu, Wei Zhou, Juan Han

“…Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest solid malignancies. Its surgical resection is technically very challenging and has a high risk of complications even after discharge. …”
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alchimia dall’inferno al paradiso nella divina commedia. l’influsso su dante dell’opera alchemica aurora consurgens, parzialmente attribuita a san tommaso d’aquino by Marino Alberto Balducci

“…From Dante’s point of view, illness, and death, as emblems of nigredo (the foundation of the alchemical operation), are not purely malignant realities: in fact, they can also determine powerful and wonderful evolutionary processes towards the extreme joy of our encounter with God.…”
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Clinical Trials of Immunogene Therapy for Spontaneous Tumors in Companion Animals by Gerardo Claudio Glikin, Liliana María Elena Finocchiaro

“…Despite the important progress obtained in the treatment of some pets’ malignancies, new treatments need to be developed. Being critical in cancer control and progression, the immune system’s appropriate modulation may provide effective therapeutic options. …”
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Integrin-Linked Kinase: A Multi-functional Regulator Modulating Extracellular Pressure-Stimulated Cancer Cell Adhesion through Focal Adhesion Kinase and AKT by Shouye Wang, Marc D. Basson

“…Cell adhesion is important in cancer metastasis. Malignant cells in cancer patients may be exposed to physical forces such as extracellular pressure and shear, that stimulate their adhesion to matrix proteins, endothelium and surgical wounds. …”
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Corticosteroids and Azathioprine Do Not Prevent Radiation-Induced Lung Injury by Eva Kwok, Charles K Chan

“…The case of a man who presented with dyspnea and a dry cough six weeks after mediastinal radiotherapy for malignant thymoma is described. The patient was on prednisone (30 mg/day) and azathioprine (100 mg/day) throughout the course of radiation. …”
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Coexistence of T-Cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma and Ichthyosis Vulgaris: A Case Report by Şule Çalışkan Kamış, Begül Yağcı

“…IV is a reactive skin manifestation that may be associated with malignant hematological disease. Its association with neoplastic diseases such as Hodgkin lymphoma, anaplastic large-cell lymphoma, and mycosis fungoides has been reported. …”
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Donor-Derived Urothelial Carcinoma in Renal Transplant Recipients by Zhiyu Qian, Emily Chou, Jing Yang, Hanwei Zhang, HuiHui Ye, Sandy T. Liu, Arnold I. Chin

“…The vast majority develop from recipient origins, whereas donor-derived malignancies are exceedingly rare. We report 2 cases of poorly differentiated donor-derived urothelial carcinoma (UC) in renal transplantation recipients. …”
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Activating the Antitumor Immune Response in Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Using Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors by Maansi Joshi, Stephen M. Ansell

“…It is increasingly apparent that the immune system plays a significant role in the propagation and survival of malignant cells. Immune checkpoint blocking agents augment cytotoxic activity of the adaptive and innate immune systems and enhance tumor cell killing. …”
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Chain Gangs: New Aspects of Hyaluronan Metabolism by Michael Erickson, Robert Stern

“…Hyaluronan is a matrix polymer prominent in tissues undergoing rapid growth, development, and repair, in embryology and during malignant progression. It reaches 107 Daltons in size but also exists in fragmented forms with size-specific actions. …”
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Evolution of Frozen Section in Carcinoma Breast: Systematic Review by Manjit Kaur Rana, Amrit Pal Singh Rana, Uttam Sharma, Tushar Singh Barwal, Aklank Jain

“…Sixty-five articles were reviewed with complete analysis on FS in both benign and malignant breast lesions. Study Appraisal and Synthesis Methods. …”
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Possibilities of palliative chemotherapy in patients with locally advanced and metastatic pancreatic cancer by L. I. Moskvicheva, L. V. Bolotina

“…Features of the development of malignant neoplasms of this localization contribute to limiting the possibility of performing radical surgery, and therefore a special role in the treatment of patients with pancreatic cancer is assigned to chemotherapy. …”
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A Modified Technique for Laparoscopic Spleen Preserving Distal Pancreatectomy by Andreas Papatriantafyllou, Theodoros Mavromatis, Theano Demestiha, Dimitrios Filippou, Panagiotis Skandalakis

“…Spleen preserving laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy is considered as first choice operation for symptomatic benign or small malignant lesions located at the body or tail of the pancreas. …”
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COVID-19-Induced Fatal Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura in a Healthy Young Patient by Mariana Codevila Buere Pereira, Bruna Ruschel, Bruna Schneider, Vitor Salomão Gonçalves Melo de Melgar, Tatiana Helena Rech

“…The patient was initially treated with high-dose methylprednisolone and fresh frozen plasma until she was transferred to a tertiary care facility and plasma exchange was available. She evolved with a malignant ischemic vascular accident and was declared brain-dead 24 hours after the first plasma exchange section.…”
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