Up-to-Date Tailored Systemic Treatment in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma by Caroline Y. K. Fong, Emma Burke, David Cunningham, Naureen Starling

“…Despite intensive research efforts, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is still regarded as an aggressive and life-limiting malignancy. Combination chemotherapy regimens that underpin the current treatment approach in the advanced setting have led to incremental survival gains in recent years but have failed to confer patients with a median overall survival that exceeds 12 months from diagnosis. …”
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IgG4-Related Lymphadenopathy Mimicking Mediastinal Lymph Node Metastasis of Lung Cancer on ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT by Ting-Chun Tseng, Hung-Pin Chan, Daniel Hueng-Yuan Shen, Chang-Chung Lin

“…The appearance of a stable lymph node and a clinical history of IgG4 lymphadenopathy suggested an inflammatory process, although malignancy in the lung mass and mediastinal nodes could not be excluded. …”
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Usage of Probabilistic and General Regression Neural Network for Early Detection and Prevention of Oral Cancer by Neha Sharma, Hari Om

“…In India, the oral cancers are usually presented in advanced stage of malignancy. It is critical to ascertain the diagnosis in order to initiate most advantageous treatment of the suspicious lesions. …”
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An Unusual Case of Mandibular Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Intimacy with an Impacted Wisdom Tooth by Johnson Cheung, Ayham Al Afif, Martin Joseph Bullock, Chad Robertson, Robert Hart, Reginald Goodday

“…Squamous cell carcinoma is the most common head and neck malignancy. It can occur in the mandible or maxilla without a preexisting oral mucosal lesion. …”
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Solitary Lytic Bone Metastasis: A Rare Presentation of Small Lymphocytic Leukemia by Heather Katz, Steven Sagun, Doreen Griswold, Mohamed Alsharedi

“…Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)/small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) is a hematologic malignancy characterized by an over accumulation of incompetent neoplastic lymphocytes. …”
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Successful Treatment for Hypercalcemia due to Cosecretion of Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein and 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Case Report and Liter... by Takunori Ogawa, Jun Miyata, Koichi Fukunaga, Akihiko Kawana, Takashi Inoue

“…Hypercalcemia of malignancy frequently manifests as paraneoplastic syndrome in patients with solid tumors. …”
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Pulmonary Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis Presenting as a Solitary Pulmonary Nodule on a Lung Cancer Screening CT by Hassan Baig, Sushilkumar Sonavane, Ian Makey, Jorge Mallea, Andras Khoor

“…We describe a case of SPN seen on low-dose lung cancer screening CT (LDCT) that was FDG avid on PET/CT. Given concern for malignancy, lobectomy was planned if intraoperative frozen section was consistent with malignancy. …”
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Perianal Basal Cell Carcinoma Successfully Managed with Excisional Biopsy by Paola C. Aldana, Harris G. Yfantis, Preeti R. John

“…Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common cutaneous malignancy in the United States and is often nonaggressive. …”
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Clostridium septicum Gas Gangrene in Colon Cancer: Importance of Early Diagnosis by Sowmya Nanjappa, Sweta Shah, Smitha Pabbathi

“…The aim of this study is to stress the importance of maintaining a high suspicion of C. septicum infection in patients with underlying colonic malignancy.…”
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Bilateral Chylothorax as a Unique Presentation of Pancreaticobiliary or Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer by Nooraldin Merza, John Lung, Mazin Saadaldin, Tarek Naguib

“…Other causes include malignancy, sarcoidosis, goiter, AIDS, or tuberculosis. …”
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Galactose-Deficient IgA1 Deposits in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma-Related Henoch–Schönlein Purpura Nephritis by Yuhong Zhao, Youngki Kim, Milind Junghare, Viral Vakil, Xuesong Su, Faqian Li, Lihong Bu

“…This suggests that renal Gd-IgA1 deposition may play a role in the pathogenesis of malignancy-associated HSPN.…”
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Genome Stability Pathways in Head and Neck Cancers by Glenn Jenkins, Kenneth J. O'Byrne, Benedict Panizza, Derek J. Richard

“…Genomic instability underlies the transformation of host cells toward malignancy, promotes development of invasion and metastasis and shapes the response of established cancer to treatment. …”
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Subcutaneous Angiomatoid Fibrous Histiocytoma Mimicking Metastatic Melanoma by E. Sparreboom, C. Wetzels, M. Verdijk, S. Mulder, W. Blokx

“…Angiomatoid fibrous histiocytoma is an uncommon soft-tissue tumor of intermediate malignancy that is often misdiagnosed initially. As there is not one immunohistochemical marker that consequently stains positive or negative for angiomatoid fibrous histiocytoma, molecular diagnostics are becoming more widely used. …”
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Ultrasound-Guided Interscalene Brachial Plexus Block for Pathological Humerus Fracture due to Multiple Myeloma with Systemic Manifestation: Useful Option for Management in Low-Inco... by Pawan Kumar Hamal, Bibena Lamichhane, Nabin Pokhrel, Janith Singh, Rupesh Kumar Yadav

“…Regional anesthesia using ultrasound-guided block can improve the accuracy, reduce complications, and improve overall perioperative management of pathological fractures due to malignancy with systemic spread in resource-deprived setups. …”
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Pancreatic Tuberculosis or Autoimmune Pancreatitis by Ayesha Salahuddin, Muhammad Wasif Saif

“…Similarly, autoimmune pancreatitis can appear as a focal lesion resembling pancreatic malignancy. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration provides an effective tool for differentiating between benign and malignant pancreatic lesions. …”
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Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Lung: A Case Report and Literature Review by S. Alsidawi, J. C. Morris, K. A. Wikenheiser-Brokamp, S. L. Starnes, N. A. Karim

“…Surgical resection is the primary treatment for low-grade MEC with excellent outcomes, while high-grade MEC is a more aggressive form of malignancy. Clinical Case. We report a case of a 46-year-old woman who presented with dyspnea on exertion. …”
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Phase I study of efineptakin alfa (NT-I7) for the treatment of Kaposi sarcoma by Leonard D’Amico, Martin Cheever, Steven P Fling, Anna Wright, Kathryn Lurain, Ramya Ramaswami, Irene Ekwede, Thomas S Uldrick, Robert Yarchoan, Judith C Kaiser, Angela Shaulov Kask, Manoj P Menon, Paul Couey, Eli Burnham, Allysson Angeldekao, Byung Ha Lee, Li-Lian Kwok, Chia-Ching Jackie Wang

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Evaluating the Cause of Death in Obese Individuals: A Ten-Year Medical Autopsy Study by Jad Saab, Steven P. Salvatore

“…The leading causes of death in the obese population were malignancy (31.4%), infection (25.9%), ischemic heart disease (12.8%), and pulmonary embolism (6.2%). …”
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Presentation of disseminated neuroblastoma mimicking Bell’s palsy: a case report by Shamaali Gunawardana, Geerthana Jogaprajahpan, Kavinda Dayasiri

“…These children need careful and thorough evaluation for malignancies before commencing steroids, especially when underlying malignancy is likely.…”
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Incidental Eosinophilic Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma in Renal Allograft by Abdullah Alharbi, Maram S. Al Turki, Noura Aloudah, Khaled O. Alsaad

“…Fifty-five months after surgery, the patient was alive and free of malignancy. To the best of our knowledge, only five chromophobe RCCs originating in a renal allograft were previously described in English literature. …”
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