Giant Anterior Chest Wall Basal Cell Carcinoma: An Approach to Palliative Reconstruction by Pauline Joy F. Santos, Christina Prendergast, Amber Leis

“…Anterior chest wall giant basal cell carcinoma (GBCC) is a rare skin malignancy that requires a multidisciplinary treatment approach. …”
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Reporting a Case of Solid Pseudopapillary Neoplasm of the Pancreas in a 44-Year-Old Woman with Parallel Analysis of Literature by Sargun Singh, Qing Zhao, Teviah E. Sachs, Kevan Hartshorn

“…Her symptomatology ranged from typical symptoms suggestive of malignancy such as weight loss, lethargy, and anorexia to complaints like abdominal pain and jaundice. …”
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Rivaroxaban: Expanded Role in Cardiovascular Disease Management—A Literature Review by Muhammad Ajmal, Jacob Friedman, Qurat Ul Ain Riaz Sipra, Tom Lassar

“…In the last decade, DOACs were studied for various indications; this review is focused on rivaroxaban, a factor Xa inhibitor, which is used in an expanded evidence-based fashion for coronary artery disease, peripheral artery disease, heart failure, malignancy, and prophylaxis of deep venous thrombosis in acute medical illnesses.…”
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Rare Primary Pulmonary Marginal Zone Lymphoma Presenting with Incidental Pulmonary Nodules by Saad Ullah, Mirza Ali, Mingchen Song

“…Pulmonary malignancies carry a significant morbidity and mortality and are one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide. …”
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Obstructive Jaundice due to Pancreatic Involvement as an Initial Presentation of Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia by Oreoluwa Oladiran, Ifeanyi Nwosu

“…In this article, we present the case of a 48-year-old male who presented to the hospital with painless jaundice resulting from pancreatic infiltration, initially thought to be due to pancreatic or hepatobiliary malignancy. He was later diagnosed with ALL by lymph node biopsy and peripheral blood flow cytometry immunophenotyping and was transferred to a cancer treatment centre for unilateral bone marrow biopsy and further management. …”
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Presenting with Massive Ascites: A Case of Pseudo-Pseudo Meigs Syndrome by S. McVorran, J. Song, V. Pochineni, A. Abrudescu-Opran

“…It should be considered as a differential diagnosis in such patients, along with the search for malignancy.…”
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A Rare Case of Renal Recovery in a Young Patient with Multiple Myeloma by Hasan J. Salameh, Adeel Ahmad, Tina Kochar

“…Multiple myeloma (MM) is an uncommon hematologic malignancy accounting for 1% of all malignancies. Renal involvement is a common complication of MM. …”
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Dedifferentiated Leiomyosarcoma of the Auricle with Heterologous Osteosarcoma Component: Case Report and Literature Review by Andrea Dekanić, Nives Jonjić, Anita Savić Vuković

“…Leiomyosarcomas are rare malignant tumors of smooth muscles. Head and neck involvement by this disease is very rare, and cutaneous leiomoysarcomas of the ear are even rarer. …”
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Melanotic macules of the penis. A case report by Elizabet Fernández López, Noelvis Hernández Bacallao, Daymí Martínez Rodríguez, Adialys Acosta Rodríguez

“…Although the therapeutic options in the described environment are limited, the significance of this dermatosis diagnosis lies in ruling out the possibility of its malignancy.</p>…”
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Bilateral Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Palsy following Total Thyroidectomy in Triple A Syndrome, an Unexpected but Critical Complication by Mathieu Chamberland, Marc-Antoine Poulin, Danielle Beaudoin

“…An adult white male affected by this syndrome underwent an uneventful total thyroidectomy for malignancy and suffered delayed bilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy in the early postoperative hours. …”
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Prurigo Nodularis after Radiotherapy: An Isoradiotopic Response? by Caspar Weel Krammer, Rami Mossad Ibrahim

“…A 35-year-old male had developed a skin lesion in the left submandibular area on a base of irradiated skin which was initially suspected as a skin malignancy. The patient had a history of undifferentiated nasopharyngeal cancer with lymph node involvement which was treated by radiochemotherapy thirteen years previously. …”
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A novel case of left atrial and right lung mass turned out to be unconventional metastasis of uterine leiomyosarcoma with a review of literature by Tarang Patel, Priyanka Aswal, Ashish Jakhetiya, Virendrakumar Meena, Arun Pandey

“…Uterine leiomyosarcoma (ULMS) is a rare malignancy arising from the myometrial smooth muscle wall, and cardiac metastases are extremely rare. …”
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Skeletal Muscle Metastasis to Vastus Lateralis from a Urothelial Carcinoma: A Case Report and Review of Its Diagnosis and Management by A. M. Mainwaring, H. Wells, T. Banks, T. Ellul, P. Bose

“…Bladder cancer is a common genitourinary tract malignancy. Urothelial carcinoma is the most frequent type of bladder cancer and it commonly metastasises to lymph nodes, bone, lung and liver by a haematogenous route. …”
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Steroid Avoidance in Liver Transplantation by José Oberholzer, Mohammed Al-Saghier, Norman M Kneteman

“…Steroids may also exacerbate problems that existed before surgery, including malignancy, hepatitis B and hepatitis C. New, powerful immunosuppressants have allowed steroid use to be reduced or avoided altogether, but use of these regimens is not simple and may be associated with late acute rejection and recurrence of autoimmune disease. …”
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Dermatomyositis Associated with Myelofibrosis following Polycythemia Vera by Naomi Fei, Sarah Sofka

“…The association of DM and malignancy, most commonly adenocarcinoma, is well known. …”
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Pleuroparenchymal Fibroelastosis as a Late-Onset Pulmonary Toxicity after Treatment with Anticancer Chemotherapy for High-Risk Neuroblastoma by Satoshi Yokoyama, Risa Kanai, Daisuke Fukao, Keigo Hamahata

“…In pediatrics, it has been described in patients with a history of malignancy who have received a bone marrow transplant, chemotherapy, or radiotherapy. …”
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Treatment approaches in advanced penile cancer: targeted therapies and immunotherapy by David J. Benjamin, Robert C. Hsu

“…Penile cancer is a rare genitourinary malignancy which can be treated with surgery or radiation for localized disease, but often requires systemic treatment with chemotherapy for recurrent or metastatic disease. …”
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Approach to: the Patient with a Palpable Breast Mass by Rose Di Ioia

“…Although most palpable masses are benign in etiology, the possibility of malignancy exists and may be anxiety-inducing to patients. …”
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Spontaneous Rupture of Renal Cell Carcinoma in Pregnancy: A Case Report by Mohamed Zakieldahshoury, Hassaan A. Gad, Salah Ahmed

“… Renal cell carcinoma is the most common type of malignancy in pregnancy. Rupture of renal cell carcinoma is not uncommon. …”
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An Unusual Case of Acute Appendicitis due to Metastatic Prostatic Adenocarcinoma by Numbereye Numbere, Andrew Dunn, Aaron R. Huber

“…However, the occurrence of acute appendicitis in a patient with a concurrent abdominopelvic malignancy should trigger suspicion for the possibility of a metastatic appendiceal neoplasm. …”
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