Immune Reactions following Cord Blood Transplantations in Adults by Hiroto Narimatsu

“…Cord blood transplantation (CBT) is an attractive alternative therapy in adult patients with advanced hematological malignancies in whom matched donors are unavailable. …”
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Cardiac Involvement by HIV-Associated DLBCL by Charles T. Mupamombe, Jude Noel, Derek B. Laskar, Liza Valdivia

“…Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) is a common AIDS-defining malignancy among people living with HIV. Of the different types of NHLs, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most common. …”
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Pigmented Variants of Basal Cell Carcinoma: A Case Series by Nikhat Sajjad, Shaik Shaheen, Suwaiba Zakir Hussain, Urwa Nabilah, Noora Rabia Rahman

“…Aim: The aim of this study is to create awareness regarding a long-standing lesion turning into malignancy and to also alert health professionals for identification of signs and symptoms of BCC and the need for an early diagnosis. …”
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The influence of salt iodisation on the incidence of thyroid cancer by Karolina P. Sas, Kamila Tokarczyk, Damian Zieliński, Janusz Strzelczyk

“…A constant level of iodine in the body contributes to reducing the malignancy of thyroid cancer, confirming the importance of salt iodisation.…”
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Primary Lymphoepithelioma-Like Carcinoma of the Conjunctiva Metastatic to Regional Lymph Nodes and Parotid Gland in a Mexican Patient by Ana Lía Díazceballos-García, Sebastian Diener-Kudisch, Abelardo A. Rodriguez Reyes, Ángel Nava-Castañeda

“…Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma (LELC) of the conjunctiva is a rare malignancy in the ocular adnexa. There are no prospective data regarding treatment methods. …”
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Identification of ERBB Pathway-Activated Cells in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer by Soo Young Cho

“…Intratumor heterogeneity within a single tumor mass is one of the hallmarks of malignancy and has been reported in various tumor types. …”
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Two Different Cell Populations Is an Important Clue for Diagnosis of Primary Cutaneous Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma: Immunohistochemical Study by Banu Ince Alkan, Onder Bozdogan, Müjde Karadeniz, Nazan Bozdoğan

“…Primary cutaneous adenoid cystic carcinoma (PCACC) is a very rare malignancy. The differential diagnosis of PCACCs in pathology practice can be difficult and a group of primary and metastatic lesions, including adenoid basal cell carcinoma of the skin, should be considered in the differential diagnosis. …”
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Uveal Melanoma by Vasilios P. Papastefanou, Victoria M. L. Cohen

“…Uveal melanoma is the most common primary intraocular malignancy and the leading primary intraocular disease which can be fatal in adults. …”
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Scapular Osteochondroma: A Unique Site in 50 Years Old: An Unusual Case by Ravi Sauhta, Dheeraj Makkar

“…Because the risk of malignancy grows with age, we underline that osteochondroma should be considered a differential diagnosis in both unusual locations and age groups. …”
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Mediastinal B-Cell Lymphoma Presenting with Jugular-Subclavian Deep Vein Thrombosis as the First Presentation by Sherif Ali Eltawansy, Mana Rao, Sidney Ceniza, David Sharon

“…Jugular venous thrombosis infrequently could be secondary to malignancy and has seldom been reported secondary to mediastinal large B-cell lymphomas. …”
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Rare Case of Giant Proliferating Trichilemmal Tumor Behind Left Shoulder: A Case Report by Abdul Ahad Riaz, Faisal Naseer, Allahdad Khan, Muhammad Asjad Sheikh, Linta Malik, Aseel Kamal, Anam Malik

“…ABSTRACT Proliferating trichilemmal tumor (PTT) is a rare, benign adnexal tumor of hair follicles that commonly mimics malignancy. Excellent outcomes can be achieved with early surgical excision. …”
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Cardiac Calcified Amorphous Tumor in the Neonatal Period by Mohammad Nasir Hematian, Kamran Hessami, Maasoumeh Saleh, Abolfazl Shirdel Abdolmaleki, Shirin Torabi, Sedigheh Hantoushzadeh

“…Calcified amorphous tumor (CAT) of the heart is a rare nonneoplastic cardiac mass that may exhibit symptoms resembling malignancy. In this report, we presented a 4-month-old male baby with repeated attacks of cyanosis and a cardiac murmur. …”
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A Case of Chyloperitoneum Secondary to Follicular Lymphoma and a Review of Prognostic Implications by Megan Jagosky, Brice Taylor, Stephanie Parks Taylor

“…Chyloperitoneum, or chylous ascites, is a rare condition characterized by milky-appearing fluid with elevated triglyceride content and the presence of chylomicrons. Malignancy, specifically lymphoma, is reported to be the predominant cause in Western countries. …”
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Tophaceous Gout in the Pancreas: Case Reports and Review of the Literature by Soo Choi, Natalie Voskanian, Jeffrey Ramos, Katherine H.Y. Nguyen

“…The other 2 patients presented with abdominal pain associated with a pancreatic mass which mimicked malignancy. After further investigation, we were able to identify pancreatic tophaceous gout as the diagnosis. …”
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A Rare Case of Solitary Palatal Myofibroma in a Young Pediatric Patient by Tulika Wakhloo, Gosla Reddy, Ashi Chug, Arvind Kumar

“…Rapid growth of the lesion often raises suspicion of malignancy and may lead to misdiagnosis and inappropriate management.…”
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Invasive Group B Streptococcal Infection with Toxic Shock-Like Syndrome in a Postsplenectomy Patient by Pradeep Kumar Mada, Gabriel Castano, Andrew Stevenson Joel Chandranesan

“…GBS infection is almost always associated with underlying risk factors such as diabetes mellitus or malignancy. We present a 47-year-old female with a remote history of splenectomy presented with toxic shock-like syndrome secondary to invasive GBS infection.…”
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CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR T CELLS FOR THE TREATMENT OF MULTIPLE MYELOMA by Ugo Testa, Elvira Pelosi, Germana Castelli

“…Ongoing clinical trials are evaluating the use of CAR-T cells at an earlier stage of MM disease and the use of CAR-T cells targeting other membrane antigens expressed on malignant plasma cells. …”
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Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology of Ewing’s Sarcoma of Thoracic Spine with Extension into the Intradural Space by Sandhya Bordia, Sweta Meena, Bijendar Kumar Meena, Vijay Rajak

“…Ewing’s sarcoma/peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor is a small, round, and blue cell malignancy that occurs most often in bone and soft tissues of children and young adults. …”
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Chemokines and Cytokines as Salivary Biomarkers for the Early Diagnosis of Oral Cancer by Gareema Prasad, Michael McCullough

“…Thus it has been hypothesized that patients with oral cancer and oral potentially malignant lesions will have elevated levels of specific chemokines in oral fluids and that this may be used as a marker of both the early detection of malignant disease and progression to malignancy. …”
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Hypercalcemia, Acute Kidney Injury, and Metabolic Alkalosis by Faten Aqeel, Jennifer Del Castillo, Bernard G. Jaar, Mohamad Hanouneh

“…Multiple causes of hypercalcemia have been studied including primary hyperparathyroidism, hypercalcemia of malignancy, and chronic granulomatous disorders. Among the less studied causes is calcium-alkali syndrome. …”
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