Surgery in a Patient with Haemophilia A and Lymphoma by M. S. Cruz, J. Santillan, J. Lesser, J. Ortiz, L. Forzani, P. Plaza

“…An increased incidence of haematologic malignancies and other cancer types among patients with haemophilia compared with matched controls has been reported in several longitudinal studies. …”
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Neoadjuvant Intra-arterial Cytoreductive Chemotherapy for Lacrimal Gland Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma by Vathsalya Vijay, Avriel I. Gudkar, Kirthi Koka, Bipasha Mukherjee

“…Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is the most common lacrimal gland malignancy. Despite poor prognosis, the advent of neoadjuvant intra-arterial cytoreductive chemotherapy (IACC) can improve survival. …”
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Lymphocyte-Predominant Hodgkin’s Disease in Children: A Case Study and Review of the Literature by James R. Stier, Robert J. Vasquez

“…NLPHL is a relatively rare disease that is biologically distinct from classic Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL). NLPHL is a B-cell malignancy likely of germinal center origin that has an overall good prognosis and favorable response to treatment. …”
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Involvement of HMGB1 in Resistance to Tumor Vessel-Targeted, Monoclonal Antibody-Based Immunotherapy by Vito Pistoia, Annalisa Pezzolo

“…HMGB1-induced autophagy promotes tumor resistance to chemotherapy, as shown in different models of malignancy, for example, osteosarcoma, leukemia, and gastric cancer. …”
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Robotic Radical Cystectomy: Where are We Today, Where will We be Tomorrow? by Kyle A. Richards, A. Karim Kader, Ashok K. Hemal

“…While short to intermediate term oncologic results from several small RARC series are promising, bladder cancer remains a potentially lethal malignancy necessitating long-term follow-up. This article aims to review the currently published literature, important technical aspects of the operation, oncologic and functional outcomes, and the future direction of RARC.…”
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Management of Carcinoma of Esophagus in Old Patient with Panchagavya Therapy as a Palliative Care-A Case Report by Punam G. Sawarkar, Damini Raut, Nandini Bhojarj, Gaurav Sawarkar

“…Esophageal cancer is a male-dominant, aggressive malignancy with a five-year survival rate of 15%-20%, predominantly affecting developed nations. …”
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A Fibroid or Cancer? A Rare Case of Mixed Choriocarcinoma and Epithelioid Trophoblastic Tumour by Wan Yu Luk, Michael Friedlander

“…It is categorised into benign and malignant forms, which include hydatidiform moles (HMs) and gestational trophoblastic neoplasia (GTN), respectively. …”
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Role of Coagulation Factors in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Literature Review by Azeem Azam, Aleksandra Klisic, Filiz Mercantepe, Hamza Faseeh, Tolga Mercantepe, Saira Rafaqat

“…An integrative perspective on the role of coagulation markers in HCC may improve clinical management strategies for patients affected by this malignancy.…”
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Surgical Management of Giant L2 Adrenal Neuroblastoma in Adult Male by Bikash Bikram Thapa, Sanjay Yadav, Sujit Pant, Pratik Rajkarnikar, Pankaj Mandal

“…Neuroblastoma is an embryonal malignancy that arises from neural crest cells. Adult adrenal neuroblastoma is a rare disease, and less than 100 cases were reported in the literature. …”
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A Giant Brunneroma Causing Gastrointestinal Bleeding and Severe Anemia Requiring Transfusion and Surgery by Nicola C. Frenkel, Miangela M. Laclé, Inne H. M. Borel Rinkes, Izaak Q. Molenaar, Jeroen Hagendoorn

“…The resected specimen showed extensive proliferation of Brunner’s glands without signs of malignancy.…”
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A Novel Use of Laryngoscope for Difficult Papanicolaou Smear Collection by Sarah Boudova, Caitlin Thomas, John Wolfe, Jeanne M. Schilder

“…The specimen was satisfactory, negative for intraepithelial lesion or malignancy, and HPV negative. A laryngoscope can be repurposed to visualize collection of a challenging Pap smear. …”
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Hypercalcemia in Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma with an Elevated Parathyroid Hormone-Related Peptide Associated with Early Richter Transformation by Ashish Bains, Pedro Covas, Olga Timofeeva, Michael Bromberg

“…Hypercalcemia in malignancy is associated with multiple mechanisms and occurs in up to 20–30% of cancer patients. …”
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Effect of Absorption and Scattering on Fluorescence of Buried Tumours by Kawthar M. K. Alghourani, Wesam Bachir, George Karraz

“…The findings indicate that the fluorescence signal could be used as a biomarker of optical property variations through different stages of malignancy. This can enhance the detectability of malignant tissue for diagnostic and surgical purposes as well.…”
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Pulmonary Hyalinizing Granuloma Mimicking Metastatic Lung Cancer by Nuri Düzgün, Ercan Kurtipek, Hıdır Esme, Meryem İlkay Eren Karanis, İsmet Tolu

“…A transthoracic needle biopsy of the nodule was performed in the left pulmonary anterior segment. Biopsy showed no malignancy. Since no diagnosis was made by the biopsy, the patient underwent a video-assisted thoracic surgery. …”
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Postcoital Bleeding: A Review on Etiology, Diagnosis, and Management by Christopher M. Tarney, Jasmine Han

“…The purpose of this paper is to discuss the common causes of postcoital bleeding, the etiologies of postcoital bleeding, and the likelihood that malignancy is the underlying cause. After an extensive literature review, we compiled a paper illustrating the key concepts a practitioner should know when it comes to postcoital bleeding. …”
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Occipital Hypometabolism on FDG PET/CT Scan in a Child with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma by Inci Uslu Biner, Ebru Tatci, Ozlem Ozmen, Atila Gokcek, Haci Ahmet Demir, Nadide Basak Gulleroglu

“…Prominent hypometabolism was incidentally detected in the occipital regions bilaterally apart from the FDG uptakes in the malign lymphatic infiltrations. This case highlights the potential coexistence of a malignancy and a functional brain disorder.…”
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Halo Nevi Are Not Trivial: About 2 Young Patients of Regressed Primary Melanoma That Simulates Halo Nevi by S. De Schrijver, I. Theate, O. Vanhooteghem

“…Halo nevi are often considered benign, and the possibility of malignancy is not always clear to practitioners. We present two case reports suggesting that a halo nevus appearance can be seen in melanoma, even in young adults. …”
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Persistent Inflammation in Pulmonary Granuloma 48 Years after Talcage Pleurodesis, Detected by FDG-PET/CT by J. C. Fanggiday, R. W. Rouse, S. M. Collard, M. J. de Haas, J. M. H. de Klerk

“…In patients with suspicion of lung malignancy, FDG PET/CT is frequently used as a diagnostic and staging imaging modality. …”
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The Ecology and Evolutionary Biology of Cancer: A Review of Mathematical Models of Necrosis and Tumor Cell Diversity by John D. Nagy

“…As it becomes more and more clear that malignant transformation is context dependent, the usefulness of an evolutionary ecology-based theory of malignant neoplasia becomes increasingly clear. …”
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A Giant Mucinous Adenocarcinoma Arising within a Villous Adenoma of the Urachus: Case Report and Review of the Literature by Steven Joniau, Evelyne Lerut, Hein Van Poppel

“…Although the biopsies showed no malignancy, a radical cystoprostatectomy and broad excision of the urachus and umbilicus were performed. …”
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