Colo-colic intussusception secondary to a giant lipoma: A case report by Karine Ibrahim, MD, Christele Lahoud, MD, Rachele Lahoud, MD, Kamal Hachem, MD, Chadi Braidy, MD

“…Intussusception in adults is a rare condition often associated with a pathological lead point, which is frequently malignant but can occasionally be benign, such as colonic lipomas. …”
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Pelvic Desmoid Tumor: A Rare Case with Difficult Diagnosis and Treatment by Mariana Ormonde, Despoina Argyropoulou, Cândida Lourenço, João Bastos, Ana Quintas

“…Although deep endometriosis was suspected, malignancy features could not be excluded by imaging studies. …”
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Secondary Hemophagocytic Syndrome Associated with Richter’s Transformation in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia by Nura El-Haj, Wilson I. Gonsalves, Vinay Gupta, Jacob P. Smeltzer, Sameer A. Parikh, Preet P. Singh, Naseema Gangat

“…Most cases are triggered by infectious agents, malignancy, or drugs. We describe the first case of a CLL patient presenting with HPS due to acquisition of EBV-related large cell lymphoma in the setting of profound immunodeficiency.…”
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Caecal Perforation from Primary Intestinal Tuberculosis in Pregnancy by Soe Lwin, Nina Lau Lee Jing, Haris Suharjono, Mardiana binti Kipli, Tin Moe Nwe, Myat San Yi, Lucas Luk Tien Wee

“…The diagnosis of extrapulmonary TB (EPTB) can often present as a diagnostic conundrum, due to its nonspecific and varied presentation, often mimicking inflammatory bowel disease or malignancy. We present a case of caecal TB in pregnancy, which resulted in caecal perforation, a right hemicolectomy, and severe preterm delivery. …”
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Breast Desmoid Tumours: A Review of the Literature by Mike Wu, Thomas Michael Hughes, Senarath Edirimanne, Nicholas Ngui

“…Breast desmoid tumour is a rare type of benign breast disease that presents like malignancy. Current guidelines are based on limited evidence derived from case reports and small case series and recommend resection with microscopically-negative margin (R0). …”
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Advancements in Research on Non-AR- Signaling Pathways and Targeted Therapies for Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer by Haq Dad, Asger Hansen

“…Prostate cancer (Pca) is a significant malignancy affecting men's health, with its incidence steadily increasing worldwide in recent years. …”
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Synchronous Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma and Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Cervix Involving the Coronary Arteries Leading to Acute Myocardial... by Michelle Bernshteyn, Alexandria Smith-Hannah, Amit S. Dhamoon

“…This case report discusses the rarity of synchronous malignancies but the importance of understanding and consideration of cardiac events in this population.…”
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Post Irradiation Spindle Cell Carcinoma of Tonsillar Pillar by Prateek Kinra, V. Srinivas, Kavita Sinha, Vibha Dutta

“…Spindle cell carcinoma of the tonsillar pillar is a rare malignancy. A case of spindle cell carcinoma of the anterior tonsillar pillar in a 59-year-old man is presented. …”
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Primary Gallbladder Lymphoma in a Male Patient with No Risk Factors Detected Incidentally by CT Colonography by Monil Karia, Grigorios Mitsopoulos, Ketan Patel, Akkib Rafique, Hemant Sheth

“…A CT colonography was carried out to exclude colonic malignancy. Unilateral gallbladder wall thickening and lymphadenopathy were incidentally detected and confirmed by ultrasound and a decision for the patient to undergo laparoscopic cholecystectomy and intraoperative cholangiogram was made. …”
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Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease: A Case Report and Literature Review by Vikrant Veer, Albert Lim, Wolfgang Issing

“…The diagnostic hallmark is histological findings from lymph nodes. Malignancy should be excluded. This condition is mainly self-limiting; hence, management is limited to supportive care. …”
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Sulforaphane as a preventive agent in Oral Cancer- A Systematic Review by M. Parasakthi, Kavitha Sanjeev

“…Of these, oral cancer is the sixth most common malignancy. Several phytochemicals are emerging these days in prevention of oral cancer. …”
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An unexpected and tumultuous diagnosis of a left atrial mass by Catarina Amaral Marques, Carlos Xavier Resende, João Rebelo, Paulo Pinho, Mariana Vasconcelos, Rui André Rodrigues

“…Unexpectedly, the histopathological study revealed the absence of malignancy, identifiable inflammatory and cardiac muscle tissue, and fibrosis. …”
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Primary Renal Synovial Sarcoma by Mehmet Gulum, Ercan Yeni, Murat Savas, Ilyas Ozardali, Ismail Ozdemir, Dilek Mil, Adem Altunkol, Halil Ciftci

“…Physicians should be aware of the possibility of malignancy in cystic renal masses and raise the suspicion of synovial sarcoma, especially when patients with renal masses are a young adult.…”
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Mitochondrial abnormalities as a target of intervention in acute myeloid leukemia by Elissa Tjahjono, Megan R. Daneman, Bernadetta Meika, Alexey V. Revtovich, Natalia V. Kirienko

“…Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is an aggressive hematological malignancy; it is the most common acute leukemia in adults. …”
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Retinal Toxicity after Initial Administration of Nivolumab and Ipilimumab by Adnan Kilani, Efstathios Vounotrypidis, Susanna F. König, Armin Wolf

“…A 52-year-old female with metastatic malignant cutaneous melanoma experiencing bilateral progressive visual acuity reduction, after treatment initiation with 1 mg/kg nivolumab and 3 mg/kg ipilimumab two weeks prior symptom onset. …”
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Unexpected Liver Embryonal Sarcoma in the Adult: Diagnosis and Treatment by Maurizio Pinamonti, Federico Vittone, Francesco Ghiglione, Andrea Borasi, Stefano Silvestri, Sergio Coverlizza

“…Undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma of the liver is a malignancy with poor prognosis observed more frequently in children between 6 and 10 years old and very rarely found in adults. …”
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Actinomycotic osteonecrosis of the maxilla as a post-covid sequelae: A case report by V Vasanthi, Selvakumar Thulasiraman, Rajkumar Krishnan, Annasamy Ramesh Kumar

“…Osteonecrosis of the jaw refers to the necrosis of jaw bones due to compromised blood supply to the bone primarily from radiation, medication, trauma, infection, and malignancy. COVID-19 virus was found to bind to human ACE2 receptors and cause various systemic complications that have led to millions of deaths. …”
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Herpes simplex virus-2-associated esophagitis in immunocompetent host by Haider A. Naqvi, Sumanthkumar Bandaru, Adrien L. Janvier, Muhammad Nadeem Yousaf

“…Common risk factors for HE include a history of HIV, AIDS, malignancy, solid organs transplant, use of steroids, immunosuppressant medications, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy [1, 3–7]. …”
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Unusual syphilis manifestation: From breast implant rupture to systemic erythroderma by Vivien Moris, Eliott Laine, Sahal Khan, Leslie Ann See

“…Pathological findings showed chronic inflammation, with concerns about a cutaneous T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder, but no signs of malignancy were observed. Serological tests confirmed active syphilis with a positive TPHA titer and VDRL result. …”
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A Rare Cause of Colonic Obstruction “Colonic Intussusception”: Report of Two Cases by Tayfun Yoldas, Avni Can Karaca, Safak Ozturk, Mutlu Unver, Cemil Calıskan, Mustafa Ali Korkut

“…Colocolic intussusceptions are rare clinical entities in adults and almost always caused by a leading lesion which often warrants resection. Mostly being malignant, the leading lesions are rarely benign lesions where intraluminal lipomas are the most frequent among them. …”
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