Case report of a Sertoli cell tumor with unique presentation including fevers, weight loss, and leukocytosis in a 13-year-old male by Austin G. Kazarian, Caleb Q. Ashbrook, Charles F. Timmons, Craig A. Peters, Bruce J. Schlomer

“…Evaluation revealed leukocytosis, anemia, elevated systemic inflammatory markers and a negative infectious disease evaluation. An evaluation for malignancy revealed an incidental testicular mass. A radical orchiectomy lead to prompt resolution of fevers, leukocytosis, and elevated systemic inflammatory markers. …”
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Hyperparathyroidism Jaw Tumor Syndrome Presenting as Recurrent Femur Fractures in a Young Woman; a Rare Presentation of a Rare Disease by Piyumi S. A. Wijewickrama, Noel P. Somasundaram

“…Hyperparathyroidism jaw tumor syndrome is an important diagnosis to consider in a young patient presenting with classic clinical features due to the risk of malignancy, familial involvement, and need to monitor for progressive systemic manifestations. …”
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Extramedullary Plasmacytoma of the Oral Cavity: A Rare Case in the Buccal Mucosa by Armin Khaleghi, Nafise Shamloo

“…These lesions are of clinical significance due to their potential progression to multiple myeloma (MM), a more systemic and serious plasma cell malignancy. Although EMPs primarily arise in the head and neck region, cases involving the oral cavity are particularly rare. …”
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A Case of an Undifferentiated Squamous Cell Carcinoma Arising from an Epidermal Cyst by Mai Tokunaga, Masami Toya, Yuichiro Endo, Akihiro Fujisawa, Miki Tanioka, Mayumi Kato, Yoshiki Miyachi

“…An epidermal cyst is a common benign subcutaneous tumor and rarely develops malignancy. We report a case of an undifferentiated cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) that arose from an epidermal cyst on the left side of the neck. …”
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A Rare Cause of the Cough: Primary Small Cell Carcinoma of Esophagus—Case Report by Erdal Yekeler, Timur Koca, Semra Vural

“…Primary small cell carcinoma of the esophagus is a relatively rare malignancy. It is highly progressive and poorly prognostic in untreated conditions. …”
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A Rare Case of Small Intestinal Cancer With Uterine Metastasis After Surgery for Ovarian Metastasis, Diagnosed Using Immunostaining by Sachiko Nagao, Motoki Matsuura, Shoko Kurokawa, Masato Tamate, Taishi Akimoto, Tsuyoshi Saito

“…Cervical cytology was negative for intraepithelial lesion or malignancy. Endometrial histology showed an adenocarcinoma of the uterus. …”
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In Vivo Bioluminescence Imaging Validation of a Human Biopsy–Derived Orthotopic Mouse Model of Glioblastoma Multiforme by Monika A. Jarzabek, Peter C. Huszthy, Kai O. Skaftnesmo, Emmet McCormack, Patrick Dicker, Jochen H.M. Prehn, Rolf Bjerkvig, Annette T. Byrne

“…Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the most aggressive brain malignancy, is characterized by extensive cellular proliferation, angiogenesis, and single-cell infiltration into the brain. …”
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Advances in Endoscopic Ultrasound in Pancreatic Cancer Screening, Diagnosis, and Palliative Care by Wenyu Zhang, Jingzheng Chen, Wei Zhang, Min Xu

“…Pancreatic cancer is a highly aggressive malignancy with a profoundly poor prognosis. Clinically, the condition most frequently manifests with symptoms including painless jaundice, abdominal discomfort, and back pain. …”
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PPAR Gamma in Neuroblastoma: The Translational Perspectives of Hypoglycemic Drugs by Serena Vella, Pier Giulio Conaldi, Tullio Florio, Aldo Pagano

“…Neuroblastoma (NB) is the most common and aggressive pediatric cancer, characterized by a remarkable phenotypic diversity and high malignancy. The heterogeneous clinical behavior, ranging from spontaneous remission to fatal metastatic disease, is attributable to NB biology and genetics. …”
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Safety of Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery in a Low-Volume Setting: Review of Early and Late Outcome by Robert C. Gandy, Christophe R. Berney

“…Conversion and anastomotic leakage rates were both 1.3%, respectively. None of the malignant cases had positive margins and the median number of lymph nodes retrieved was 17. …”
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Tuberculosis of the Thyroid Gland Presented as a Rapid Enlargement of a Preexisting Goiter by Ibtissem Oueslati, Imen Sakka, Olfa Ismail, Ines Akrout, Adel Marghli, Melika Chihaoui

“…The imaging exams showed a voluminous plunging multinodular thyroid gland and multiple bilateral lung nodules. Malignancy was suspected and the patient underwent a total thyroidectomy and a lung biopsy. …”
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Comparison of BRCA1 Gene Expression and CA15-3 Tumor Marker Level in Different Stages of Breast Cancer by Negar Soltani Irdmusa, Haniyeh Bashi Zadeh Fakhar, Masoumeh Heshmati, Mohammad Esmaiel Akbari, Sara Rahimi

“…Breast cancer (BC), a globally prevalent malignancy, shows significant variability in incidence across different geographical regions. …”
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Cavernous Breast Hemangioma Mimicking an Invasive Lesion on Contrast-Enhanced MRI by Menelaos Zafrakas, Panayiota Papasozomenou, Panayiotis Eskitzis, Demetrios Zouzoulas, Glyceria Boulogianni, Thomas Zaramboukas

“…On breast MRI, a small lesion with irregular margins was detected in the right breast, and following gadolinium contrast medium administration, a type 3 curve, with rapid initial rise, followed by reduction in enhancement (washout) in the delayed phase was noted, raising suspicion for malignancy. The lesion could not be visualized on second-look targeted breast ultrasound and full-field digital mammography. …”
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Endometrioid Paraovarian Borderline Cystic Tumor in an Infant with Proteus Syndrome by Liliana Vasquez, Mariela Tello, Ivan Maza, Monica Oscanoa, Milagros Dueñas, Haydee Castro, Alan Latorre

“…This is the youngest patient so far reported in the literature with this rare syndrome and an adnexal tumor of borderline malignancy. A total of nine patients have been described with female tract tumors and associated Proteus syndrome, which includes bilateral ovarian cystadenomas and other benign masses. …”
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Endometrial Carcinoma Presenting as Vasculitic Sensorimotor Polyneuropathy by Marketa Vasku, Thomas Papathemelis, Nicolai Maass, Ivo Meinhold-Heerlein, Dirk Bauerschlag

“…The phenomenon of a paraneoplastic syndrome can point to an underlying malignancy and can be used as marker of progression or regression of the tumor. …”
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From an allergic reaction to a superior vena cava syndrome by Milutinović Vojislava, Milutinović Vladimir

“…In the presented case, this rare syndrome was the first symptom of intrathoracic malignancy.…”
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ANRIL regulates retinoblastoma progression via targeting autophagy by miR-328-3p/TSC1/ULK signaling by Yang Yang, Yuezhi Zhang, Yanmei Fu, Shuanglian Li, Xiaolong Yin

“…Retinoblastoma is the most common primary intraocular malignancy of childhood. The aim of our study was to investigate the role and regulatory mechanism of the long non-coding RNA ANRIL in retinoblastoma. …”
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Recognizing Immunoglobulin G4-Related Overlap Syndromes in Patients with Pancreatic and Hepatobiliary Diseases by Aldo J Montano-Loza, Eoin Lalor, Andrew L Mason

“…Also, surgical management of pancreatic malignancy can be avoided once the correct diagnosis of IgG4-related disease has been made. …”
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Bilateral Ovarian Serous Borderline Tumor with Non-Invasive Endometrial Implants by Melissa Bou Malham, Jordy Mehawej, Andreas Filippaios, Christina Kushnir, Paulette Mhawech-Fauceglia

“…The omentum and lymph nodes were all negative for malignancy. SBTs associated with endometrial implants are very rare with only one case reported in the literature. …”
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WALDENSTRÖM MACROGLOBULINEMIA - A STATE-OF-THE-ART REVIEW: PART 1: EPIDEMIOLOGY, PATHOGENESIS, CLINICOPATHOLOGIC CHARACTERISTICS, DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS, RISK STRATIFICATION, AND C... by Michele Bibas, Shayna Sarosiek, Jorge J. Castillo

“… Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM) is an infrequent variant of lymphoma, classified as a B-cell malignancy identified by the presence of IgM paraprotein, infiltration of clonal, small lymphoplasmacytic B cells in the bone marrow, and the MYD88 L265P mutation, which is observed in over 90% of cases. …”
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