Simultaneous presentation of malignant acanthosis nigricans and palmar fasciitis with polyarthritis syndrome in a patient of ovarian neoplasm: A rare manifestation by Jayati Dave, Sunanda Mahajan, Ankita Maheshwari, Abhishek Gupta

“…It may manifest either with or before the development of the malignancy prompt diagnosis of such paraneoplastic syndrome is often instrumental in early diagnosis of occult malignancy. Palmar fasciitis and polyarthritis syndrome is a rare disease characterized by palmar fasciitis, symmetric synovitis of the hands, fibrosis, and flexion contractures. …”
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Quantification of Pregenomic RNA and Covalently Closed Circular DNA in Hepatitis B Virus-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Fugui Bai, Yoshihiko Yano, Takumi Fukumoto, Atsushi Takebe, Motofumi Tanaka, Kaori Kuramitsu, Nungki Anggorowati, Hanggoro Tri Rinonce, Dewiyani Indah Widasari, Masaya Saito, Hirotaka Hirano, Takanobu Hayakumo, Yasushi Seo, Takeshi Azuma, Yonson Ku, Yoshitake Hayashi

“…In addition, the replication is shown in not only patients with HBsAg-positive but also occult HBV-infected patients, suggesting the contribution to HCC development.…”
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Motion-Computerized Tomographic Colography is a Better Method for Screening for Polyps: Arguments for the Motion by Benoit C Pineau

“…Traditional screening techniques - fecal occult blood testing, flexible sigmoidoscopy, barium enema and colonoscopy - each have limitations in terms of diagnostic accuracy, cost and/or patient acceptability. …”
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Burkitt Lymphoma of the Duodenum: An Uncommon Phenomenon by Fahad Malik, Manuel Gonzalez, Wahib Zafar

“…A high suspicion should be present while treating immunocompromised patients with chronic abdominal symptoms especially with complications such as bleeding or occult positive testing. Early endoscopy intervention with biopsy can help identity and treat these conditions with improved outcomes for the patients.…”
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An Unusual Cause of Necrotising Fasciitis in a Young Male with Juvenile Dermatomyositis by Adelaide Ankomaa Asante, Josephine Nsaful, Dzifa Dey

“…Patients with JDM develop complications that are usually a consequence of vasculopathy affecting multiple organ systems. Occult gastrointestinal (GI) perforation is an uncommon complication and is associated with an increased risk of mortality due to a delay in diagnosis. …”
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Laparoscopic Sentinel Node Mapping with Surgical Staging following Hysteroscopic Endometrial Resection in Endometrial Stromal Sarcoma by Phornsawan Wasinghon, Chyi-Long Lee

“…Also, the five positive indocyanine green sentinel lymph node showed no nodal metastasis. The occult lymph nodes were dissected at the right and left pelvic nodes for nodes 4 and 9, respectively. …”
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Massive Gastrointestinal Bleeding Related to NSAID Use in a Patient with Ileorectal Anastomosis by Esere Nesiama, Letisha Mirembe, Kierra Weber, Sruthy Isaac, Deborah Trammell, Izi Obokhare

“…This report highlights small bowel occult bleeding related to NSAID use in a patient with a surgical history of robotic total colectomy with ileorectal anastomosis completed 1 year prior. …”
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Peritalar Injuries in the Acute Trauma Setting: A Review of the Literature by Abdul R. Arain, Curtis T. Adams, Stefanos F. Haddad, Muhammad Moral, Joseph Young, Khusboo Desai, Andrew J. Rosenbaum

“…This includes subtalar dislocations, chopart joint injuries, talar fractures, navicular fractures, and occult calcaneal fractures.…”
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Laparoscopic management of delayed traumatic left diaphragmatic hernia with intrathoracic kidney: A rare case report and technical aspects by Ganesh K. Shenoy, Marina Thomas, Ramesh B. Shamburao, Nawab Jan

“…Occult traumatic diaphragmatic hernias (DHs) are relatively rare and may present years after the trauma. …”
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Blunt Renal Trauma in a Pre-Existing Renal Lesion by G.V. Soundra Pandyan, Idris Omo-Adua, Mohammed Al Rashid, Ahmed Bakheet Zaharan

“…Spiral CT scan with contrast and a retrograde pyelogram (RGP) confirmed an occult complex renal cyst. The gold standard of CT diagnosis in this situation is stressed. …”
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Prevalence of canine heartworm disease in the gemlik area, bursa by Turan Civelek, Alparslan Yıldırım, Anıl Iça

“…In conclusion, the prevalence of Dirofilaria immitis was determined as 2 % amongst dogs in the Gemlik area, Bursa (Occult infection).…”
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Fecal DNA Screening in Colorectal Cancer by Suzanne Richter

“…The approach has a higher positive predictive value than the currently used fecal occult blood test and offers a noninvasive option to patients. …”
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Urinary Angiotensinogen as a Biomarker of Nephropathy in Childhood by Maki Urushihara, Shoji Kagami

“…Urinary AGT level was positively correlated with diastolic blood pressure, urinary albumin, urinary protein levels, and urinary occult blood in chronic GN patients. Furthermore, urinary AGT level was significantly increased in chronic GN patients not treated with renin-angiotensin system (RAS) blockers compared with control subjects. …”
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Response to Aflibercept Therapy in Three Types of Choroidal Neovascular Membrane in Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Real-Life Evidence in the Czech Republic by Jan Nemcansky, Alexandr Stepanov, Michal Koubek, Miroslav Veith, Yun Min Klimesova, Jan Studnicka

“…To present a cohort of treatment-naive patients with the neovascular form of age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) treated with aflibercept in a fixed regimen and evaluate the treatment response of three types of choroidal neovascular membrane (CNV)—occult (Type 1), classic (Type 2), and minimally classic (Type 4). …”
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The PIC Cystogram: Its Place in the Treatment Algorithm of Recurrent Febrile UTIs by Jennifer A. Hagerty, Max Maizels, Earl Y. Cheng

“…In patients with febrile UTIs and negative VCUGs, the PIC cystogram has been demonstrated to identify occult reflux (PIC-VUR). When identified and treated, these patients have a significant reduction in the incidence of febrile UTIs. …”
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Lung Metastases to the Heart with Atypical Clinical Manifestations of Cardiac Failure by Natalia HYRIAVENKO, Vladyslav SIKORA, Wireko Andrew AWUAH, Toufik ABDUL-RAHMAN, Mykola LYNDIN, Anatolii ROMANIUK

“…We demonstrated that the atypical symptoms of cardiac dysfunction were caused by occult (undiagnosed) metastases of lung cancer cells to the heart. …”
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Malignant acanthosis nigricans and breast carcinoma. Presentation of a clinical case by Julio César Camero Machín, Roxana Rivera Rivadulla, Janet González Arencibia

“…The skin manifestations of malignant tumors include a group of dermatoses that can be the sign of the occult neoplasms presence and allow their timely diagnosis. …”
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The Role of MR Enterography in Assessing Crohn’s Disease Activity and Treatment Response by Matthew P. Moy, Jenny Sauk, Michael S. Gee

“…New and emerging MRE techniques, such as diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI), magnetization transfer, ultrasmall superparamagnetic iron oxide- (USPIO-) enhanced MRI, and PET-MR, offer the potential for an expanded role of MRI in detecting occult disease activity, evaluating early treatment response/resistance, and differentiating inflammatory from fibrotic strictures. …”
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Lung Cancer Associated with Neurofibromatosis Type I by Anastasia Oikonomou, Dimitrios Mikroulis, Paraskevi Mintzopoulou, Lawal Lukman, Panos Prassopoulos

“…We present a 42-year-old female, lifetime nonsmoker with a known history of neurofibromatosis type I, free of respiratory symptoms, who underwent a low-dose HRCT of the lungs to investigate any occult interstitial lung changes. A solitary ill-defined nodule of a ground-glass opacity was detected incidentally in the middle lobe with no associated lymphadenopathy or metastatic disease. …”
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Cancer in myositis by Albert Selva-O'Callaghan, Maria Terrones-Peinador, Joana Rita Marques-Soares, Albert Gil-Vila

“…Several considerations regarding the pathogenesis of this association and strategies to detect occult malignancy in these patients are discussed here, with special emphasis on the role of autoantibodies as markers of this condition. …”
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