Anti-CTLA4 treatment reduces lymphedema risk potentially through a systemic expansion of the FOXP3+ Treg population by Stefan Wolf, Matiar Madanchi, Patrick Turko, Maija Hollmén, Sonia Tugues, Julia von Atzigen, Pietro Giovanoli, Reinhard Dummer, Nicole Lindenblatt, Cornelia Halin, Michael Detmar, Mitchell Levesque, Epameinondas Gousopoulos

“…Abstract Secondary lymphedema is a common sequel of oncologic surgery and presents a global health burden still lacking pharmacological treatment. …”
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Pembrolizumab-Induced Mobitz Type 2 Second-Degree Atrioventricular Block by Alisha Khan, Sana Riaz, Robert Carhart

“…Pembrolizumab is a monoclonal antibody directed towards programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) and is an antineoplastic drug which has a growing variety of oncologic uses. Pembrolizumab is commonly associated with immune-related adverse events (IRAEs) but is infrequently noted to cause cardiotoxicities such as myocarditis, arrhythmias, and heart failure. …”
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Reconstruction of Nasal Skin Cancer Defects with Local Flaps by A. C. Salgarelli, P. Bellini, A. Multinu, C. Magnoni, M. Francomano, F. Fantini, U. Consolo, S. Seidenari

“…We describe our experience in the aesthetic reconstruction of nasal skin defects following oncological surgery. The use of different local flaps for nasal skin cancer defects is reported in 286 patients. …”
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Case report: Recurrence of psychosis after the surgical resection and radiation of a temporal lobe astrocytoma by David Perekopskiy, Shervin Zoghi, Jenna Dobrick, Orwa Aboud, Orwa Aboud, Orwa Aboud, James Alan Bourgeois

“…This case report helps illustrate how a neuroimaging work-up is important for the first incidence of psychotic disorder and how a tumor can produce a psychotic disorder that persists after oncologic treatment. This paper adds to the literature on the presentation and treatment of post-resection tumor-induced psychotic disorder.…”
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Clostridium subterminale Septicemia in a Patient with Metastatic Gastrointestinal Adenocarcinoma by Kevin M. Trapani, Leigh J. Boghossian, Elizabeth Caskey

“…The patient was receiving treatment for nosocomial pneumonia prior to culture of the C. subterminale, which led to suspicion for malignancy. Extensive GI and oncologic workup demonstrated multiple comorbidities and a primary GI cancer, which likely caused a breach in the GI mucosa and C. subterminale entrance into the bloodstream. …”
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The amount of DNA and RNA in primary cancer cells and their metastases by Oleksandr Herasymenko, Kostyantyn Gerasymenko, Olha Herasymenko

“…The aim of this study is to determine the content of DNA and RNA in cells of primary cancer and its metastases through microspectrophotometric analysis of malignant cells collected from 30 patients with primary and metastatic oncological processes. The following methods were employed: microspectrophotometric analysis using the automated complex “Protva-PM11-DVK-3m,” staining of histological specimens with halo cyanin-chrome alum, the discrete statistics method, frequency and cluster analysis, and the bibliographic method. …”
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Approach at the emergency surgery at obturation ileus in colorectal cancer patient by F. Sh. Akhmetzyanov, N. A. Valiyev, V. I. Egorov, B. Sh. Bikbov

“…Urgent operations were performed according to oncologic treatment principles in the same way as elective surgery. …”
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Oatmeal and wheat flour as the sources of thyroid peroxidase and proinflammatory enzymes modulators in the prevention of thyroid diseases by Urszula Gawlik, Ewa Habza-Kowalska, Katarzyna Piwowarczyk, Jarosław Czyż, Urszula Złotek

“…Collectively, the application of OM and WF products for the prophylactics of inflammatory thyroid diseases should be considered with care, especially in the context of the oncological status of the patient.…”
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Focal Laser Ablation of Prostate Cancer: Definition, Needs, and Future by Pierre Colin, Serge Mordon, Pierre Nevoux, Mohammed Feras Marqa, Adil Ouzzane, Philippe Puech, Gregory Bozzini, Bertrand Leroux, Arnauld Villers, Nacim Betrouni

“…However, further trials are required to demonstrate the oncologic effectiveness in the long term.…”
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Soft Tissue Management and Prosthetic Rehabilitation in a Tongue Cancer Patient by Umberto Romeo, Marco Lollobrigida, Gaspare Palaia, Domenica Laurito, Riccardo Cugnetto, Alberto De Biase

“…One major challenge in treating head and neck oncologic patients is to achieve an acceptable recovery of physiologic functions compatible with the complete tumor excision. …”
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Differential diagnosis of hypertrophic pachymeningitis: literature review by G. Makarevičius, J. Grigaitė, M. Jokubaitis, A. Klimašauskienė

“…There are 3 major groups of secondary HP: infectious, autoimmune, and oncological. There are no highly specific clinical and radiological features to distinguish secondary HP from idiopathic HP. …”
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The effect of pressurized intraperitoneal aerosolized chemotherapy on the surgical treatment outcomes of ovarian cancer with peritoneal carcinomatosis by A. S. Dzasochov, A. A. Kostin, V. L. Astashov, A. B. Turiev, A. D. Uskov, M. A. Andreeva

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Mesenchymal Stem Cells for the Treatment of Spinal Arthrodesis: From Preclinical Research to Clinical Scenario by F. Salamanna, M. Sartori, G. Barbanti Brodano, C. Griffoni, L. Martini, S. Boriani, M. Fini

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Disseminated Cerebrospinal Embryonal Tumor in the Adult by Alessandro Caporlingua, Daniele Armocida, Federico Caporlingua, Gennaro Lapadula, Grazia Maria Elefante, Manila Antonelli, Maurizio Salvati

“…Spinal ETs are exceedingly rare especially when presenting in the adult patient. Neurosurgical and oncologic management is still unclear. When feasible, surgical removal should always be performed to obtain a histologic diagnosis. …”
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Surgical Approach to Primary Hyperparathyroidism in Patients with Concomitant Thyroid Diseases: A Retrospective Single Center Study by Elena Castellano, Paolo Benso, Roberto Attanasio, Alberto Boriano, Corrado Lauro, Giorgio Borretta, Felice Borghi

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A proof-of-concept study in small and large animal models for coupling liver normothermic machine perfusion with mesenchymal stromal cell bioreactors by Umberto Cillo, Caterina Lonati, Alessandra Bertacco, Lucrezia Magnini, Michele Battistin, Liver NMP Consortium, Lara Borsetto, Francesco Dazzi, David Al-Adra, Enrico Gringeri, Maria Laura Bacci, Andrea Schlegel, Daniele Dondossola

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A rare manifestation of adrenocortical carcinoma as a mimic of pheochromocytoma: a case report and literature review by Joanna Sobolewska, Wioleta Respondek, Przemyslaw Witek

“…The primary management in the care of patients with adrenal incidentalomas is to determine the oncologic risk, namely, the possibility of malignancy. …”
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Initial experience of a novel surgical assist robot “Saroa” featuring tactile feedback and a roll-clutch system in radical prostatectomy by Kosuke Iwatani, Fumihiko Urabe, Shun Saito, Shota Kawano, Tomoya Yamasaki, Shoji Kimura, Hideo Otsuki, Kei Fujio, Takahiro Kimura, Jun Miki

“…While the system shows promise, especially with tactile feedback that aids in delicate tissue handling, further investigation is needed to evaluate long-term oncological and functional outcomes.…”
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Expanding Robotic Arm-Assisted Knee Surgery: The First Attempt to Use the System for Knee Revision Arthroplasty by Dimitrios Kalavrytinos, Christos Koutserimpas, Ioannis Kalavrytinos, Konstantinos Dretakis

“…A plethora of additional applications in the future, such as total shoulder or reverse total shoulder arthroplasty, megaprosthesis placement in oncological patients, and total hip or knee revision surgeries, may improve patient-related outcomes.…”
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Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw: New Insights into Molecular Mechanisms and Cellular Therapeutic Approaches by Thomas Lombard, Virginie Neirinckx, Bernard Rogister, Yves Gilon, Sabine Wislet

“…In recent years, medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ) became an arising disease due to the important antiresorptive drug prescriptions to treat oncologic and osteoporotic patients, as well as the use of new antiangiogenic drugs such as VEGF antagonist. …”
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