Low-Grade Chondrosarcoma of the Proximal Phalanx: A Rare Presentation by Paul Knapp, Alberto Aviles, Christopher Najarian

“…Chondrosarcomas are the second most common primary malignant sarcoma of the bone, though it is overall a rare tumor. …”
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Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma in Mastoid and Middle Ear in a 3-Year-Old Girl: A Rare Case Report by Saman Vegari, Alireza Hemati, Hosein Baybordi, Leila Davarimajd, Ghasem Chatrbahr

“…Introduction. The most common sarcoma of childhood is rhabdomyosarcoma, approximately 35% of all paediatric rhabdomyosarcomas occur in the head and neck. …”
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In Search of a Function for BCLAF1 by Haya Sarras, Solmaz Alizadeh Azami, J. Peter McPherson

“…Subsequent studies have shown that BCLAF1 plays criticals roles in a wide range of processes that are not normally associated with actions of Bcl2 family members, including lung development, T-cell activation, and control of the lytic infection program of Kaposi's sarcoma–associated herpesvirus. Here, we provide an overview of findings from past studies that both support and challenge the role of BCLAF1 in cell death and transcriptional control. …”
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A Case of Nonpuerperal Uterine Inversion Caused by Cervical Cancer by Daiki Hiratsuka, Takehiro Tsukazaki, Kenbun Sone, Kazuaki Neriishi, Kimihiro Takechi

“…Nonpuerperal uterine inversion is even rarer and is mainly caused by uterine fibroids, uterine sarcoma, or endometrial cancer. This is the first report of uterine inversion caused by cervical cancer. …”
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Development of Collagen-Based 3D Matrix for Gastrointestinal Tract-Derived Organoid Culture by Joo Hyun Jee, Dong Hyeon Lee, Jisu Ko, Soojung Hahn, Sang Yun Jeong, Han Kyung Kim, Enoch Park, Seon Young Choi, Sukin Jeong, Joong Woon Lee, Han-Jun Cho, Min-Soo Kwon, Jongman Yoo

“…Matrigel, derived from mouse sarcoma, has often been used as the supporting matrix for organoids, but the result may not be desirable for clinical applications because of the unidentified components from the mouse sarcoma. …”
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The Spectrum of Pulmonary Disease in Patients with HIV Infection by Julio Sg Montaner, Leila Spour, Carlos Zala

“…Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) and Kaposi’s sarcoma were the harbingers of the HIV epidemic more than 10 years ago. …”
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Development, optimization and application of a universal fluorescence multiplex PCR-based assay to detect BCOR genetic alterations in pediatric tumors by Meng Zhang, Xingfeng Yao, Nan Zhang, Yongbo Yu, Chao Jia, Xiaoxing Guan, Wenjian Xu, Xin Ni, Yongli Guo, Lejian He

“…Abstract Background A number of genetic aberrations are associated with the BCL6-correpresor gene (BCOR), including internal tandem duplications (ITDs) and gene fusions (BCOR::CCNB3 and BCOR::MAML3), as well as YWHAE::NUTM2, which are found in clear cell sarcoma of the kidney (CCSK), sarcoma with BCOR genetic alterations, primitive myxoid mesenchymal tumor of infancy, and high-grade neuroepithelial tumors in children. …”
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Interference with the Autophagic Process as a Viral Strategy to Escape from the Immune Control: Lesson from Gamma Herpesviruses by Roberta Santarelli, Marisa Granato, Alberto Faggioni, Mara Cirone

“…A particular attention has been given to Epstein-Barr and Kaposi’s sarcoma associated Herpesvirus, viruses studied for many years in our laboratory. …”
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Primary Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma: A Rare Case by Anastasios Katsourakis, George Noussios, Iosif Hadjis, Neofitos Evangelou, Efthimios Chatzitheoklitos

“…A diagnosis of MFN (undifferentiated high-grade pleomorphic sarcoma) was made. The patient received adjuvant chemotherapy with Gemcitabine. …”
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Nonbacterial Osteitis of the Clavicle: Longitudinal Imaging Series from Initial Diagnosis to Clinical Improvement by E. Roos, M. Maas, S. J. M. Breugem, G. R. Schaap, J. A. M. Bramer

“…The differential diagnoses were sarcoma, osteitis, and Langerhans cell histiocytosis. …”
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Synaptic Paths to Neurodegeneration: The Emerging Role of TDP-43 and FUS in Synaptic Functions by Shuo-Chien Ling

“…TAR DNA-binding protein-43 KDa (TDP-43) and fused in sarcoma (FUS) as the defining pathological hallmarks for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD), coupled with ALS-FTD-causing mutations in both genes, indicate that their dysfunctions damage the motor system and cognition. …”
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A 27-Year-Old Severely Immunosuppressed Female with Misleading Clinical Features of Disseminated Cutaneous Sporotrichosis by Atiyah Patel, Victor Mudenda, Shabir Lakhi, Owen Ngalamika

“…We report the case of a severely immunosuppressed female who presented with disseminated cutaneous sporotrichosis which was initially diagnosed and treated as disseminated cutaneous Kaposi’s sarcoma.…”
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Resección de liposarcoma mixoide bajo anestesia combinada by Karen I. Lucio-Hernández, Cristian I. Ham-Armenta, Horacio Olivares-Mendoza

“…El liposarcoma es una de las histologías más comunes del sarcoma de tejidos blandos (STS), la mitad de estos son retroperitoneales y el 25% de las extremidades. …”
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Personalized screening strategies for TP53 R337H carriers: a retrospective cohort study of tumor spectrum in Li-Fraumeni syndrome adult carriersResearch in context by Pedro A.F. Galante, Gabriela D.A. Guardia, Janina Pisani, Renata L. Sandoval, Mateus C. Barros-Filho, Ana Carolina Leite Vieira Costa Gifoni, Diogo F.C. Patrão, Patricia Ashton-Prolla, Vitor Fiorin de Vasconcellos, Claire Freycon, Arnold Levine, Pierre Hainaut, Maria Isabel Achatz

“…The most common cancers were breast cancer and soft tissue sarcoma in females, and soft tissue sarcoma and prostate cancer in males. …”
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Mediastinal Teratoma with Neuroendocrine Features in 34-Year-Old Male with Syncope by Peter A. Andrawes, Masood A. Shariff, Qing Chang, Fanyi Kong, Frank M. Rosell

“…Somatic-type malignancy, defined as any sarcoma, carcinoma, leukemia, or lymphoma developing in a germ cell tumor, occurs in approximately 2% of all germ cell tumors. …”
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Total Metacarpal Reconstruction with Fascia-Wrapped Fibular Graft Following Ewing Tumor Resection in a Growing Patient by Samer Abdel Al, MD, Muhamad A. Al-Qawasmi, MD, Muntaser Abu Shokor, MD, Hamza M. Khalaf, MD, Mohammad A. Alattar, PT

“…Reconstructing a digit after complete metacarpal removal because of sarcoma resection is a complex challenge, especially in growing individuals. …”
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First Description of a Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor Arising in the Nose by Habib Rizk, Aline Khazzaka, Amer Sebaaly, Maguy Cherfan, Roland Tomb, Riad Sarkis

“…Immunohistochemistry was in favor of a primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET)/Ewing’s sarcoma lesion, excluding epithelial, lymphoid, and other tumors. …”
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Retroperitoneal Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma Can Mimic a Hydatid Cyst by Gurcan Erbay, Serife Ulusan, Zafer Koc, Emine Tuba Canpolat, Kenan Calıskan

“…Malignant fibrous histiocytoma is the second most common soft-tissue sarcoma in adults. After the extremities, the retroperitoneal space is the second most common site of this tumor. …”
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Majocchi’s Granuloma after Topical Corticosteroids Therapy by Fu-qiu Li, Sha Lv, Jian-xin Xia

“…The clinical manifestations of MG are many and varied, except the common presentations of erythema, papule and nodules, and Kaposi sarcoma-like and molluscum-like lesions have been reported in literatures (Kim et al. (2011), Bord et al. (2007), and Lillis et al. (2010)). …”
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Cardiac Myxoid Spindle Cell Tumor in a Neonate by Reza Abbaszadeh, Fatemeh Naderi, Amir Hossein Jalali, Yaser Toloueitabar

“…Introduction: Different subtypes of cardiac tumors containing spindle cells have been described as cardiac sarcoma. However, benign types have not been reported so far. …”
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