Monitoring of Biodistribution and Persistence of Conditionally Replicative Adenovirus in a Murine Model of Ovarian Cancer Using Capsid-Incorporated mCherry and Expression of Human... by Igor P. Dmitriev, Elena A. Kashentseva, Kenneth H. Kim, Qiana L. Matthews, Stephanie S. Krieger, Jesse J. Parry, Kim N. Nguyen, Walter J. Akers, Samuel Achilefu, Buck E. Rogers, Ronald D. Alvarez, David T. Curiel

“…Optical imaging demonstrated relative correlation of fluorescent signal with virus replication as determined by viral genome quantification in tumors. Positron emission tomography/computed tomography studies demonstrated that we can visualize radioactive uptake in tumors injected with imaging CRAd and the trend for greater uptake by standardized uptake value analysis compared to control CRAd. …”
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Inhibition of mutagenic activation of orthoaminoazotoluene increases its carcinogenicity for mouse liver by V. I. Kaledin, L. P. Ovchinnikova, S. I. Ilnitskaya, T. S. Morozkova, N. A. Popova

“…Various mutationally impaired genes are often found in malignant tumors of animals and humans. At the same time, a large number of carcinogens demonstrate positive activity in different in vitro tests for mutagenicity. …”
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Revolutionizing oral health care: The promise of terahertz radiation for oral oncological lesions by Alice AlSabbag, Marwan Al-Raeei

“…Terahertz (THz) radiation offers nondestructive, nonionizing treatment for medical conditions like tumors and dental diseases. With recent technological advances, it shows promise in accurate imaging, diagnosis, and treatment, especially in oral and dental oncology. …”
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Pumilio RNA-Binding Family Member 1 Plays a Promoting Role on Pancreatic Cancer Angiogenesis by Haisu Dai, Yan Jiang, Zhipeng Liu, Xingxing Su, Yishi Yang, Zhiyu Chen

“…Moreover, subcutaneous xenograft tumors overexpressing PUM1 have the higher expression level of CD31, while subcutaneous xenograft tumors silencing PUM1 have the lower expression level of CD31. …”
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Novel Intraoperative Near-Infrared Fluorescence Camera System for Optical Image-Guided Cancer Surgery by J. Sven D. Mieog, Alexander L. Vahrmeijer, Merlijn Hutteman, Joost R. van der Vorst, Maurits Drijfhout van Hooff, Jouke Dijkstra, Peter J.K. Kuppen, Rob Keijzer, Eric L. Kaijzel, Ivo Que, Cornelis J.H. van de Velde, Clemens W.G.M. Löwik

“…During the intraoperative experiments, a camera exposure time of 10 ms was used, which provided the optimal tumor to background ratio. Primary mammary tumors ( n = 20 tumors) were successfully resected under direct fluorescence guidance. …”
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The Dual Role of HLA-G in Cancer by Nathalie Rouas-Freiss, Philippe Moreau, Joel LeMaoult, Edgardo D. Carosella

“…For the past decade, HLA-G has been described as a tumor-escape mechanism favoring cancer progression, and blocking strategies have been proposed to counteract it. …”
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Small Bowel Adenocarcinoma as the Cause of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Celiac Disease: A Rare Malignancy in a Common Disease by Jaleh Fallah, Maxwell Eyram Afari, Alfredo C. Cordova, Adam J. Olszewski, Taro Minami

“…Although resection is the modality of choice for small bowel tumors, a majority is either locally advanced or metastatic at diagnosis, and even localized cancers have worse prognosis than stage-matched colorectal tumors. …”
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A giant degenerative uterine leiomyoma mimicking an ovarian neoplasm: Case report by Van Trung Hoang, The Huan Hoang, Hoang Anh Thi Van, Ngoc Trinh Thi Pham, Vichit Chansomphou, Thanh Tam Thi Nguyen, Cong Thao Trinh, Duc Thanh Hoang

“…Uterine leiomyoma, also referred to as fibroid or myoma, is a prevalent benign tumor that can present with a range of clinical manifestations. …”
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The Hidden Cost of Untreated Paragangliomas of the Head and Neck: Systemic Reactive (AA) Amyloidosis by Erkan Dervisoglu, Murat Ozturk, Mehmet Tuncay, Gulhatun Kilic Dervisoglu, Yesim Gurbuz, Serhan Derin

“…Paragangliomas, although rare, should be considered one of the tumors that can result in AA amyloidosis.…”
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Primary Adenocarcinoma of the Vermiform Appendix. A Case Report by Luis Antonio Revuelta Pérez, Lidia Torres Aja, Arístides Sánchez Sánchez

“…Most appendiceal malignancies arise from a primary tumor in the adjacent organs, and in some cases, may be metastases from distant tumors. …”
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Inferior Vena Cava and Renal Vein Thrombosis Associated with Thymic Carcinoma by Vlad Teodor Berbecar, Roxana Jurubita, Marina Paraschiv, Bogdan Obrisca, Bogdan Sorohan, Gener Ismail

“…Thymic tumors are rare mediastinal tumors that can present with a wide variety of symptoms. …”
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Pituitary adenoma: a literature review by A. Sidaraitė, B. Glebauskienė, R. Liutkevičienė

“… Pituitary adenoma is one of the most common intracranial tumors which cause neurological and/or hormonal symptoms. …”
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Asymptomatic Presentation of Aggressive Ossifying Fibroma:A Case Report by Roopashri Rajesh Kashyap, Gopakumar R. Nair, Subhas Babu Gogineni

“…They are rare, benign, nonaggressive tumors that are commonly seen in head and neck region. …”
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Vulvar Cavernous Hemangioma: Case Report by Cüneyt Eftal Taner, İlkan Kayar, Aslı İris, Demet Aydoğan Kırmızı, Yasemin Göklü, Rıfat Göklü, Duygu Ayaz

“… Vascular tumors of the female genitalia are unusual. Hemangiomas are benign tumors of the blood vessels. …”
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Primary Mucinous Adenocarcinoma of the Testis by Takeshi Azuma, Yukihide Matayoshi, Yasushi Nagase

“…Malignant tumors have the potential for metastatic spread and are often fatal. …”
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A Rare Case of a Right Atrial Paraganglioma in an Individual with the SHDB Mutation by Ian Lancaster, Carlos Nunez, Andrew Willinger, Christiano Caldeira, Jeffrey Aufman

“…Paragangliomas are extra-adrenal chromaffin cell tumors. A small percentage of these tumors can be found in the thoracic cavity and, when in the heart, are typically in the left atrium. …”
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Anti-PD-1 amplifies costimulation in melanoma-infiltrating Th1-like Foxp3+ regulatory T cells to alleviate local immunosuppression by Fernando Alvarez, Fan Huang, Sonia V Del Rincon, Mikhaël Attias, Tho-Alfakar Al-Aubodah, Roman Istomine, Paige McCallum, Abrahim Sleiman, Tamiko Nishimura, Yasser Riazalhosseini, Ciriaco A Piccirillo

“…Background Immune checkpoint inhibitors targeting programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1) are the first line of treatment for many solid tumors including melanoma. PD-1 blockade enhances the effector functions of melanoma-infiltrating CD8+ T cells, leading to durable tumor remissions. …”
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Potentiating intratumoral therapy with immune checkpoint inhibitors: shifting the paradigm of multimodality therapeutics by B.E. Nelson, A. Naing, S. Fu, R.A. Sheth, R. Murthy, S. Piha-Paul

“…Intratumoral immunotherapy, involving direct injection of immune-activating agents into tumors, holds promise for converting immunologically ‘cold’ tumors into responsive ‘hot’ tumors. …”
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The Clinical and Pathological Presentation of Thyroid Nodules in Children and the Comparison with Adult Population: Experience of a Single Institution by Tamas Solymosi, Gyula Lukacs Toth, Laszlo Budai, Istvan Gal

“…The ratio of follicular adenoma to hyperplastic nodules (3 : 1 to 1 : 1.67), the proportion of follicular variant (77.8% versus 26.7%), T4 tumors (77.8% versus 33.3%), and tumors with lymph node metastasis (88.9% versus 66.7%) were significantly higher among younger papillary carcinoma patients. …”
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Hybrid Carcinoma of the Larynx: A Case Report (Adenoid Cystic and Adenocarcinoma) and Review of the Literature by Ilias Karasmanis, John K. Goudakos, Iosif Vital, Thomas Zarampoukas, Victor Vital, Konstantinos Markou

“…The nonsquamous carcinomas of the larynx are considered rare with the majority of malignant tumors in this area, reaching the rate of 95%, to be squamous cell neoplasms. …”
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