Extracranial Meningioma in the Scalp with Concurrent Steatocystoma by Jiankun Tong, Sergei A. Aksenov, Mitchell I. Chorost, William H. Rodgers

“…We recommend that this neoplasm be routinely considered in the differential diagnosis of extracranial tumors. The discovery of another rare tumor—a steatocystoma located in immediate proximity on the scalp—is further remarkable. …”
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p19Arf suppresses growth, progression, and metastasis of Hras-driven carcinomas through p53-dependent and -independent pathways. by Karen S Kelly-Spratt, Kay E Gurley, Yutaka Yasui, Christopher J Kemp

“…Here, we used a multistage model of squamous cell carcinoma development to investigate the functional interactions between Ras, p19(Arf), and p53 during tumor progression in the mouse. Skin tumors were induced in wild-type, p19(Arf)-deficient, and p53-deficient mice using the DMBA/TPA two-step protocol. …”
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Validation of Customized Cancer Panel for Detecting Somatic Mutations and Copy Number Alterations by Su-Hye Choi, Seung-Hyun Jung, Yeun-Jun Chung

“…Accurate detection of genomic alterations, especially druggable hotspot mutations in tumors, has become an essential part of precision medicine. …”
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The usage of the paris classification system in urine cytology in the diagnosis of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer: a retrospective single-center study by Perttu Saarinen, Otto Jokelainen, Liida Ruotsalainen, Essi Ikonen, Timo K. Nykopp

“…Results In the absence of exophytic tumors on cystoscopy, the risks of bladder cancer was 0.1% for NHGUC, 1.5% for AUC, 22.7% for SHGUC, and 83.3% for HGUC. …”
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Acromegaly: Role of Surgery in the Therapeutic Armamentarium by Gerardo Guinto, Miguel Abdo, Erick Zepeda, Norma Aréchiga, Moisés Mercado

“…In the great majority of cases, pituitary tumor can be removed through a transsphenoidal approach. …”
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DNA alterations in ovarian adult granulosa cell tumours: A scoping review protocol. by Sven Karstensen, Karsten Kaiser, Caroline Moos, Tim Svenstrup Poulsen, Kirsten Jochumsen, Claus Høgdall, Finn Lauszus, Estrid Høgdall

“…However, DNA sequencing in rare tumors, such as ovarian adult granulosa cell tumor (aGCT), often lacks statistical power due to the limited number of cases in each study. …”
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A New Hope in Immunotherapy for Malignant Gliomas: Adoptive T Cell Transfer Therapy by Dong-Sup Chung, Hye-Jin Shin, Yong-Kil Hong

“…But, antitumor activities of endogenously activated T cells induced by immunotherapy such as vaccination are not sufficient to control tumors because tumor-specific antigens may be self-antigens and tumors have immune evasion mechanisms to avoid immune surveillance system of host. …”
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Deletion of AMP-activated protein kinase impairs metastasis and is rescued by ROS scavenging or ectopic CD36 expression by Gopalakrishnan Ramakrishnan, Alexander R. Terry, Veronique Nogueira, Ahmed Magdy, Nissim Hay

“…Summary: AMPK’s role in tumor initiation and progression is controversial. …”
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Simultaneous paratesticular liposarcomas with histopathological differences. A Case report by Pedro León Acosta, Pedro Rosales Torres

“…Liposarcoma is a mesenchymal origin tumor that commonly occurs in the retroperitoneum; It is slow growing and its ability to produce metastasis depends on its histological type. …”
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The impact of vitamin D on breast cancer treatment: Literature review by Fedosenko Mariia

“…The studied cytotoxic effects expand the field of clinical research on the "non-classical" properties of vitamin D and allow the integration of data on a potential antitumor agent for many malignant tumors.…”
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Microimaging Characterization of a B16-F10 Melanoma Metastasis Mouse Model by Christopher T. Winkelmann, Said Daibes Figueroa, Tammy L. Rold, Wynn A. Volkert, Timothy J. Hoffman

“…A total of 59% of the mice developed metastatic tumors. Micro-CT image analysis was able to identify and follow up to 36% of metastatic lesions. …”
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Enhanced Hepatocarcinogenicity Due to Agonists of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors in Senescent Rats: Role of Peroxisome Proliferation, Cell Proliferation, and Apoptosis by Jihan Youssef, Mostafa Badr

“…This effect is expected to diminish the ability of the liver to purge itself of pre-existing neoplastic cells, allowing them to progress to tumors. New findings from our laboratories show that the aged liver is exceedingly sensitive to the antiapoptotic effect of PPAR agonists. …”
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Unwanted disorders and xenogeneic graft‐versus‐host disease in experimental immunodeficient mice: How to evaluate and how to report by Seyed Mostafa Monzavi, Samad Muhammadnejad, Vahid Mansouri, Hami Ashraf, Naser Ahmadbeigi

“…Abstract Human‐derived tumor models are essential for preclinical development of new anticancer drug entities. …”
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The Pyrolytic Profile of Lyophilized and Deep-Frozen Compact Part of the Human Bone by Jolanta Lodowska, Daniel Wolny, Sławomir Kurkiewicz, Ludmiła Węglarz

“…Bone grafts are used in the treatment of nonunion of fractures, bone tumors and in arthroplasty. Tissues preserved by lyophilization or deep freezing are used as implants nowadays. …”
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Detection of Cancer Stem Cells from Patient Samples by Sofia Hakala, Anna Hämäläinen, Sanne Sandelin, Nikolaos Giannareas, Elisa Närvä

“…The existence of cancer stem cells (CSCs) in various tumors has become increasingly clear in addition to their prominent role in therapy resistance, metastasis, and recurrence. …”
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HER2 Negative Mammary Paget’s Disease or In Situ Melanoma? A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Luana-Andreea Boșoteanu, Mariana Așchie, Cristian Ionuţ Orǎșanu, Mădălina Boșoteanu

“…The histopathological and immunohistochemical approach is derived from the exigency of excluding the possibility of synchronous tumors—a mammary invasive carcinoma, accompanied by another component with MPD phenotypic mimicry. …”
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Micro-PET/CT Monitoring of Herpes Thymidine Kinase Suicide Gene Therapy in a Prostate Cancer Xenograft: The Advantage of a Cell-specific Transcriptional Targeting Approach by Mai Johnson, Makoto Sato, Jeremy Burton, Sanjiv S. Gambhir, Michael Carey, Lily Wu

“…The imaging reporter gene (luciferase) and the cytotoxic gene (herpes simplex thymidine kinase) were delivered by adenoviral vectors injected directly into human prostate tumors grafted in SCID mice. Serial bioluminescence imaging, positron emission tomography, and computed tomography revealed restriction of gene expression to the tumors when prostate-specific vector was employed. …”
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Primary Gliosarcoma of the Cerebellum in a Young Pregnant Woman: Management Challenges and Immunohistochemical Features by Marco Meloni, Salvatore Serra, Giulia Bellisano, Nikolaos Syrmos, Sanjeeva Jeyaretna, Mario Ganau

“…GS should be considered in the differential diagnosis of posterior cranial fossa tumors with radiological features of meningioma or glioblastoma, even in young patients. …”
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Immune Microenvironment in Colorectal Cancer: A New Hallmark to Change Old Paradigms by Luis de la Cruz-Merino, Fernando Henao Carrasco, David Vicente Baz, Esteban Nogales Fernández, Juan José Reina Zoilo, Manuel Codes Manuel de Villena, Enrique Grande Pulido

“…Impact of immune microenvironment in prognosis of solid tumors has been extensively studied in the last few years. …”
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Epithelioid Angiosarcoma Arising from a Huge Leiomyoma: A Case Report and a Literature Review by Takeya Hara, Ai Miyoshi, Yuji Kamei, Nao Wakui, Akiko Fujishiro, Serika Kanao, Hirokazu Naoi, Hirofumi Otsuka, Takeshi Yokoi

“…Uterine mesenchymal tumors other than leiomyosarcoma, carcinosarcoma, and endometrial stromal sarcomas are extremely uncommon. …”
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