Adjuvants for peptide-based cancer vaccines by Willem W Overwijk, Hiep Khong

“…However, many patients do not benefit, possibly due to insufficient spontaneous T cell reactivity against their tumors and/or lacking immune cell infiltration to tumor site. …”
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Speech and Swallowing Data in Individual Patients Who Underwent Glossectomy after Prosthetic Rehabilitation by Viviane de Carvalho, Luiz Ubirajara Sennes

“…The criteria used were sample with any n; resection due to malignant tumors, restricted to tongue and/or floor of mouth; type of prosthetic rehabilitation; and description of the oral functions outcomes with prosthesis. …”
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Carney Complex: A Rare Case of Multicentric Cardiac Myxoma Associated with Endocrinopathy by Yehia Saleh, Basma Hammad, Abdallah Almaghraby, Ola Abdelkarim, Mohamed Seleem, Mahmoud Abdelnaby, Hoda Shehata, Mahmoud Hammad, Bassem Ramadan, Mohamed Elshafei, Eman Elsharkawy, Mohamed Ayman Abdel-hay

“…Carney complex is a rare autosomal dominant disorder characterized by multiple tumors, including cardiac and extracardiac myxomas, skin lesions, and various endocrine disorders. …”
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Functional Adrenocortical Adenoma in a Child with Beckwith–Wiedemann Syndrome by Leen Jamel Doya, Naya Talal Hassan, Hanin Ahmed Mansour, Mohammad Ahmad Almahmod Alkhalil, Abdul Alrahman Almahmod Alkhalil, Nada Mansour, Alaa Abdallah

“…Histopathological examination of the resected mass showed an adrenocortical tumor. Her postoperative evaluation showed normal testosterone and DHEAS levels. …”
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Strains, Mechanism, and Perspective: Salmonella-Based Cancer Therapy by Cheng-Zhi Wang, Robert A. Kazmierczak, Abraham Eisenstark

“…Many bacteria such as Salmonella, Listeria, Escherichia, and Clostridium have proved to have tumor targeting and in some cases even tumor-destroying phenotypes. …”
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Central Odontogenic Fibroma of Simple Type by Prasanth Thankappan, Naga Sirisha V. Chundru, Rajesh Amudala, Prashanthi Yanadi, S. A. K. Uroof Rahamthullah, Meeramma Botu

“…Central odontogenic fibroma (COF) is an extremely rare benign tumor that accounts for 0.1% of all odontogenic tumors. …”
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Dedifferentiated Leiomyosarcoma of the Uterus with Heterologous Elements: A Potential Diagnostic Pitfall by Kojo R. Rawish, Oluwole Fadare

“…Dedifferentiation is a phenomenon that is well characterized in a variety of tumors and is defined by the occurrence of a high-grade or undifferentiated tumor, typically unrecognizable regarding its line of differentiation, from a low-grade/borderline neoplasm. …”
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Suxamethonium-Induced Hyperkalemia: A Short Review of Causes and Recommendations for Clinical Applications by Henrik Lynge Hovgaard, Peter Juhl-Olsen

“…These pathologic conditions include upper and lower neuron injuries, major burns, trauma, immobility, muscle tumors, muscular dystrophy, and prolonged critical illness. …”
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Primary Osteosarcoma of the Breast: A Case Report by Anna Rizzi, Alberto Soregaroli, Claudia Zambelli, Fausto Zorzi, Stefano Mutti, Claudio Codignola, Paola Bertocchi, Alberto Zaniboni

“…Adjuvant chemotherapy should be considered for patients with tumors showing aggressive features.…”
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Beta-Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Producing Osteosarcoma of the Sacrum in a 26-Year-Old Woman: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Ryan Glass, Jaya Ruth Asirvatham, Leonard Kahn, Mohamed Aziz

“…Ectopic secretion of beta-human chorionic gonadotropin is considered a poor prognostic marker in epithelial tumors. However, very few cases have been reported in sarcomas. …”
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The Clinical and Prognostic Significance of Activated AKT-mTOR Pathway in Human Astrocytomas by Elias A. El Habr, Christos Adamopoulos, Georgia Levidou, Aggeliki A. Saetta, Penelope Korkolopoulou, Christina Piperi

“…Current therapeutic targeting of astrocytomas with AKT-mTOR inhibitors in preclinical and clinical stage is also discussed, including future perspectives regarding the management of these devastating tumors.…”
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CK20 and CK5/6 Immunohistochemical Staining of Urothelial Neoplasms: A Perspective by Mohammed Akhtar, Sameera Rashid, Mohamed Ben Gashir, Noheir Mostafa Taha, Issam Al Bozom

“…Thus, low-grade urothelial carcinoma manifests CK expression limited to the umbrella cells, while high-grade tumors usually have an expression in the entire thickness of the urothelium except for the basal layer. …”
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Radiation Pneumonitis after Radiotherapy of Neck Lymphoma by Min Wei, Jun Cai, Tao Tong, Shihua Yu, Yonghua Yang, Weijia Zhang, Jiyuan Yang

“…Radiotherapy is still one of the effective means for treatment of malignant tumors up to now. Particularly, it is an indispensable effective measure for treatment of some lymphoma patients. …”
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Malignant Transformation Six Months after Removal of Intracranial Epidermoid Cyst: A Case Report by Fayçal Lakhdar, El Mehdi Hakkou, Rachid Gana, Rachid My Maaqili, Fouad Bellakhdar

“…Intracranial epidermoid cysts are uncommon benign tumors of developmental origin; malignant transformation of benign epidermoid cysts is rare, and their prognosis remains poor. …”
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PI3K/AKT/PTEN Signaling as a Molecular Target in Leukemia Angiogenesis by Naoko Okumura, Hitomi Yoshida, Yasuko Kitagishi, Mutsumi Murakami, Yuri Nishimura, Satoru Matsuda

“…PI3K/AKT/PTEN pathway is important in the regulation of angiogenesis mediated by vascular endothelial growth factor in many tumors including leukemia. The signaling pathway is activated in leukemia patients as well as leukemia cell lines together with a decrease in the expression of PTEN gene. …”
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Patients deceased in Cienfuegos city. Kind of patients, causes and place where they died. by María Gloria Fabregat Rodríguez

“…For all the studied causes the age group 65 years and more has the hihest mortality rates but particularizing for heart diseases the highest rate belongs to males from Cienfuegos municipality; for malignant tumors to Cumanayagua and Cienfuegos, for Cerebro Vascular Accidents the highest rates are for females from Cienfuegos municipality, influenza and pneumonia has the highest incidence in males from Aguada and suicide attempt in males from Aguada, Cruces and Cienfuegos respectively.…”
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Prostatic Leiomyoma: A Case Report by Soufiane Mellas, Ahmed Amine Bouchikhi, Mohammed-Fadl Tazi, Abdelhak Khallouk, Jalal-Eddin Elammari, Mohammed-Jamal El Fassi, Moulay Hassan Farih

“…However, benign mesenchymal tumors especially true leiomyoma of the prostate are rare. …”
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Novel Immunotherapeutic Approaches for Neuroblastoma and Malignant Melanoma by Fabio Morandi, Francesco Frassoni, Mirco Ponzoni, Chiara Brignole

“…Neuroblastoma (NB) and malignant melanoma (MM), tumors of pediatric age and adulthood, respectively, share a common origin, both of them deriving from the neural crest cells. …”
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Primary Renal Synovial Sarcoma by Mehmet Gulum, Ercan Yeni, Murat Savas, Ilyas Ozardali, Ismail Ozdemir, Dilek Mil, Adem Altunkol, Halil Ciftci

“…Synovial sarcomas are generally deep-seated tumors that most often occur in the proximity of large joints of adolescents and young adults. …”
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Renal PEComa in a young male: A case report and insights from the literature by Rashad Sholan, Rufat Aliyev, Malahat Sultan, Anar Almazkhanli, Savalan Karim, Jalal Gasimov

“…Perivascular epithelioid cell tumors (PEComas) are rare mesenchymal neoplasms, commonly found in the uterus and retroperitoneum. …”
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