Intracranial Gliofibroma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Patricia Gargano, Graciela Zuccaro, Fabiana Lubieniecki

“…Currently, the tumor is not listed as a distinct entity in the current World Health Organization (WHO) classification of central nervous system tumors. …”
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The application of robotic transanal minimally invasive surgery in rectal surgery by Guodong Xiao, Bin Huang, Zhengyong Liu, Chunxue Li, Weidong Tong

“…The application of robotic surgery has been successfully demonstrated in the resection of complex rectal tumors, total rectal mesentery resection, and fistula repair. …”
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An evaluation of surgical excision versus steroid injection for the management of ganglion cysts by Karpaka Vinayakam Gopalakrishnan, Kawushik Kumar Prabhakaran

“…Abstract Ganglion cysts are benign soft tissue tumors that commonly occur in the joints, especially the wrist. …”
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Saving a Child’s Elbow Joint: A Novel Reconstruction for a Tumour of the Distal Humerus by Calogero Graci, Czar Louie Gaston, Robert Grimer, Lee Jeys, Korhan Ozkan

“…Reconstruction after wide resection of a malignant bone tumor can be obtained using several techniques such as the use of prostheses, allograft, autograft, or combined procedure. …”
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Kidney Diseases Classification using Hybrid Transfer-Learning DenseNet201-Based and Random Forest Classifier by Abdalbasit Mohammed Qadir, Dana Faiq Abd

“…This study focuses on kidney stones, cysts, and tumors, the three most common types of renal illness, using a dataset of 12,446 CT urogram and whole abdomen images, aiming to move toward an AI-based kidney disease diagnosis system while contributing to the wider field of artificial intelligence research. …”
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Emerging Role of Histone Acetyltransferase in Stem Cells and Cancer by Daniela Trisciuoglio, Marta Di Martile, Donatella Del Bufalo

“…In this context, different hematological and solid tumors are characterized by deregulation of the protein acetylation pattern as a result of genetic or epigenetic changes. …”
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The Role of Interferon Regulatory Factor-1 (IRF1) in Overcoming Antiestrogen Resistance in the Treatment of Breast Cancer by J. L. Schwartz, A. N. Shajahan, R. Clarke

“…Resistance to endocrine therapy is common among breast cancer patients with estrogen receptor alpha-positive (ER+) tumors and limits the success of this therapeutic strategy. …”
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miR-6869-5p Inhibits Glioma Cell Proliferation and Invasion via Targeting PGK1 by Fakai Wang, Huanjun Zhang, Bing Liu, Wei Liu, Zengchao Zhang

“…Accumulating studies have suggested the dysregulated microRNAs (miRNAs) play important roles in brain tumors, including glioma. miR-6869-5p has been documented to be aberrantly expressed in diverse cancers. …”
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Chronic calcified subdural hematoma masquerading as hemorrhagic extra-axial mass: A case report and brief review of the literature by Musharaf Khan, DO, Subtain Ali, MD, Joe T. Joseph, MD, Sanjay Bhatia, MBBS, MS, MBChB, MBA, FAANS, DABA, Dhairya A. Lakhani, MD

“…These lesions often present as space-occupying, extra-axial masses over the cerebral convexity and can mimic extra-axial tumors, such as calcified meningiomas. A 73-year-old male with a history of prostate cancer, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia presented with vision changes and mild papilledema. …”
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Responsive afatinib treatment in high-grade salivary gland ductal carcinoma and NSCLC with uncommon EGFR mutations: Treatment outcomes by Sivakamavalli Jeyachandran

“…Clinical trials confirm significant tumor responses and improved progression-free survival with afatinib treatment. …”
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Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 with Concomitant Existence of Malignant Insulinoma: A Rare Finding by Randhir Sagar Yadav, Ashik Pokharel, Deepshikha Gaire, Shumneva Shrestha, Ashbita Pokharel, Sumita Pradhan, Prasan Bir Singh Kansakar

“…Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) is a rare syndrome of autosomal dominant inheritance defined by co-occurrence of two or more tumors originating from the parathyroid gland, pancreatic islet cells, and/or anterior pituitary. …”
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Risk Factors of Portal Vein Thrombosis in Patients with Different Child-Pugh Classes Liver Cirrhosis by M. Yu. Nadinskaia, Kh. B. Kodzoeva, K. A. Gulyaeva, M.-D. E. Khen, D. I. Koroleva, M. A. Privalov, A. Kh. Tekaeva, V. R. Fedorov, S. G. Prokofev

“…Patients of class B/C had a higher incidence of newly diagnosed malignant tumors - 23.8% (primarily HCC that does not invade the portal vein), compared with control and cases of class A - 6.3 % and 3 % (p < 0.05), respectively. …”
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Neoadjuvant atezolizumab + chemotherapy for resectable NSCLC: 3-year clinical update of phase II clinical trial results and translational findings by Benjamin Izar, Justin F Gainor, Mark M Awad, Codruta Chiuzan, Anjali Saqi, Catherine A Shu, Katja Schulze, Brian S Henick, Naiyer A Rizvi, Samyukta Mallick, Yohanna Georgis, Peter D Koch, Stephanie Izard, Robert F Garofano, Cheryl V Wong, Jessica Grindheim, Joshua R Sonett, Alison M Taylor

“…Among 14 patients with recurrent disease, 6 patients had BM. Patients whose tumors had mutations in STK11 and KEAP1 did not have a significantly higher incidence of BM. …”
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Non-coding RNAs secreted by renal cancer include piR_004153 that promotes migration of mesenchymal stromal cells by Joanna Bogusławska, Małgorzata Grzanka, Piotr Popławski, Weronika Zarychta-Wiśniewska, Anna Burdzinska, Karolina Hanusek, Helena Kossowska, Roksana Iwanicka-Nowicka, Alex Białas, Beata Rybicka, Anna Adamiok-Ostrowska, Joanna Życka-Krzesińska, Marta Koblowska, Leszek Pączek, Agnieszka Piekiełko-Witkowska

“…Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) are components of tumor microenvironment (TME) that influence RCC progression. …”
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One-step diagnosis of infection and lung cancer using metagenomic sequencing by Shaoqiang Li, Yangqing Zhan, Yan Wang, Weilong Li, Xidong Wang, Haoru Wang, Wenjun Sun, Xuefang Cao, Zhengtu Li, Feng Ye

“…Methods In this study, data were gathered from 223 participants presenting symptoms of lung infection or tumor who underwent Onco-mNGS testing. Patients were categorized into four groups based on clinical diagnoses: infection, tumor, tumor with infection, and non-infection-non-tumor. …”
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Inhibitory Effect of PRMT5/MTA Inhibitor on MTAP‐Deficient Glioma May Be Influenced by Surrounding Normal Cells by Yunjie Wang, Xiaohui Sun, Runchen Ma, Xiaofan Zhang, Shengmin Ji, Zhaofeng Liu, Gangqiang Yang, Hongbo Wang, Peng Zhang, Jianzhao Zhang, Jingwei Tian

“…Conclusions Due to the complexity of the tumor environment in vivo, the anti‐tumor effects of PRMT5/MTA‐specific inhibitors may be somewhat attenuated, and their ability to achieve suitable therapeutic effects in the clinic might require more in‐depth studies.…”
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Epidemiology, Controversies, and Dilemmas of Perioperative Nutritional Risk/Malnutrition: A Narrative Literature Review by He M, Long Y, Peng R, He P, Luo Y, Zhang Y, Wang W, Yu X, Deng L, Zhu Z

“…The incidence of nutritional risk was in the 20% range in patients undergoing elective surgery, 54% in older adults, 44– 70% in patients with tumors or major elective surgeries, and 50– 55% in children. …”
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RET inhibition overcomes resistance to combined CDK4/6 inhibitor and endocrine therapy in ER+ breast cancer by Charlotte K. Kindt, Sidse Ehmsen, Sidse Ehmsen, Sidse Ehmsen, Sofie Traynor, Benedetta Policastro, Nikoline Nissen, Mie K. Jakobsen, Monique F. Hundebøl, Lene E. Johansen, Martin Bak, Elsa Arbajian, Johan Staaf, Henrik J. Ditzel, Henrik J. Ditzel, Henrik J. Ditzel, Carla L. Alves

“…We further observed a shorter median survival to combined CDK4/6i and endocrine therapy in patients with RET-positive compared to RET-negative tumors, but this difference did not reach statistical significance.ConclusionsOur findings show that RET is overexpressed in ER+ metastatic breast cancer resistant to combined CDK4/6i and endocrine therapy, rendering RET inhibition a promising therapeutic approach for patients who experience disease progression on combined CDK4/6i and endocrine therapy.…”
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Standard: Human gastric organoids by Fan Hong, Ronghui Tan, Ting Wang, Nanshan Zhong, Hongling Zhao, Rui-hua Xu, Lin Shen, Yingbin Liu, Xuebiao Yao, Dongxi Xiang, Lijian Hui, Jianping Xiong, Dong Gao, Bing Zhao, Zhifeng Miao, Jie Hao, Yong Li, Shijun Hu, Boqiang Fu, Guoqiang Hua, Lei Wang, Zhao-Lei Zeng, Chong Chen, Jianmin Wu, Changlin Wang, Chunnian Wang, Xianbao Zhan, Chen Song, Chunping Yu, Yingying Yang, Gengming Niu, Yalong Wang, Tongbiao Zhao, Ye-Guang Chen

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Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Systems Based on the Optical Spectral Analysis in Neuro-Oncology by Tatiana Savelieva, Igor Romanishkin, Anuar Ospanov, Sergey Goryaynov, Galina Pavlova, Igor Pronin, Victor Loschenov

“…This paper reviews recent studies which apply machine learning algorithms to optical spectroscopy data from central nervous system (CNS) tumors, both ex vivo and in vivo. We first cover general issues such as the physical basis of the optical-spectral methods used in neuro-oncology, and the basic algorithms used in spectral signal preprocessing, feature extraction, data clustering, and supervised classification methods. …”
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