Therapeutic Decision Making in Hepatocellular Carcinoma According to Age and Child–Pugh Class: A Nationwide Cohort Analysis in South Korea by Sunmin Park, Chai Hong Rim, Young Kul Jung, Won Sup Yoon

“…In unfavorable conditions, surgical resection was less favored in patients with single tumors, and no treatment was preferred in patients with PVT.…”
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Zika virus has an oncolytic activity against human glioblastoma U87 cells by V. A. Svyatchenko, I. A. Razumov, E. V. Protopopova, A. V. Demina, O. I. Solovieva, E. L. Zavjalov, V. B. Loktev

“…Treatment with Zika virus resulted in more than a 10­fold reduction in mean volumes of tumors. The tumor growth inhibition index was 92.63 %. …”
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Peripapillary Microvascularization Analysis Using Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography in Optic Chiasmal Compression by Inès Ben Ghezala, Déa Haddad, Julie Blanc, Cyril Meillon, Rachid Madkouri, François Borsotti, Alain M. Bron, Catherine Creuzot-Garcher

“…To evaluate the vessel density (VD) of the radial peripapillary capillary (RPC) network using swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography (SS-OCTA) “en face” images of eyes with chiasmal compression caused by brain tumors before and after decompressive surgery compared with healthy controls. …”
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Loss of SNHG4 Attenuated Spinal Nerve Ligation-Triggered Neuropathic Pain through Sponging miR-423-5p by Xia Pan, Cheng Shen, Yayi Huang, Long Wang, Zhongyuan Xia

“…Increasing noncoding RNAs have been implicated in neuropathic pain development. lncRNAs have been recognized as significant regulators of neuropathic pain. lncRNA Small Nucleolar RNA Host Gene 4 (SNHG4) is associated with several tumors. However, the molecular mechanisms of SNHG4 in neuropathic pain remain barely documented. …”
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Conservative Treatment of Ewing’s Sarcoma of the Uterus in Young Women by Giuseppe Loverro, Leonardo Resta, Edoardo Di Naro, Anna Maria Caringella, Salvatore Andrea Mastrolia, Mario Vicino, Massimo Tartagni, Luca Maria Schonauer

“…Ewing sarcoma-primitive neuroectodermal tumors (ES/PNETs) constitute a family of neoplasms characterized by a continuum of neuroectodermal differentiations. …”
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Silver nanoparticle induced immunogenic cell death can improve immunotherapy by Ara Sargsian, Xanthippi Koutsoumpou, Hermon Girmatsion, Can Egil, Kiana Buttiens, Carla Rios Luci, Stefaan J. Soenen, Bella B. Manshian

“…Abstract Cancer immunotherapy is often hindered by an immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (TME). Various strategies are being evaluated to shift the TME from an immunologically ‘cold’ to ‘hot’ tumor and hereby improve current immune checkpoint blockades (ICB). …”
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Case Report: Successful treatment of metastatic retinoblastoma with CNS involvement with anti-GD2 immunotherapy, intrathecal topotecan and reduced systemic chemotherapy by Cristina Larrosa, Margarida Simao-Rafael, Noelia Salvador, Juan Pablo Muñoz, Cinzia Lavarino, Guillermo Chantada, Jaume Mora, Jaume Mora

“…Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) directed against the tumor-associated antigen GD2 are of considerable interest. …”
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Classification of cervical cancer using Dense CapsNet with Seg-UNet and denoising autoencoders by Hui Yang, Walid Aydi, Nisreen Innab, Mohamed E. Ghoneim, Massimiliano Ferrara

“…Abstract Cervical cancer is one of the deadly diseases that affects women, which requires periodic examinations to identify and treat any cancerous tumors at a preliminary stage. The most prevalent examination tool for cervical cancer prompt identification is the cervical smear (Pap smear) testing; however, due to human negligence, this examination method has an elevated probability of negative findings. …”
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Iron metabolism in a mouse model of hepatocellular carcinoma by Dilay Yilmaz, Umesh Tharehalli, Rossana Paganoni, Paul Knoop, Andreas Gruber, Yuexin Chen, Rui Dong, Frank Leithäuser, Thomas Seufferlein, Kerstin Leopold, André Lechel, Maja Vujić Spasić

“…Abstract Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains the most prevalent type of primary liver cancer worldwide. p53 is one of the most frequently mutated tumor-suppressor genes in HCC and its deficiency in hepatocytes triggers tumor formation in mice. …”
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Unusual Etiology of Chronic Posterior Leg Pain in a Running Athlete: Could It Be a Schwannoma? A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Naoufal Elghoul, Omar Zaddoug, Mohammed Tbouda, Mohammed Benchakroun, Abdeloihab Jaafar

“…Schwannomas represent only 5% of all soft tissue tumors. As a variant of this tumor, the plexiform schwannoma is rare accounting for less than 5% of all schwannomas. …”
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The Warthin-Like Variant of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Comparison with Classic Type in the Patients with Coexisting Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis by Min-kyung Yeo, Ja Seong Bae, Sohee Lee, Min-Hee Kim, Dong-Jun Lim, Youn Soo Lee, Chan Kwon Jung

“…The Warthin-like variant of papillary thyroid (WLPTC) is a rare subtype of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) resembling Warthin tumors of the salivary glands. Due to its rarity, the clinicopathologic and molecular features of WLPTC remain unclear. …”
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Deep Learning and Multidisciplinary Imaging in Pediatric Surgical Oncology: A Scoping Review by M. A. D. Buser, J. K. van derRest, M. H. W. A. Wijnen, R. R. deKrijger, A. F. W. van derSteeg, M. M. van denHeuvel‐Eibrink, M. Reismann, S. Veldhoen, L. Pio, M. Markel

“…ABSTRACT Background Medical images play an important role in diagnosis and treatment of pediatric solid tumors. The field of radiology, pathology, and other image‐based diagnostics are getting increasingly important and advanced. …”
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Design and Mechanism Study of 6c, a Novel Artesunate Derivatives, for Anti-Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Xiong SS

“…Shang-Shang Xiong Departments of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Qingdao University Medical College, Shandong, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Shang-Shang Xiong, Email 17355138325@163.comObjective: Artesunate can inhibit the proliferation of various tumor cells and has practical value in developing anti-tumor drugs. …”
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Melanophilin-induced primary cilia promote pancreatic cancer metastasis by Yu-Ying Chao, Ruei-Ci Lin, Ping-Jui Su, Chu-An Wang, Ting-Yuan Tu, Ya-Chin Hou, Yi-Tzui Tsai, I-Chen Peng, Shaw-Jenq Tsai, Yan-Shen Shan, Chia-Yih Wang

“…Abstract Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the most malignant tumors because of its high metastatic ability. The glutamine (Gln)-deficient microenvironment contributes to PDAC metastasis; however, the underlying molecular mechanisms remain unclear. …”
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Clinicopathological Characteristics, Treatment, and Prognosis of 21 Patients with Primary Gastric Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Yang Chen, Hong Zhu, Feng Xu, Yidan Cao, Xingting Gu, Yuming Wan, Hongfeng Gou

“…The median age was 67 years and male predominance was observed, the most common tumor locations were the upper third of the stomach, most of the clinical manifestations were identical to those of other types of gastric tumors, and the tumor cells had positive immunoreactivity for p63 and CK5/6. …”
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Recurrent Painful Ophthalmoplegic Neuropathy and Oculomotor Nerve Schwannoma: A Pediatric Case Report with Long-Term MRI Follow-Up and Literature Review by Maria Giuseppina Petruzzelli, Mariella Margari, Flora Furente, Maria Carmela Costanza, Anna Rosi Legrottaglie, Franca Dicuonzo, Lucia Margari

“…Actually, oculomotor nerve tumors may be masquerade as RPON so that MRI follow-ups are required to detect the possibility of tumor etiology. …”
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THE ALGORITHM FOR DETERMINING TIMING OF RADIOTHERAPY SESSION COMPONENTS FOR DIFFERENT METHODS OF ONCOLOGY PATIENTS IRRADIATION AT THE STAGE OF RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING by E. V. Titovich, P. A. Patsiapalau, M. I. Piatkevich, M. G. Kiselev

“…Average exposure time is established for each of the examined methods of radiotherapy and localizations of tumor (from 4 to 8 min for 3D CRT, from 4 to 8 min for IMRT for 3 to 4 min for VMAT).…”
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Adult Nephroblastoma with Predominant Epithelial Component: A Differential Diagnostic Candidate of Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma and Metanephric Adenoma—Report of Three Cases by Shiho Watanabe, Hiroshi Naganuma, Michio Shimizu, Satoshi Ota, Shin-ichi Murata, Naoki Nihei, Jun Matsushima, Shuji Mikami, Naoto Kuroda, Yoji Nagashima, Yukio Nakatani

“…Here, we report three cases of adult epithelial nephroblastoma in 24-, 76-, and 21-year-old females. Histologically, the tumors were composed of papillotubular architectures of small and uniform tumor cells with high nucleocytoplasmic ratio without blastemal element. …”
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Targeting protein synthesis pathways in MYC-amplified medulloblastoma by Devendra Kumar, Ranjana Kanchan, Nagendra K. Chaturvedi

“…Only a few of them have been investigated as treatments for medulloblastoma and other pediatric tumors. This review explores concurrent targeting of MYC and mTOR signaling against MYC-driven medulloblastoma. …”
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Robotic-assisted costectomy using a Gigli saw for fibrous dysplasia by Chen Yang, Lei Chen, Hui Wang, Qianyun Wang

“…Abstract Background Fibrous dysplasia (FD) is the most common benign tumor of the ribs, with surgical resection being the preferred treatment modality for rib FD, leading to enhanced quality of life and favorable outcomes. …”
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