Incidental dedifferentiated mediastinal liposarcoma on F-18-fluciclovine PET/CT. Clin Imaging. 2019 Sep 13;59(1):21-24 Authors: Boatright C, Walker CM, Donald J, Cui W, Nagji AS Abstract Fat-containing mediastinal masses, particularly mediastinal liposarcomas, are rare neoplasms that can grow to large sizes before becoming symptomatic and may be incidentally found on radiology examinations. In this case report, a 67-year-old male with a history of prostate...
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A case report of esophageal heterotopic pancreas presenting as recurrent mediastinal abscess, treated by minimally invasive esophagectomy. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2019 Oct 23;65:164-167 Authors: Bianchi ET, Tustumi F, Fonseca Duarte A, Ortiz ES, Szachnowicz S, da Costa Seguro FCB, Aissar Sallum RA, Cecconello I Abstract INTRODUCTION: Heterotopic pancreas is a rare congenital anomaly. We report a case of esophageal heterotopic pancreas complicated by recurrent...
Wed Nov 13, 2019 19:23
Traditional Serrated Adenomas on CT Colonography: International Multicenter Experience With This Rare Colorectal Neoplasm. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2019 Nov 12;:1-7 Authors: Ruby JA, Pusceddu L, Plumb AA, Park SH, Kim DH, Regge D, Gangi A, Stephenson J, Kim SH, Pickhardt PJ Abstract OBJECTIVE. Serrated polyps include hyperplastic polyps, sessile serrated polyps, and traditional serrated adenomas (TSAs). Hyperplastic polyps and sessile serrated polyps account...
Wed Nov 13, 2019 19:23
c-KIT Analysis and Targeted Molecular Sequencing of Mesonephric Carcinomas of the Female Genital Tract. Am J Surg Pathol. 2019 Nov 08;: Authors: Pors J, Ho J, Prentice L, Thompson E, Cochrane D, Gibbard E, Huntsman D, Gilks B, Hoang LN Abstract Mesonephric carcinoma is a rare malignancy, thought to derive from Wolffian remnants. To date, no targeted molecular therapeutic options have been identified. On the basis of limited case reports, c-KIT immunohistochemical...
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Wed Nov 13, 2019 19:23
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Wed Nov 13, 2019 19:23
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Wed Nov 13, 2019 19:23
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Wed Nov 13, 2019 19:23
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Wed Nov 13, 2019 19:23
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Wed Nov 13, 2019 19:23
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Wed Nov 13, 2019 19:23
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Wed Nov 13, 2019 19:23
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Related ArticlesUnusual findings of acute myeloid leukemia with inv(3)(q21q26.2) or t(3;3)(q21;q26.2): A multicenter study. Int J Lab Hematol. 2019 Jun;41(3):380-386 Authors: Gong X, Yu T, Tang Q, Fu Y, Wu J, Zhu Y, Tu H, Ge H, Lu X, Gong D, Zhao X Abstract INTRODUCTION: AML with inv(3)(q21.3q26.2) or t(3;3)(q21.3;q26.2) [inv(3)/t(3;3)] was very rare. Currently, most reports of AML-inv(3)/t(3;3) were from Western countries, and few reports were from...
Wed Nov 13, 2019 19:23
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Related ArticlesGenetic and transcriptional landscape of plasma cells in POEMS syndrome. Leukemia. 2019 07;33(7):1723-1735 Authors: Nagao Y, Mimura N, Takeda J, Yoshida K, Shiozawa Y, Oshima M, Aoyama K, Saraya A, Koide S, Rizq O, Hasegawa Y, Shiraishi Y, Chiba K, Tanaka H, Nishijima D, Isshiki Y, Kayamori K, Kawajiri-Manako C, Oshima-Hasegawa N, Tsukamoto S, Mitsukawa S, Takeda Y, Ohwada C, Takeuchi M, Iseki T, Misawa S, Miyano S, Ohara O, Yokote K, Sakaida E, Kuwabara...
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Related ArticlesAn update on oculocerebrocutaneous (Delleman-Oorthuys) syndrome. Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet. 2018 12;178(4):414-422 Authors: Moog U, Dobyns WB Abstract Oculocerebrocutaneous syndrome (OCCS) is a rare disorder characterized primarily by congenital skin, eye, and brain anomalies. The most distinctive findings are hypoplastic or aplastic skin defects; pedunculated, typically hamartomatous, or nodular skin appendages; cystic microphthalmia;...
Wed Nov 13, 2019 19:23
Related ArticlesCombination of flow cytometry and functional imaging for monitoring of residual disease in myeloma. Leukemia. 2019 07;33(7):1713-1722 Authors: Rasche L, Alapat D, Kumar M, Gershner G, McDonald J, Wardell CP, Samant R, Van Hemert R, Epstein J, Williams AF, Thanendrarajan S, Schinke C, Bauer M, Ashby C, Tytarenko RG, van Rhee F, Walker BA, Zangari M, Barlogie B, Davies FE, Morgan GJ, Weinhold N Abstract The iliac crest is the sampling...
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Related ArticlesIdentification of Adenosquamous Carcinoma as a Rare Aggressive HER2-negative Subgroup of Esophageal/Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma. Am J Clin Oncol. 2019 02;42(2):190-195 Authors: Jin Z, Holubek M, Sukov WR, Sattler CA, Wiktor AE, Jenkins RB, Wu TT, Yoon HH Abstract BACKGROUND: Our purpose was to evaluate the prognostic impact of pathologically confirmed esophageal adenosquamous carcinoma (ASC) and its association with HER2...
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Related ArticlesLack of UGT polymorphism association with idasanutlin pharmacokinetics in solid tumor patients. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2019 01;83(1):209-213 Authors: So WV, Ou Yang TH, Yang X, Zhi J Abstract PURPOSE: Idasanutlin is a selective small-molecule MDM2 antagonist. It activates the tumor suppressor TP53 and is in phase 3 clinical trial for acute myeloid leukemia. Nonclinical studies have shown that glucuronidation is the major metabolizing...
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Related ArticlesManagement of Unresectable T4b Esophageal Cancer: Practice Patterns and Outcomes From the National Cancer Data Base. Am J Clin Oncol. 2019 02;42(2):154-159 Authors: Cushman TR, Shaaban SG, Moreno AC, Lin C, Verma V Abstract PURPOSE: Patients with unresectable cT4b esophageal cancer (EC) are rare and largely excluded from prospective trials. As a result, current treatment recommendations are based on limited evidence. This study sought...
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Related ArticlesOutcome after surgery for solid pseudopapillary pancreatic tumors in children: Report from the TREP project-Italian Rare Tumors Study Group. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2019 03;66(3):e27519 Authors: Crocoli A, Grimaldi C, Virgone C, De Pasquale MD, Cecchetto G, Cesaro S, Bisogno G, Cecinati V, Narciso A, Alberti D, Ferrari A, Dall'Igna P, Spada M, Inserra A Abstract BACKGROUND: Solid pseudopapillary pancreatic tumors (SPPT) are an extremely...
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Related ArticlesCDKN2A Germline Rare Coding Variants and Risk of Pancreatic Cancer in Minority Populations. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2018 11;27(11):1364-1370 Authors: McWilliams RR, Wieben ED, Chaffee KG, Antwi SO, Raskin L, Olopade OI, Li D, Highsmith WE, Colon-Otero G, Khanna LG, Permuth JB, Olson JE, Frucht H, Genkinger J, Zheng W, Blot WJ, Wu L, Almada LL, Fernandez-Zapico ME, Sicotte H, Pedersen KS, Petersen GM Abstract Background: Pathogenic...
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Related ArticlesIntraoperative Transpedicular Onyx Injection to Reduce Vascularity of a Thoracic Hemangiopericytoma After Unsuccessful Preoperative Endovascular Embolization: a Technical Report. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2018 02 01;14(2):E17-E22 Authors: Mashaly H, Zhang Z, Shaw A, Youssef P, Mendel E Abstract BACKGROUND AND IMPORTANCE: Hemangiopericytoma is a rare vascular tumor with central nervous system involvement representing only 1% of central...
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Related ArticlesSevere late dysphagia after multimodal treatment of stage III/IV laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancer. Jpn J Clin Oncol. 2019 Nov 11;: Authors: Huh G, Ahn SH, Suk JG, Lee MH, Kim WS, Kwon SK, Ock CY, Keam B, Heo DS, Kim JH, Wu HG Abstract BACKGROUND: Long-term side effects after radiotherapy for organ preservation 'could deteriorate' the laryngeal function. This study intended to identify the incidence of severe late dysphagia following...
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Related ArticlesRole of radiation therapy for pediatric upper extremity extraskeletal osteosarcoma: A case series. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2019 Nov 11;:e28018 Authors: McClelland S, Hentea C, Fan R, Bertrand TE, Holmes JA Abstract BACKGROUND: Extraskeletal osteosarcoma is an extremely rare disease, comprising less than 0.1% of all cancers diagnosed in the United States, of which less than 5% occur in the upper extremities. The management of two cases...
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Related Articles[Solid serous cystic neoplasm of the pancreas showing a gradual tumor enlargement for over five years:a case report]. Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi. 2019;116(11):934-943 Authors: Muraki R, Jindou O, Ochiai H, Fukazawa A, Suzuki S, Suzuki S Abstract Serous cystic neoplasms (SCNs) of the pancreas are slow-growing benign tumors. They are mostly monitored without surgical management. Solid SCN is rare and differentiating it from hypervascular...
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Related ArticlesExtramedullary tanycytic ependymoma of the lumbar spinal cord. Yeungnam Univ J Med. 2019 Nov 11;: Authors: Kim DJ, Han MH, Lee S Abstract Tanycytic ependymoma is a rare variant of ependymoma that commonly affects the cervical and thoracic spinal cord. It usually arises as intramedullary lesions, and extramedullary cases are extremely rare. We report a case of a 44-year-old woman who was diagnosed with tanycytic ependymoma in her lumbar...
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Related Articles[Clinical characteristics of young multiple myeloma patients: a single-center analysis of 30 patients]. Rinsho Ketsueki. 2019;60(10):1411-1417 Authors: Yoshiki Y, Tsukada N, Nashimoto J, Yogo T, Uto Y, Sato K, Miyazaki K, Ogura M, Abe Y, Okazuka K, Ishida T, Suzuki K Abstract Because multiple myeloma is rare in young people, there are fewer reports on the same. Thus, its clinical aspects and prognosis remain unelucidated. We retrospectively...
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Related Articles[Paraneoplastic neurologic syndromes: laboratory diagnostics and immunological aspects]. Magy Onkol. 2019 09 18;63(3):261-267 Authors: Hayden Z, Böröcz K, Csizmadia Z, Kellermayer Z, Balogh P, Berki T Abstract Paraneoplastic neurologic syndromes (PNS) and autoimmune encephalitis (AE) are rare neurological disorders, which have similar symptoms, but vary in outcome and treatment strategy. In our retrospective statistical study we evaluated...
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Related Articles[Combination of radiation and immunotherapy in cancer treatment]. Magy Onkol. 2019 Sep 18;63(3):196-201 Authors: Lövey J, Polgár C Abstract It is known since the beginning of the 20th century that ionizing radiation has an effect on the immune system. The abscopal effect was well known but extremely rare. However, many study groups performed intensive preclinical research in the field. One of the most prominent recent developments of...
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Related ArticlesThe utility of intraoperative impression smear cytology of intracranial granular cell tumors: Three cases. Vet Clin Pathol. 2019 Jun;48(2):282-286 Authors: Levitin HA, Foss KD, Hague DW, Connolly SL, Vieson M, Wycislo KL, Lezmi S, Lovett MC Abstract Two adult male dogs (a 7-year-old shorthaired Chihuahua and 14-year-old Shih Tzu) and one adult female dog (a 9-year-old Maltese) presented for evaluation of new-onset seizure activity. Magnetic...
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Related ArticlesA case of hypercalcemia in a heifer presumably due to mammary carcinoma bovine hypercalcemia of malignancy. Vet Clin Pathol. 2019 Jun;48(2):293-299 Authors: Varvil MS, Haanen G, Sola MF, Lin T, Kritchevsky JE, Christian JA Abstract Mammary carcinoma is rare in cattle with only a handful of cases found in the literature, and none have reported an associated hypercalcemia. An 8-year-old Holstein-Friesian heifer was presented to the Purdue...
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Related ArticlesEpidemiology of Plasma Cell Leukemia in the Czech Republic. Klin Onkol. Winter 2019;32(1):47-51 Authors: Zapletalova M, Krejci D, Jarkovský J, Muzik J, Dusek L, Pour L Abstract BACKGROUND: Plasma cell leukemia (PCL) is a rare but most aggressive form of monoclonal gammopathies. PCL is characterized by the presence of clonal plasma cells in peripheral blood. There are two forms of PCL - primary which presents de novo in patients with no...
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Related ArticlesPlasma Cell Leukemia – the Forgotten Disease Klin Onkol. Winter 2019;32(1):40-46 Authors: Žárska M, Vrábel D, Bezdekova R, Štork M, Jarošová M, Adam Z, Krejčí M, Pour L, Ševčíková S Abstract BACKGROUND: Plasma cell leukemia (PCL) is a rare dis-ease and possibly the most aggressive form of monoclonal gammopathy. It is classified into two forms - primary PCL that occurs without a previously identifiable multiple myeloma stage, and secondary...
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