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Extraskeletal Myxoid Chondrosarcoma of the Midfoot Presenting as Charcot Arthropathy: A Case Report.
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Identifying mismatch repair deficient colon cancer: near perfect concordance between immunohistochemistry and microsatellite instability testing in a large, population-based series. Histopathology. 2020 Aug 13;: Authors: Loughrey MB, McGrath J, Coleman HG, Bankhead P, Maxwell P, McGready C, Bingham V, Humphries MP, Craig SG, McQuaid S, Salto-Tellez M, James JA Abstract AIMS: Establishing mismatch repair (MMR) status of colorectal cancers is...
Platelet transfusions in haematologic malignancies in the last six months of life. Vox Sang. 2020 Aug 13;: Authors: Moracchini J, Seigeot A, Angelot-Delettre F, Vienot A, Aubry R, Daguindau É, Deconinck E, Frache S, Tiberghien P Abstract BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Practices in end-of-life platelet transfusions in haematologic malignancies are variable. Our aim was to describe the platelet transfusion burden and parameters linked to this indication...
Metastatic breast cancer diagnosed on cervical cytology. Cytopathology. 2020 Aug 12;: Authors: Yuan L, Oshilaja O, Sierk A, Zhang G, Booth CN, Brainard J, Dyhdalo KS Abstract In 2014, the use of the Cobas HPV test for primary cervical cancer screening for women who are 25 years and older without the need for a concomitant Pap test was approved by the FDA. Primary HPV testing will be incorporated into the updated ASCCP guidelines in 2020 as...
Pulmonary MALToma Synchronous with Metastatic Prostate Adenocarcinoma: A Diagnostic Challenge. Eur J Case Rep Intern Med. 2020;7(8):001711 Authors: Braddy A, Mogal RJ, Maddox AJ, Barlow ABT Abstract Objective: We describe the novel case of a patient presenting with pulmonary mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma (pMALToma) synchronous with metastatic prostate adenocarcinoma. Materials and Methods: We report the clinical, laboratory,...
Delayed Recurrence of Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma Presenting as Metastatic Duodenal Ulcer. Cureus. 2020 Jul 12;12(7):e9154 Authors: Jain N, Bharat A, Ludhwani D, Khaddour K, Weyburn T Abstract Renal cancers are one of the common causes of cancer-related morbidity and mortality worldwide. Most primary cases are localized at presentation and are treated with partial or radical nephrectomy with curative intent. However, renal cell carcinoma...
A case of durvalumab-treated double primary cancers of the colon and lung. Ann Palliat Med. 2020 Aug 03;: Authors: Pu X, Xu T, Ge C, He Y, Yang X, Chang P Abstract Cases of double primary cancers of the colon and lung are rare, and the treatment regimens are highly individualized. Here, we report a case of double primary cancers of the colon and lung. The patient underwent radical resection for cancer of the left colon (pT4aN0Mx, IIb). Two...
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