Regaining Candidacy for Heart Transplantation after Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy in Left Ventricular Assist Device Patient by Tariq A. Khemees, Ahmad Shabsigh

“…Additionally, transplant candidates are diligently screened for preexisting neoplasm while on the waiting list. Taken together, screening-detected prostate cancer may increasingly be diagnosed in patients on the waiting list. …”
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The Youngest Case of Metachronous Bilateral Acinic Cell Carcinoma of the Parotid Gland: A Case Report and Literature Review by Raid Alhayaza, M. Anas Dababo, Suresh Velagapudi

“…Acinic cell carcinoma (ACC) is a low-grade malignant salivary neoplasm that represents 17% of all salivary gland malignancies. …”
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Parosteal Osteoma of the Clavicle by Takao Inokuchi, Toshiaki Hitora, Yosiki Yamagami, Hideki Nishimura, Tetsuji Yamamoto

“…Osteoma is a benign, slowly growing, asymptomatic, osteogenic neoplasm. Osteoma of a bone other than the skull and facial bones is extremely rare. …”
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Lipoma Arborescens of the Knee: Report of Three Cases and Review of the Literature by Ioannis Tsifountoudis, Dimitrios Kapoutsis, Anastasios-Nektarios Tzavellas, Ioannis Kalaitzoglou, Apostolos Tsikes, George Gkouvas

“…It usually involves the suprapatellar pouch of the knee joint. It is not a neoplasm but is rather considered a nonspecific reactive response to chronic synovial irritation, due to either mechanical or inflammatory insults. …”
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Laser Photobiomodulation for a Complex Patient with Severe Hydroxyurea-Induced Oral Ulcerations by Marco Cabras, Adriana Cafaro, Alessio Gambino, Roberto Broccoletti, Ercole Romagnoli, Davide Marina, Paolo G. Arduino

“…Patients affected by polycythemia vera (PV), a myeloproliferative neoplasm characterized by an elevated red blood cell mass, are at high risk of vascular and thrombotic complications. …”
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Experience of treatment of presacral tumors by A. M. Kuzminov, S. A. Frolov, A. S. Borodkin, Yu. Yu. Chubarov, V. Yu. Korolik, Yu. F. Borisov

“…The choice of surgical access is determined, first of all, by neoplasm localization.…”
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Small-Cell Lung Cancer with Positive Anti-NMDAR and Anti-AMPAR Antibodies Paraneoplastic Limbic Encephalitis by Sabina Boangher, Pascal Mespouille, Corina-Mihaela Filip, Sophie Goffette

“…Simultaneously, endoscopic surgical treatment was undertaken for an in situ relapse of the bladder neoplasm. After the completion of 3 cycles of chemotherapy her neurological status temporarily worsened. …”
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Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma in a Branchial Cleft Cyst without a Thyroid Primary: Navigating a Diagnostic Dilemma by Douglas S. Ruhl, Mark F. Sheridan, Joseph C. Sniezek

“…Clinicians are left with a diagnostic dilemma when presented with thyroid tissue neoplasm within a neck cyst in the absence of a thyroid primary—is this a case of metastatic disease with a missed primary or rather carcinoma arising in ectopic thyroid tissue? …”
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Atypical Presentation of Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor in a Child by Y. T. Udaka, K. Shayan, N. A. Chuang, J. R. Crawford

“…Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT) is a rare malignant intracranial neoplasm more commonly diagnosed in young children. …”
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Sequential Kinase Inhibition (Idelalisib/Ibrutinib) Induces Clinical Remission in B-Cell Prolymphocytic Leukemia Harboring a 17p Deletion by H. Coelho, M. Badior, T. Melo

“…B-cell prolymphocytic leukemia (B-PLL) is a rare lymphoid neoplasm with an aggressive clinical course. Treatment strategies for B-PLL remain to be established, and, until recently, alemtuzumab was the only effective therapeutic option in patients harboring 17p deletions. …”
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A Case of Hepatic Malignant Solitary Fibrous Tumor: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Zhiyan Fu, Evita B. Henderson-Jackson, Barbara A. Centeno, Gregory Y. Lauwers, Mihaela Druta, Daniel A. Anaya, Yukihiro Nakanishi

“…Fine needle aspiration showed numerous spindle cells with malignant nuclear features, suggestive of malignant spindle cell neoplasm. The patient underwent left hepatectomy. The surgical specimen showed a well-circumscribe solid mass (14.6×13.0×10.0 cm) with necrosis. …”
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A Rare Case of Sclerosing Stromal Tumor of the Ovary Presenting in Pregnancy: A Diagnostic Dilemma on Presentation by Minh Nguyen, Namarig Soumit, Abdul Waheed, Jack Sees, Erum Azhar

“…Sclerosing stromal tumor (SST) is a rare benign neoplasm of the ovary. There are only a few cases of sclerosing stromal tumor of the ovary during pregnancy that have been reported in the literature. …”
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Esophageal Plasmacytoma Diagnosed in a Patient Presenting with Cardiac Symptoms: A Novel Case by Cheryl Rimmer, Anup Hazra, Vito M. Gulli, Richard Siderits, Mark Castaldi, Zafar Zamir

“…Extramedullary plasmacytoma is the uncommon phenomenon of a plasma cell neoplasm occurring outside of the bone marrow. Primary plasmacytoma is a rare occurrence in the gastrointestinal tract and exceptional to originate in the esophagus. …”
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A Case of Uterine Lymphangioleiomyomatosis Complicated by Tuberous Sclerosis Complex by Kaori Yamada, Yukio Yamanishi, Junichi Aratake, Nanayo Sasagasako, Yoshihide Inayama, Rei Gou, Atsuko Kawamura, Megumi Yamanishi, Kenzo Kosaka

“…Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is one of the presentations of perivascular epithelioid cell neoplasm that is frequently complicated by tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC). …”
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Multifocal Pulmonary Granular Cell Tumor Presenting with Postobstructive Pneumonia by Samid M. Farooqui, Muhammad S. Khan, Laura Adhikari, Viral Doshi

“…Granular cell tumor (GCT) is a neoplasm of Schwann cell origin. Its presence in the aerodigestive tract is uncommon and becomes a diagnostic challenge on initial presentation. …”
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Persistent Mixed Donor Chimerism following Double Umbilical Cord Transplantation in a Patient with T-Cell Prolymphocytic Leukemia by Ronak H. Mistry, Elizabeth O. Hexner, James K. Mangan

“…T-cell prolymphocytic leukemia (T-PLL) is a rare and aggressive postthymic T-cell neoplasm with an associated survival time of 1 year when left untreated. …”
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Diffuse Arterial Thrombosis as a First Manifestation of Occult Malignancy by Marija Vavlukis, Irina Kotlar, Emilija Chaparoska, Emilija Antova, Sasko Kedev

“…The suspicion was confirmed after performing upper endoscopy with biopsy, which revealed malignant neoplasm of the stomach. Conclusion. Whenever a patient suffers hypercoagulability disorders, even arterial thrombosis, we should always consider the possibility of a cancer.…”
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Three Trocars Laparoscopic Resection of Angiomyolipoma of the Liver by J. M. Ramia, R. De la Plaza, J. Quiñones, M. D. Sanchez-Tembleque, A. Caminoa, P. Veguillas, J. García Parreño

“…Angiomyolipoma of the liver (AML) is an infrequent neoplasm composed of three tissues (adipose, muscle and vessels). …”
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Lower Circulating miR-122 Level in Patients with HNF1A Variant-Induced Diabetes Compared with Type 2 Diabetes by Xiuting Huang, Siqian Gong, Yumin Ma, Xiaoling Cai, Lingli Zhou, Yingying Luo, Meng Li, Wei Liu, Simin Zhang, Xiuying Zhang, Qian Ren, Yu Zhu, Xianghai Zhou, Rui Zhang, Ling Chen, Xueying Gao, Fang Zhang, Yanai Wang, Xueyao Han, Linong Ji

“…HNF1A variants can cause diabetes and might be involved in the development of primary liver neoplasm. Differences in miR-122 expression among different types of diabetes have not been studied. …”
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From skin to heart: The rare journey of pleomorphic dermal sarcoma metastasis by Maria Gabriela Matta, MD MSc, Dipesh Raniga, MD, Vinicius Carraro do Nascimento, MD, Gayle Therese Hill, BSc, Mohamed Nasser Essack, MD, Ian Agahari, MD

“…Pleomorphic dermal sarcoma (PDS) is a rare skin neoplasm, with an estimated metastatic risk of 10% to 20%. …”
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