Squamous cell carcinoma of the anus successfully treated with multidisciplinary therapy for metachronous metastatic and local recurrences after DCF chemotherapy: a case report by Ryozan Naito, Takuya Shiraishi, Nobuhiro Hosoi, Takayoshi Watanabe, Ikuma Shioi, Yuta Shibasaki, Nobuhiro Nakazawa, Katsuya Osone, Takuhisa Okada, Akihiko Sano, Makoto Sakai, Hiroomi Ogawa, Makoto Sohda, Ken Shirabe, Hiroshi Saeki

“…Two years and 1 month later, the aortic lymph node was enlarged again, and the patient achieved CR again after radiotherapy. …”
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A CASE OF MARGINAL ZONE LYMPHOMA PRESENTING WITH DIPLOPIA by Tansu Koparmal, Caner Çulha, Aslı Odabaşı Giden, Engin Yola, Özgür Meletli, Düzgün Özatlı

“…Objective: Marginal zone lymphoma (MZL) is characterized by the proliferation of B cells in post-germinal centers located in mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT), lymph nodes, and the spleen. MZL typically presents with an indolent clinical course. …”
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Double inferior vena cava, an uncommon but relevant anatomical anomaly in surgery for lower rectal cancer: a report of two cases by Mikio Kawamura, Shinji Yamashita, Hiroki Imaoka, Tadanobu Shimura, Takahito Kitajima, Yoshinaga Okugawa, Yoshiki Okita, Masaki Ohi, Yuji Toiyama

“…Although preoperative three-dimensional CT angiography showed no obvious pelvic vein abnormalities, a short course of preoperative radiotherapy was delivered to avoid lateral pelvic lymph node dissection. Chemotherapy was deferred owing to her thrombocytopenic disease. …”
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Successful Treatment in a Child with Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma and Coexistence of Pulmonary Tuberculosis by Margarita Baka, Dimitrios Doganis, Apostolos Pourtsidis, Maria Tsolia, Despina Bouhoutsou, Maria Varvoutsi, Katerina Strantzia, Helen Kosmidis

“…A biopsy from an axillary lymph node established the diagnosis of anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL), whereas DNA of Mycobacterium tuberculosis was detected by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in the same tissue biopsy. …”
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Laparoscopic and left thoracoscopic Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy for Siewert type II esophagogastric junction cancer with right aortic arch: a case report by Motoki Murakami, Yasutaka Nakanishi, Yudai Hojo, Tatsuro Nakamura, Tsutomu Kumamoto, Yasunori Kurahashi, Yoshinori Ishida, Hisashi Shinohara

“…Case presentation The case was a 40-year-old man with RAA and Siewert type II adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction with metastases to the adrenal glands and paraaortic lymph nodes. Conversion surgery was performed when radiologic disappearance of metastatic disease was confirmed after first-line treatment consisting of 12 cycles of S-1 plus platinum-based systemic chemotherapy. …”
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THE RESULTS OF SURGICAL TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH ADRENAL TUMORS by A. A. Kostin, N. V. Vorobyev, A. O. Tolkachev, A. G. Muradyan, S. V. Popov

“…Among them, retroperitoneal lymph node dissection with ipsilateral hand made in 14 (25.5%), combined operations with resection of adjacent organs – 7 (12,7%), thrombectomy with resection of the inferior Vena cava – 3 (5,5%) cases. …”
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Squamous Carcinoma of the Neovagina after Male-to-Female Reconstruction Surgery: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Ronja Fierz, Gian-Piero Ghisu, Daniel Fink

“…At the time of diagnosis, radiological investigations revealed already existing lymph node and osseous metastases. The treatment consisted of various cycles of chemotherapy and radiation therapy. …”
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A Case of Malignant Melanoma of the Uterine Cervix with Disseminated Metastases throughout the Vaginal Wall by Tomoko Noguchi, Nami Ota, Yasushi Mabuchi, Shigetaka Yagi, Sawako Minami, Hisako Okuhira, Yuki Yamamoto, Yasushi Nakamura, Kazuhiko Ino

“…MRI and PET/CT did not detect any distant or lymph node metastases. She underwent radical hysterectomy, pelvic lymphadenectomy, and total vaginectomy. …”
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Prognostic value of Linc00662/miR-16-5p/FASN in cervical cancer and regulation of tumor progression by Yu Yang, Zhanping Guo

“…High Linc00662 expression was strongly linked to increased tumor size, later FIGO staging, poorer tumor differentiation, mesenchymal infiltration, and lymph node metastasis, and high Linc00662 expression predicted a poor prognosis. …”
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Malignant adenomyoepithelioma of the breast by Kazuki Moro, Eiko Sakata, Asa Nakahara, Hideki Hashidate, Emmanuel Gabriel, Haruhiko Makino

“…A left mastectomy with axillary lymph node dissection was performed. Additional areas of AME were found in about one third of the entire breast. …”
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A CASE REPORT OF SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT OF STAGE IV ESOPHAGEAL CANCER by V. N. Khmelevskaya, P. A. Isaev, I. V. Gunko

“…The patient was diagnosed with stage cТ4N2M1 cervical esophageal cancer (tumor length 3.5 cm) with metastases in cervical lymph nodes and the thyroid and esophageal stenosis (stage IV). …”
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A case of small in situ perihilar cholangiocarcinoma incidentally accompanied by benign bile duct stricture after open cholecystectomy by Takashi Maeda, Tomoki Ebata, Yukihiro Yokoyama, Tsuyoshi Igami, Takashi Mizuno, Junpei Yamaguchi, Shunsuke Onoe, Nobuyuki Watanabe, Masato Nagino

“…Histologically, the tumor was localized in the mucosal layer, and no lymph node metastases were found. Three months later, hilar bile duct stricture due to delayed bile duct ischemia was found. …”
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RARE CASE! SECOND PRIMARY MALIGNANCY IN LANGERHANS CELL HISTIOCYTOSIS, A JAK2+ CASE by Engin Yola, Aslı Odabaşı Giden, Caner Çulha, Düzgün Özatlı

“…Physical examination revealed remnants of old skin lesions (Figure 1), and there were no palpable lymph nodes or masses. Imaging showed a significant mass in the spleen and involvement in the frontal bone, liver, lungs, stomach, and neck lymph nodes, similar to previous findings. …”
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THE IMMUNOCOMPETENCE OF THE LYMPHOCYTIC POOL OF PERIPHERAL BLOOD IN ACUTE PURULENT LYMPHADENITIS IN CHILDREN by P.I. Tkachenko, S.O. Bilokon, N.M. Lokhmatova, O.B. Dolenko, K.Yu. Rezvina, Yu.V. Popelo

“… The substantial prevalence of different nosological forms of lymphadenitis in children is due to morpho-functional immaturity and age-related features of the structural components of the lymph node. The lymphatic system in children under 6 years of age is well developed, however, their immune competence is not perfect. …”
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Rare localisation of breast cancer metastasis to thyroid gland by Kolarević Daniela, Tomašević Zorica, Marković Ivan, Žegarac Milan, Pupić Gordana

“…The adequate surgical procedure was done and the tumor and axillary lymph nodes were removed. The patient also received adjuvant postoperative chemotherapy. …”
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[Artículo traducido] Melanoma acral en población caucásica: estudio de cohorte sobre factores epidemiológicos, clinicopatológicos y pronósticos by J. Angel-Baldo, S. Podlipnik, A. Azón, A. Boada, A. Arrieta, J. Marcoval, C. López-Sánchez, M. Sàbat, S. Segura, D. Bodet, N. Curcó, D. López-Castillo, J. Solà, M. Quintana-Codina, C. Baliu-Piqué, M. Just-Sarobé, S. Martín-Sala, J. Malvehy, S. Puig, C. Carrera, R.M. Marti

“…Foot melanomas exhibited delayed detection, increased invasiveness, thicker Breslow depth, increased sentinel lymph node biopsy involvement, and higher AJCC stages. …”
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Invasive solid papillary carcinoma with neuroendocrine differentiation of the breast: a case report and literature review by Xue Lin, Yoshiaki Matsumoto, Tomomi Nakakimura, Kazuo Ono, Shigeaki Umeoka, Masae Torii, Hiroshi Yoshibayashi, Masakazu Toi

“…After a left partial mastectomy and sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB), the specimens were sent for histopathological analysis for further investigation. …”
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Ischemic stroke of undetermined source as a priming event for brain metastasis: a case report and systematic literature review by Paolo Amisano, Antonio Ciacciarelli, Svetlana Lorenzano, Irene Berto, Sara Belcastro, Danilo Toni, Manuela De Michele

“…A follow-up whole-body computed tomography (CT) scan confirmed a right upper lobe lung mass, which was diagnosed as pulmonary adenocarcinoma on subsequent mediastinal lymph node biopsy. The ischemic event may have contributed to the subsequent development of BMs through neoplastic embolization, allowing malignant cells to proliferate within the ischemic brain parenchyma. …”
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Contribution of SPECT-CT to planar imaging in post-ablation imaging in different thyroid cancers, the clinical significance of the differential diagnosis of neck and thorax uptakes by Farise Yılmaz, Gonca Kara Gedik, Hasan Önner

“…It was proved that 33% of the foci in the mediastinal region were lymph nodes. Although only one of the remaining patients had a pathological diagnosis, it was thought that all of them might have thymus pathologies. …”
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Clinical and pathological analyses of gastric-type cervical adenocarcinoma and its prognostic relevance by Yun Xi, Fang Zhou, Yulan Liu, Haifei Zhou, Xiaoyan Lu, Xianhua Fang, Lifeng Yan, Jianqing Zhou, Tao Zhu, Huarong Tang

“…Results: Compared with HPVA, GAS was associated with later staging, larger tumor size, deeper invasion, and higher risks of lymph node metastasis, lymphovascular space invasion, parametrial involvement, ovarian metastasis, and peritoneal metastasis ( p  < 0.05). …”
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