Long-term survival of a patient with recurrent gallbladder carcinoma, treated with chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and surgery: a case report by Makoto Kawamoto, Yoshiyuki Wada, Norihiro Koya, Yuko Takami, Hideki Saitsu, Naoki Ishizaki, Mineo Tabata, Hideya Onishi, Masafumi Nakamura, Takashi Morisaki

“…Although an undeniable metastasis was found in his para-aortic lymph node, this patient visits our clinic regularly for immunotherapy. …”
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Acquired von Willebrand Disease Associated with Mantle Cell Lymphoma by Dominique Maas, Britta Laros-van Gorkom, Sanne Gianotten, Marjan Cruijsen, Waander van Heerde, Marten Nijziel

“…A CT scan confirmed multiple enlarged lymph nodes, and a clonal B-cell population matching a mantle cell lymphoma was detected in the bone marrow. …”
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Metastasis of Head and Neck Malignancies to Liver: A Report of Two Cases by Archana Menon, A Hema Latha, MS Supreetha, Vajja Nagaraju

“…It is a common organ for metastasis, second only to lymph nodes, for malignancies like gastrointestinal cancers, breast and prostate carcinomas, uveal melanoma, neuroendocrine tumours and sarcomas. …”
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Spontaneous regression of advanced transverse colon cancer with deficient mismatch repair: a case report by Shinnosuke Harata, Hiroki Takahashi, Nanako Ando, Akira Kato, Kaori Watanabe, Takeshi Yanagita, Takuya Suzuki, Hajime Ushigome, Kazuyoshi Shiga, Ryo Ogawa, Yoichi Matsuo, Akira Mitsui, Masahiro Kimura, Shuji Takiguchi

“…Endoscopic tattooing was then performed, followed by a laparoscopic partial resection of the transverse colon with D3 lymph node dissection. However, the resected specimen contained no tumor, and colonoscopy showed no tumor remnants in the remaining colon. …”
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Occult breast cancer. Literature review and case series by О. S. Khodorovich, V. A. Solodkiy, A. A. Kalinina-Masri, О. Р. Bliznyukov, T. V. Sherstneva, I. A. Lazukina, L. B. Kanakhina

“…Taking into account the analysis of methods for the diagnosis and treatment of occult BC, it is important that this form of the disease is detected at a later stage. It includes axillary lymphadenopathy and histologically appears to be a metastatic lesion of the lymph nodes from undetectable invasive BC.Materials and methods. …”
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Successful multidisciplinary treatment including repeated metastasectomy for recurrent squamous cell esophageal carcinoma: a case report by Kosuke Hirose, Hiroshi Saeki, Yuichiro Nakashima, Tomohiro Kamori, Yoshiaki Fujimoto, Tetsuro Kawazoe, Hiroya Matsuoka, Yasuhiro Haruta, Shun Sasaki, Tomoko Jogo, Qingjiang Hu, Yasuo Tsuda, Koji Ando, Eiji Oki, Ryuzo Hiratsuka, Yoshinao Oda, Masaki Mori

“…Multiple mediastinal and abdominal lymph node (LN) metastases were detected in the right lung a year later, which necessitated chemoradiation to a dose of 50.4 Gy with concomitant CDDP and 5-FU. …”
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Early target cells of measles virus after aerosol infection of non-human primates. by Ken Lemon, Rory D de Vries, Annelies W Mesman, Stephen McQuaid, Geert van Amerongen, Selma Yüksel, Martin Ludlow, Linda J Rennick, Thijs Kuiken, Bertus K Rima, Teunis B H Geijtenbeek, Albert D M E Osterhaus, W Paul Duprex, Rik L de Swart

“…On 2 d.p.i., EGFP(+) cells were phenotypically typed as large mononuclear cells present in the alveolar lumen or lining the alveolar epithelium. One to two days later, larger clusters of MV-infected cells were detected in bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue (BALT) and in the tracheo-bronchial lymph nodes. …”
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Multiple liver metastases with synchronous gastric and transverse colon cancer diagnosed by gastric perforation successfully treated by SOX plus bevacizumab and completely resected... by Ryu Matsumoto, Shinichiro Mori, Yoshiaki Kita, Hiroko Toda, Ken Sasaki, Takaaki Arigami, Daisuke Matsushita, Hiroshi Kurahara, Kosei Maemura, Shoji Natsugoe

“…The [18F]-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) showed 18F-FDG uptake by the colon tumor and multiple liver metastases, but there was no uptake in the gastric tumor or lymph nodes. We retrospectively reevaluated the CT findings from a local hospital and detected a liver nodule in segment 2/3 (from 35 to 60 mm) and segment 6 (from 26 to 57 mm), and the tumors had dramatically grown in size in only 2 months. …”
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ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY DURING CANCER TREATMENT: A CASE REPORT by Z. V. Grigoryevskaya, V. B. Matveev, D. A. Sergeev, I. V. Tereshchenko, V. D. Vinnikova, V. A. Vershinskaya, I. N. Petukhova, N. S. Bagirova, N. V. Dmitrieva

“…We present a clinical observation of 54-year-old patient diagnosed with penile cancer pt4n3m0, with ulceration of the tumor, localized at the root of the penis and ulceration of metastatic lymph nodes in the left inguinal region and subsequent infection with highly resistant nosocomial microorganisms.Results. …”
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Ultrasound diagnosis of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma and ultrasound evaluation of treatment efficacy (changes in tumor volume) by G. F. Allakhverdieva, G. Т. Sinyukova, V. N. Sholokhov, Т. Yu. Danzanova, О. А. Saprina, Е. А. Gudilina

“…We assessed tumor volume, its structure, type and intensity of vascularization, and the number and size of lymph nodes affected by metastasis. Ultrasonography findings were compared with the results of fibroscopy, X-ray computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) performed 2 weeks following the completion of the second course of induction chemotherapy (no later than 7–10 days).Results. …”
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Comparative evaluation of the effectiveness of primary treatment regimens in patients with classical Hodgkin’s lymphoma from the group of unfavorable prognosis by A. M. Chervontseva, M. A. Verniuk, E. E. Gushchina, I. V. Cherkashina, O. A. Pavlova, L. S. Khayrullina, А. А. Fedenko

“…Secondary tumors, as a later complication, were less likely to be detected in the treatment program BEACOPP‑14 (1 %), compared to BEACOPP-esc. and EACOPP-14 (4.3 % and 3.1 %, respectively).Conclusion. …”
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Bilateral Spontaneous Pneumothorax in Chronic Silicosis: A Case Report by Pritinanda Mishra, Sajini Elizabeth Jacob, Debdatta Basu, Manoj Kumar Panigrahi, Vishnukanth Govindaraj

“…Patients with silicosis can develop complications like tuberculosis, lung cancer, progressive massive fibrosis, cor pulmonale, broncholithiasis, or tracheobronchial compression by lymph nodes. Pleural involvement in silicosis is rare. …”
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TYPHOID FEVER WITH FATAL OUTCOME IN PEOPLE WITH SEVERE TROPHOLOGICAL FAILURE IN EXTREME CONDITIONS by Yu. I. Lyashenko

“…In a number of cases, peritonitis was a consequence of necrosis of mesenteric lymph nodes. In all patients with a fatal outcome, hemorrhagic (thrombohemorrhagic) syndrome was diagnosed. …”
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γδ T cells respond directly and selectively to the skin commensal yeast Malassezia for IL-17-dependent fungal control. by Fiorella Ruchti, Meret Tuor, Liya Mathew, Neil E McCarthy, Salomé LeibundGut-Landmann

“…A pool of memory-like Malassezia-responsive Vγ4+ T cells persisted in the skin, were enriched in draining lymph nodes even after fungal clearance, and were protective upon fungal re-exposure up to several weeks later. …”
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Acute cholecystitis as the first manifestation of primary pure squamous cell carcinoma of the gallbladder; a case report by M. Bahadoram, M. Barahman, M. Davoodi, S. Hassanzadeh

“…SCC of the gallbladder is characterized by more rapid and invasive growth with infiltration of the adjacent organs and less spread to the lymph nodes compared to adenocarcinoma of the gallbladder. …”
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Malignant struma ovarii in pregnancy: A case report by Raveena Kapoor, Monalisa Sur, Julie M.V. Nguyen

“…At term, she underwent an elective repeat cesarean section, with a concomitant completion unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy and omentectomy. Four months later, a recurrence was detected in the abdominal and pelvic lymph nodes, which was managed with cytoreductive surgery and total thyroidectomy, followed by radioactive iodine (RAI) therapy. …”
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Treatment outcomes of dogs with transitional cell carcinoma by Ka To Chu, Omid Nekouei, Antonio Giuliano, Antonio Giuliano

“…Tumors were located in the bladder neck or trigone region (41), apex (26), prostate (10), and urethra (7). Metastases were detected in 10 patients (12%) at diagnosis, including 4 peripheral lymph nodes, 4 lungs, and 2 in the lumbar spine. …”
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A case of de novo neuroendocrine prostate cancer presented with elevated level of serum CEA carrying BRCA2 mutation: case report and literature review by Weizhe Han, Nihati Rexiati, Fang Yu, Yongzhi Wang, Yueli Tian, Jianyuan Wu, Gang Wang, Tao Liu, Zhonghua Yang

“…FDG PET-CT indicated tumor regression in both quantity and size three months later, and CEA levels of serum and urine decreased to 23 ng/ml and 2.4 ng/ml 4 months later, respectively.ConclusionThis is the first report of a de novo NEPC presented with an elevated level of CEA, in which CEA was also detected in urine specimen post a prostatic massage. …”
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Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the parotid salivary gland: a clinical observation by N. A. Ognerubov, A. O. Khizhnyak, М. A. Ognerubova, R. S. Sergeev, L. V. Polyakova

“…In the submandibular region on the left, metastatic lymph nodes 2.5 × 2.0 cm in size are palpated. A biopsy was collected. …”
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Acral Melanoma in the Caucasian Population: A Comprehensive Cohort Study on Epidemiological, Clinicopathological, and Prognostic Features 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. Lopez-Castillo, J. Solà, M. Quintana-Codina, C. Baliu-Piqué, M. Just-Sarobé, S. Martín-Sala, J. Malvehy, S. Puig, C. Carrera, R.M. Marti, Clara Matas-Nadal, Xavier Soria, Sonia Gatius, Felip Vilardell, Inma Gil, Cristina Grau, Fani Martínez, Nelson Lobos, Oriol Yélamos, Joan Dalmau, Carlos González-Cruz, Helena Hilari, Paola Pasquali, Marc Sagristà, María Rosa Olivella-Garcés, Montserrat Bonfill-Ortí, Josep Ramón Ferreres, Ane Jaka, Ariadna Quer, Nina Richarz, Inés Zarzoso Muñoz, Emili Masferrer, Pedro Zaballos, Manel Formigon, Loida Galvany, Marta Alegre, Anna Sánchez-Puigdollers, Nerea Mohino-Farré

“…Foot melanomas had a higher proportion of invasive cases (80.8% vs 69.8%; p = 0.003), stages III and IV at diagnosis (24.8% vs 11.7%; p < 0.001), thicker Breslow depth (2.8 mm vs 2.0 mm; p = 0.021) and a higher rate of positive sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) (30.7% vs 15.7%; p = 0.012). …”
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