Rosai-Dorfman disease (RDD) is a rare disorder characterized by excessive growth of histiocytes. We present a case of a 14-year-old female with cutaneous RDD who had a subcutaneous lump on her left arm for three years. The lump became tender and progressively larger over the past year.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrimary leiomyosarcoma of the bone is rare. Histologically, it resembles leiomyosarcoma of soft tissue. Given the rarity of this entity, its diagnosis should be made only after clinical studies and workup have excluded metastasis from other sites.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrimary laryngeal sarcomas are rare. Their nomenclature and classification are similar to soft tissue counterparts; however, there are notable differences between clinical presentation, behavior, treatment, and follow-up. There is sparse information regarding the clinical features, biologic behavior, and treatment modalities of laryngeal sarcomas.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Though the indications are quite varied, decompressive craniectomy is considered a life-saving procedure. Maximal effectiveness of craniectomy is achieved when, in addition to bone removal, the dura mater is opened properly and is augmented with duraplasty. Different synthetic materials have been used over the decades to replace the dura during decompressive craniectomy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThere are different subsets of T regulatory cells (Tregs), orchestrating critical roles in the regulation of anti-tumor immunity in colorectal cancer (CRC). In this study, we report that a high frequency of circulating CD4FoxP3 Tregs was associated with poorer disease-free survival (DFS), while their higher frequencies in tumor-infiltrating CD4 Tregs was associated with better DFS. We further investigated such associations with four Tregs/T cells expressing or lacking FoxP3 and Helios (FoxP3Helios).
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