Publications by authors named "B Chetaille"

A rapid growing cervical mass mobile while swallowing is the most common clinical presentation of severe thyroid malignancy. A 91-year-old female patient with a history of Hashimoto thyroiditis presented with clinical compressive neck symptoms. The patient had gastric Maltoma diagnosed that was surgically resected thirty years ago.

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  • Since 2010, doctors in France have been collecting and studying cases of sarcomas and related tumors to better understand their numbers and types.
  • Between 2013 and 2016, they found over 25,000 patients with different types of sarcomas, and the overall number was higher than they expected.
  • The findings suggest that rare tumors are less likely to be included in clinical studies, which help create new treatments for these diseases.
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The detection of specific alterations by genetic analyses has been included in the diagnostic criterions of the World Health Organization's classification of soft tissues tumors since 2013. The presence of a SS18 rearrangement is pathognomonic of synovial sarcoma (SS). MDM2 amplification is strongly correlated to well-differentiated or dedifferentiated liposarcoma (DDLPS) in the context of sarcoma.

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Desmoid tumors are rare benign monoclonal fibroblastic tumors. Their aggressiveness is local with no potential for metastasis or dedifferentiation. Here we report on a 61-year-old patient who presented a locally advanced breast desmoid tumor diagnosed 20 years after post-operative radiotherapy for breast carcinoma.

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