To explore the efficacy of photodynamic therapy combined with chemotherapy, targeted therapy, and immunotherapy in poorly differentiated gastric adenocarcinoma (GAC). Advanced GAC has high malignancy and mortality rate. To date, no study has applied photodynamic treatment (PDT) combined with chemo-, targeted, and immunotherapy to treat this cancer.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) is a rare hereditary disorder caused by mutations of the gene. It is characterized by hyperparathyroidism and involves the pancreas, anterior pituitary, duodenum, and adrenal gland. Here, we report a 40-year-old male patient with MEN1 who first manifested as thymic carcinoid, then primary hyperparathyroidism and prolactinoma, and a decade later pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNeurilemmomas are rare tumors of neural crest cell origin that occur most commonly in the head and neck region. Intercostal neurilemmomas are extremely rare and are mostly seen as solitary tumors in the posterior mediastinum. Only one case report of multiple intercostal neurilemmomas has been documented previously.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMalignant pleural effusion (MPE) is associated with a poor prognosis in lung cancer. Currently, no effective cure exists for MPE. Chloroquine (CQ) has been demonstrated to induce vascular normalization and inhibit tumor growth.
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