Reliability of Magseed® marking before neoadjuvant systemic therapy with subsequent contrast-enhanced mammography in patients with non-palpable breast cancer lesions after treatment: the MAGMA study.

Purpose: To assess the reliability of excising residual breast cancer lesions after neoadjuvant systemic therapy (NAST) using a previously localized paramagnetic seed (Magseed®) and the subsequent use of contrast-enhanced spectral mammography (CESM) to evaluate response.

Methods: Observational, prospective, multicenter study including adult women (> 18 years) with invasive breast carcinoma undergoing NAST between January 2022 and February 2023 with non-palpable tumor lesions at surgery. Radiologists marked tumors with Magseed® during biopsy before NAST, and surgeons excised tumors guided by the Sentimag® magnetometer.

Ex Vivo High-Frequency Ultrasound for Assessment of Basal Cell Carcinoma.

The use of Mohs micrographic surgery for poorly defined cutaneous tumors is present in a few departments in Spain. Reintervention is occasionally necessary when the margins of the surgical specimen are invaded by the tumor. We propose the use of ultrasound to assess these margins by imaging the surgical specimen once excised.

Removal of Anisakis simplex allergens from infected fish during the washing step of surimi production.

Backgound: The washing operation of fish muscle is one of the key steps in the production of surimi. The aim of this study was to assess in parasitised minced fish the effect of the washing steps on the allergen removal of Anisakis simplex and on protein yield during surimi processing. Experimentally infected hake (Merluccius merluccius) (50 Anisakis simplex s.

Antigenicity of Anisakis simplex s.s. L3 in parasitized fish after heating conditions used in the canning processing.

Background: Some technological and food processing treatments applied to parasitized fish kill the Anisakis larvae and prevent infection and sensitization of consumers. However, residual allergenic activity of parasite allergens has been shown. The aim here was to study the effect of different heat treatments used in the fish canning processing industry on the antigen recognition of Anisakis L3.

[Superimposed lichen planus pigmentosus].

Lichen planus pigmentosus is an uncommon variant of lichen planus that is characterized by the insidious onset of dark brown macules in sun-exposed areas and flexural folds. Superimposed linear lichen planus is an exceedingly rare disorder, but it has been found in both lichen planopilaris and lichen planus types. A 39-year-old woman is presented showing a segmental and linear lichen planus associated with non-segmental lesions meeting all criteria for the diagnosis of superimposed linear planus pigmentosus.

Viability and antigenicity of anisakis simplex after conventional and microwave heating at fixed temperatures.

Inactivation of parasites in food by microwave treatment may vary due to differences in the characteristics of microwave ovens and food properties. Microwave treatment in standard domestic ovens results in hot and cold spots, and the microwaves do not penetrate all areas of the samples depending on the thickness, which makes it difficult to compare microwave with conventional heat treatments. The viability of Anisakis simplex (isolated larvae and infected fish muscle) heated in a microwave oven with precise temperature control was compared with that of larvae heated in a water bath to investigate any additional effect of the microwaves.

A novel heterozygous point mutation in the p63 gene in a patient with ectodermal dysplasia associated with B-cell leukemia.

We report a 7-year-old boy with a past medical history of B-cell leukemia with dysmorphic features, including cleft palate, hypotrichosis with trichorrhexis nodosa, hypohidrosis, oligodontia, and ridging of nails. A heterozygous germline mutation, Ala111Thr, in the p63 gene was detected in the boy and in his mother, who had no clinical expression. This case emphasizes the spectrum of different phenotypical manifestations of mutations in the p63 gene and underlines the possible role of this gene as a tumor suppressor.

Genetic variability of Anisakis simplex s.s. parasitizing European hake (Merluccius merluccius) in the Little Sole Bank area in the Northeast Atlantic.

In this study, we researched the presence of anisakids in specimens of Merluccius merluccius caught in the area of Little Sole Bank, in the Northeast Atlantic, and found that 100% of the European hake examined were infected and showed high average values of abundance (976.88) and intensity (976.88).

Quantification of Anisakis simplex allergens in fresh, long-term frozen, and cooked fish muscle.

Fish-borne parasitic zoonoses such as Anisakiasis were once limited to people living in countries where raw or undercooked fish is traditionally consumed. Nowadays, several factors, such as the growing international markets, the improved transportation systems, the population movements, and the expansion of ethnic ways of cooking in developed countries, have increased the population exposed to these parasites. Improved diagnosis technology and a better knowledge of the symptoms by clinicians have increased the Anisakiasis cases worldwide.

Antigenicity and viability of Anisakis larvae infesting hake heated at different time-temperature conditions.

Heat treatments (40 to 94 degrees Celsius, 30 s to 60 min) were applied to different batches of Anisakis simplex L3 larvae isolated from hake ovaries and viscera to study the effect of heat on the viability of the larvae measured as mobility, emission of fluorescence under UV light, and changes in color after staining with specific dyes, and on A. simplex antigenic proteins. The aim was to determine the lowest time-temperature conditions needed to kill the larvae to avoid anisakiasis in consumers, and to evaluate whether high temperature modifies the antigenicity of A.

[Down syndrome: another cause of immunosuppression associated with multiple eruptive dermatofibromas?].

The term "multiple eruptive dermatofibromas" usually refers to a clinical situation characterized by the development of between five and eight dermatofibromas during a period of up to four months. It is usually linked to immunodeficiency associated conditions as autoimmune disorders, hematologic malignancies, HIV infection, and transplants. We report three patients with Down syndrome.

Allergenic properties and cuticle microstructure of Anisakis simplex L3 after freezing and pepsin digestion.

This article examines the viability of and the alterations to the larval cuticle and the pattern of the antigens released when live or frozen Anisakis simplex larvae were treated with acid and pepsin. The results showed that freezing did not greatly alter the larva body. If ruptures were observed, the antigen release to the incubation media was not enhanced, and most of the antigenic content was retained inside the bodies of the larvae.

Anisakis antigens detected in fish muscle infested with Anisakis simplex L3.

Anisakis simplex is a fish parasite that is a public health risk to those consuming raw or poorly cooked marine fish and cephalopods because of the possibility of becoming infested with live larvae. In humans, penetration of the larvae into the gastrointestinal track can cause acute and chronic symptoms and allergic anisakiasis. Excretion and secretion products released by the larvae are thought to play a role in migration through the tissues and induce an immunoglobulin E-mediated immune response.