Use of novel genomic sequencing to characterise carcinoma of unknown primary (CUP) in patient with axillary lymphadenopathy.

Carcinoma of unknown primary (CUP) comprises 2-5% of cancer diagnoses worldwide, with a prevalence that has modestly declined with increased availability of advanced diagnostic tools such as next-generation sequencing (NGS). This case presentation illustrates the possibilities and gaps that remain with improving diagnostic capabilities in identifying and effectively treating CUP. This is the case of a rapidly enlarging right axillary mass without a primary tumour site and histological evaluation demonstrating a poorly differentiated neoplasm.

Epithelial ovarian cancer survival by race and ethnicity in an equal-access healthcare population.

Background: Previous studies in the general population observed that compared with non-Hispanic White women, Pacific Islander and Black women have higher age-adjusted mortality rates from epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC), while Asian American patients have lower mortality. We investigated whether race and ethnicity is associated with differences in EOC survival in a United States Military population where patients have equal access to healthcare.

Methods: This retrospective study included women diagnosed with EOC between 2001 and 2018 among Department of Defense beneficiaries.

Racial and ethnic differences in tumor characteristics among endometrial cancer patients in an equal-access healthcare population.

Purpose: There are racial and ethnic differences in endometrial cancer incidence and mortality rates; compared with Non-Hispanic White women, Black women have a similar incidence rate for endometrial cancer, but their mortality is higher. Pacific Islander women may also have worse outcomes compared to their White counterparts. We assessed tumor characteristics and adjuvant therapy by racial and ethnic group among endometrial cancer patients treated within the Military Health System, an equal access healthcare organization.

Acute eosinophilic pneumonia: a fatal reaction to ado-trastuzumab.

Ado-trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) is a monoclonal antibody drug conjugate approved for the treatment of HER2-positive breast cancers. Presented here is a case report of a patient who developed fatal pulmonary toxicity in the form of acute eosinophilic pneumonia while undergoing treatment with T-DM1. Prior to beginning T-DM1 therapy, this patient had been treated with two HER2-targeted agents (trastuzumab, pertuzumab) per National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines.

The Effect of Total Motion Release on Functional Movement Screen Composite Scores: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Context: The Functional Movement Screen (FMS™) provides clinicians with objective criteria to assess movement patterns and overall movement quality. A relationship between low FMS™ composite scores and increased risk of injury has been reported, and researchers have begun to test the effect of interventions to improve FMS™ composite scores. Total Motion Release (TMR®), a novel active movement intervention, has been found to produce improvements in range of motion, as well as patient-reported pain and dysfunction.

Coil embolization of intralobar pulmonary sequestration - an alternative to surgery: a case report.

Background: Pulmonary sequestration is a congenital lung disease characterized by nonfunctioning pulmonary tissue that lacks normal communication with the bronchial tree and is supplied by a nonpulmonary systemic artery. Symptomatic bronchopulmonary sequestration is uncommon, seen more frequently in the pediatric population than in adults. It has traditionally been treated with surgical resection; however, a limited but growing number of cases have been treated with angiographic embolization.

VSIG-3 as a ligand of VISTA inhibits human T-cell function.

B7 family members and their receptors play a central role in the regulation of T-cell responses through T-cell co-stimulation and co-inhibition pathways that constitute attractive targets for the development of immunotherapeutic drugs. In this study, we report that VSIG-3/IGSF11 is a ligand of B7 family member VISTA/PD-1H and inhibits human T-cell functions through a novel VSIG-3/VISTA pathway. An extensive functional ELISA binding screening assay reveals that VSIG-3 binds to the new B7 family member VISTA but does not interact with other known members of the B7 family.

Systemic Mastocytosis: The Difficult Patient with a Rare Disease. Case Presentation and Brief Review.

Mastocytosis is a rare process involving the activation and accumulation of clonal mast cells categorized by cutaneous or systemic involvement. Although the diagnosis of cutaneous disease can be straightforward and confirmed via skin biopsy, systemic disease mimics more common disease processes making diagnosis a challenge. The widespread physiologic distribution of mast cells causes a variety of symptoms with aberrant expression including fatigue, headache, depression, dyspnea, dyspepsia, nausea, and abdominal pain.

Characterizations of Clinical and Therapeutic Histories for Men With Prostate Cancer-Specific Mortality.

Background: Careful descriptions of men with prostate cancer (PCa)-specific mortality are scant in nontrial settings. The present retrospective review describes the clinical characteristics, timelines, and treatment histories from initial presentation to death in a cohort of men with metastatic, castrate-resistant PCa (mCRPC). Unique to the present study is the unequivocal attribution of PCa death by a single experienced clinician.

Perspectives of zebrafish models of epilepsy: what, how and where next?

Epilepsy is a complex brain disorder with multiple underlying causes and poorly understood pathogenetic mechanisms. Animal models have been indispensable tools in experimental epilepsy research. Zebrafish (Danio rerio) are rapidly emerging as a promising model organism to study various brain disorders.

A fetal variant in the GCM1 gene is associated with pregnancy induced hypertension in a predominantly hispanic population.

The aim of the study was to determine whether polymorphism in the GCM1 gene is associated with pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH) in a case-control study of mother-baby dyads. Predominantly Hispanic women, ages 15-45, with (n=136) and without (n=169) PIH were recruited. We genotyped four polymorphisms in the GCM1 gene and examined the association with PIH using both logistic regression and likelihood expectation maximization (LEM) to adjust for intra-familial correlation between genotypes.

Maternal and fetal variants in the TGF-beta3 gene and risk of pregnancy-induced hypertension in a predominantly Latino population.

Objective: We sought to determine whether polymorphisms in the transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta3 gene are associated with risk of pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) in case-control mother-baby dyads.

Study Design: Patients (n = 136) and control subjects (n = 169) were recruited from our hospital. We genotyped 4 TGF-beta3 polymorphisms and examined association with PIH using logistic regression, adjusting for parity, maternal age, gestational age at delivery, fetal (or maternal) genotypes for the polymorphism in question, and the 3 other polymorphisms within the TGF-beta3 gene.