We report the case of the youngest patient described with VEXAS syndrome associated with MDS-IB1, successfully treated with azacitidine-venetoclax and allogeneic stem cell transplant.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Current guidelines (ASCO, ESTRO, and ESGO) recommend para-aortic lymphadenectomy (PAL) for lymph node staging in patients with a negative initial PET-CT in locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC), with the aim to determine the radiation fields for radiochemotherapy. The main goal of this study was to compare overall survival (OS) in two groups, which differed according to the para-aortic lymph node staging technique used: imaging alone versus imaging and PAL. Secondary objectives were to determine recurrence-free survival (RFS), the proportion of false negatives on PET-CT, and surgery-related complications.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Splenic artery aneurysm (SAA) is a rare but potentially fatal condition. Rupture results in 25% mortality up to 75% in pregnant women with 95% fetal mortality. Brief reports suggest an increased risk of developing SAA in patients with HHT.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a valid treatment for liver metastases from colorectal cancer (CRLM) smaller than 25 mm and unsuitable for surgical resection. Tumor size is predictive for local tumor progression (LTP). The aim of this study was to evaluate whether RFA is indicated for lesions >25 mm at presentation but <25 mm after chemotherapy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Miller Fisher syndrome (MFS) is an acute polyradiculoneuritis regarded as an uncommon clinical variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). MFS is characterized by the acute onset of the clinical triad of ophthalmoplegia, cereballar ataxia and areflexia. Atypical forms of MFS presenting as isolated ophthalmoplegia without ataxia have been rarely described, mostly in adults.
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