Publications by authors named "Jing Yuan Wong"

Article Synopsis
  • Anorectal mucosal melanoma (ARMM) is a rare and aggressive type of melanoma with a poor prognosis, making diagnosis and treatment challenging due to its growth pattern.
  • A 61-year-old woman experienced symptoms like anal pain, bleeding, and hyperpigmentation, leading to her undergoing complicated surgery and being diagnosed with malignant melanoma that required further oncology treatment.
  • Early diagnosis through awareness of anal hyperpigmentation and surgical excision with proper margins is crucial as it can significantly improve survival rates and reduce local recurrence in ARMM patients.
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Child hunger was prevalent during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the extent, determinants, and impact on pre-school children aged 6 months to 7 years old from Malaysian urban poor households are still unknown. This exploratory cross-sectional study was performed between July 2020 and January 2021 at the Lembah Subang People Housing Project, Petaling. The households' food security status was assessed using the previously validated Radimer/Cornell questionnaire, and the children's anthropometric measurements were taken.

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