[Herpes zoster oticus].

Background: Herpes zoster oticus is a rare neurological disease caused by reactivation of varicella-zoster virus in the facial nerve.

Case Presentation: A woman in her 60 s presented with left-sided seventh and eighth cranial neuropathy. A vesicular rash in her left ear and palate appeared one week after symptom onset.

Expression of Oncogene in Benign, Malignant and Borderline Melanocytic Tumors-Unmasking the Wolf in Sheep's Clothing?

oncogene located at chromosomal region 3q26 encodes for a transmembrane protein of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and is expressed at high levels in numerous human malignancies. overexpression has been associated with worse prognosis and high risk for lymphatic and distant metastases in head and neck cancer, cervical cancer, hepatocellular cancer, and lung cancer. However, its role in the development and tumor biology of melanocytic lesions has not been investigated so far.