Publications by authors named "Marina William"
Introduction And Importance: Congenital hypopharynx duplication cysts are a medical rarity; nevertheless, they offer an important differential diagnosis in neonatal dyspnea or feeding problems.
Case Report: Herein, we describe a case of delayed diagnosis but successful surgical removal of a large congenital hypopharynx cyst in a 4-month-old infant presenting with stridor.
Clinical Discussion: Early and proper diagnosis and surgical handling of hypopharynx cyst can help to achieve the best prognosis and outcome.
Article Synopsis
- Vitamin D has potential protective effects against various cancers, including vulvar cancer, through its interaction with the vitamin D receptor (VDR).
- A study analyzed VDR expression in vulvar cancer samples and found that it was highly present in the nucleus but less so in the cytoplasm, with no significant links to patient age or tumor size.
- Patients with lower nuclear VDR expression had better overall survival, suggesting that VDR could serve as a valuable marker for vulvar cancer prognosis.
Article Synopsis
- Malignant tumors in the parotid gland are rare, and this case highlights a unique instance of breast cancer metastasizing to that gland.
- The case involves a 74-year-old woman diagnosed with lobular carcinoma of the left breast four years before, undergoing surgery and radiotherapy, but refusing chemotherapy.
- Three years later, she developed a nodular change at the surgical site and facial paralysis due to metastasis in the right parotid gland, emphasizing the need to consider breast cancer as a possible source in similar cases.
Background: Sometimes, cytological lung cancer diagnosis is challenging because equivocal diagnoses are common. To enhance diagnostic accuracy, fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH), DNA-image cytometry, and quantitative promoter hypermethylation analysis have been proposed as adjuncts.
Methods: Bronchial washings and/or brushings or transbronchial fine-needle aspiration biopsies were prospectively collected from patients who were clinically suspected of having lung carcinoma.