Background: Metaplastic breast carcinomas are a rare variant group of breast carcinomas. They are usually high-grade and triple-negative tumors. They often present with large primary tumor sizes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The Syrian decade-long war has severely affected the healthcare system, including almost vanishing cancer screening practices, war-destroyed medical facilities, and lack of continuous medical education. This study aims to present data on the affected breast cancer screening practices, methods of diagnosis, and stages distribution in Syria.
Methods: Medical charts of breast cancer patients treated at Albairouni University Hospital between January 2019 and May 2022 were retrospectively reviewed.
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) is the 11th most common cancer worldwide and the 4th most common pediatric cancer. The GI tract is the most common extranodal site of NHL, making up about 30-40% of extranodal cases. The median age at diagnosis for gastrointestinal NHL (gNHL) is around 61.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBladder cancer treatment remains a challenge to every oncologist. We report the case of a 57-year-old man with BCG-refractory bladder cancer who had a complete response to intravesical gemcitabine to highlight the role of gemcitabine as a bladder sparing treatment in BCG-failure patients.
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