Publications by authors named "N Y Al-brahim"

Intoduction: Identification of molecular alterations associated with tumor behavior is necessary to guide clinical management. The 2022 WHO classification has organized the thyroid follicular cell-derived neoplasms into benign, low-risk and high-risk neoplasms, and emphasized the value of biomarkers that may provide differential diagnostic and prognostic information to avoid overtreatment of low risk neoplasms. This work aims to study the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) expression, functional and spatial dynamics in relation to specific miRNAs alterations in papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) and in non-invasive follicular thyroid neoplasm with papillary-like nuclear features (NIFTP) considered as models of high-risk and low-risk thyroid tumors respectively.

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  • Spindle epithelial tumor with thymus-like differentiation (SETTLE) is a rare thyroid tumor often misdiagnosed as other types of tumors like synovial sarcoma or papillary thyroid carcinoma.
  • A case of a 36-year-old male showed thyroid swelling initially misidentified as papillary thyroid carcinoma, with fine needle aspiration revealing atypical patterns in both lobes.
  • Pathological exams highlighted a mix of papillary and spindle cell patterns, leading to a definitive diagnosis of SETTLE; this case emphasizes the need for careful differential diagnosis and the importance of immunohistochemistry in confirming such rare tumors.
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Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is the most common type of thyroid cancer. Deciphering the pathophysiological mechanisms that contribute to PTC development is essential to the discovery of optimal diagnostic and therapeutic approaches. MiR-146b-5p has been identified as a cancer-associated microRNA highly up-regulated in PTC.

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Immune escape is one of the main reasons for the rapid progression of cancer and the poor efficacy of immunotherapy. Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is usually accompanied by intra-tumoral lymphocytic infiltration. The mechanisms regulating this tumor associated immune response or its evasion are not well understood.

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Background: The transformation of nonosseous soft tissue into bone is known as osseous metaplasia (OM). This condition most commonly affects the musculoskeletal and central nervous systems and it is a well-known phenomenon in different soft tissue organs. Rarely, OM can affect the uterus, which can extend into the cervix.

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