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J Surg Case Rep
June 2023
General Surgery Department, Security Forces Hospital Program, Riyadh 11481, Saudi Arabia.
Giant vascular eccrine spiradenoma (GVES) is an uncommon type of eccrine spiradenoma (ES). Compared to an ES, this is characterized by a greater degree of vascularity and a bigger size overall. In clinical practice, it is frequently mistaken for a vascular or malignant tumor.
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November 2022
Internal Medicine, Metrohealth Medical Center Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Humoral hypercalcaemia of malignancy is rarely associated with cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), and only a few cases have been reported in the medical literature. We present an interesting case of a gigantic cutaneous SCC associated with severe hypercalcaemia.A man in his mid 80s presented with a rapidly enlarging fungating mass of his scalp for 5 months.
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August 2022
Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Sanford Health, Fargo, USA.
Necrotizing soft tissue infection (NSTI) is a rapidly progressive infection of the soft tissues that necessitates early identification and emergent aggressive surgical debridement due to its high mortality. NSTI most often results from the introduction of microbes through breaks in the skin. Unique sources, like appendiceal fistulae, can be etiologies of abdominal wall NSTIs.
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December 2020
LewisGale Hospital Montgomery, Blacksburg, VA.
Description Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome is a rare, X-linked recessive syndrome associated with mutations in the genes encoding glypican 3 (). The majority of cases have been described in pediatric males, with those affected showing manifestations of overgrowth, congenital heart defects, and increased incidence of neoplasia. Due to the X-linked nature of this disorder, penetrance is not well understood in female cases.
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