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Cureus
November 2024
Department of Internal Medicine, Merit Health Wesley, Hattiesburg, USA.
Metastatic sarcomatoid renal cell carcinoma (sRCC) is a significant therapeutic and diagnostic challenge due to its rarity and aggressiveness, which contribute to its poor prognosis. This case report presents the case of a 47-year-old Caucasian man with shortness of breath and right-sided abdominal pain. History revealed an extensive smoking history, a left renal mass diagnosed two months ago with inconclusive results, and an enlarged mass on computed tomography (CT) scan one week ago in an emergency department (ED) visit that showed signs consistent with metastatic disease.
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September 2024
Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Mercy Health, Youngstown, USA.
Am J Otolaryngol
August 2024
Otolaryngology and Audiology - IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Policlinico di Sant'Orsola, Bologna, Italy; Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), Alma Mater Studiorum, Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Objective: The aim of this systematic review is to assess a relation between demographical, clinical and tumoral features and the need for a prophylactic tracheotomy during TORS procedure in patients affected by supraglottic laryngeal cancer.
Methods: PRISMA 2020 guidelines were applied in this systematic literature review. A computerized search was performed using the Embase/Pubmed, Scopus and Cochrane database, for articles published from 2007 to December 2023.
J Cancer Res Ther
April 2024
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Sree Mookambika Institute of Dental Sciences, Kulasekharam, Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, India.
Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma (BSCC) is a distinct, high-grade variant of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) with a poor prognosis. In the head and neck region, the most common sites are the epiglottis, piriform sinus, and tongue base. Other less common sites include the floor of the mouth, oral mucosa, palate, tonsils, nasopharynx, and trachea.
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August 2024
University of Health Science Hamidiye Sisli Etfal Education and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
Objective: The Hounsfield unit density value (HUDV) is a relative quantitative measurement of radio density used by radiologists in the interpretation of computed tomography (CT) images. Our aim is to investigate the role of HUDV in evaluating pre-epiglottic space (PES) involvement of laryngeal carcinoma.
Methods: Seventy-four patients treated for laryngeal carcinoma in our clinic between 2014 and 2019 were included in the study.
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