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Cureus
December 2024
Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Ube, JPN.
Cardiac metastases from bladder cancer are extremely rare and typically associated with a poor prognosis. We here report a case of a 74-year-old woman who had been diagnosed with multiple bladder cancer and later developed pelvic recurrence and multiple bone metastases. Second-line pembrolizumab treatment achieved complete remission.
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January 2025
Division of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.
Background/aim: Atezolizumab, one of the anti-PD-L1 antibodies, targets PD-L1 expressed on cancer cells and antigen-presenting cells. This immune checkpoint inhibitor is now commonly used in combination with chemotherapy. The objectives of this study were to confirm the treatment outcomes of combined atezolizumab plus chemotherapy, and to identify prognostic factors, with a particular focus on the impact of the site of metastasis in real-world clinical practice.
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January 2025
Department of Respiratory Medicine and Medical Oncology, Yokohama Municipal Citizen's Hospital, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
J Cardiothorac Surg
January 2025
Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, P. R. China.
Background: Paragangliomas are rare neoplasms arising from extra-adrenal chromaffin cells, with mediastinal paragangliomas representing an exceptionally rare subset. This report details the surgical management of a complex mediastinal paraganglioma case, presenting with refractory hypertension and invasion of critical surrounding structures. A comprehensive review of the current literature is included to underscore existing cases, enhance clinical awareness, and share our insights and experience in the diagnosis and treatment of this challenging condition.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Adrenal myelolipomas are uncommon benign adrenal tumors, which mostly occur unilaterally. We describe a rare case of giant bilateral adrenal myelolipoma mistaken for retroperitoneal liposarcoma.
Case Presentation: A 49-year-old man developed fever, left flank pain, and a large mass in his left abdomen.
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