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Int J Surg Case Rep
December 2023
Department of Plastic Surgery, Aleppo University Hospital, Aleppo University, Aleppo, Syria.
Introduction And Importance: Acral lentiginous melanoma (ALM), the least common subtype of cutaneous melanoma, poses challenges in early detection, resulting in low survival rates. Subungual melanoma (SUM), a rare form of ALM originating from the nail matrix, is less common on the hands than on the feet, accounting in the hands for only 0.3 % of all cutaneous melanomas.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNephrotic syndrome (NS) may occur after or concomitantly with malignancy. The use of immunosuppressive approaches in patients with cancer and NS is controversial, especially when the association between the pathologies is unclear. The aim of this study was to report the case of a patient with metastatic melanoma who developed NS and to examine the association between NS and neoplasia.
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October 2020
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology, and Diabetes, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Skin cancer is the most common cancer within the United States. Reports estimate that 1 in 5 Americans will develop some form of skin cancer. Eccrine porocarcinoma is a rare type of skin cancer of sweat gland origin.
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May 2021
Servicio de Cirugía Plástica y Reparadora. Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Dr. Negrín, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, España.
Objective: To summarize the features of the Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) and to sistematyze its diagnosis and therapeutic management.
Method: We performed a literature review in PubMed, obtaining a total of 3,308 articles, selecting 10 for its complete reading and 22 for the reading of the summary according to the content.
Results: In none of our patients, the MCC was the first suspected diagnosis.
Case Rep Oncol
February 2020
Bone and Soft Tissue Tumor Unit, Coimbra University Hospital, Coimbra, Portugal.
Leiomyosarcomas of the lower extremity are extremely rare disorders and account for 10-15% of limb soft tissue sarcomas. These tumours have poor prognosis and even in early stages, patients persist at high risk for local and distant relapse; consequently, the treatment of advanced leiomyosarcoma of the lower extremity embodies a substantial defy. We present the case of a 73-year-old man diagnosed with metastatic lower extremity leiomyosarcoma of the hallux soft tissue, and with bone, lung and lymph node metastasis.
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