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Tech Coloproctol
January 2025
Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Introduction: Anorectal melanoma (ARM) is rare and highly lethal neoplasm. It has a poorer prognosis compared with cutaneous ones. Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) has become the preferred method of nodal staging method for cutaneous melanoma.
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January 2025
Department of Ophthalmology, Unidade de Saúde Local de São João, Porto, Portugal.
Purpose: We present the case of a newborn with right anophthalmia, left congenital cystic eye, and two novel variants in the gene. This report provides a comprehensive discussion of the clinical presentation, management strategies, and long-term follow-up for this rare condition.
Methods: A thorough ophthalmic examination was performed.
Breast J
January 2025
Department of Breast Surgery Herlev-Gentofte Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Materials And Methods: This study included patients registered in the national Danish Breast Cancer Group (DBCG) database between 2001 and 2015, with locoregional LNM as well as a bilateral negative mammography, ultrasonography, and physical examination of the breasts. Overall survival (OS) and invasive disease-free survival (IDFS) were compared by treatment groups, ALND + RT (axillary lymph node dissection and radiotherapy) or ALND + MAST ± RT (axillary lymph node dissection, mastectomy with or without radiotherapy).
Results: In total, 56 patients were included in the study, of which 37 were treated by ALND + RT, 16 by ALND + MAST ± RT, and the remaining three patients receiving different treatments.
Front Med (Lausanne)
December 2024
Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dali University, Dali, Yunnan, China.
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a rare, low-grade malignant condition that typically affects women of childbearing age and primarily involves the lungs. While cases involving males and affecting the gastrointestinal tract are exceedingly uncommon. This report discusses an unusual case of abdominal LAM in a male patient with gastrointestinal hemorrhage.
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November 2024
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, IND.
A 50-year-old woman with a history of adult granulosa cell tumor (AGCT) of the right ovary was under follow-up after undergoing several surgeries, including a total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. She was initially diagnosed eight years ago and remained disease-free for 52 months. However, she later experienced a recurrence, indicated by elevated inhibin B levels (58 ng/mL) and the presence of peritoneal soft tissue tumors.
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