The authors report on two cases in which parotid localization enabled diagnosis of an unsuspected sarcoidosis io be made. They feel that, apart from Sjogren-Goygerot's syndrome, all patients with parotiditis, even non-specific, should be examined systematically to exclude the possibility of a latent sarcoidosis.
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Am J Case Rep
December 2024
Department of Otolaryngology, Military Institute of Aviation Medicine, Warsaw, Poland.
BACKGROUND The thyroglossal duct cyst, which develops from the midline migratory tract between the foramen cecum and the anatomic location of the thyroid, is the most prevalent congenital abnormality of the neck, accounting for about 70% of all cervical neck masses in children and 7% in adults. Only up to 1% of these abnormalities contain malignant thyroid tissue, with 90% of those cases being papillary thyroid carcinoma. Thyroglossal duct cyst is rarely linked to carcinoma.
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January 2025
Consultant Gastroenterologist, Kalinga Gastroenterology Foundation, Bajrakabati Road, Cuttack, Odisha, 753007, INDIA.
In 2023, as per the World Health Organization (WHO), India emerged as the country with the highest number of tuberculosis (TB) cases, reporting 2.8 million cases and contributing to 27% of the global TB burden [1]. Worldwide, there were 7.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAdv Appl Bioinform Chem
January 2025
Department of Information Technology, Mutah University, Al-Karak, Jordan.
Purpose: The incidence of cancer, which is a serious public health concern, is increasing. A predictive analysis driven by machine learning was integrated with haematology parameters to create a method for the simultaneous diagnosis of several malignancies at different stages.
Patients And Methods: We analysed a newly collected dataset from various hospitals in Jordan comprising 19,537 laboratory reports (6,280 cancer and 13,257 noncancer cases).
World J Gastrointest Oncol
January 2025
Pathology Department, Xuanhan County People's Hospital, Dazhou 636150, Sichuan Province, China.
Background: Pancreatic cancer remains one of the most lethal malignancies worldwide, with a poor prognosis often attributed to late diagnosis. Understanding the correlation between pathological type and imaging features is crucial for early detection and appropriate treatment planning.
Aim: To retrospectively analyze the relationship between different pathological types of pancreatic cancer and their corresponding imaging features.
JACC Adv
December 2024
Department of Medicine, Reading Hospital, Tower Health, West Reading, Pennsylvania, USA.
Background: Coronary artery disease (CAD) and acute myocardial infarction (AMI) still pose a significant burden to the health care system, affecting population subgroups differently.
Objectives: The purpose of the study was to describe age, sex, and racial disparities in mortality rates for CAD and AMI in the United States between 2000 and 2020.
Methods: This was an ecological study with trend analysis of mortality rates using data from the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention surveillance databases.
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