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Dec 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2372-6601.jhor-19-3094
Vladimir ZaichickCorresponding author
Prostate specific antigen (PSA) does not provide the high reliability and precision that is required for an accurate screening for prostate cancer (PCa). The aim of our study was to search for a simple, rapid, direct, preferably non-invasive, and highly accurate biomarker and procedure for the scree…
Nov 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2641-5518.jcci-19-3098
Caner EdizCorresponding author
Department of Urology, University of Health Sciences (Istanbul), Sultan Abdulhamid Han Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis also known as Ormonds disease is a rare disorder characterized by the development of fibrotic tissue in the retroperitoneum. The fibrotic tissue may compress ureters, leading to obstructive nephrouropathy and renal failure. A 58-year-old man with fatigue, loss of…
Sep 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2470-0436.jos-19-2998
Elaine Marie Y. OmanaCorresponding author
Purpose To report a rare case of Inverting Papilloma originating from the Lacrimal Sac in Tertiary Hospital. Method Case report. Results Inverting papilloma is uncommon in lacrimal sac. More often presents in Maxillary sinus, Ethmoid sinus and lateral wall of nasal cavity. This case of 69 years old,…
Jan 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2641-5518.jcci-18-2552
T KaraCorresponding author
Department of Pathology, Mersin University Medical School, Mersin, Turkey
This report presents a case of collision tumors of low-grade B-cell lymphoma and poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma in the caceum of a 63-year-old woman. Lymphoma was diagnosed incidentally after appendectomy for a clinical presentation of acute appendicitis. Imaging follow-up demonstrated mesente…
Nov 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2689-5773.jcdp-18-2435
Anubha BajajCorresponding author
Theobjective of reviewing Hairy Cell Leukaemia may be achieved by emphasising the condition as a category of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia with hair like protrusions of the cytoplasm situated on the aberrant B cell surface. An infrequent disorder, hairy cell leukaemia contributes an estimated 2% of…
Mar 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2578-2371.jslr-18-1994
Meriam SabbahCorresponding author
Department of gastroenterology, Habib Thameur Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia.
Tuberculosis involving the liver in the absence of active pulmonary tuberculosis is very rare. The inflammatory pseudotumoral form is an entity difficult to diagnose. We report a case of an inflammatory pseudotumor of the liver due to tuberculosis, who didn’t underwent hepatectomy because of the siz…
Feb 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2641-5518.jcci-17-1880
Bassem A D MettiasCorresponding author
Objective: Presentation of rare case report of primary non-Hodgkin Lymphoma of temporal bone secondary to immunodeficiency after prolonged steroid administration in a diabetic patient. Then review the literature of similar case reports. Method: 49 years old female presented with hearing loss, facial…
Sep 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2324-7339.jcrhap-17-1694
R Berete CoulibalyCorresponding author
Introduction: Squamous cell carcinomas of the conjunctiva (SCC) are rare neoplasia but have a high rate of increase and a high rate of mortality, especially when they occur in the context of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection. The objective of this study was to establish an epidemiological…
Sep 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2576-9359.jot-17-1594
Osamu SeguchiCorresponding author
Constrictive pericarditis (CP) represents a rare complication after heart transplantation (HTx), resulting from various postoperative events such as mediastinitis, pericardial effusion, or allograft rejection. We describe our recent experience with managing an HTx recipient who developed atypical pa…
Jun 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2576-9359.jot-17-1603
Carlotta CapraraCorresponding author
Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in genes involved in immune responses and in the pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics of immunosuppressive drugs influence transplant outcomes of patients receiving the same immunosuppressive therapy. The aim of our preliminary study was to determine the SNPs prof…
Oct 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2572-3030.jcgb-16-1190
Ibtihal omerCorresponding author
Background: Gastric cancer (GC) ranks as the fourth most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide. Epstein-Barr virus is a well-known oncogenic virus, it is responsible for 10% of gastric carcinomas across the world. The aim of study was to determine the prevalence of EB…
Dec 2015 DOI 10.14302/issn.2574-4496.jtc-15-779
Xiaoqi LinCorresponding author
It is extremely rare that sarcomas metastasize to the thyroid. We report a case of a 49 year old male with malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST) metastatic to the thyroid that was diagnosed by ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration (FNA). The FNA cytology showed numerous loosely cohesive…
May 2015 DOI 10.14302/issn.2574-4488.jna-14-614
Ayesha EhsanCorresponding author
We report 2 cases of primary hyperoxalurea who presented with refractory anaemia, nephrolithiasis, renal failure warranting repeated renal transplantation in one of the cases. Renal biopsy of the patients revealed crystals of calcium oxalate in the tubules. The same crystals were also visualized in…
Feb 2015 DOI 10.14302/issn.2578-2371.jslr-14-539
Mehdi SoufiCorresponding author
We present a rare case of a 46-year-old man who presented with recurrent fever and abdominal pain without other symptoms. Laboratory data were no specific for diagnosis. Abdominal imaging revealed a pseudotumor liver. A diagnosis of isolated liver tuberculosis with abscess component was confirmed wi…
Jun 2014 DOI 10.14302/issn.2372-6601.jhor-14-378
Monika Kulma-KreftCorresponding author
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a rare complication associated, inter alia, with rituximab-based lymphoma treatment. PML diagnosis is made easier with the criteria recently published by the American Academy of Neurology. Unambiguous diagnosis of PML can be achieved by demonstrati…
Feb 2014 DOI 10.14302/ISSN.2372-6601.JHOR-13-344
Emad RaddaouiCorresponding author
Context: Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNA) is increasingly replacing excisional lymph node biopsy in the assessment of various lymphoid lesions. Recent changes in the classification of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, namely the WHO (World Health Organization) Classification of Tumors of Haematopoietic a…