Introduction: Undifferentiated Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (UNPC) exhibits the highest loco-regional cervical lymph node recurrence among head and neck epithelial malignancies. Axillary lymph node recurrence in NPC is uncommon.
Case Description: A 44-year-old male presented with two-month history of painless swelling of the right axilla.
Peritoneal tuberculosis is one of the most challenging forms of extrapulmonary tuberculosis to diagnose, especially, in women as it often mimics an advanced ovarian carcinoma. Many authors had documented cases where peritoneal tuberculosis was initially misdiagnosed as advanced ovarian carcinoma, but only four cases had reported the coexistence of both conditions. We present the fifth case in the literature of concurrent peritoneal tuberculosis and serous cystadenocarcinoma of the ovary.
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April 2025
Introduction: Cutaneous metastases (CM) from Gastro intestinal (GI)malignancies are rare. It usually occurs lately in cancer evolution. The treatment is mostly palliative.
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January 2025
Medullary thyroid carcinoma is a neuroendocrine tumor derived from thyroid C-cells. It is a rare aggressive tumor, known to metastasize to lymph nodes, liver, bones, and lungs. We report a case of a young patient with a family history of breast cancer, who developed breast metastases six months post-treatment for medullary thyroid carcinoma.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Gastric cancer (GC) remains a serious health concern and is characterized by a multifactorial etiology involving both genetic and epigenetic factors. The aim of the current study was to examine the relationship between Human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-G 3'UTR polymorphisms and the expression of HLA-G in both tumor tissues and plasma samples from patients with GC in the Tunisian population.
Methods: HLA-G 3'UTR polymorphisms (14pb Insertion/deletion and + 3142C/G) were identified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) or Sanger sequencing.
Int J Surg Case Rep
December 2024
Introduction: Metatypical basal cell carcinoma is a rare and aggressive subtype of skin cancer. It necessitates a careful and nuanced approach to management. The first-line treatment is a wide surgical excision, which can lead to significant tissue loss.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Perivascular epithelioid cell tumors are uncommon mesenchymal tumors. The genital tract is the most common extrarenal location. Preoperative diagnosis is rarely achieved owing to non-specific symptoms and imaging features.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Aim: As the presence of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the interleukin gene continues to be a major challenge in the development of effective therapies for digestive cancers, this case-control study was conducted to assess the possible influence of genotype, haplotype and diplotype for two SNPs (-1082A/G (rs1800896) and -592A/C (rs1800872)) located in the promoter region of gene on the incidence, severity and prognosis of colorectal cancer (CRC) in Tunisians.
Methods: gene SNPs were analyzed in 130 CRC cases and 165 healthy subjects (HS) using PCR-SSP.
Results: For the -1082A/G SNP, the comparison of genotype frequencies between cases and HS groups showed that the G allele significantly reduced CRC risk under the recessive model (GG vs.
Afr Health Sci
December 2023
Background: Axillary lymph node involvement (ALNI) is associated with an increased risk of local recurrence and poor prognosis in early breast cancer. The determination of the risk of positive axillary lymph node contributes to therapeutic decisions.
Objectives: The aim of this study was to identify clinicopathological predictive factors of axillary lymph node metastases in patients with early breast cancer.
J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep
June 2024
J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep
June 2024
Metastasis to the pancreas from malignant tumors is a rare event, representing only 1% to 2% of all pancreatic neoplasms. They occur in 2 different clinicopathological settings: as a manifestation in widespread metastatic disease or as an isolated mass in the pancreas. We report the case of a 41-year-old woman who had a history of invasive lobular breast cancer treated with radical surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy.
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September 2024
Background: Oncology nurses constantly provide emotional support to patients and are confronted with their suffering, which represents chronic stress leading to the development of burnout syndrome.
Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of burnout and identify associated factors in a sample of oncology nurses.
Methods: We conducted a descriptive cross-sectional study with 70 oncology nurses at the Salah Azaiez Institute of Oncology in Tunisia.
Introduction: Vaginal metastasis from colorectal cancer is a rare occurrence, typically associated with other metastatic lesions. Isolated metastasis is exceedingly uncommon, with only a few cases documented in the literature. Vaginal involvement in colorectal cancer primarily results from direct contiguous spread from the primary tumor.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Primary cutaneous apocrine carcinomas of the axilla represents an extremely rare entity, with <200 cases reported in the literature. It can be challenging, even almost impossible, to distinguish histologically from metastases of breast origin. We herein present the first case of an axillary cutaneous apocrine adenocarcinoma followed and treated in our institute.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Primary Thyroid Lymphoma (PTL) is defined as lymphoma involving the thyroid gland alone or the thyroid gland and adjacent neck lymph nodes without contiguous spread or distant metastases at the time of diagnosis. Most thyroid lymphomas are B cell lymphomas, and 98% of all PTL cases are non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. It is a rare disease accounting for around 5% of the thyroid neoplasms and 2% of extranodal lymphomas.
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January 2024
Background: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is known for its high potential for regional and distant metastasis. However, breast metastasis is rarely reported.
Case Presentation: A 39-year-old Caucasian male presented with bilateral neck lymph node enlargement.
Background: Neurofibromatosis type 1 is a neurocutaneous genetic disorder caused by mutations in the NF1 gene, resulting in the formation of benign tumors called neurofibromas. The most common type of tumor seen in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 is the slow-growing and benign neurofibroma, with a subtype called plexiform neurofibroma being particularly common and causing pain, functional impairment, and cosmetic disfigurement.
Case Presentation: We report the case of a 20-year-old North African female patient with a history of neurofibromatosis type 1 who presented with a growing mass in her right gluteal region, which was later diagnosed as a giant cutaneous neurofibroma.
J Med Case Rep
July 2023
Introduction: Cutaneous metastases (CM) revealing lung carcinoma are extremely rare, accounting for 0.8%. The diagnosis is guided by histology and immunohistochemistry.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction And Importance: Uterine leiomyoma is the most common pelvic tumor in women. Its cervical location is rare and may extend into the vagina in 2.5 % of cases.
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December 2022
Myxoid liposarcoma (MLPS) is the second most prevalent subtype of liposarcoma. It is usually found in the deep tissues of the lower limbs and rarely in gynecologic tract. Herein we present the second case in the English literature of a primary MLPS arising from the broad ligament which was thought to be a borderline ovarian tumor.
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