Popuri, Niveditha Nagalapuram, Vishnu Zaman, Unaiza Aljumaily, Raid
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Case Reports in Oncology
Background: Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) accounts for 84% of all lung cancers and continues to remain the leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. The advent of gene targeted therapies has changed the landscape of NSCLC management. Osimertinib is a third-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) that has activity against exon 19,...
Cao, Shaocong Peng, Tao
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Case Reports in Oncology
Introduction: The incidence of chemotherapy-induced rhabdomyolysis is rare, but it is a syndrome that may cause death and should be paid attention to clinically. Case Presentation: Here, we report a case of rhabdomyolysis in an ovarian cancer patient after chemotherapy. After the symptoms were relieved, the chemotherapy regimen was changed, and rha...
Ishikawa, Keisuke Nagata, Masayoshi Tomari, Miki Mito, Osamu Hirano, Hisashi Shimizu, Fumitaka Isotani, Shuji Ide, Hisamitsu Horie, Shigeo
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Introduction: Although urological surgeons often diagnose cases of simultaneous double cancers of the urinary tract in our clinical practice, few reports have shown that treatment strategies achieve both anticancer effects and preservation of renal function for simultaneous contralateral renal cell carcinoma and urothelial carcinoma. Although there...
Schmeling, Kristine Schuh, Jennifer Lal, Dave Becktell, Kerri
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Introduction: Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) is a diagnosis that leads to increased risk of tumor development over the course of a patient’s lifetime. Patients with VHL undergo screening for multiple tumor types, including pheochromocytomas (PCCs). There is variability among the different international guidelines regarding the age to begin PCC screening, ...
Leeuwenberg, Kristofoor E. ter Heine, Rob Gijtenbeek, Johanna M.M. van den Heuvel, Michel M.
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Case Reports in Oncology
Introduction: Adagrasib is an upcoming anticancer treatment for KRAS G12C-mutated non-small-cell lung carcinoma, colorectal cancer and potentially other solid tumors harboring this mutation. It is generally well-tolerated and reports of neurological adverse events so far have been limited. Case Presentation: We present to our best knowledge the fir...
Watanabe, Ayako Ogawa, Yu Saeki, Misa Nagata, Takuya Morita, Masashi Momo, Kenji
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Case Reports in Oncology
Introduction: In general, platelet counts fluctuate in cancer patients receiving anticancer therapy. It may include thrombocytopenia caused by bone marrow suppression due to cytotoxic anticancer agents and thrombocytosis due to rebound during recovery. This should not be the case in the case of administration of immune checkpoint inhibitors, given ...
Saadallah, Fatma Ghazouani, Ayoub Zemni, Ines Turki, Haykel Mansouri, Houyem Sahraoui, Ghada Ben Dhiab, Tarek
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Case Reports in Oncology
Introduction: Basosquamous carcinoma (BSC) of the vulva is an uncommon tumor that primarily consists of basal cell carcinoma with squamous differentiation. Also known as metatypical basal cell carcinoma, BSC is typically classified as a skin cancer and represents only 2% of non-melanoma skin malignancies. This type of carcinoma has a poorer prognos...
Collins, Eoin Mitra, Druva Carruthers, Scott
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Case Reports in Oncology
Introduction: Malignant central airway obstruction (MCAO) is a challenging therapeutic scenario, caused by tumour burden which limits airflow within the large airways. Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the lung accounts for 50% of MCAO seen in the setting of non-small cell lung cancer. Here, we present the challenging case of a 63-year-old Indigenou...
Cravero, John Corbyn Wahab, Laith Wilson, Dirk T. Alani, Ali Bredeweg, Arthur Aguirre, Roberto
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Case Reports in Oncology
Introduction: Primary pulmonary artery sarcoma is a rare malignancy with a poor prognosis, undefined treatment guidelines, and is often mistaken for a pulmonary embolism (PE) based on similar clinical presentation and radiographic findings. Case Presentation: We present a case of a 39-year-old female with a past medical history of recurrent miscarr...
Xiao, Yan Wang, Jinwei Yang, Kai Jiang, Meiling Zhang, Bo
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Introduction: Investigation on virus-host interaction may provide new clues for antitumor immunotherapy. Case Presentation: In this case report, we describe an unusual case of B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma in an aged woman who recovered following SARS-COV-2 infection. We discuss the case and suggest that virus induced cross-reactivity against tumor a...
