Adrenal Insufficiency: A Forgotten Diagnosis in HIV/AIDS Patients in Developing Countries by David D. Nassoro, Mkhoi L. Mkhoi, Issa Sabi, Alfred J. Meremo, Paul S. Lawala, Issakwisa Habakkuk Mwakyula

“…Various etiologies are associated with the condition, including cytomegalovirus (CMV), Mycobacterium tuberculosis, lymphoma, Kaposi’s sarcoma, and drugs such as rifampin, among others. …”
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The continually evolving landscape of novel therapies in oncogene-driven advanced non-small-cell lung cancer by Barbara Melosky, Rosalyn A. Juergens, Shantanu Banerji, Adrian Sacher, Paul Wheatley-Price, Stephanie Snow, Ming-Sound Tsao, Natasha B. Leighl, Ilidio Martins, Parneet Cheema, Geoffrey Liu, Quincy S. C. Chu

“…Ongoing research focuses on the expansion of new agents targeting both previously identified targets (particularly hepatocyte growth factor receptor (MET), human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2), and Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog (KRAS)) as well as novel, potentially actionable targets (such as neuregulin-1 (NRG1) and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)). …”
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Atypical Lipomatous Tumor/Well-Differentiated Liposarcoma Developed in a Patient with Progressive Muscular Dystrophy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Ryo Miyagi, Toshihiko Nishisho, Shinjiro Takata, Yoshimitsu Shimatani, Shunichi Toki, Koichi Sairyo

“…Atypical lipomatous tumor/well-differentiated liposarcoma (ALT/WDLS) is an intermediate or locally aggressive form of adipocytic soft tissue sarcoma. Muscular dystrophy (MD) is characterized by progressive muscle atrophy and its replacement by adipose and fibrous tissue. …”
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Primary extraskeletal osteosarcoma of rectal mesentery: a rare case and literature review by Zhikui Huo, Yao Sun, Jinghui Chang, Guo-Dong Li, Jian Shi, Cheng Quan, Li-Na Zhang, Ting-Ting Yang, Feng-Jia Shang, Yong-Ping Yang

“…Abstract Background Extraskeletal osteosarcoma (ESOS) is a rare kind of sarcoma with a low preoperative diagnosis and a poor prognosis. …”
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Modulation of gut microbiota in targeted cancer therapy: insights on the EGFR/VEGF/KRAS pathways by Li Gong, Shixue Yang, Junli Huang, Yongsheng Li

“…Key oncogenic targets, including epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homologue (KRAS), have emerged as focal points in the development of targeted agents. …”
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Can Primary Cardiac Myxofibrosarcoma Grow Quickly from Zero to a Size Leading to Left-Sided Heart Failure within 9 Months? by Levan Karazanishvili, Eduard Limonjiani

“…Our case is an example of how fast a cardiac sarcoma can grow. Nine months before the presentation, the patient underwent an echocardiography that did not show any signs of tumor growth. …”
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Eribulin Provides a Remarkable Effect in Trabectedin-Resistant Myxoid Liposarcoma by Hironari Tamiya, Hideaki Sabe, Katsunari Yamashita, Yoshinori Imura, Toru Wakamatsu, Satoshi Takenaka

“…Adriamycin-based chemotherapy is commonly used for malignant soft tissue sarcoma including myxoid liposarcoma. However, in the case of unavailability or failure of the adriamycin-based regimen, trabectedin or eribulin can produce a good antitumor effect for myxoid liposarcoma. …”
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Metastatic urothelial carcinoma in multiple appendicular muscles of a cat by Eduardo M Hernández, Pedro J Ginel, Beatriz Blanco, Yolanda Millán, Maria T Jiménez, Elena Mozos

“…Fine-needle aspiration of the muscle lesions revealed nests and isolated pleomorphic large neoplastic cells consistent with a carcinoma (vs sarcoma) and one mass was surgically removed. The histological and immunohistochemical studies confirmed a diagnosis of metastatic urothelial carcinoma. …”
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ENL mutation and AML: a new model that reveals oncogenic condensate's function in leukemogenesis by Zhong Fan, Yanan Jiang, Xiaotian Zhang

“…Studies have shown that some transcriptional regulatory proteins influence gene expression through the formation of dynamic, locally concentrated assemblies known as condensates, while dysregulation of transcriptional condensates was associated with several cancers, such as Ewing sarcoma and AML [Wang Y et al. (2023) Nat Chem Biol 19, 1223–1234; Chandra B et al. (2022) Cancer Discov 12, 1152–1169]. …”
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A case report of infantile fibrosarcoma with BRAF gene mutation with incomplete intestinal obstruction by Fan Zhu, Liang Fan, Guanhua Cui, Hai Jian, Hongjie Zhou, Jianfeng Xu, Fengshun Chen

“…A review of this case alongside 20 reported cases of intestinal IFS revealed that intestinal perforation and obstruction were the most common presentations, with favorable overall prognoses.ConclusionIntestinal IFS is a rare soft tissue sarcoma predominantly occurring in early infancy. …”
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An MR Brain Images Classifier System via Particle Swarm Optimization and Kernel Support Vector Machine by Yudong Zhang, Shuihua Wang, Genlin Ji, Zhengchao Dong

“…The abnormal brain MR images consist of the following diseases: glioma, metastatic adenocarcinoma, metastatic bronchogenic carcinoma, meningioma, sarcoma, Alzheimer, Huntington, motor neuron disease, cerebral calcinosis, Pick’s disease, Alzheimer plus visual agnosia, multiple sclerosis, AIDS dementia, Lyme encephalopathy, herpes encephalitis, Creutzfeld-Jakob disease, and cerebral toxoplasmosis. …”
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Novel Chemokine-Based Immunotoxins for Potent and Selective Targeting of Cytomegalovirus Infected Cells by Katja Spiess, Mads G. Jeppesen, Mikkel Malmgaard-Clausen, Karen Krzywkowski, Thomas N. Kledal, Mette M. Rosenkilde

“…Many viruses encode internalizing receptors suggesting that not only HCMV but also, for instance, Epstein-Barr virus and Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus may be targeted by FTPs.…”
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A Case of Recurrent Mesocolon Myxoid Liposarcoma and Review of the Literature by Amar M. Eltweri, Gianpiero Gravante, Sarah Louise Read-Jones, Sonpreet Rai, David J. Bowrey, Ian Gordon Haynes

“…Liposarcoma is the second most common soft tissue sarcoma affecting predominantly the retroperitoneal space and extremities. …”
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Adjuvant Radiochemotherapy with a 23-Month Overall Survival Time in a Patient after a Surgery due to Splenic Hemangiosarcoma Rupture: A Case Report with the Literature Review by M. Bilski, D. Surdyka, I. Paśnik, M. Bilska, P. Cisek, P. Korona, J. Szumiło, L. Grzybowska-Szatkowska

“…Spleen sarcoma is one of the most rare soft tissue malignancies. …”
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Adamantinoma-Like Ewing’s Family Tumor of the Sino Nasal Region: A Case Report and a Brief Review of Literature by Pushpa Mahadevan, Subramaniam Ramkumar, V. P. Gangadharan

“…Ewing's sarcoma family of tumors (EFTs) are malignant mesenchymal tumors with a predilection for bone and soft tissue. …”
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Human Immunodeficiency Virus – Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome dengan Sarkoma Kaposi by Riry Febrina Ersha, Armen Ahmad

“…Sebuah temuan baru yang mengarah pada pertumbuhan, isolasi dan karakterisasi dari sebuah virus herpes baru yang dikenal dengan kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpes virus (KSHV) atau human herpes virus type 8 (HHV-8) dari lesi sarkoma kaposi (SK). …”
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Structural basis for the interaction between the Drosophila RTK Sevenless (dROS1) and the GPCR BOSS by Jianan Zhang, Yuko Tsutsui, Hengyi Li, Tongqing Li, Yueyue Wang, Salma Laraki, Sofia Alarcon-Frias, Steven E. Stayrook, Daryl E. Klein

“…Abstract Sevenless, the Drosophila homologue of ROS1 (University of Rochester Sarcoma) (herein, dROS1) is a receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) essential for the differentiation of Drosophila R7 photoreceptor cells. …”
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Enhancers and genome conformation provide complex transcriptional control of a herpesviral gene by David W Morgens, Leah Gulyas, Xiaowen Mao, Alejandro Rivera-Madera, Annabelle S Souza, Britt A Glaunsinger

“…Here, we illustrate this by combining high-density functional genomics, expression profiling, and viral-specific chromosome conformation capture to define with unprecedented detail the transcriptional regulation of a single gene from Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV). We used as our model KSHV ORF68 – which has simple, early expression kinetics and is essential for viral genome packaging. …”
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Liposarcomas of the hypopharynx: a systematic review of the literature by Andrea Corvino, Giuseppe Riva, Matteo Sensini, Massimiliano Garzaro, Giancarlo Pecorari

“…Introduction: Liposarcomas are considered the most common type of soft tissue sarcoma in adults. They represent approximately 20% of all mesenchymal malignancies and most frequently involve the retroperitoneum, trunk and extremities. …”
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Pan-cancer analysis of SOX2: Prognostic implications and potential as a therapeutic target in immune checkpoint modulation by Shoukai Yu, Lingmei Qian, Liling Xu, Jun Ma

“…Significant downregulation of SOX2 expression was observed in colorectal adenocarcinoma, esophageal carcinoma, rectum adenocarcinoma, stomach adenocarcinoma, and testicular germ cell tumors, whereas its expression was upregulated in cervical squamous cell carcinoma, glioblastoma multiforme, lower grade glioma, lung adenocarcinoma, and lung squamous cell carcinoma.Survival analysis showed that low SOX2 expression correlated with better prognosis in bladder cancer, liver hepatocellular carcinoma, kidney renal clear cell carcinoma, and sarcoma, whereas high SOX2 expression was associated with poor prognosis in lung adenocarcinoma, and lung squamous cell carcinoma, glioblastoma multiforme, lower grade glioma. …”
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