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November 2024 in “Journal of Cutaneous Pathology” This case study reported on a 72-year-old woman initially diagnosed with inflammatory alopecia, later identified as having angiosarcoma of the scalp, revealing the importance of considering unexpected malignancies during evaluation of suspected inflammatory alopecia cases.
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October 2024 in “QJM” This study compared the long-term efficacy and safety of biologics targeting TNF alpha and IL-12/23 in moderate to severe psoriasis, finding that IL-12/23 inhibitors were more effective at achieving a PASI 75 response, while both treatments showed a similar risk of serious infection and malignancy.
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October 2023 in “Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences” This review discusses Barrett's esophagus, its risk factors, diagnostic methods, and treatment options, emphasizing its potential for malignant degeneration and the importance of personalized treatment based on patient factors.
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June 2023 in “Turkish Journal of Surgery” This case report described a rare combination of synchronous gallbladder and pancreatic cancers with an unusual initial symptom of complete loss of facial and scalp hair, marking a unique presentation never previously documented for abdominal malignancies in medical literature.
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July 2022 in “Case reports in endocrinology” This case report concludes that a combination of physical examination, hormonal evaluation, and imaging studies is crucial for identifying malignant adrenal masses, with radical excision and adjuvant therapy improving patient outcomes.
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March 2022 in “Frontiers in Medicine” This case report highlights a rare instance of esophageal carcinoma in a patient with Cronkhite-Canada syndrome, emphasizing the importance of endoscopic surveillance for malignant gastrointestinal tumors in these patients.
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December 2014 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” This protocol details a method for inducing skin cancer in mice through chemical carcinogenesis, which studies cutaneous malignancies but does not report new findings.
July 2026 in “European Heart Journal - Case Reports” In this case study, a 23-year-old man initially suspected of having minoxidil-induced pericarditis was ultimately diagnosed with cardiac angiosarcoma, highlighting the need to consider malignancy in cases of recurrent pericarditis in young adults.
September 2025 in “BioMed” In this case report and literature review, researchers observed that black hairy tongue syndrome can be improved by dietary restrictions and local care, identifying factors like antibiotics, malignancies, and certain medications as common triggers, with resolution achieved by eliminating these factors when possible.
In this case report, researchers detailed a giant proliferating pilomatrixoma in a 36-year-old woman, emphasizing the importance of complete excision to prevent recurrence or potential malignant transformation, distinguishing it from malignancies like angiosarcoma or melanoma.
January 2025 in “Case Reports in Hematology” In this case report, a 17-year-old female with symptoms such as vaginal bleeding and weight loss was diagnosed with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, emphasizing the importance of considering hematological malignancies in young patients with unusual presentations, as early diagnosis can significantly improve outcomes.
October 2024 in “Endocrinology Insights” In this study, researchers found that both the EU-TIRADS and Bethesda systems exhibited high specificity but suboptimal sensitivity for predicting thyroid nodule malignancy in patients who underwent surgery, with Bethesda system showing particularly high specificity in this postoperative population.
October 2024 in “GE Portuguese Journal of Gastroenterology” This case report describes a 78-year-old male with adenocarcinoma and Hypertrichosis lanuginosa acquisita, highlighting the need to consider malignancy in patients with unexplained excessive hair growth.
September 2024 in “Dermatologica Sinica” This article describes a 10-month-old female with congenital smooth muscle hamartoma, highlighting the importance of differential diagnosis in congenital skin lesions due to potential malignancy risks.
March 2024 in “IP Indian journal of clinical and experimental dermatology” This case report highlighted the rarity and diagnostic challenges of a giant solitary trichoepithelioma occurring on the neck, noting that while typically benign, these tumors can rarely transform malignantly into basal cell carcinoma.
February 2024 in “Journal of dermatology research reviews & reports” In this case report, a rare occurrence of Paraneoplastic Dermatomyositis following breast cancer was observed in a 50-year-old woman, indicating the importance of multidisciplinary approaches for identifying underlying malignancies when Dermatomyositis presents as a primary symptom.
September 2023 in “JAAD case reports” In this review, the authors noted that while baricitinib, a treatment for refractory rheumatoid arthritis and severe alopecia areata, shows promising efficacy, it may pose risks of serious infections and malignancy due to immune downregulation.
July 2023 in “Endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism case reports” This case report involved a premenopausal woman with rapidly progressing virilizing symptoms caused by a rare sertoliform endometrioid carcinoma of the ovary. Following surgical intervention, her symptoms improved, highlighting the importance of recognizing virilizing symptoms as potential indicators of low-grade ovarian malignancies in similar cases.
June 2022 in “IP Indian journal of clinical and experimental dermatology” In this study, among patients with clinically suspected appendageal tumours, histopathology confirmed their presence in 42 cases, with benign types found more frequently than malignant ones.
March 2022 in “Folia Medica Indonesiana” This case report described a facial hairline tumor initially diagnosed as a sebaceous cyst but ultimately confirmed as a rare Proliferating Pilar Tumor with focal malignancies upon histopathological examination.
January 2017 in “University journal of surgery and surgical specialities” This case study describes a rare steroid cell tumor of the ovary in a 42-year-old woman, highlighting its virilizing effects and the importance of thorough follow-up due to its potential for malignancy.
This case report describes a 21-year-old man diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus, highlighting the condition's potential to mimic hematological malignancy and the effectiveness of prednisolone in rapid symptom improvement.
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June 2025 in “Preprints.org” This review highlights the potential of amphiregulin as a therapeutic target, noting its role in both fibrotic and malignant diseases, and discusses promising early findings but reports no new clinical results.
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July 2017 in “Oncology Letters” This study found that ablating cyclin D3 in a Ras-dependent skin carcinogenesis model increased apoptosis in hair follicles, reducing papilloma development but potentially facilitating malignant progression when CDK6 is overexpressed.
September 2025 in “Advanced Pharmaceutical Bulletin” This review highlights the promise of non-viral gene delivery systems, particularly genosomes, over traditional viral vectors due to enhanced safety and efficiency in therapeutic nucleic acid delivery for genetic diseases like cystic fibrosis and malignancies.
June 2025 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This study reviewed clinical trials on JAK inhibitors for alopecia areata, finding them effective for short-term hair regrowth with a favorable safety profile, but noted limited data on long-term risks like malignancies or cardiovascular events beyond two years.
May 2025 in “International Journal of Women’s Dermatology” In this retrospective cohort study, researchers found that exposure to 5-alpha reductase inhibitors and spironolactone in female alopecia patients was not linked to an increased risk of developing malignant or benign gynecologic tumors when compared to minoxidil use.
April 2025 in “International Journal of Dermatology” This review by St. Denis et al. highlights that prostaglandin E2 is overexpressed in several skin cancers and suggests targeting its pathway could offer potential treatments for these malignancies.
April 2024 in “Nepal journal of dermatology, venereology & leprology” This review highlights that vitamin D is increasingly recognized for its roles in skin health, including treatment of psoriasis, potential applications in conditions like atopic dermatitis, and possible prevention of skin malignancies, as observed in various studies linking low levels to autoimmune skin diseases.
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January 2007 in “Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology” This review discusses the long-term cutaneous and ocular complications from sulfur mustard exposure in the Iranian population, identifying pruritus and malignant changes as significant issues and highlighting eye surface damage leading to visual decline.