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May 2021 in “The American Journal of Surgical Pathology” Cutaneous Lymphadenoma is a unique skin tumor with specific protein markers and common gene mutations that may cause continuous cell growth.
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September 2008 in “The American journal of surgical pathology” Hair follicle hyperplasia is common in both benign and malignant skin lymphoproliferative disorders, with a proposed new term "pseudolymphomatous adnexitis."
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April 2007 in “Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition” A teenage girl with high androgen levels and PCOS developed a rare liver tumor, suggesting a possible link between high androgens and the tumor's growth.
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May 2013 in “The American Journal of Dermatopathology” The author now believes tricholemmal carcinoma is a rare type of infundibular squamous cell carcinoma and more research is needed on these tumors.
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June 2021 in “Curēus” A woman with hair loss had a benign sweat duct tumor found during a scalp biopsy.
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December 2011 in “Journal of clinical oncology” MK-2206 was safe and effectively blocked AKT signaling in cancer patients, warranting more trials.
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April 2008 in “The Cochrane library” 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors can lower prostate cancer risk but may increase high-grade tumors and cause sexual side effects.
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January 2015 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” People with myotonic dystrophy type 1 have a higher chance of getting skin tumors, including melanoma.
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June 2016 in “Gynecological Endocrinology” Doctors used a special blood sampling technique to diagnose a woman's rare ovarian tumor that was producing male hormones.
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May 1941 in “Science” Ducks can get the Rous sarcoma virus if infected shortly after birth, leading to tumors and disease spread.
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January 1988 in “PubMed” The review found that basal cell carcinomas on the scalp are not more aggressive than those in other locations.
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January 2011 in “Yearbook of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery” Thicker melanomas and nodular types are more likely to spread to sentinel lymph nodes.
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January 2013 in “Nature Cell Biology” Understanding where cancer cells come from helps create better prevention and treatment methods.
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December 2023 in “Curēus” Surgical removal of a scalp keratoacanthoma is effective and prevents recurrence, but hair may not regrow.
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