Paraneoplastic neurological syndromes (PNS) include any symptomatic and non-metastatic neurological manifestations associated with a neoplasm. PNS associated with antibodies against intracellular antigens, known as “high-risk” antibodies, show frequent ...
Luca Marsili +5 more
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Investigating the association between neoplasms and MOG antibody-associated disease
IntroductionThe association of myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) antibody associated disease (MOGAD) and tumors has seldom been reported. We aim to investigate the occurrence of tumors in a cohort of patients with MOGAD and to describe their clinical features, in addition to previously reported cases.MethodsWe retrospectively identified ...
Milena Trentinaglia +8 more
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Infiltration of plasma cells in colorectal adenocarcinoma associated with autoimmune encephalitis
Paraneoplastic autoimmune encephalitis (PAE) represents a group of rare neurological syndromes associated with neoplastic diseases. Here, we report a case that multiple anti‐neuronal antibodies were present in a patient with PAE who developed both small ...
Yaqing Shu +9 more
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Differential Diagnoses of Systemic Mastocytosis in Routinely Processed Bone Marrow Biopsy Specimens: A Review [PDF]
Diagnosis of systemic mastocytosis (SM) is mainly based on the morphological demonstration of compact mast cell infiltrates in various tissue sites. In almost all patients such infiltrates are detected in the bone marrow.
Horny, H. -P., Sotlar, K., Valent, P.
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Coccidiomycosis infection of the patella mimicking a neoplasm - two case reports. [PDF]
BackgroundCoccidioidomycosis is an endemic fungal infection in the southwestern of United States. Most infections are asymptomatic or manifest with mild respiratory complaints. Rare cases may cause extrapulmonary or disseminated disease.
Calvert, George +4 more
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Lyme Disease and Associated NMDAR Encephalitis: A Case Report and Literature Review
We present a case of a patient with positive N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) IgG antibodies in their serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) associated with neuroborreliosis.
Natalja Predkele, Jānis Mednieks
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A metastatic secretory gastric plasmacytoma with aberrant CD3 expression in a dog [PDF]
A 10-year-old crossbred dog was presented with a 6-week history of hematemesis, melena, anorexia, and lethargy. Clinical evaluation revealed a gastric mass with a regional lymphadenomegaly as well as a monoclonal gammopathy manifesting as ...
Atherton, Matthew J. +4 more
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Immune myopathies with perimysial pathology: Clinical and laboratory features [PDF]
ObjectiveImmune myopathies with perimysial pathology (IMPP) have a combination of damage to perimysial connective tissue and muscle fiber necrosis, more prominent near the perimysium.
Bucelli, Robert C, Pestronk, Alan
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ObjectivesIntraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs) are cystic precursor lesions to pancreatic cancer. The presence of oral microbes in pancreatic tissue or cyst fluid has been associated with high-grade dysplasia (HGD) and cancer.
Hassan Alkharaan +15 more
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A33 shows similar sensitivity to but is more specific than CDX2 as an immunomarker of colorectal carcinoma [PDF]
Aims: CDX2 is widely used as a sensitive and specific immunomarker for colorectal carcinoma (CRC) but neither this sensitivity nor specificity is absolute. This study is the first known comparison of CDX1 and A33 against CDX2 as immunomarkers for CRC.
Adamczyk, Lukasz A. +5 more
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