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Newest firstBackground Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a malignant disease with high incidence and mortality worldwide. This study focuses on the TP53 target protein to investigate the potential therapeutic effect of tetrahydrocurcumin (THC) on HCC and its mechanism of action. The research hypothesis is that THC can inhibit the proliferation, migration, and invasion of HCC cells, and promote their apoptosis by regulating th…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma (UPS) is a rare malignant mesenchymal tumor with a poor prognosis. It mainly occurs in the extremities, trunk, head and neck, and retroperitoneum regions. Owing to the lack of specific clinical manifestations and imaging features, UPS diagnosis mainly depends on pathological and immunohistochemical examinations for exclusive diagnosis. Here we report an extremely rar…
Background Carcinosarcomas of the common bile duct (CBD) are an extremely rare finding in the clinical setting. Based on a review of 12 literatures, 3 cases had the imaging features of ossification. Carcinosarcomas are prone to distant metastasis, as they possess clinical features of both carcinoma and sarcoma, and generally have with a poor prognosis. Due to the small number of cases reported, clinical experience…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background This is a unique case of a patient who was found to have two extremely rare primary malignancies synchronously, i.e., an ampullary adenocarcinoma arising from a high-grade dysplastic tubulovillous adenoma of the ampulla of Vater (TVAoA) with a high-grade ileal gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST). Based on a literature review and to the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of this synchronic…
Background Breast cancer is the most common tumor in women, and about one-third of cases develop metastatic disease. However, metastatic breast cancer rarely invades the common bile duct (CBD) directly without involving the liver, and involvement of the gastrointestinal tract is rare. Cases of such metastases pose a particular diagnostic challenge. Case summary A 55-year-old female presented to the Department of G…
Open article record in new tab ↗A 51-year-old male patient was referred to our hospital because of an incidentally detected cystic mass near the common bile duct (CBD). Imaging studies demonstrated a cystic mass that was suspected to communicate with the CBD. Gastroscopy showed irregular mucosal thickening with hyperemic change in the second portion of the duodenum. A type II choledochal cyst combined with duodenal malignancy was suspected. The…
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