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Helicobacter Pylori Infection of Lingual Dorsum. Risk of Gastric Infection Helicobacter Pylori

1. Clinical Image The role of Helicobacter pylori in the oral cavity has been researched/studied by our study group for the last 28 years. At that time, there wasn’t a clinical entity that included Burning, Lingual Papillary Hypertrophy and Halitosis (BHH) together. However, the patients who presented this condition did not find an effective response …

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Cystic Pancreatic Lymphangioma: A Pancreatic Benign Cyst That Could Mimic Neoplasm

1. Clinical Image A 61-year-old-man who had been follow up for bilateral renal cysts, accidentally found hepatic hemangiomas and pancreatic cysts. Distal pancreatectomy showed cystic pancreatic lymphagioma and there was no evidence of invasive malignancy. The cyst is 10 cm in size, at the tail of pancre- as. There is no connection between cystic lesion …

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Pediatric Pancreatic Hemangioma

1. Clinical ImageA 5 year old girl had a pancreatic mass. Resection reveals a circumscribed lobulated mass in pancreas with greyish brown color. The mass are composed of vascular structures re- sembling veins and capillary-sized vessels. Endothelial lining cells are flattened with bland looking nuclei. While the remaining pancreas tissue is unremarkable (Pic A, original …

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Mutation at Codon 249 of the TP53 Gene in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: MD-CT and Pathologic Features

1. Abstract Aflatoxin B1 is a mycotoxin produced by the Aspergillus Flavus fungus that contaminates many sources of food. This mycotoxin has its metabolism into the liver. So, Aflatoxin B1 metabolites create a DNA mutation at the third base of codon 249 in the TP53 tumor suppressor gene, inducing a G to T trasversion (AGG …

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Gastric Schwannoma with Regional Lymphadenopathy Diagnosed by Endoscopic Ultrasonography-Guided Biopsy

A 71-year-old man, referred to our hospital, presented with a 5×5 cm gastric submucosal tumor with central ulceration at the greater curvature of the lower body as disclosed by upper gas- trointestinal endoscopy and endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS). A contrast-enhanced computed tomography scan of the abdomen revealed a 5×5 cm mass in the stomach and enlargement …

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A Pancreatic Tumor with Central Calcification

A 49-year-old woman visited our hospital with a history of epigastralgia, high fever and general malaise. Her temperature was 37.6 ?. There was no significant past medical history. On physical ex- amination, she had tenderness at the upper abdomen. Laboratory data were as follows: white blood cell count of 3000/?L, C-reactive protein of 6.77mg/dL, carcinoembryonic …

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