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Clinics and Practice, Volume 11, Issue 1

2021 March - 24 articles

Cover Story: Urothelial carcinoma is a common neoplasm in Western countries since it has been linked to tobacco use and pollution among other etiologic factors. Urothelial carcinoma has many faces under the microscope, and a broad spectrum of mimickers. Mimickers of urothelial carcinoma may not only be a wide range of inflammatory, reactive, and malformative conditions. Some tumors, benign and malignant, and pseudotumors may occasionally simulate urothelial carcinoma. This review revisits the personal experience of the authors calling the attention of urologists and pathologists to this possibility. Some conditions may mimic urothelial carcinoma from a clinical–radiological perspective, others only under the microscope, and others are puzzling entities with unresolved etiology pending a strict categorization. View this paper.
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Articles (24)

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,095 Views
4 Pages

An Uncommon Case of Secondary Organizing Pneumonia Due to Influenza Type B

  • Parth Shah,
  • Philip T. Sobash,
  • Krishna Vedala,
  • Krishna Kakkera and
  • Gilbert-Roy Kamoga

10 March 2021

Secondary organizing pneumonia refers to a disease process caused by pulmonary tissue injury. Various insults can cause secondary organizing pneumonia, including multiple types of infections and cancer. The mainstay of diagnosis is a combination of i...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,615 Views
7 Pages

Acute Hepatitis in a Yemeni Immigrant Associated with Khat: A “Biological Amphetamine” Carried in Cultures

  • Harish Patel,
  • Kishore Kumar,
  • Rajesh Kumar Essrani,
  • Masooma Niazi,
  • Jasbir Makker and
  • Suresh Kumar Nayudu

8 March 2021

Viral infections, alcohol, hepatic steatosis, autoimmunity medications and herbal supplements are common etiologies of hepatitis. Khat (Catha Edulis) is a commonly used recreational substance in East African and Middle Eastern countries. Khat has bee...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,534 Views
5 Pages

Mitral Valve Subacute Endocarditis Caused by Abiotrophia Defectiva: A Case Report

  • Catarina Faria,
  • Renato Guerreiro,
  • Sofia Cruz and
  • Marco Fernandes

2 March 2021

Abiotrophia defectiva is a rare agent of endocarditis and subacute presentation may delay the diagnosis. We present the case of a 41-year-old male who was admitted to the hospital for further investigation regarding a consumptive syndrome with microc...

  • Brief Report
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,483 Views
8 Pages

1 March 2021

(1) Background: This study investigated the introduction of pediatric robot-assisted pyeloplasty in a low-volume centre with reference to open pyeloplasty with regards to operative times, length of stay (LOS) and outcomes and cost analysis. (2) Metho...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,691 Views
11 Pages

Immune Response Failure in Paucisymptomatic Long-Standing SARS-CoV-2 Spreaders

  • Salvatore Corrao,
  • Francesco Gervasi,
  • Francesca Di Bernardo and
  • Christiano Argano

1 March 2021

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has rapidly spread throughout the world. This disease has a spectrum of different clinical pictures with different outcomes. Herein, we r...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,988 Views
12 Pages

26 February 2021

End-stage kidney disease patients who require hemodialysis for more than 3 months have a small chance of leaving dialysis unless they have a kidney transplant. Educating the patient about lifestyle changes can play a major role in improving kidney fu...

  • Review
  • Open Access
15 Citations
7,676 Views
14 Pages

Mimickers of Urothelial Carcinoma and the Approach to Differential Diagnosis

  • Claudia Manini,
  • Javier C. Angulo and
  • José I. López

25 February 2021

A broad spectrum of lesions, including hyperplastic, metaplastic, inflammatory, infectious, and reactive, may mimic cancer all along the urinary tract. This narrative collects most of them from a clinical and pathologic perspective, offering urologis...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
5 Citations
6,492 Views
7 Pages

25 February 2021

Multiple myeloma (MM) is a B cell malignancy resulting in osteolytic lesions. Pathological fracture of the vertebral body resulting in spinal cord compression is a common complication and accounts for approximately 5% of patients with MM. To date, th...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
4 Citations
5,876 Views
4 Pages

21 February 2021

Fusion is a congenital disturbance affecting primary dentition mostly during morpho differentiation of the primary tooth germs. Fusion leads to the union of two or more primary teeth by the enamel and dentin while the pulp and roots remain separate....

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
4 Citations
5,776 Views
5 Pages

Methadone, Metoclopramide and Metronidazole Interaction Causing Torsades de Pointes

  • Karthik Gnanapandithan,
  • Nishrutha Karthik and
  • Jaime Gerber

7 February 2021

There are several classes of medications that can cause prolongation of the corrected QT (QTc) interval and potentially Torsades de Pointes (TdP). Most of these medications are commonly used in the emergency department, and interaction between these...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
2,925 Views
9 Pages

Patient Centeredness in Orthognathic Surgery

  • Alexandre R. Vieira and
  • Maria C. O. Prinz

5 February 2021

Patient centeredness in planning treatment and research has become paramount. The goal of this report was to describe a complex case in which untreated chronic pain was not properly addressed to reflect on the need to establish alternative protocols...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,373 Views
11 Pages

3 February 2021

The virus that causes COVID-19 is rapidly spreading across the globe. Elderly patients with multiple pre-existing conditions are at a higher risk. This case study describes acute inpatient treatment of a COVID-19 patient with uncontrolled diabetes me...

  • Review
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,229 Views
6 Pages

Simpson-Golabi-Behmel-Syndrome in Dichorionic-Diamniotic Twin Pregnancy

  • Theresa Reischer,
  • Franco Laccone,
  • Gregor J. Kasprian and
  • Gülen Yerlikaya-Schatten

2 February 2021

Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome (SGBS) is a rare x-linked overgrowth syndrome with distinct clinical features, which is difficult to diagnose prenatally. We report the diagnosis of SGBS in dichorionic-diamniotic twin pregnancies in the first trimester...

  • Review
  • Open Access
44 Citations
16,383 Views
10 Pages

1 February 2021

The skin is the largest, and arguably, the most vulnerable organ in the human body. Scratches and scrapes, bites and puncture wounds, impetigo and erysipelas—all these disruptions can lead to pain, swelling, and/or systemic symptoms. In this article,...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,937 Views
7 Pages

Pancreatic Carcinoma Metastatic to the Gingiva

  • Arijan Zubović,
  • Margita Belušić-Gobić,
  • David Harmicar,
  • Jasna Marušić,
  • Damir Vučinić and
  • Gordana Zamolo

31 January 2021

Metastatic tumors to the oral cavity are uncommon, representing approximately 1% of all cases of oral malignant lesions even when a metastatic disease is present. The 53-year-old female is presented complaining of abdominal pain, weight loss, and a l...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,819 Views
5 Pages

Not Always (and Only) Heart Failure—A Case Report of Primary Pleural Lymphoma in an Elderly Patient

  • Tiago Rabadão,
  • Leonor Naia,
  • Filipa Ferreira,
  • Mariana Teixeira,
  • Marcelo Aveiro,
  • Margarida Eulálio and
  • Fernando Silva

29 January 2021

Pleural involvement in Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL) is well documented, but primary pleural lymphomas are extremely rare, occurring mostly in immunosuppressed patients or associated with chronic pleural inflammation. Nevertheless, the pathogenesis and...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,803 Views
6 Pages

Pulmonary Hyalinizing Granuloma: A Rare Cause of a Benign Lung Mass

  • Mandeep Singh Rahi,
  • Kulothungan Gunasekaran,
  • Kwesi Amoah,
  • Farheen Chowdhury and
  • Jeff Kwon

29 January 2021

Pulmonary hyalinizing granuloma (PHG) is a rare, benign lung disease of unknown etiology. It usually manifests as solitary and sometimes as multiple pulmonary nodules. It may have irregular margins, cavitation, or calcifications mimicking metastasis...

  • Brief Report
  • Open Access
2 Citations
6,038 Views
4 Pages

A Case of Nasopharyngeal Tuberculosis with Cervical Lymph Node Tuberculosis Suspected of Cervical Malignant Disease at the First Examination

  • Takeshi Kusunoki,
  • Hirotomo Homma,
  • Yoshinobu Kidokoro,
  • Akihisa Yoshikawa,
  • Kumiko Tanaka,
  • Satoko Kubo,
  • Ryo Wada and
  • Katsuhisa Ikeda

29 January 2021

A case of nasopharyngeal tuberculosis with cervical lymph node tuberculosis is reported. The patient was a 20-year-old female immigrant from Vietnam and cook apprentice. Her chief complaint was left neck swelling with pain for three months. She was d...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
6,401 Views
11 Pages

Scope and Limits of Teriparatide Use in Delayed and Nonunions: A Case Series

  • Petros Ismailidis,
  • Norbert Suhm,
  • Martin Clauss,
  • Annegret Mündermann and
  • Dieter Cadosch

29 January 2021

Nonunion is known to occur in up to 10% of all bone fractures. Until recently, the treatment options considered in cases of delayed union and nonunion focused on revision surgery and improvement of local healing. Lately, teriparatide has been introdu...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
7 Citations
15,394 Views
6 Pages

27 January 2021

There is an increasing consensus that the treatment of Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) significantly varies with the degree of inflammation and that treatment according to guidelines is not always successful. Here, we report the case of a 31-year-old m...

  • Study Protocol
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,848 Views
13 Pages

Changes in Maternal Heart Rate Variability in Response to the Administration of Routine Obstetric Medication in Hospitalized Patients: Study Protocol for a Cohort Study (MAMA-Heart Study)

  • Maretha Bester,
  • Suzanne Moors,
  • Rohan Joshi,
  • Thomas J. Nichting,
  • M. Beatrijs van der Hout-van der Jagt,
  • S. Guid Oei,
  • Massimo Mischi,
  • Rik Vullings and
  • Judith O. E. H. van Laar

21 January 2021

Pregnancy is a period of continuous change in the maternal cardiovascular system, partly mediated by the autonomic nervous system. Insufficient autonomic adaptation to increasing gestation is associated with pregnancy complications, such as hypertens...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
4 Citations
5,998 Views
5 Pages

Not All That Shines on a PET Scan Is Cancer: A Silicone-Induced Granuloma Masquerading as Malignancy

  • Krishna Vedala,
  • Philip T. Sobash,
  • Deborah Johnson and
  • Krishna Kakkera

29 December 2020

PET/CT scans are frequently used in the initial workup of suspicious lesions but not all that lights up on a PET is cancerous. We wish to discuss a case of silicone-induced granuloma mimicking malignancy and the role of other imaging modalities for f...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
7 Citations
6,237 Views
6 Pages

Post-Operative Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome Following Retroperitoneal Sarcoma Resection

  • Liam H. Wong,
  • Thomas L. Sutton,
  • Ryan G. Spurrier,
  • Andrew F. Zigman and
  • Skye C. Mayo

24 December 2020

Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome is an uncommon phenomenon caused by the compression of the third portion of the duodenum between the aorta and the SMA. Here, we present a previously healthy 15-year-old male who presented with early satiety...

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