IgG4-related disease is a newly recognized fibro-inflammatory condition characterized by
several features: a tendency to form tumefactive lesions in multiple sites; a characteristic …

During the first decade of this century, recognition of a multi-organ system disease known
as IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) has grown. Serum IgG4 elevation (in some patients) and …

Background Recent evidence suggests that progesterone metabolites play important roles
in regulating breast cancer. Previous studies have shown that tumorous tissues have higher …

Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) is an increasingly recognised form of fibro-inflammatory
process characterised by xanthomatous histiocytes containing large amounts of ingested lipid, …

Sweet syndrome (acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis) is a dermatologic disorder with
accompanying features of systemic inflammation. It is commonly associated with conjunctivitis, …

Background Orbital exenteration is a disfiguring procedure reserved for life-threatening
malignancies. This study examines the clinical course and outcomes of a large series of patients …

AIMS To evaluate the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in uveal
melanomas and correlate its presence with tumour characteristics and systemic metastasis. …

Objective. Large vessel uptake on positron emission tomography/computerized tomography
(PET/CT) supports the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis (GCA). Its value, however, in patients …

Current classifications of salivary gland tumors separate mucoepidermoid carcinoma from
other neoplasms on the basis of a number of histological features, in particular the lack of …

OBJECTIVE: Pleomorphic lipomas are rare benign tumors that can resemble a variety of
malignant soft tissue tumors on histologic examination. Six cases of patients with orbital …