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• HLRCC-associated cutaneous leiomyomatosis

  23 February

  HLRCC ; Reed syndrome ; Reed’s syndrome WKP
  Definition : Hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell carcinoma ( HLRCC ) syndrome ( Reed syndrome ) is an autosomal dominant disorder in which germline mutations of fumarate hydratase (FH) gene confer an increased risk of cutaneous and uterine leiomyomas as well as renal cancer.
  HLRCC-associated renal cancer is highly aggressive, and frequently presents as a solitary mass.
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• thyroid lymphoepithelial cyst

  23 February

  Branchial cleft-like cyst PO
  See also
  branchial cleft cyst / branchial cyst

• retroperitoneal serous cystadenoma

  19 February

  Primary Retroperitoneal Serous Cystadenoma
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  https://doi.org/10.5858/arpa.2018-0245-RS

• primary retroperitoneal mucinous cystadenoma

  19 February

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  PMID: #25694766#

• peritoneal serous borderline tumor

  19 February

  Primary peritoneal serous borderline tumors
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  PMID: #17227115#

• peritoneal serous tumors

  19 February

  Types
  peritoneal serous cystadenoma
  peritoneal serous carcinoma / peritoneal serous cystadenocarcinoma
  peritoneal implants of serous tumors

• peritoneal serous carcinoma

  19 February

  Primary peritoneal serous carcinoma WKP
  Definition : High grade serous carcinoma of the upper genital tract is now divided as ovarian, tubal and primary peritoneal.
  It is known that most high grade serous carcinomas originate from a precursor in the tubal epithelium (namely serous tubal intraepithelial carcinoma - STIC).
  For this reason, for site of origin assignment, any STIC or tubal involvement by carcinoma suffices to classify the case as tubal.
  In the absence of tubal (...)

• oral verrucous hyperplasia

  15 February

  Definition : Verrucous hyperplasia (VH) is a rare exophytic oral mucosal lesion which can transform into verrucous carcinoma (VC), its malignant but clinically similar counterpart.
  Verrucous hyperplasia is a premalignant exophytic oral mucosal lesion with a predominantly verrucous or papillary surface; this lesion can subsequently transform into verrucous carcinoma (VC), a well-established warty variant of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC).
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• spider angioma

  10 February

  Definition : Spider angioma refers to a type of telangiectasis that presents slightly beneath the skin surface on the face, neck, arms or upper trunk, often manifesting with a central red spot and reddish extensions that radiate outwards like a spider’s web. The cutaneous spider angioma may be benign but it often indicates abnormal liver function, especially in patients with chronic cirrhosis. The spider angioma is irreversible and rarely occurred diffusely over the body or with giant (...)

• cirrhosis-associated gastric mucosal anomalies

  10 February

  Mucosal lesions of the stomach in liver cirrhosis ; gastric mucosa in portal hypertension

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