Focal Interest
Focal Interest

Biopsy

  1. Infraorbital swelling revealed rare extramedullary myeloma relapse
    Case report of infraorbital swelling caused by extramedullary multiple myeloma, highlighting the importance of considering plasma cell neoplasms in facial mass differential diagnosis.
  2. Donor TNFα linked to worse kidney graft outcomes
    High circulating tumor necrosis factor α in deceased organ donors associates with inferior kidney graft function and survival after transplantation through TNFR1-mediated injury mechanisms.
  3. Atrophic arm plaques were linked to Mycobacterium abscessus infection
    Atypical mycobacterial infection in adolescent presenting with atrophic plaques and concurrent epidermal inclusion cyst. Case report highlights diagnosis and antibiotic resistance considerations.
  4. dd-cfDNA tracks kidney rejection activity across the continuum
    Donor-derived cell-free DNA quantifies kidney allograft rejection non-invasively across histopathological spectra, with combined scoring optimizing detection of microvascular and antibody-mediated.