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Tumor Mutational Burden Testing in Solid Tumors

A 58-year-old man with diabetes, chronic kidney disease, and JAK2-positive myeloproliferative neoplasm is referred for newly diagnosed oligometastatic prostate cancer with substantial urinary symptoms. What would you do next?

Circulating Tumor HPV DNA for Surveillance of HPV-Positive Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma – A Narrative Review

Importance  Human papillomavirus (HPV)–positive oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma has an overall favorable prognosis, yet a subset of patients will experience devastating disease recurrence. Current surveillance standards for detection of recurrent disease are imperfect. There is growing interest in improving detection of…

Selfie-Induced Diagnostic Challenge in Horner Syndrome

This case report describes an 18-year-old woman with neurofibromatosis type 1 and prior right brachial plexus neurofibroma resection who reported intermittent, unilateral facial flushing after exertion.

Progressive Cranial Neuropathy

A 68-year-old man had right facial weakness with a droop, slurred speech, and eyelid ptosis that progressed over 5 years from right temple numbness and did not respond to gabapentin or steroids. What is your diagnosis?

Histologic Anatomy of Neurocysticercosis

This case report describes a 23-year-old male patient with tonic-clonic seizure and subsequent treatment with anthelmintic therapy.