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Amin A, Koul AM, Wani UM, Farooq F, Amin B, Wani Z, Lone A, Qadri A, Qadri RA. Dissection of paracrine/autocrine interplay in lung tumor microenvironment mimicking cancer cell-monocyte co-culture models reveals proteins that promote inflammation and metastasis. BMC Cancer 2023; 23:926. [PMID: 37784035 PMCID: PMC10544320 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-023-11428-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2023] [Accepted: 09/21/2023] [Indexed: 10/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Tumor cell-monocyte interactions play crucial roles in shaping up the pro-tumorigenic phenotype and functional output of tumor-associated macrophages. Within the tumor microenvironment, such heterotypic cell-cell interactions are known to occur via secretory proteins. Secretory proteins establish a diabolic liaison between tumor cells and monocytes, leading to their recruitment, subsequent polarization and consequent tumor progression. METHODS We co-cultured model lung adenocarcinoma cell line A549 with model monocytes, THP-1 to delineate the interactions between them. The levels of prototypical pro-inflammatory cytokines like TNF-𝛼, IL-6 and anti-inflammatory cytokines like IL-10 were measured by ELISA. Migration, invasion and attachment independence of lung cancer cells was assessed by wound healing, transwell invasion and colony formation assays respectively. The status of EMT was evaluated by immunofluorescence. Identification of secretory proteins differentially expressed in monocultures and co-culture was carried out using SILAC LC-MS/MS. Various insilico tools like Cytoscape, Reacfoam, CHAT and Kaplan-Meier plotter were utilized for association studies, pathway analysis, functional classification, cancer hallmark relevance and predicting the prognostic potential of the candidate secretory proteins respectively. RESULTS Co-culture of A549 and THP-1 cells in 1:10 ratio showed early release of prototypical pro-inflammatory cytokines TNF-𝛼 and IL-6, however anti-inflammatory cytokine, IL-10 was observed to be released at the highest time point. The conditioned medium obtained from this co-culture ratio promoted the migration, invasion and colony formation as well as the EMT of A549 cells. Co-culturing of A549 with THP-1 cells modulated the secretion of proteins involved in cell proliferation, migration, invasion, EMT, inflammation, angiogenesis and inhibition of apoptosis. Among these proteins Versican, Tetranectin, IGFBP2, TUBB4B, C2 and IFI30 were found to correlate with the inflammatory and pro-metastatic milieu observed in our experimental setup. Furthermore, dysregulated expression of these proteins was found to be associated with poor prognosis and negative disease outcomes in lung adenocarcinoma compared to other cancer types. Pharmacological interventions targeting these proteins may serve as useful therapeutic approaches in lung adenocarcinoma. CONCLUSION In this study, we have demonstrated that the lung cancer cell-monocyte cross-talk modulates the secretion of IFI30, RNH1, CLEC3B, VCAN, IGFBP2, C2 and TUBB4B favoring tumor growth and metastasis.
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- Asif Amin
- Immunobiology Lab, Department of Biotechnology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, J&K, 190006, India
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- Immunobiology Lab, Department of Biotechnology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, J&K, 190006, India
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- Immunobiology Lab, Department of Biotechnology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, J&K, 190006, India
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- Immunobiology Lab, Department of Biotechnology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, J&K, 190006, India
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- Immunobiology Lab, Department of Biotechnology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, J&K, 190006, India
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- Immunobiology Lab, Department of Biotechnology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, J&K, 190006, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110608, India
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- Abdul Kalam Chair for Translational Research, Islamic University of Science and Technology, Awantipora, J&K, 192122, India
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- Immunobiology Lab, Department of Biotechnology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, J&K, 190006, India.
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Shah BA, Ganai SA, Koul AM, Mohan S, Amin A, Wani Z, Majeed U, Rajamanikandan S, Farooq F, Malik FA, Shah NN, Qadri RA. Exploring novel and potent molecules for disrupting DEPTOR-mTOR interaction through structure-steered screening, extra-exactitude molecular docking, prime binding free energy estimation and voguish molecular dynamics. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2022; 40:12037-12047. [PMID: 34431457 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2021.1967785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Dep domain containing mTOR interacting protein (DEPTOR) has critical implications in the development and progression of human malignancies. Increased expression of DEPTOR promotes the growth of tumor cells by inhibiting the mTORC1, which alleviates the negative feedback inhibition by mTORC1 downstream target S6Ks on PI3K/AKT pathway thereby promotes cell survival and prevents apoptosis. This clearly suggests that targetting DEPTOR-mTOR interactions through small molecules may prove as an effective strategy for circumventing distinct cancers. In this study, we employed a top-down approach for finding three novel molecules which may prove effective in disrupting Deptor-mTOR interaction. Following DEPTOR modelling and validation we performed grid-directed structure-based screening by specifying the residues of DEPTOR known to interact with mTOR. A library of 10,000 protein-protein disrupting molecules was screened against the defined region of DEPTOR. From the screened molecules, 30 molecules with highest binding affinity were chosen for molecular docking. Thirty (30) extra-precision molecular docking experiments and 30 molecular mechanics generalized born surface area (MMGBSA) assays were performed. Following this top 10 molecules in terms of binding affinity were selected and the interaction profile of their corresponding docked files was generated. The top three molecules were finally selected after taking all the three parameters including docking score, binding energy value and interaction profile into consideration. For atomistic insights regarding DEPTOR-topmost hit interactions, molecular dynamics was performed for 100 ns. This molecule after further evaluation may prove as promising candidate for anticancer therapy.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- Basit Amin Shah
- Department of Biotechnology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, India
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- SCBT, Shanmuga Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, India
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- Department of Chest Medicine, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, India
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Amin A, Mokhdomi TA, Bukhari S, Wani Z, Chikan NA, Shah BA, Koul AM, Majeed U, Farooq F, Qadri A, Qadri RA. Lung cancer cell-derived EDA-containing fibronectin induces an inflammatory response from monocytes and promotes metastatic tumor microenvironment. J Cell Biochem 2021; 122:562-576. [PMID: 33393138 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.29883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2020] [Revised: 11/25/2020] [Accepted: 12/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) play a pivotal role in facilitating tumor growth and metastasis. This tumor-promoting propensity of TAMs sets in as a result of their complex cross-talk with tumor cells mediated primarily by tumor cell-secreted proteins in the tumor microenvironment. To explore such interactions, we employed an immunoscreening approach involving the immunization of Balb-c mice with model human lung carcinoma cell line, A549. From serological examination combined with mass spectrometric analysis, EDA-containing fibronectin (EDAFN ) was identified as a conspicuous immunogenic protein in A549 cell secretome. We showed that A549 secreted EDAFN engages TLR-4 on THP-1 monocytes to drive the proinflammatory response via NF-κB signaling cascade. Conversely, A549 derived EDAFN potentiates their metastatic capacity by inducing epithelial-mesenchymal transition through its autocrine activity. In conclusion, the study proposes a possible mechanism of cellular cross-talk between lung cancer cells and associated monocytes mediated by lung cancer-derived EDAFN and resulting in the establishment of proinflammatory and metastatic tumor microenvironment.
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- Asif Amin
- Department of Biotechnology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India.,Hybridoma Lab, National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India.,Daskdān Innovations Pvt. Ltd., Srinagar, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India.,The Columbia Center for Translational Immunology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, USA
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India
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- Hybridoma Lab, National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India
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Rotator cuff tears (RTCs) are the most common cause of shoulder disability. There has been a proportional increase in the prevalence of RCT in accordance with the rising trend of an ageing population. In this article we review the current literature encompassing RCT epidemiology, risk factors and aetiopathogenesis. We also summarize the current diagnostic modalities, treatment options, rehabilitation and outcomes.
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- Zubair Wani
- University Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Anatomy, University of Birmingham Medical School, UK
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- University Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- Department of Anatomy, University of Birmingham Medical School, UK
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Amin A, Bukhari S, Mokhdomi TA, Anjum N, Wafai AH, Wani Z, Manzoor S, Koul AM, Amin B, Ain QU, Qazi H, Tyub S, Lone GN, Qadri RA. Comparative proteomics and global genome-wide expression data implicate role of ARMC8 in lung cancer. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2016; 16:3691-6. [PMID: 25987023 DOI: 10.7314/apjcp.2015.16.9.3691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Cancer loci comprise heterogeneous cell populations with diverse cellular secretions. Therefore, disseminating cancer-specific or cancer-associated protein antigens from tissue lysates could only be marginally correct, if otherwise not validated against precise standards. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this study, 2DE proteomic profiles were examined from lysates of 13 lung-adenocarcinoma tissue samples and matched against the A549 cell line proteome. A549 matched-cancer-specific hits were analyzed and characterized by MALDI-TOF/MS. RESULTS Comparative analysis identified a total of 13 protein spots with differential expression. These proteins were found to be involved in critical cellular functions regulating pyrimidine metabolism, pentose phosphate pathway and integrin signaling. Gene ontology based analysis classified majority of protein hits responsible for metabolic processes. Among these, only a single non-predictive protein spot was found to be a cancer cell specific hit, identified as Armadillo repeat-containing protein 8 (ARMC8). Pathway reconstruction studies showed that ARMC8 lies at the centre of cancer metabolic pathways. CONCLUSIONS The findings in this report are suggestive of a regulatory role of ARMC8 in control of proliferation and differentiation in lung adenocarcinomas.
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- Asif Amin
- Department of Biotechnology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar India E-mail :
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Wafai AH, Bukhari S, Mokhdomi TA, Amin A, Wani Z, Hussaini A, Mir JI, Qadri RA. Comparative expression analysis of senescence gene CsNAP and B-class floral development gene CsAP3 during different stages of flower development in Saffron (Crocus sativus L.). Physiol Mol Biol Plants 2015; 21:459-63. [PMID: 26261412 PMCID: PMC4524859 DOI: 10.1007/s12298-015-0307-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2015] [Revised: 06/13/2015] [Accepted: 06/16/2015] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Crocus sativus, a monocot triploid species belonging to the Iridaceae family, is cultivated for its red stigmatic lobes of the carpel that constitute saffron. Flower development has been extensively studied in different plants. Different floral developmental pathways have been deciphered in many plants. In Crocus sativus, flower is the most important part and understanding the pathway underlying the flower development can pave the way for new avenues to improve its productivity and quality. The combination of class A genes (including APETALA1; CsAP1 and APETALA2; CsAP2), class B genes (including APETALA3; CsAP3 and PISTILLATA; CsPI) and class C genes (including AGAMOUS; CsAG) that are active in each whorl, determines the identity of the organs that will later develop in that whorl. CsAP3 is a class B homeotic gene which promotes petal and stamen formation and has a very important role in flower development. It also activates other genes playing pivotal role in flower development. It has been earlier reported that CsAP3 gene has direct role in activation of CsNAP gene which promotes senescence in plants. Present work was focused on study of relative gene expression changes of CsAP3 and CsNAP gene during different stages of flower development. CsAP3 gene expression was found maximum during late-preanthesis stages of stigma development. Expression increases from stage 5 to stage 6 of flower development and then reduces again from stage 6 to stage 7. CsNAP gene had moderate expression during stage 3 to stage 4 transition and its expression increased abruptly from stage 6 to stage 7 of flower development. There is no direct concordance in the expression of CsAP3 and CsNAP gene expression in saffron. We may conclude that some other factor(s) may be responsible for initiation of CsNAP expression and CsAP3 gene may directly/indirectly be involved in regulating the factors responsible for CsNAP activation.
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- Asrar H. Wafai
- />Department of Biotechnology, University of Kashmir, Hazratbal, Srinagar, 190006 J&K India
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- />Department of Biotechnology, University of Kashmir, Hazratbal, Srinagar, 190006 J&K India
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- />Department of Biotechnology, University of Kashmir, Hazratbal, Srinagar, 190006 J&K India
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- />Department of Biotechnology, University of Kashmir, Hazratbal, Srinagar, 190006 J&K India
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- />Department of Biotechnology, University of Kashmir, Hazratbal, Srinagar, 190006 J&K India
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- />Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Science and Technology, Shalimar, 191121 J&K India
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- />Central Institute of Temperate Horticulture, Rangreth, Srinagar, 190019 J&K India
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- />Department of Biotechnology, University of Kashmir, Hazratbal, Srinagar, 190006 J&K India
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Wani Z, Bali N, Shahid M, Jiggins M, O'Hara J. Air arthrography to confirm intra-articular positioning for hip injections. Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2014; 96:389. [PMID: 24992428 DOI: 10.1308/rcsann.2014.96.5.389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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- Z Wani
- Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust, UK
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Wani Z, Mosleh S, Eljanen B. Audit of neurological observation of head injury patients treated conservatively on trauma and orthopaedic wards. Int J Surg 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2013.06.667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Patten DK, Leff DR, Wani Z, Cleator SJ, Palmieri C, Coombes RC, Hadjiminas DJ. Is the presence of small volume disease in the sentinel node an indication for axillary clearance? Breast 2013; 22:70-3. [DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2012.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2012] [Revised: 05/08/2012] [Accepted: 05/16/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare disease of antigen presenting cells, with an incidence rate of 4.0-5.4 per 1 million individuals. The most common endocrinological manifestation of classical LCH is associated with the posterior pituitary, presenting as Diabetes Insipidus. However, LCH can affect multiple organs and classification is based on the body system involvement. The disease is confirmed by electron microscopy or immunohistochemical reactivity of histiocytes to CD1a and/or S100. LCH rarely involves the thyroid gland, and management of such disease is controversial. Current literature documents 65 English language reported cases of LCH involving the thyroid gland. We present an unusual case of LCH of the thyroid gland, with variable diagnoses on fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology, and literature review of all English reported cases.
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- Darren K Patten
- Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Oncology, St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, W2 1NY, UK.
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Patten DK, Wani Z, Kamineni S. Intramuscular cavernous haemangioma of the triceps. Int J Surg Case Rep 2011; 2:86-9. [PMID: 22096691 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2011.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2010] [Revised: 02/09/2011] [Accepted: 02/21/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Haemangiomas are one of the most common soft tissue tumours comprising 7% of all benign tumours. Vascular malformations are often confused with haemangiomas. The etiology is unknown. They are common in infancy and childhood and females are more commonly affected. These tumours may be superficial or deep, and deeply seated lesions, are difficult to diagnose clinically and hence require radiographic assessment. Deep-seated haemangiomas are usually intramuscular, although intra-articular synovial haemangiomas also occur. The commonest anatomic site is the lower limb.Despite their vascular origin, haemangiomas do not metastasize or undergo malignant transformation. Many treatment modalities for the symptomatic haemangioma are available but surgical excision is the preferred treatment. We present an unusual case of a dumb-bell intramuscular haemangioma involving the triceps and extending into the cubital tunnel of the elbow, distinguish between haemangiomas and vascular malformations and emphasize the importance of surgical technique in ensuring ulnar nerve safety.
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- D K Patten
- Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Oncology, St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare Trust, London, UK
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Hussain A, Shah H, Zarger H, Margoob M, Wani Z, Qureshi W, Laway B. P01-275 - Depression in diabetics-a serious comorbidity. Eur Psychiatry 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/s0924-9338(10)70483-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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