Rafat Abu Shakra

ORCID: 0000-0002-0804-3422
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Research Areas
  • Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
  • Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies
  • Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
  • Urologic and reproductive health conditions
  • Cancer and Skin Lesions
  • Soft tissue tumor case studies
  • Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment
  • Genetic and rare skin diseases.
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Gynecological conditions and treatments
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
  • Parvovirus B19 Infection Studies
  • Histiocytic Disorders and Treatments
  • Ear and Head Tumors
  • Viral-associated cancers and disorders
  • Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes
  • Pelvic floor disorders treatments
  • Musculoskeletal synovial abnormalities and treatments
  • Tumors and Oncological Cases
  • Diverticular Disease and Complications
  • Vascular Tumors and Angiosarcomas
  • Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
  • Cardiac tumors and thrombi
  • Uterine Myomas and Treatments

King Abdullah International Medical Research Center
2009-2024

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
2023

Medical Center Hospital
2023

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
2023

Abstract Background Muir–Torre syndrome (MTS) is a rare genetic disorder that caused by mismatch repair (MMR) protein mutations. MTS increases the risk of developing skin and gastrointestinal tumors such as sebaceous adenomas (SAs), carcinomas, colorectal cancer, endometrial ovarian cancer. The these types varies depending on involved mutation individual's family history risk. Case Presentation A 47‐year‐old male presented with multiple lesions scalp, face, flank, back. examination revealed...

10.1002/jso.27440 article EN cc-by-nc Journal of Surgical Oncology 2023-09-14

Malignant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis is an extremely rare and aggressive tumor that frequently encountered in elderly patients. The diagnosis malignant poses a diagnostic challenge due to its infrequency nonspecific clinical presentation. Histopathological examination immunohistochemical staining are essential differentiating this from other para-testicular masses establishing definitive diagnosis. Early detection comprehensive treatment planning crucial for improving prognosis...

10.1177/10668969231215426 article EN International Journal of Surgical Pathology 2024-01-02

Lipoprotein glomerulopathy is an infrequent glomerular disorder that culminates in nephrotic syndrome and often progresses to kidney failure. Whereas most patients have been reported Japan China, limited reports documented outside these regions. This patient represents the first report of lipoprotein Pakistan.

10.1177/10668969241228298 article EN International Journal of Surgical Pathology 2024-02-07

Pseudoangiomatous spindle cell lipoma is a rare pattern within the spectrum that exhibits remarkable histological characterized by its resemblance to vascular lesions, creating pseudoangiomatous appearance. Approximately 20 30 reports have been described in literature. In this context, we present an intriguing report of showcasing unique low-fat pseudo angiomatous 61-year-old male patient presented with 6-cm subcutaneous mass on his right arm, which was thoroughly investigated and...

10.1177/10668969231211337 article EN International Journal of Surgical Pathology 2023-10-31

Postoperative septic complications of hemorrhoids surgical interventions are rare, but very serious with high mortality rate. Early diagnosis and prompt therapy essential to save patient’s life. There a good number articles case reports about these complications. We presenting report prostatic abscess caused by extended spectrum beta lactamase (ESBL) producing Klebsiella pneumoniae after hemorrhoidopexy. Our patient was healthy middle aged Saudi male who has no significant medical history...

10.1155/2017/4154016 article EN cc-by Case Reports in Surgery 2017-01-01

The association among Langerhans cell histiocytosis, hematolymphoid malignancies, and heavy smoking has been addressed in medical literature to identify a possible potential link. Such occurrence can pose diagnostic challenges, as well important clinical implications for disease progression treatment approaches. We present pulmonary histiocytosis instance 35-year-old male patient, with 34-pack-year history nodular sclerosing Hodgkin lymphoma stage IIB who developed multiple bilateral lung...

10.1177/10668969241253216 article EN International Journal of Surgical Pathology 2024-05-20

Superficial CD34-positive fibroblastic tumor (SCPFT) is a recently identified, infrequent, low-grade mesenchymal neoplasm, first identified in 2014. Although it relatively new to the field, SCPFT has been gaining prominence surgical pathology practice because of its distinctive features. As now, there are limited reported cases SCPFT, with fewer than 100 instances documented scientific literature. This blend rarity and intriguing variability presentation emphasizes significance identifying...

10.7759/cureus.47831 article EN Cureus 2023-10-27
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