Trending Now

Important medical research and remarkable case reports worth knowing.

Selected from high-relevance medical literature published in the last 14 days.

AllClinical ResearchCase Reports
FeaturedClinical ResearchPathology (Anatomic & Clinical)

SOX10 Expression in Primary Salivary Gland Tumors: A Meta-Analysis.

Head Neck PatholOct 16, 2026Open access

This PRISMA-guided systematic review and meta-analysis assessed SOX10 immunohistochemical expression across primary salivary gland tumors. It included 35 studies comprising 1146 histological and 35 cytological samples.

Why it matters

SOX10 expression varies across salivary gland tumor subtypes, so interpreting a positive or negative stain in isolation may be misleading.

Read summary

Also worth knowing

Clinical ResearchOtolaryngology (ENT)

Adenotonsillectomy for children with mild sleep-disordered breathing: who benefits?

This secondary analysis of a 12-month, multicentre randomised trial examined children aged 3.0–12.9 years with mild sleep-disordered breathing, comparing early adenotonsillectomy (eAT) with watchful waiting and…

SleepOct 13, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchNeurosurgery

Patterns and predictive factors of hearing loss following microvascular decompression for hemifacial spasm: a systematic review.

This systematic review and meta-analysis assessed the prevalence, patterns, and potential risk factors for hearing loss after microvascular decompression for hemifacial spasm.

Neurosurg RevOct 22, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchPediatrics

Sleep apnea-hypopnea in children: Evidence that Lize Tongqi decoction with acupuncture, moxibustion, and Xinwu acupoint stimulation is superior to standard Western treatment using montelucast/mometasone furoate.

This randomized controlled trial compared a combined traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture-based regimen with montelukast plus mometasone in 60 children with snoring (mean age 7.9 years).

Int J Clin Pharmacol TherOct 16, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchNeurosurgeryOpen access

Duration of single-agent perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis and postoperative meningitis after endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 7,981 patients.

This systematic review and meta-analysis examined postoperative meningitis after endoscopic endonasal skull-base surgery in 7,981 patients across 14 studies using single-agent perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis.

Neurosurg RevOct 17, 2026Read summary
Case ReportMedical GeneticsOpen access

Clinically isolated hearing loss as a mild phenotype of PEX26-associated peroxisomal biogenesis disorder: A case report, literature review, and in silico analysis.

An Iranian man presented with bilateral sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) and no other clinical manifestations at evaluation.

Mol Biol RepOct 21, 2026Read case
Case ReportOtolaryngology (ENT)

Cochlear Implantation in a Child With Arnold-Chiari Syndrome, Severe Inner Ear Malformations, and Cochlear Nerve Hypoplasia: A Case Report.

A 1.5-year-old girl with Arnold-Chiari malformation, hydrocephalus, spina bifida, and profound bilateral sensorineural hearing loss had limited auditory development despite early hearing-aid use.

Am J Case RepOct 20, 2026Read case
Case ReportPathology (Anatomic & Clinical)Open access

Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma Involving Marrow-Containing Submandibular Heterotopic Ossification: A Case Report and Literature Review.

A 77-year-old man presented with a gradually enlarging, increasingly uncomfortable calcified nodule in the left submandibular region.

Head Neck PatholOct 16, 2026Read case
Case ReportRadiology (Diagnostic)Open access

Multimodal imaging features of nuclear protein in testis carcinoma of the submandibular gland: a case report.

A 32-year-old man presented with a painless left submandibular mass that enlarged from 2 cm to approximately 4 cm within 1 month, with new ipsilateral pharyngeal and periauricular pain.

J Med Case RepOct 16, 2026Read case
Case ReportOtolaryngology (ENT)

Ectopic thyroid tissue accompanied by distinct blood supply and lymphoid tissue within the carotid sheath - a case report.

A 42-year-old man had an asymptomatic right-sided neck mass detected during a routine examination. Ultrasound showed a normally located thyroid and a well-defined 1.3 cm × 0.9 cm × 0.5 cm mass with echotexture similar…

Medicine (Baltimore)Oct 16, 2026Read case
Looking for an earlier article?Everything that has appeared in Trending is in the archive.

Stay updated for free

Get the 3 most interesting publications in one specialty each week.

Weekly email. Unsubscribe anytime.

Want this personalized?

Stop searching the literature. Choose what you follow and xxcode will build your personalized medical digest.

  • Your specialties
  • Your filters and thresholds
  • Clinical Research + Case Reports, tuned separately
  • Automatic weekly delivery
  • Audio and text
Create my personalized digestSee plans

Prefer listening? Personalized audio digests are available with Pro.