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World Journal of Surgical Oncology

Ausgabe 1/2018

Inhalt (241 Artikel)

Open Access Research

Prognostic parameters of luminal A and luminal B intrinsic breast cancer subtypes of Pakistani patients

Atif Ali Hashmi, Saher Aijaz, Saadia Mehmood Khan, Raeesa Mahboob, Muhammad Irfan, Narisa Iftikhar Zafar, Mariam Nisar, Maham Siddiqui, Muhammad Muzzammil Edhi, Naveen Faridi, Amir Khan

Open Access Review

Performance of Harmonic devices in surgical oncology: an umbrella review of the evidence

Hang Cheng, Jeffrey W. Clymer, Behnam Sadeghirad, Nicole C. Ferko, Chris G. Cameron, Joseph F. Amaral

Open Access Research

Significance of poor performance status after resection of colorectal liver metastases

Peter Strandberg Holka, Sam Eriksson, Jakob Eberhard, Magnus Bergenfeldt, Gert Lindell, Christian Sturesson

Open Access Research

Male breast cancer: diagnosis stages, treatment and survival in a country with limited resources (Burkina Faso)

Nayi Zongo, Smaïla Ouédraogo, Nina Korsaga-Somé, Ollo Roland Somé, Naïma GO, Edgar Ouangré, Maurice Zida, Gilbert Bonkoungou, Aimé Sosthène Ouédraogo, Aboubacar Hirrum Bambara, Tozoula Bambara Augustin, Si Simon Traoré, Ahmadou Dem, Niamba Pascal, Traoré Adama, Sanou Adama, Danielé Grazziotin Soares, Jean-Pierre Lotz

Open Access Review

Different clinical presentation and management of temporal bone fibrous dysplasia in children

Józef Mierzwiński, Justyna Kosowska, Justyna Tyra, Karolina Haber, Maria Drela, Dariusz Paczkowski, Paweł Burduk

Open Access Research

Clinical rationale and safety of restaging transurethral resection in indication-stratified patients with high-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer

Piotr Zapała, Bartosz Dybowski, Sławomir Poletajew, Łukasz Białek, Andrzej Niewczas, Piotr Radziszewski

Open Access Case Report

Implantation of a 3D-printed titanium sternum in a patient with a sternal tumor

Anton Dzian, Jozef Živčák, Rastislav Penciak, Radovan Hudák

Open Access Research

Does previous abdominal surgery adversely affect perioperative and oncologic outcomes of laparoscopic radical cystectomy?

Xiaosong Wei, Jinjin Lu, Khurram Mutahir Siddiqui, Fan Li, Qianyuan Zhuang, Weimin Yang, Zhiquan Hu, Zhong Chen, Xiaodong Song, Shaogang Wang, Zhangqun Ye

Open Access Research

Expression of UGP2 and CFL1 expression levels in benign and malignant pancreatic lesions and their clinicopathological significance

Lingxiang Wang, Li Xiong, Zhengchun Wu, Xiongying Miao, Ziru Liu, Daiqiang Li, Qiong Zou, Zhulin Yang

Open Access Research

The effects of surgical treatment with chondroblastoma in children and adolescents in open epiphyseal plate of long bones

Yan Xiong, Yun Lang, Zeping Yu, Hongyuan Liu, Xiang Fang, Chongqi Tu, Hong Duan

Open Access Case Report

Intracystic papillary carcinoma of the male breast: a case report

Haruhito Kinoshita, Shinichiro Kashiwagi, Hitoshi Teraoka, Takuya Mori, Kenji Kuroda, Mikio Nanbara, Eiji Noda, Takaaki Chikugo, Kosei Hirakawa, Masaichi Ohira

Open Access Research

Concurrent renal cell carcinoma and urothelial carcinoma: long-term follow-up study of 27 cases

Nienie Qi, Yue Chen, Kan Gong, Hailong Li

Open Access Research

Is ERAS effective and safe in laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric carcinoma? A meta-analysis

Ming-zhe Li, Wen-hui Wu, Liang Li, Xue-fu Zhou, Heng-liang Zhu, Jian-feng Li, Yu-long He

Open Access Research

Outcome and prognostic factors in cervical cancer patients treated with surgery and concurrent chemoradiotherapy: a retrospective study

Yan-Mei Liu, Ling-Qin Ni, Sai-Sai Wang, Qian-Ling Lv, Wei-Jun Chen, Shen-Peng Ying

Open Access Research

Predictive factors of late cholangitis in patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy

Yasuhiro Ito, Yuta Abe, Minoru Kitago, Osamu Itano, Yuko Kitagawa

Open Access Case Report

Two rare cases of synchronous and metachronous colonic metastases in patients with advanced gastric cancer

Wei-Chih Su, Hsiang-Lin Tsai, Chun-Chieh Wu, Shan-Yin Tsai, Yung-Sung Yeh, Cheng-Jen Ma, Jaw-Yuan Wang

Open Access Research

Clinical value of miR-198-5p in lung squamous cell carcinoma assessed using microarray and RT-qPCR

Yue-ya Liang, Jia-cheng Huang, Rui-xue Tang, Wen-jie Chen, Peng Chen, Wei-luan Cen, Ke Shi, Li Gao, Xiang Gao, An-gui Liu, Xiao-tong Peng, Gang Chen, Su-ning Huang, Ye-ying Fang, Yong-yao Gu

Open Access Research

Clinical relevance of oncologic prognostic factors in the decision-making of pre-hepatectomy chemotherapy for colorectal cancer hepatic metastasis: the priority of hepatectomy

Kun-Ming Chan, Tsung-Han Wu, Yu-Chao Wang, Chen-Fang Lee, Ting-Jung Wu, Hong-Shiue Chou, Wei-Chen Lee, Jy-Ming Chiang, Jinn-Shiun Chen

Open Access Research

Independent prognostic impact of preoperative serum carcinoembryonic antigen and cancer antigen 15-3 levels for early breast cancer subtypes

Michiko Imamura, Takashi Morimoto, Takashi Nomura, Shintaro Michishita, Arisa Nishimukai, Tomoko Higuchi, Yukie Fujimoto, Yoshimasa Miyagawa, Ayako Kira, Keiko Murase, Kazuhiro Araki, Yuichi Takatsuka, Koshi Oh, Yoshikazu Masai, Kouhei Akazawa, Yasuo Miyoshi

Open Access Research

Loss of skeletal muscle mass during neoadjuvant treatments correlates with worse prognosis in esophageal cancer: a retrospective cohort study

Tommi Järvinen, Ilkka Ilonen, Juha Kauppi, Jarmo Salo, Jari Räsänen

Open Access Research

Treatment of glioblastoma with herbal medicines

Ivo Trogrlić, Dragan Trogrlić, Darko Trogrlić, Amina Kadrić Trogrlić

Open Access Case Report

Lobulated esophageal schwannoma resected with concurrent approach from the thorax and cervix

Yoshinori Iwata, Chihiro Tanaka, Shuji Komori, Narutoshi Nagao, Masahiko Kawai, Kazuhiro Yoshida, Katsuyuki Kunieda

Open Access Research

Risk factors of lateral lymph node metastasis in cN0 papillary thyroid carcinoma

Daixing Hu, Jing Zhou, Wei He, Jie Peng, Yijia Cao, Haoyu Ren, Yu Mao, Yi Dou, Wei Xiong, Qi Xiao, Xinliang Su

Open Access Research

Lower pole approach in retroperitoneal laparoscopic radical nephrectomy: a new approach for the management of renal vascular pedicle

Bo Yuan, Yuantao Wang, Jialin Gao, Yongrui Zhang, Yaowen Fu, Wei An

Open Access Research

SGEF is a potential prognostic and therapeutic target for lung adenocarcinoma

Qian Chen, Xiao Lu, Quan-Xing Liu, Dong Zhou, Yuan Qiu, Ji-Gang Dai, Hong Zheng

Open Access Research

Surgical resection for clinical stage I high-grade neuroendocrine carcinoma of the lung

Eisuke Mochizuki, Shun Matsuura, Kyohei Oishi, Koichi Miyashita, Koshiro Ichijyo, Syunya Furukawa, Miyuki Nagaoka, Shinichiro Mikura, Masaru Tsukui, Naoki Koshimizu, Shogo Sakurai, Kazuhiro Asada, Toshihiro Shirai

Open Access Research

Kidney autotransplantation after nephrectomy and work bench surgery as an ultimate approach to nephron-sparing surgery

Martin W. W. Janssen, Johannes Linxweiler, Ines Philipps, Zentia Bütow, Stefan Siemer, Michael Stöckle, Carsten-Henning Ohlmann

Open Access Research

The role of kinesin KIF18A in the invasion and metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma

Weiwei Luo, Minjun Liao, Yan Liao, Xinhuang Chen, Chunyan Huang, Jiyuan Fan, Weijia Liao

Open Access Case Report

Adult Wilms tumor with inferior vena cava thrombus and distal deep vein thrombosis – a case report and literature review

Krzysztof Ratajczyk, Adrian Czekaj, Joanna Rogala, Pawel Kowal

Open Access Research

The extremity localized classic osteosarcomas have better survival than the axial non-classics

Li Lin, Shaoyong Deng, Futing Zhang, Yaoze Liang, Zhenhua Huang

Open Access Research

Evaluation of the expression and clinical value of lncRNA AC010761.9 in human gastric adenocarcinoma

Zhihua Wang, Kai Wang, Yuan Dang, Xiaojuan Ouyang, Fan Zhang, Wenyuan Wang, Lie Wang, Qiaojia Huang

Open Access Research

LZTS2 promoter hypermethylation: a potential biomarker for the diagnosis and prognosis of laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma

Zhisen Shen, Lexi Lin, Bing Cao, Chongchang Zhou, Wenjuan Hao, Dong Ye

Open Access Case Report

A case of adrenocortical carcinoma accompanying secondary acute adrenal hypofunction postoperation

Kai Kou, Haiwen Zhang, Conggui Zhang, Enbo Xie, Yuguo Chen, Guangyi Wang, Guoyue Lv

Open Access Research

Analysis of prognostic factors of patients with malignant peritoneal mesothelioma

Wenjie Yin, Guoqi Zheng, Kunna Yang, Hui Song, Yufei Liang

Open Access Research

Racial disparities of differentiated thyroid carcinoma: clinical behavior, treatments, and long-term outcomes

Jianing Tang, Deguang Kong, Qiuxia Cui, Kun Wang, Dan Zhang, Xing Liao, Yan Gong, Gaosong Wu

Open Access Case Report

Garcin syndrome caused by sphenoid bone metastasis of lung cancer: a case study

Satoshi Fukai, Naoyuki Okabe, Hayato Mine, Hironori Takagi, Hiroyuki Suzuki

Open Access Case Report

Uncemented three-dimensional-printed prosthetic reconstruction for massive bone defects of the proximal tibia

Minxun Lu, Yongjiang Li, Yi Luo, Wenli Zhang, Yong Zhou, Chongqi Tu

Open Access Case Report

Unusual presentation of a hepatocellular carcinoma as a potential late side effect of radiotherapy in a patient treated for Wilms tumor in childhood

Deborah Repullo, Marie Diaz, Stéphane Holbrechts, Maria Gomez-Galdón, Dirk Van Gestel, Ali Bohlok, Gabriel Liberale, Vincent Donckier

Open Access Research

Low heart rate variability relates to the progression of gastric cancer

Songjie Hu, Jie Lou, Youping Zhang, Ping Chen

Open Access Research

The efficacy of sentinel lymph node mapping with indocyanine green in cervical cancer

Ju-Hyun Kim, Dae-Yeon Kim, Dae-Shik Suh, Jong-Hyeok Kim, Yong-Man Kim, Young-Tak Kim, Joo-Hyun Nam

Open Access Research

Laparoscopic and endoscopic cooperative surgery for intra-mucosal gastric carcinoma adjacent to the ulcer scars

Masahiko Aoki, Satoshi Tokioka, Ken Narabayashi, Akitoshi Hakoda, Yosuke Inoue, Naoki Yorifuji, Yoshihide Chino, Isao Sato, Yutaro Egashira, Toshihisa Takeuchi, Kazuhide Higuchi

Open Access Review

The role of surgical treatment in isolated organ recurrence of esophageal cancer—a systematic review of the literature

Dimitrios Schizas, Ioannis I. Lazaridis, Demetrios Moris, Aikaterini Mastoraki, Lazaros-Dimitrios Lazaridis, Diamantis I. Tsilimigras, Nikolaos Charalampakis, Theodore Liakakos

Open Access Research

Evaluation of tumor M2-pyruvate kinase (Tumor M2-PK) as a biomarker for pancreatic cancer

Indika A. Bandara, Minas Baltatzis, Sudip Sanyal, Ajith K. Siriwardena

Open Access Case Report

A dural metastatic small cell carcinoma of the gallbladder as the first manifestation: a case report

Shuichi Tonomura, Tomoko Kitaichi, Rina Onishi, Yoshiaki Kakehi, Hisao Shimizu, Keiji Shimada, Kazuyuki Kanemasa, Akio Fukusumi, Nobuyuki Takahashi

Open Access Research

Mediastinoscopy-assisted esophagectomy for T2 middle and lower thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients

Jun Wang, Ning Wei, Yimin Lu, Xiaoying Zhang, Nanqing Jiang

Open Access Research

Transcription factor FoxM1 is the downstream target of c-Myc and contributes to the development of prostate cancer

Huafeng Pan, Yudi Zhu, Wei Wei, Siliang Shao, Xin Rui

Open Access Research

Prognostic value of metformin for non-small cell lung cancer patients with diabetes

Tongbai Xu, Dongsheng Li, Yuan He, Fuliang Zhang, Man Qiao, Yanhua Chen

Open Access Research

Effectiveness of urine fibronectin as a non-invasive diagnostic biomarker in bladder cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Fan Dong, Yifan Shen, Tianyuan Xu, Xianjin Wang, Fengbin Gao, Shan Zhong, Shanwen Chen, Zhoujun Shen

Open Access Case Report

Neoadjuvant intraperitoneal chemotherapy followed by radical surgery and HIPEC in patients with very advanced gastric cancer and peritoneal metastases: report of an initial experience in a western single center

Bianca Escorel Costa Fava, Wilson Luiz da Costa Jr, Maria Luiza L. Medeiros, Marina Sonagli, Héber Salvador de Castro Ribeiro, Alessandro L. Diniz, André L. Godoy, Igor C. de Farias, Victor Hugo Fonseca de Jesus, Maria Dirlei F. S. Begnami, Felipe J. F. Coimbra

Open Access Research

Knockdown of IFI27 inhibits cell proliferation and invasion in oral squamous cell carcinoma

Hong Wang, Xunding Qiu, Shigeng Lin, Xubin Chen, Tao Wang, Tianan Liao

Open Access Review

Bursectomy for advanced gastric cancer: an update meta-analysis

Run-Cong Nie, Shu-Qiang Yuan, Shi Chen, Shu-Mei Yan, Yong-Ming Chen, Xiao-Jiang Chen, Guo-Ming Chen, Zhi-Wei Zhou, Ying-Bo Chen, Yuan-Fang Li

Open Access Research

Treatment of intraoperatively detected peritoneal carcinomatosis of colorectal origin with cytoreductive surgery and intraperitoneal chemotherapy

Aras Emre Canda, Cigdem Arslan, Cem Terzi, Selman Sokmen, Tugba Yavuzsen, Sevda Ozkardesler, Mehtat Unlu, Funda Obuz, Mehmet Fuzun

Open Access Case Report

Single metastasis of myxoid liposarcoma from the thigh to thyroid gland: a case report

Hiroshi Urakawa, Kenichi Nakanishi, Eisuke Arai, Kunihiro Ikuta, Shunsuke Hamada, Takehiro Ota, Naoki Ishiguro, Yoshihiro Nishida

Open Access Research

Pediatric Langerhans cell histiocytosis of the temporal bone: clinical and imaging studies of 27 cases

Hui Zheng, Zhengrong Xia, Wenjun Cao, Yun Feng, Shuxian Chen, Yu-Hua Li, Deng-Bin Wang

Open Access Case Report

Lymph node cancer of the mediastinum with a putative necrotic primary lesion in the lung: a case report

Daichi Shikata, Takahiro Nakagomi, Rumi Higuchi, Yujiro Yokoyama, Toshio Oyama, Taichiro Goto

Open Access Technical innovations

Robotic sleeve resection for pulmonary disease

Chengqiang Li, Bin Zhou, Yu Han, Runsen Jin, Jie Xiang, Hecheng Li

Open Access Research

Clinical value of miR-182-5p in lung squamous cell carcinoma: a study combining data from TCGA, GEO, and RT-qPCR validation

Jie Luo, Ke Shi, Shu-ya Yin, Rui-xue Tang, Wen-jie Chen, Lin-zhen Huang, Ting-qing Gan, Zheng-wen Cai, Gang Chen

Open Access Case Report

Meningeal carcinomatosis: three case-reports

Guangyong Chen, Long Ma, Meiling Xu, Xuemei Wang, Chong Wang, Conghai Zhao, Jinnan Zhang

Open Access Research

Surgical treatment outcomes of patients with T1-T2 gastric cancer: does the age matter when excellent treatment results are expected?

Rimantas Bausys, Augustinas Bausys, Indre Vysniauskaite, Kazimieras Maneikis, Eugenijus Stratilatovas, Kestutis Strupas

Open Access Research

Immediate implant replacement with DIEP flap: a single-stage salvage option in failed implant-based breast reconstruction

Miguel De La Parra Marquez, Ricardo Fernandez-Riera, Hector Vela Cardona, Jesus María Rangel Flores

Open Access Research

Colorectal dysplasia and adenocarcinoma in patients with ulcerative colitis: an experience from a tertiary care hospital

Naila Younus, Mariam Abid, Atif Ali Hashmi, Saher Aijaz, Muhammad Muzzammil Edhi, Ahmareen Khalid Sheikh, Amir Khan

Open Access Case report

Concurrent presentation of an intraductal tubulopapillary neoplasm and intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm in the branch duct of the pancreas, with a superior mesenteric artery aneurysm: a case report

Kenta Inomata, Minoru Kitago, Hideaki Obara, Yoko Fujii-Nishimura, Masahiro Shinoda, Hiroshi Yagi, Yuta Abe, Taizo Hibi, Kentaro Matsubara, Go Oshima, Yasuhito Sekimoto, Masazumi Inoue, Osamu Itano, Michiie Sakamoto, Yuko Kitagawa

Open Access Research

Efficacy and mechanism of steep pulse irreversible electroporation technology on xenograft model of nude mice: a preclinical study

Zuoqing Song, Xiaohong Xu, Minghui Liu, Jinghao Liu, Jun Chen, Chengxiang Li, Chenguo Yao, Qinghua Zhou

Open Access Research

Incisional hernia and its impact on health-related quality of life after cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy: a national prospective cohort study

Ravn Sissel, Thaysen Henriette Vind, Harsløf Sanne, Sørensen Mette Møller, Iversen Lene Hjerrild

Open Access Research

Safety and efficacy of dehydrated ethanol soaking of the operative field in the treatment of spontaneous hepatocellular carcinoma rupture

Jian Sun, Yue Zhu, Yao-rong Peng, Wen-bin Li, He-yun Zhang, Zhen-yu Zhou, Lin Wang, An-de Ma, Jie Wang

Open Access Research

Cirrhosis is not a contraindication to cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy in highly selected patients

Anna Weiss, Erin P. Ward, Joel M. Baumgartner, Andrew M. Lowy, Kaitlyn J. Kelly

Open Access Case Report

Adenocarcinoma arising in sigmoid colon neovagina 53 years after construction

Kazunosuke Yamada, Dai Shida, Tomoyasu Kato, Hiroshi Yoshida, Shigetaka Yoshinaga, Yukihide Kanemitsu

Open Access Research

Identification of key gene modules for human osteosarcoma by co-expression analysis

Jing Zhang, Qing Lan, Jiasheng Lin

Open Access Research

Association of body mass index and outcomes following lobectomy for non-small-cell lung cancer

Cui Wang, Min Guo, Nan Zhang, Gongchao Wang

Open Access Case report

Small bowel lymphoma presenting as inguinal hernia: case report and literature review

Michele Teodoro, Maurizio Mannino, Marco Vitale, Edoardo Mattone, Valentina Palumbo, Filippo Fraggetta, Adriana Toro, Isidoro Di Carlo

Open Access Research

Current practices of cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy in the treatment of peritoneal surface malignancies: an international survey of oncologic surgeons

Heon Jong Yoo, Jenny J. Hong, Young Bok Ko, Mina Lee, Youjin Kim, Hye Young Han, Yong Jung Song, Myong Cheol Lim, Sang-Yoon Park

Open Access Review

Contemporary enteral and parenteral nutrition before surgery for gastrointestinal cancers: a literature review

Michal Jankowski, Manuela Las-Jankowska, Massaoud Sousak, Wojciech Zegarski

Open Access Research

Endometrial cancer—how many patients could benefit from sentinel lymph node dissection?

Sarah Brugger, Moritz Hamann, Marc Mosner, Michaela Beer, Michael Braun, Martin Pölcher

Open Access Research

The change of health-related quality of life after minimally invasive esophagectomy for esophageal cancer: a meta-analysis

Yong Zhang, Xiaomei Yang, Donghong Geng, Yingfei Duan, Junke Fu

Open Access Research

Completion pneumonectomy: a valuable option for lung cancer recurrence or new primaries

Dragan Subotic, Laureano Molins, Ivan Soldatovic, Dejan Moskovljevic, Lucia Collado, Jorge Hernández

Open Access Research

Malignant adnexal tumors of the skin: a single institution experience

Tolutope Oyasiji, Wei Tan, John Kane III, Joseph Skitzki, Valerie Francescutti, Kilian Salerno, Nikhil I. Khushalani

Open Access Research

The clinicopathological significance of Ki67 in papillary thyroid carcinoma: a suitable indicator?

Jingdong Tang, Chunyi Gui, Shenglong Qiu, Min Wang

Open Access Technical innovations

Major vessel sealing in laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer: a single-center experience with 759 patients

Michele Grieco, Daniela Apa, Domenico Spoletini, Emanuela Grattarola, Massimo Carlini

Open Access Research

Development and internal validation of PI-RADs v2-based model for clinically significant prostate cancer

Yu Zhang, Na Zeng, Yi Chen Zhu, Yang Xin Rui Huang, Qiang Guo, Ye Tian

Open Access Research

Carotid artery infusion via implantable catheters for squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsils

Karl Reinhard Aigner, Sabine Gailhofer, Kornelia Aigner

Open Access Research

Therapeutic effects of oxaliplatin-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy and chemoradiotherapy in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer: a single-center, retrospective cohort study

Takashi Okuyama, Shinichi Sameshima, Emiko Takeshita, Ryuji Yoshioka, Yukinori Yamagata, Yuko Ono, Nobumi Tagaya, Tamaki Noie, Masatoshi Oya

Open Access Research

Painful transient edema in the tibial diaphysis: the challenges and the essence of biopsy in treatment

Yavuz Arikan, Yasar Mahsut Dincel, Baris Ozkul, Rasit Ozcafer, Akay Kirat, Devrim Ozer

Open Access Research

Long-term oncologic outcomes of radiotherapy combined with maximal androgen blockade for localized, high-risk prostate cancer

Yong Luo, Mingchuan Li, Hengzhi Qi, Jiahui Zhao, Yili Han, Yunhua Lin, Zhu Hou, Yongguang Jiang

Open Access Research

Quercetin inhibits prostate cancer by attenuating cell survival and inhibiting anti-apoptotic pathways

Ashley B. Ward, Hina Mir, Neeraj Kapur, Dominique N. Gales, Patrick P. Carriere, Shailesh Singh

Open Access Research

Evaluation of the HOXA11 level in patients with lung squamous cancer and insights into potential molecular pathways via bioinformatics analysis

Rui Zhang, Tong-tong Zhang, Gao-qiang Zhai, Xian-yu Guo, Yuan Qin, Ting-qing Gan, Yu Zhang, Gang Chen, Wei-jia Mo, Zhen-bo Feng

Open Access Correspondence

Letter to the editor: is HIF-1α a viable prognostic indicator in OSCC? A critical review of a meta-analysis study

Rama Jayaraj, Chellan Kumarasamy, Madhav Madurantakam Royam, Arikketh Devi, Siddharta Baxi

Open Access Research

Application of a carbon nanoparticle suspension for sentinel lymph node mapping in patients with early breast cancer: a retrospective cohort study

Liulu Zhang, Yijie Huang, Ciqiu Yang, Teng Zhu, Yufeng Lin, Hongfei Gao, Mei Yang, Minyi Cheng, Kun Wang

Open Access Case report

A rare case of perivascular epithelioid cell tumor (PEComa) of the greater omentum

Koichi Okamoto, Yuka Okada, Kohei Ohno, Takahiro Yagi, Mitsuo Tsukamoto, Takuya Akahane, Ryu Shimada, Tamuro Hayama, Takeshi Tsuchiya, Keijiro Nozawa, Keiji Matsuda, Tsuyoshi Ishida, Fukuo Kondo, Yojiro Hashiguchi

Open Access Research

Identification of hub genes with prognostic values in gastric cancer by bioinformatics analysis

Ting Li, Xujie Gao, Lei Han, Jinpu Yu, Hui Li

Open Access Research

Characteristics and survival outcomes related to the infra-pyloric lymph node status of gastric cancer patients

Wei-Han Zhang, Xiao-Hai Song, Xin-Zu Chen, Kun Yang, Kai Liu, Zhi-Xin Chen, Zong-Guang Zhou, Jian-Kun Hu

Open Access Research

Laparoscopic right-sided colon resection for colon cancer—has the control group so far been chosen correctly?

Jörg O. W. Pelz, Johanna Wagner, Sven Lichthardt, Johannes Baur, Caroline Kastner, Niels Matthes, Christoph-Thomas Germer, Armin Wiegering

Open Access Research

Immunohistochemical expression of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) in South Asian head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: association with various risk factors and clinico-pathologic and prognostic parameters

Atif Ali Hashmi, Zubaida Fida Hussain, Saher Aijaz, Muhammad Irfan, Erum Yousuf Khan, Samreen Naz, Naveen Faridi, Amir Khan, Muhammad Muzzammil Edhi

Open Access Case Report

Management of intrahepatic splenosis:a case report and review of the literature

Zefeng Xuan, Jian Chen, Penghong Song, Yehui Du, Lijun Wang, Dalong Wan, Shusen Zheng

Open Access Review

Genomic characterization of colitis-associated colorectal cancer

Hitoshi Kameyama, Masayuki Nagahashi, Yoshifumi Shimada, Yosuke Tajima, Hiroshi Ichikawa, Masato Nakano, Jun Sakata, Takashi Kobayashi, Sumana Narayanan, Kazuaki Takabe, Toshifumi Wakai

Open Access Research

Outcomes of esophagectomy after chemotherapy with biweekly docetaxel plus cisplatin and fluorouracil for advanced esophageal cancer: a retrospective cohort analysis

Yuji Akiyama, Akira Sasaki, Fumitaka Endo, Haruka Nikai, Satoshi Amano, Akira Umemura, Shigeaki Baba, Takehiro Chiba, Toshimoto Kimura, Takeshi Takahara, Hiroyuki Nitta, Koki Otsuka, Masaru Mizuno, Yusuke Kimura, Keisuke Koeda, Takeshi Iwaya

Open Access Case report

Oncocytoma managed by active surveillance in a transplant allograft kidney: a case report

Duilio Pagano, Fabrizio di Francesco, Liotta Rosa, Chibueze A. Nwaiwu, Sergio Li Petri, Salvatore Gruttadauria

Open Access Review

Schwannoma of the colon and rectum: a systematic literature review

Ali Bohlok, Melody El Khoury, Anne Bormans, Maria Gomez Galdon, Michael Vouche, Issam El Nakadi, Vincent Donckier, Gabriel Liberale

Open Access Research

A study on the value of narrow-band imaging (NBI) for the general investigation of a high-risk population of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC)

Yong-Feng Si, Zhuo-Xia Deng, Jing-Jin Weng, Jin-Yuan Si, Gui-Ping Lan, Ben-Jian Zhang, Yong Yang, Bo Huang, Xing Han, Ying Qin, Yang-Da Qin, Wei-Ming Xiong, Bing Li

Open Access Research

Weak HIF-1alpha expression indicates poor prognosis in resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

Joni Leppänen, Olli Helminen, Heikki Huhta, Joonas H. Kauppila, Joel Isohookana, Kirsi-Maria Haapasaari, Seppo Parkkila, Juha Saarnio, Petri P. Lehenkari, Tuomo J. Karttunen

Open Access Research

Differences in gene mutations according to gender among patients with colorectal cancer

Yi-Jian Tsai, Sheng-Chieh Huang, Hung-Hsin Lin, Chun-Chi Lin, Yuan-Tzu Lan, Huann-Sheng Wang, Shung-Haur Yang, Jeng-Kai Jiang, Wei-Shone Chen, Tzu-chen Lin, Jen-Kou Lin, Shih-Ching Chang

Open Access Review

Review of the possible association between thyroid and breast carcinoma

Liangbo Dong, Jun Lu, Bangbo Zhao, Weibin Wang, Yupei Zhao

Open Access Research

Plasma levels of the proangiogenic protein CXCL16 remains elevated for 1 month after minimally invasive colorectal cancer resection

H. M. C. Shantha Kumara, Erica Pettke, Abhinit Shah, Xiaohong Yan, Vesna Cekic, Melissa Alvarez Downing, Nipa Dilip Gandhi, Richard L. Whelan

Open Access Technical innovations

Laparoscopic intersphincteric resection with intraoperative radiotherapy using low-energy X-rays for locally advanced ultra-low rectal cancer

Min Wang, Wangsheng Xue, Zeyun Zhao, Yongbo Li, Xinyu Wang, Tao Li, Yongbo Zou, Xiaowei Song, Mingwei Zhang, Tiejun Wang, Jianzheng Yang, Chunyu Wang, Shuang Wang

Open Access Research

Current practice patterns of preoperative bowel preparation in colorectal surgery: a nation-wide survey by the Chinese Society of Colorectal Cancer

Zheng Liu, Ming Yang, Zhi-xun Zhao, Xu Guan, Zheng Jiang, Hai-peng Chen, Song Wang, Ji-chuan Quan, Run-kun Yang, Xi-shan Wang

Open Access Research

The diagnostic ureteroscopy before radical nephroureterectomy in upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma is not associated with higher intravesical recurrence

Hsiang-Ying Lee, Hsin-Chih Yeh, Wen-Jeng Wu, Jiun-Shiuan He, Chun-Nung Huang, Hung-Lung Ke, Wei-Ming Li, Chien-Feng Li, Ching-Chia Li

Open Access Research

A comparison of the operative outcomes of D1 and D2 gastrectomy performed at a single Western center with multiple surgeons: a retrospective analysis with propensity score matching

Susanna Lam, Elinor Tan, Audrey Menezes, David Martin, James Gallagher, David Storey, Charbel Sandroussi

Open Access Research

Serum magnesium levels and lung cancer risk: a meta-analysis

Xinghui Song, Xiaoning Zhong, Kaijiang Tang, Gang Wu, Yin Jiang

Open Access Research

Are ADC values of readout-segmented echo-planar diffusion-weighted imaging (RESOLVE) correlated with pathological prognostic factors in rectal adenocarcinoma?

Cui Tang, Mou-bin Lin, Jin-lei Xu, Lan-hua Zhang, Xiao-ming Zuo, Zhong-shuai Zhang, Meng-xiao Liu, Jin-ming Xu

Open Access Research

Multimodal treatment of pediatric patients with Askin’s tumors: our experience

Silvia Triarico, Giorgio Attinà, Palma Maurizi, Stefano Mastrangelo, Lorenzo Nanni, Vito Briganti, Elisa Meacci, Stefano Margaritora, Mario Balducci, Antonio Ruggiero

Open Access Review

Treatment options for PNET liver metastases: a systematic review

Giuseppe Nigri, Niccolò Petrucciani, Tarek Debs, Livia Maria Mangogna, Anna Crovetto, Giovanni Moschetta, Raffaello Persechino, Paolo Aurello, Giovanni Ramacciato

Open Access Case report

Therapeutic and prophylactic gastrectomy in a family with hereditary diffuse gastric cancer secondary to a CDH1 mutation: a case series

Olsi Gjyshi, Pankaj Vashi, Laura Seewald, Mitra Kohan, Elham Abboud, Eric Fowler, Revathi Suppiah, Hatem Halabi

Open Access Research

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The application of fibular free flap with flexor hallucis longus in maxilla or mandible extensive defect: a comparison study with conventional flap

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Surgical excision and oncoplastic breast surgery in 32 patients with benign phyllodes tumors

Jie Ren, Liyan Jin, Bingjing Leng, Rongkuan Hu, Guoqin Jiang

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Christian Galata, Kirsten Merx, Sabine Mai, Timo Gaiser, Frederik Wenz, Stefan Post, Peter Kienle, Ralf-Dieter Hofheinz, Karoline Horisberger

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Xiaobin Yuan, Bin Zhang, Caoyang Hu, Xuhui Zhang, Dongwen Wang

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Prediction of key genes and pathways involved in trastuzumab-resistant gastric cancer

Chaoran Yu, Pei Xue, Luyang Zhang, Ruijun Pan, Zhenhao Cai, Zirui He, Jing Sun, Minhua Zheng

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Surgical management and outcome of synovial sarcoma in the spine

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A pancreatic zone at higher risk of fistula after enucleation

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Association between the sonographer’s experience and diagnostic performance of IOTA simple rules

Chun-ping Ning, Xiaoli Ji, Hong-qiao Wang, Xiao-ying Du, Hai-tao Niu, Shi-bao Fang

Open Access Case report

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Ebbe Billmann Thorgersen, Espen Melum, Trine Folseraas, Stein Gunnar Larsen, Pål Dag Line

Open Access Correspondence

Pancreaticojejunostomy with or without reinforcement after pancreaticoduodenectomy: surgical technique of ligamentum teres hepatis wrap around pancreaticojejunostomy

Maurizio Zizzo, Lara Ugoletti, Andrea Morini, Antonio Manenti, Filippo Lococo, Claudio Pedrazzoli

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Uncemented, curved, short endoprosthesis stem for distal femoral reconstruction: early follow-up outcomes

Minxun Lu, Jie Wang, Cong Xiao, Fan Tang, Li Min, Yong Zhou, Wenli Zhang, Chongqi Tu

Open Access Review

Intraoperative ultrasound in breast cancer surgery—from localization of non-palpable tumors to objectively measurable excision

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Introducing novel and comprehensive models for predicting recurrence in breast cancer using the group LASSO approach: are estimates of early and late recurrence different?

Majid Akrami, Peyman Arasteh, Tannaz Eghbali, Hadi Raeisi Shahraki, Sedigheh Tahmasebi, Vahid Zangouri, Abbas Rezaianzadeh, Abdolrasoul Talei

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Open Access Review

Progress of preoperative and postoperative radiotherapy in gastric cancer

Nan Zhang, Qian Fei, Jiajia Gu, Li Yin, Xia He

Open Access Correspondence

Evaluation of blood flow on the remnant distal bowel during left-sided colectomy

Takayuki Ogino, Masaki Okuyama, Tomoki Hata, Junji Kawada, Miho Okano, Yongkook Kim, Toshimasa Tsujinaka

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Comparison of clinical outcomes between mesh-reinforced pancreatojejunostomy and pancreatogastrostomy following pancreaticoduodenectomy: a cohort study

Junhai Pan, Xiaolong Ge, Wei Zhou, Xin Zhong, Lihu Gu, Hepan Zhu, Xinlong Li, Weilin Qi, Xianfa Wang

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Assessment of denosumab treatment effects and imaging response in patients with giant cell tumor of bone

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Correction to: Multimodal treatment of pediatric patients with Askin’s tumors: our experience

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Molecular pathological expression in malignant gliomas resected by fluorescein sodium-guiding under the YELLOW 560 nm surgical microscope filter

Ningning Zhang, Zhende Shang, Zhigang Wang, Xianbing Meng, Zheng Li, Hailong Tian, Dezhang Huang, Xin Yin, Bin Zheng, Xinhua Zhang

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Robotic versus laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer in male urogenital function preservation, a meta-analysis

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Anatomical basis for the choice of laparoscopic surgery for low rectal cancer through the pelvic imaging data—a cohort study

Zhou Yang, Guo Chunhua, Yuan Huayan, Yang Jianguo, Cheng Yong

Open Access Review

Should anti-EGFR mAbs be discontinued for conversion surgery in untreated right-sided metastatic colorectal cancer? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Datian Chen, Xiang Zhang, Guangyi Gao, Lili Shen, Jiaqi Xie, Xiaoping Qian, Huiyu Wang

Open Access Case report

Glomus tumor in the floor of the mouth: a case report and review of the literature

Haixiao Zou, Li Song, Mengqi Jia, Li Wang, Yanfang Sun

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Comparison of the prevalence of incidental and non-incidental papillary thyroid microcarcinoma during 2008–2016: a single-center experience

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Surgical resection for recurrent retroperitoneal leiomyosarcoma and liposarcoma

Michael J Nathenson, Constance M Barysauskas, Robert A Nathenson, William F Regine, Nader Hanna, Edward Sausville

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MiR-218 produces anti-tumor effects on cervical cancer cells in vitro

Li Zhu, Huaidong Tu, Yanmei Liang, Dihong Tang

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P3H4 is correlated with clinicopathological features and prognosis in bladder cancer

Wangjian Li, Lihong Ye, Yongliang Chen, Peng Chen

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Radiofrequency ablation versus resection for technically resectable colorectal liver metastasis: a propensity score analysis

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Ability of the ALBI grade to predict posthepatectomy liver failure and long-term survival after liver resection for different BCLC stages of HCC

Ze-Qun Zhang, Li Xiong, Jiang-Jiao Zhou, Xiong-Ying Miao, Qing-Long Li, Yu Wen, Heng Zou

Open Access Case report

Primary chondroma of posterior mediastinum with Horner’s syndrome: a case report

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Comparative study between colonic metallic stent and anal tube decompression for Japanese patients with left-sided malignant large bowel obstruction

Satoru Kagami, Kimihiko Funahashi, Mitsunori Ushigome, Junichi Koike, Tomoaki Kaneko, Takamaru Koda, Akiharu Kurihara, Yasuo Nagashima, Yu Yoshino, Mayu Goto, Tetsuo Mikami, Kumiko Chino

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Assessment of expression of interferon γ (IFN-G) gene and its antisense (IFNG-AS1) in breast cancer

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Combined surgical treatment of esophageal cancer and coronary heart diseases in elderly patients

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Open Access Review

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Reconstruction of composite defects of the scalp and neurocranium—a treatment algorithm from local flaps to combined AV loop free flap reconstruction

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Results of a randomized controlled trial of level IIb preserving neck dissection in clinically node-negative squamous carcinoma of the oral cavity

Manoj Pandey, Senniappan Karthikeyan, Deepika Joshi, Mohan Kumar, Mridula Shukla

Open Access Case report

Dedifferentiated liposarcoma of the gallbladder: first reported case

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Application of red light phototherapy in the treatment of radioactive dermatitis in patients with head and neck cancer

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Residual bone fragments in tibiofibular joint and postoperative local recurrence: an analysis of 21 cases of proximal fibular giant cell tumour

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The value of oral contrast ultrasonography in the diagnosis of gastric cancer in elderly patients

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Upregulation of the solute carrier family 7 genes is indicative of poor prognosis in papillary thyroid carcinoma

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Open Access Technical innovations

Robotic total gastrectomy with π-shaped esophagojejunostomy using a linear stapler as a novel technique

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Effect of RSK4 on biological characteristics of colorectal cancer

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Carbon fibre/polyether ether ketone (CF/PEEK) implants in orthopaedic oncology

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S3-Leitlinie „Diagnostik und Therapie des Karpaltunnelsyndroms“

Karpaltunnelsyndrom BDC Leitlinien Webinare
CME: 2 Punkte

Das Karpaltunnelsyndrom ist die häufigste Kompressionsneuropathie peripherer Nerven. Obwohl die Anamnese mit dem nächtlichen Einschlafen der Hand (Brachialgia parästhetica nocturna) sehr typisch ist, ist eine klinisch-neurologische Untersuchung und Elektroneurografie in manchen Fällen auch eine Neurosonografie erforderlich. Im Anfangsstadium sind konservative Maßnahmen (Handgelenksschiene, Ergotherapie) empfehlenswert. Bei nicht Ansprechen der konservativen Therapie oder Auftreten von neurologischen Ausfällen ist eine Dekompression des N. medianus am Karpaltunnel indiziert.

Prof. Dr. med. Gregor Antoniadis
Berufsverband der Deutschen Chirurgie e.V.

S2e-Leitlinie „Distale Radiusfraktur“

Radiusfraktur BDC Leitlinien Webinare
CME: 2 Punkte

Das Webinar beschäftigt sich mit Fragen und Antworten zu Diagnostik und Klassifikation sowie Möglichkeiten des Ausschlusses von Zusatzverletzungen. Die Referenten erläutern, welche Frakturen konservativ behandelt werden können und wie. Das Webinar beantwortet die Frage nach aktuellen operativen Therapiekonzepten: Welcher Zugang, welches Osteosynthesematerial? Auf was muss bei der Nachbehandlung der distalen Radiusfraktur geachtet werden?

PD Dr. med. Oliver Pieske
Dr. med. Benjamin Meyknecht
Berufsverband der Deutschen Chirurgie e.V.

S1-Leitlinie „Empfehlungen zur Therapie der akuten Appendizitis bei Erwachsenen“

Appendizitis BDC Leitlinien Webinare
CME: 2 Punkte

Inhalte des Webinars zur S1-Leitlinie „Empfehlungen zur Therapie der akuten Appendizitis bei Erwachsenen“ sind die Darstellung des Projektes und des Erstellungswegs zur S1-Leitlinie, die Erläuterung der klinischen Relevanz der Klassifikation EAES 2015, die wissenschaftliche Begründung der wichtigsten Empfehlungen und die Darstellung stadiengerechter Therapieoptionen.

Dr. med. Mihailo Andric
Berufsverband der Deutschen Chirurgie e.V.