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World Journal of Surgical Oncology

Ausgabe 1/2013

Inhalt (315 Artikel)

Open Access Research

Expression of tissue levels of matrix metalloproteinases and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases in renal cell carcinoma

Zhen-kui Qiao, Yan-long Li, Hong-tao Lu, Ke-liang Wang, Wan-hai Xu

Open Access Research

Successful adjuvant bi-weekly gemcitabine chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer without impairing patients’ quality of life

Yoichi Toyama, Seiya Yoshida, Ryota Saito, Hiroaki Kitamura, Norimitsu Okui, Ryo Miyake, Ryusuke Ito, Kyonsu Son, Teruyuki Usuba, Takuya Nojiri, Katsuhiko Yanaga

Open Access Case report

Askin’s tumor: a case report and literature review

Zineb Benbrahim, Samia Arifi, Khaoula Daoudi, Mounia Serraj, Bouchra Amara, Mohammed Chakib Benjelloun, Nawfel Mellas, Omar El Mesbahi

Open Access Case report

Resection of an intra-operative ruptured hepatocellular carcinoma with continuous pringle maneuver and in situ hypothermic perfusion through the inferior mesenteric vein - a case report

Yueh-Ming Lin, Li-Wei Chiang, Shih-Ho Wang, Chih-Che Lin, Chao-Long Chen, Carlos A Millan, Chih-Chi Wang

Open Access Research

Evaluation of chemosensitivity prediction using quantitative dose–response curve classification for highly advanced/relapsed gastric cancer

Teppei Matsuo, Satoshi S Nishizuka, Kazushige Ishida, Fumitaka Endo, Hirokatsu Katagiri, Kohei Kume, Miyuki Ikeda, Keisuke Koeda, Go Wakabayashi

Open Access Case report

Symptomatic cardiac metastases of breast cancer 27 years after mastectomy: a case report with literature review - pathophysiology of molecular mechanisms and metastatic pathways, clinical aspects, diagnostic procedures and treatment modalities

Darko Katalinic, Ranka Stern-Padovan, Irena Ivanac, Ivan Aleric, Damir Tentor, Nora Nikolac, Fedor Santek, Antonio Juretic, Stjepko Plestina

Open Access Case report

Clinical and pathological features of hepatoid carcinoma of the ovary

Lina Wang, Yanping Zhong, Lingling Sun, Heng Zhou, Wei Chen, Xiaoxia Zhang

Open Access Case report

Pure nongestational choriocarcinoma of the ovary: a case report

Youn Jin Choi, Keun Young Chun, Yong Wook Kim, Duck Yeong Ro

Open Access Research

Incomplete staging surgery as a major predictor of relapse of borderline ovarian tumor

Margarita Romeo, Francesc Pons, Pilar Barretina, Joaquim Radua

Open Access Research

Effects of manual lymphatic drainage on breast cancer-related lymphedema: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Tsai-Wei Huang, Sung-Hui Tseng, Chia-Chin Lin, Chyi-Huey Bai, Ching-Shyang Chen, Chin-Sheng Hung, Chih-Hsiung Wu, Ka-Wai Tam

Open Access Research

Silencing of mutant p53 by siRNA induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in human bladder cancer cells

Hai-Bin Zhu, Kai Yang, Yan-Qi Xie, Yi-Wei Lin, Qi-Qi Mao, Li-Ping Xie

Open Access Research

Laparoscopy-assisted gastrectomy with D2 lymph node dissection for advanced gastric cancer without serosa invasion: a matched cohort study from South China

Jian-Xian Lin, Chang-Ming Huang, Chao-Hui Zheng, Ping Li, Jian-Wei Xie, Jia-Bin Wang, Jun Lu

Open Access Case report

Primary choriocarcinoma of the colon: a case report and review of the literature

Lun Jiang, Jing-Tao Wu, Xin Peng

Open Access Case report

The imaging and pathological features of a mucinous tubular and spindle cell carcinoma of the kidney: a case report

Marcela Sampaio Lima, Gyl Eanes Barros-Silva, Renan Augusto Pereira, Roberto Cuan Ravinal, Silvio Tucci Junior, Roberto Silva Costa, Valdair Francisco Muglia

Open Access Research

Detection of reactive oxygen metabolites in malignant and adjacent normal tissues of patients with lung cancer

Hacer Kuzu Okur, Meral Yuksel, Tunc Lacin, Volkan Baysungur, Erdal Okur

Open Access Case report

Papillary carcinoma of the duodenum combined with right renal carcinoma: a case report

Xuan Zhang, Zhen-hong Zhou, Shou-wang Cai, Jia-hong Dong

Open Access Case report

Primary inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the stomach in an adult woman: a case report and review of the literature

Milos Bjelovic, Marjan Micev, Bratislav Spica, Tamara Babic, Dragan Gunjic, Aleksandra Djuric, Predrag Pesko

Open Access Research

Analysis of the clinical factors associated with anal function after intersphincteric resection for very low rectal cancer

Tadao Tokoro, Kiyotaka Okuno, Jin-ichi Hida, Kazuki Ueda, Tahehito Yoshifuji, Koji Daito, Masako Takemoto, Fumiaki Sugiura

Open Access Research

Pilot study of the early start of chemotherapy after resection of primary colorectal cancer with distant metastases (Pearl Star 01)

Yoichiro Yoshida, Seiichiro Hoshino, Naoya Aisu, Masayasu Naito, Toru Miyake, Syu Tanimura, Yuichi Yamashita

Open Access Reviewer acknowledgement

World Journal of Surgical Oncology reviewer acknowledgement 2012

Manoj Pandey

Open Access Research

Prognostic analysis of early-stage squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva

Li-Qun Xu, Rong-Zhen Luo, Xue-Ming Sun, Jie-Hua He, Yan-Na Zhang

Open Access Case report

Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma with osteoclast-like giant cells of the female breast

Giancarlo Balbi, Luca Di Martino, GianPaolo Pitruzzella, Diego Pitruzzella, Flavio Grauso, Antonella Napolitano, Elisabetta Seguino, Francesco Gioia, Pasquale Orabona

Open Access Research

Clinicopathologic features and surgical outcome of solid pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas: analysis of 17 cases

Xiao-Guang Wang, Quan-Fa Ni, Jian-Guo Fei, Zheng-Xiang Zhong, Peng-Fei Yu

Open Access Research

D2 lymphadenectomy is not only safe but necessary in the era of neoadjuvant chemotherapy

Shailesh V Shrikhande, Savio G Barreto, Sanjay D Talole, Kumar Vinchurkar, Somashekar Annaiah, Kunal Suradkar, Shaesta Mehta, Mahesh Goel

Open Access Research

CDK-associated Cullin 1 can promote cell proliferation and inhibit cisplatin-induced apoptosis in the AGS gastric cancer cell line

Qi Zheng, Ling-Yu Zhao, Ying Kong, Ke-Jun Nan, Yu Yao, Zi-Jun Liao

Open Access Case report

Liposarcoma of the spermatic cord mimicking a left inguinal hernia: a case report and literature review

Fubiao Li, Runhui Tian, Changjiu Yin, Xiaofan Dai, Hongliang Wang, Ning Xu, Kaimin Guo

Open Access Research

Superficial and deep lymph node dissection for stage III cutaneous melanoma: clinical outcome and prognostic factors

Nicola Mozzillo, Corrado Caracò, Ugo Marone, Gianluca Di Monta, Anna Crispo, Gerardo Botti, Maurizio Montella, Paolo Antonio Ascierto

Open Access Research

The effect of alkaline phosphatase and intrahepatic metastases in large hepatocellular carcinoma

Jong Man Kim, Choon Hyuck David Kwon, Jae-Won Joh, Jae Berm Park, Justin Sangwook Ko, Joon Hyeok Lee, Sung Joo Kim, Cheol-Keun Park

Open Access Research

A gasless laparoscopic technique of wide excision for gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumor versus open method

Po-Chu Lee, Peng-Sheng Lai, Ching-Yao Yang, Chiung-Nien Chen, I-Rue Lai, Ming-Tsan Lin

Open Access Case report

Invasive lobular carcinoma arising in accessory breast tissue

Catriona Devine, Carol-Ann Courtney, Rahul Deb, Amit Agrawal

Open Access Case report

Pyomyositis associated with chemotherapy for endometrial cancer: a case report

Yoshifumi Nakao, Masatoshi Yokoyama, Satoshi Nishiyama, Mariko Hashiguchi, Satomi Aihara, Makio Yasunaga, Mitsuyo Noguchi, Tsuyoshi Iwasaka

Open Access Research

Percutaneous vertebroplasty combined with interstitial implantation of 125I seeds in banna mini-pigs

Zuozhang Yang, Yu Zhang, Da Xu, Giulio Maccauro, Barbara Rossi, Hua Jiang, Jiaping Wang, Hongpu Sun, Lei Xu, Yanjin Chen, Xuefeng Liu

Open Access Case report

Clear cell sarcoma of the jejunum: a case report

Konstantinos Lasithiotakis, Alexandros Protonotarios, Vasiliki Lazarou, Maria Tzardi, George Chalkiadakis

Open Access Case report

Axillary web syndrome following secondary breast-conserving surgery: a case report

Panmei Wei, Liling Zhu, Kai Chen, Weijuan Jia, Yue Hu, Fengxi Su

Open Access Case report

Case report: breast cancer associated with contralateral tuberculosis of axillary lymph nodes

Muna M Baslaim, Shefaa A Al-Amoudi, Masoud A Al-Ghamdi, Abdullah S Ashour, Taha S Al-Numani

Open Access Case report

Metastasis of osteosarcoma to stomach made clinically evident by hematemesis: a case report

Hiroshi Urakawa, Satoshi Tsukushi, Issei Tsurudome, Akihiro Hirata, Eisuke Arai, Eiji Kozawa, Naohisa Futamura, Ryoji Miyahara, Naoki Ishiguro, Yoshihiro Nishida

Open Access Case report

Leptomeningeal and intramedullary metastases of glioblastoma multiforme in a patient reoperated during adjuvant radiochemotherapy

Josip Joachim Grah, Darko Katalinic, Ranka Stern-Padovan, Josip Paladino, Fedor Santek, Antonio Juretic, Kamelija Zarkovic, Stjepko Plestina, Marijana Supe

Open Access Research

Clinical reliability of radial forearm free flap in repair of buccal defects

Qi-Gen Fang, Zhen-Ning Li, Xu Zhang, Fa-Yu Liu, Zhong-Fei Xu, Chang-Fu Sun

Open Access Case report

Dedifferentiated chondrosarcoma of the cervical spine: a case report

Yoshihiro Matsumoto, Yusuke Takahashi, Katsumi Harimaya, Takeshi Nakagawa, Kenichi Kawaguchi, Seiji Okada, Mitsumasa Hayashida, Toshio Doi, Akio Sakamoto, Tomoya Matsunobu, Yoshinao Oda, Yukihide Iwamoto

Open Access Case report

Spontaneous rupture of primary splenic angiosarcoma: a case report and literature review

Yun-Fei Duan, Yong Jiang, Chuan-Xing Wu, Feng Zhu

Open Access Case report

Foregut duplication of the stomach diagnosed by endoscopic ultrasound guidedfine-needle aspiration cytology: case report and literature review

Vincenzo Napolitano, Angelo M Pezzullo, Pio Zeppa, Pietro Schettino, Maria D’Armiento, Antonietta Palazzo, Cristina Della Pietra, Salvatore Napolitano, Giovanni Conzo

Open Access Research

Routine use of positron-emission tomography/computed tomography for staging of primary colorectal cancer: Does it affect clinical management?

Gokhan Cipe, Nurhan Ergul, Mustafa Hasbahceci, Deniz Firat, Suleyman Bozkurt, Naim Memmi, Oguzhan Karatepe, Mahmut Muslumanoglu

Open Access Research

Clinicopathological characteristics and prognostic factors in young patients after hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma

Shingo Shimada, Toshiya Kamiyama, Hideki Yokoo, Kenji Wakayama, Yosuke Tsuruga, Tatsuhiko Kakisaka, Hirofumi Kamachi, Akinobu Taketomi

Open Access Research

Significance of CD133 expression in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Hiroshi Okamoto, Fumiyoshi Fujishima, Yasuhiro Nakamura, Masashi Zuguchi, Yohei Ozawa, Yayoi Takahashi, Go Miyata, Takashi Kamei, Toru Nakano, Yusuke Taniyama, Jin Teshima, Mika Watanabe, Akira Sato, Noriaki Ohuchi, Hironobu Sasano

Open Access Case report

Complete resection of recurrent and initially unresectable dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans downsized by Imatinib

Dennis A Wicherts, Frits van Coevorden, Houke M Klomp, Martine A van Huizum, J Martijn Kerst, Rick LM Haas, Hester H van Boven, JA van der Hage

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Primary tracheobronchial mucoepidermoid carcinoma - a retrospective study of 32 patients

Zhengbo Song, Zhuo Liu, Jiwen Wang, Huineng Zhu, Yiping Zhang

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Surgical outcomes in patients with small cell lung cancer: comparative analysis of computed tomograpy-detected patients with others

Tomonobu Koizumi, Toshirou Fukushima, Kazutoshi Hamanaka, Takayuki Shiina, Kazuo Yoshida, Ryoichi Kondo, Ryouhei Yamamoto, Nobuhiro Nishizawa

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Depth of colorectal-wall invasion and lymph-node involvement as major outcome factors influencing surgical strategy in patients with advanced and recurrent ovarian cancer with diffuse peritoneal metastases

Angelo Di Giorgio, Maurizio Cardi, Daniele Biacchi, Simone Sibio, Fabio Accarpio, Antonio Ciardi, Tommaso Cornali, Marialuisa Framarino, Paolo Sammartino

Open Access Case report

Synchronous triple carcinoma of the colon and rectum

Chien-Chih Yeh, Sheng-Chuan Hsi, Chih-Pin Chuu, Yung-Hsi Kao

Open Access Research

Quantitative assessment of the associations between XRCC1 polymorphisms and bladder cancer risk

Yeqing Mao, Xin Xu, Yiwei Lin, Hong Chen, Jian Wu, Zhenghui Hu, Yi Zhu, Xianglai Xu, Liping Xie

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Induction chemotherapy in patients with resectable head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: a meta-analysis

Jie Ma, Ying Liu, Xi Yang, Chen-ping Zhang, Zhi-yuan Zhang, Lai-ping Zhong

Open Access Case report

Peripheral T-cell lymphoma presenting as testicular mass; a diagnostic challenge

Saroona Haroon, Arsalan Ahmed

Open Access Technical innovations

Video Endoscopic Inguinal Lymphadenectomy (VEIL) -a prospective critical perioperative assessment of feasibility and morbidity with points of technique in penile carcinoma

Harvinder Singh Pahwa, Sanjeev Misra, Awanish Kumar, Vijay Kumar, Akash Agarwal, Rohit Srivastava

Open Access Research

Reduced expression of DACT2 promotes hepatocellular carcinoma progression: involvement of methylation-mediated gene silencing

Sheng Gao, Zhe Yang, Zhi-Yun Zheng, Jia Yao, Feng Zhang, Li-Ming Wu, Hai-Yang Xie, Lin zhou, Shu-Sen Zheng

Open Access Research

Obesity, diabetes mellitus, and the risk of female breast cancer in Eastern China

Xiao-Lei Wang, Cun-Xian Jia, Li-Yuan Liu, Qiang Zhang, Yu-Yang Li, Liang Li

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An investigation of 125I seed permanent implantation for recurrent carcinoma in the head and neck after surgery and external beam radiotherapy

Lihong Zhu, Yuliang Jiang, Junjie Wang, Weiqiang Ran, Huishu Yuan, Chen Liu, Ang Qu, Ruijie Yang

Open Access Case report

Extranodal Rosai–Dorfman disease: a rare soft tissue neoplasm masquerading as a sarcoma

Mahathi Komaragiri, Lauren S Sparber, Maria Laureana Santos-Zabala, Michael Dardik, Ronald S Chamberlain

Open Access Case report

Neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy for borderline pancreatic adenocarcinoma: report of two cases

José Galindo, Mauricio Gabrielli, Juan Francisco Guerra, Juan Carlos Cassina, Marcelo Garrido, Nicolás Jarufe, Yerko Borghero, Jorge Madrid, Pablo Zoroquiain, Juan Carlos Roa, Jorge Martínez

Open Access Case report

Colon angiolipoma with intussusception: a case report and literature review

Lei Wang, Ping Chen, Liang Zong, Guang-Yao Wang, Hao Wang

Open Access Research

Breast cancer after kidney transplantation: a single institution review

Hee-Yong Kwak, Byung-Joo Chae, Ja-Seong Bae, Sang-Seol Jung, Byung-Joo Song

Open Access Research

Orbital lymphoma: diagnostic approach and treatment outcome

André M Eckardt, Juliana Lemound, Majeed Rana, Nils-Claudius Gellrich

Open Access Case report

Concomitant pancreatic endocrine neoplasm and intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm: a case report and literature review

Yoshie Kadota, Masahiro Shinoda, Minoru Tanabe, Hanako Tsujikawa, Akihisa Ueno, Yohei Masugi, Go Oshima, Ryo Nishiyama, Masayuki Tanaka, Kisho Mihara, Yuta Abe, Hiroshi Yagi, Minoru Kitago, Osamu Itano, Shigeyuki Kawachi, Koichi Aiura, Akihiro Tanimoto, Michiie Sakamaoto, Yuko Kitagawa

Open Access Case report

Complete remission by transarterial infusion with cisplatin for recurrent bile duct tumor thrombus of hepatocellular carcinoma: report of a case

Chiharu Ebara, Shintaro Yamazaki, Masamichi Moriguchi, Yusuke Mitsuka, Tomoya Funada, Tokio Higaki, Tadatoshi Takayama

Open Access Research

Effect of preoperative chemotherapy on postoperative liver regeneration following hepatic resection as estimated by liver volume

Daiki Takeda, Hiroyuki Nitta, Takeshi Takahara, Yasushi Hasegawa, Naoko Itou, Go Wakabayashi

Open Access Research

Cortactin is a sensitive biomarker relative to the poor prognosis of human hepatocellular carcinoma

Gang Zhao, Zi-ming Huang, Ya-Lin Kong, Dong-Qing Wen, Yu Li, Li Ren, Hong-Yi Zhang

Open Access Research

A retrospective study: platinum-based induction chemotherapy combined with gemcitabine or paclitaxel for stage IIB-IIIA central non-small-cell lung cancer

Chao Lv, Yuanyuan Ma, Nan Wu, Shi Yan, Qingfeng Zheng, Yu Sun, Shaolei Li, Jian Fang, Yue Yang

Open Access Technical innovations

Mesohepatectomy with total caudate lobectomy of the liver for hepatocellular carcinoma

Hiromichi Ishii, Shinpei Ogino, Koki Ikemoto, Atsushi Toma, Kenji Nakamura, Tsuyoshi Itoh, Toshiya Ochiai

Open Access Research

A dynamic clinical pathway for the treatment of patients with early breast cancer is a tool for better cancer care: implementation and prospective analysis between 2002–2010

Peter A van Dam, Gerda Verheyden, Alessa Sugihara, Xuan B Trinh, Herman Van Der Mussele, Hilde Wuyts, Luc Verkinderen, Jan Hauspy, Peter Vermeulen, Luc Dirix

Open Access Case report

Parathyroid carcinoma in a 30-year-old man: a diagnostic and management challenge

Sze-How Ng, Brian Hung-Hin Lang

Open Access Research

Preventive effect of ulinastatin on postoperative complications, immunosuppression, and recurrence in esophagectomy patients

Lingmin Zhang, Ning Wang, Suna Zhou, Wenguang Ye, Qinglin Yao, Guixia Jing, Mingxin Zhang

Open Access Research

Pulmonary sclerosing hemangioma: a unique epithelial neoplasm of the lung (report of 26 cases)

Bojiang Chen, Jun Gao, Hong Chen, Yidan Cao, Xin He, Wen Zhang, Man Luo, Shangfu Zhang, Weimin Li

Open Access Research

S100A7 enhances invasion of human breast cancer MDA-MB-468 cells through activation of nuclear factor-κB signaling

Huamin Liu, Lei Wang, Xingang Wang, Zhiwei Cao, Qifeng Yang, Kejun Zhang

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Clinicopathological patterns and challenges of management of colorectal cancer in a resource-limited setting: a Tanzanian experience

Phillipo L Chalya, Mabula D Mchembe, Joseph B Mabula, Peter F Rambau, Hyasinta Jaka, Mheta Koy, Eliasa Mkongo, Nestory Masalu

Open Access Research

Osteosarcoma of the spine: surgical treatment and outcomes

Dapeng Feng, Xinghai Yang, Tielong Liu, Jianru Xiao, Zhipeng Wu, Quan Huang, Junming Ma, Wending Huang, Wei Zheng, Zhiming Cui, Huazi Xu, Yong Teng

Open Access Research

C-reactive protein may be a prognostic factor in hepatocellular carcinoma with malignant portal vein invasion

Jong Man Kim, Choon Hyuck David Kwon, Jae-Won Joh, Justin Sangwook Ko, Jae Berm Park, Joon Hyeok Lee, Sung Joo Kim, Seung Woon Paik, Cheol-Keun Park

Open Access Research

A pilot study: sequential gemcitabine/cisplatin and icotinib as induction therapy for stage IIB to IIIA non-small-cell lung adenocarcinoma

Chao Lv, Yuanyuan Ma, Qin Feng, Fang Fang, Hua Bai, Bingtian Zhao, Shi Yan, Nan Wu, Qingfeng Zheng, Shaolei Li, Jinfeng Chen, Jia Wang, Yuan Feng, Yuzhao Wang, Yuquan Pei, Jian Fang, Yue Yang

Open Access Research

Association of BDNF and BMPR1A with clinicopathologic parameters in benign and malignant gallbladder lesions

Li Xiong, Xiaofeng Deng, Yu Wen, Zhulin Yang, Xiongying Miao

Open Access Case report

Transmural invasion of hepatic flexure of colon causing cholecystocolic fistula by aggressive gallbladder carcinoma

Amit Nandan Dhar Dwivedi, Satendra Kumar, Samir Rana, BabuNandan Maurya

Open Access Case report

Recurrent cardiac myxoma in a 25 year old male: a DNA study

Marina Kontogiorgi, Vasiliki E Kalodimou, George Samanidis, Vasiliki Vartela, Androniki Tasouli, Abraham Ghiatas, Loukas Kaklamanis, Andreas Karabinis, Alkiviadis Michalis

Open Access Case report

Lymphoepithelioma-like hepatocellular carcinoma: a case report and a review of the literature

Masahiro Shinoda, Yoshie Kadota, Hanako Tsujikawa, Yohei Masugi, Osamu Itano, Akihisa Ueno, Kisho Mihara, Taizo Hibi, Yuta Abe, Hiroshi Yagi, Minoru Kitago, Shigeyuki Kawachi, Akihiro Tanimoto, Michiie Sakamoto, Minoru Tanabe, Yuko Kitagawa

Open Access Research

MicroRNA-495 inhibits proliferation of glioblastoma multiforme cells by downregulating cyclin-dependent kinase 6

Shu-Mei Chen, Hua-Chien Chen, Shu-Jen Chen, Chiung-Yin Huang, Pin-Yuan Chen, Tai-Wei Erich Wu, Ly-Ying Feng, Hong-Chieh Tsai, Tai-Ngar Lui, Chuen Hsueh, Kuo-Chen Wei

Open Access Research

Clinical implication of the BRAFV600E mutation in papillary thyroid carcinoma

Yong-Seok Kim, Jeong-Soo Kim, Ja-Seong Bae, Woo-Chan Park

Open Access Case report

Botryoid Wilms’ tumor: a case report and review of the literature

Guofeng Xu, Jimeng Hu, Yeming Wu, Yongtao Xiao, Maosheng Xu

Open Access Case report

Pancreatic mucinous cystic neoplasm with sarcomatous stroma metastasizing to liver: a case report and review of literature

Michael Wayne, Deniz Gur, Gil Ascunce, Ben Abodessa, Violette Ghali

Open Access Research

Feasibility of sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer patients clinically suspected of axillary lymph node metastasis on preoperative imaging

Hee Yong Kwak, Byung Joo Chae, Ja Seong Bae, Eun Jin Kim, Eun Young Chang, Sang Hoon Kim, Sang Seol Jung, Byung Joo Song

Open Access Case report

Castleman’s disease in the retroperitoneal space mimicking a paraspinal schwannoma: a case report

Satoshi Nagano, Masahiro Yokouchi, Takuya Yamamoto, Hideyasu Kaieda, Takao Setoguchi, Tsubasa Hiraki, Yukie Tashiro, Suguru Yonezawa, Setsuro Komiya

Open Access Research

Bronchioloalveolar invasion in non-small cell lung cancer is associated with expression of transforming growth factor-β1

Kazuhiro Imai, Yoshihiro Minamiya, Akiteru Goto, Hiroshi Nanjo, Hajime Saito, Satoru Motoyama, Yusuke Sato, Satoshi Kudo, Shinogu Takashima, Yasushi Kawaharada, Nobuyasu Kurihara, Kimito Orino, Jun-ichi Ogawa

Open Access Research

Blood neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio predicts survival for stages III-IV gastric cancer treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy

Hailong Jin, Geer Zhang, Xiaosun Liu, Xiaokun Liu, Chao Chen, Hang Yu, Xiaomei Huang, Qing Zhang, Jiren Yu

Open Access Case report

Intracardiac metastasis from known cervical cancer: a case report and literature review

Seung Won Byun, Sung Taek Park, Eun Young Ki, Hyun Song, Suk Hee Hong, Jong Sup Park

Open Access Research

Differences in risk factors between patterns of recurrence in patients after curative resection for advanced gastric carcinoma

Yoshitsugu Nakanishi, Masanori Ohara, Hiromitsu Domen, Toshiaki Shichinohe, Satoshi Hirano, Masanori Ishizaka

Open Access Research

A comparison of cyst wall curettage and en bloc excision in the treatment of aneurysmal bone cysts

Pawel Flont, Marta Kolacinska-Flont, Kryspin Niedzielski

Open Access Review

Nitric oxide and cancer: a review

Sheetal Korde Choudhari, Minal Chaudhary, Sachin Bagde, Amol R Gadbail, Vaishali Joshi

Open Access Case report

Multiple bilateral oncocytomas of the native kidneys following renal transplantation: report of a rare case and review of the literature

Spyridon Vernadakis, George Karaolanis, Demetrios Moris, Vasileios Zavvos, George Liapis, George Zavos

Open Access Research

Disruption of mediator complex subunit 19 (Med19) inhibits cell growth and migration in tongue cancer

Li-Jun Zhu, Wang-Xiang Yan, Zhong-Wei Chen, Yu Chen, Dan Chen, Tong-Han Zhang, Gui-Qing Liao

Open Access Research

Tumor suppressor gene RBM5 delivered by attenuated Salmonella inhibits lung adenocarcinoma through diverse apoptotic signaling pathways

Chen Shao, Baoxue Yang, Lijing Zhao, Song Wang, Jie Zhang, Ke Wang

Open Access Case report

Mediastinal mature teratoma with complex rupture into the lung, bronchus and skin: a case report

Mounia Serraj, Marouane Lakranbi, Jamal Ghalimi, Yassine Ouadnouni, Mohamed Smahi

Open Access Case report

An intraductal papillary neoplasm of the bile duct mimicking a hemorrhagic hepatic cyst: a case report

Tatsuhiko Kakisaka, Toshiya Kamiyama, Hideki Yokoo, Kazuaki Nakanishi, Kenji Wakayama, Yosuke Tsuruga, Hirofumi Kamachi, Tomoko Mitsuhashi, Akinobu Taketomi

Open Access Research

Unique clinicopathological features of metaplastic breast carcinoma compared with invasive ductal carcinoma and poor prognostic indicators

Yanni Song, Xiaolong Liu, Guoqiang Zhang, Hongtao Song, Yanlv Ren, Xiaoguang He, Yanbo Wang, Jinfeng Zhang, Youxue Zhang, Shanshan Sun, Xiaoshuan Liang, Qian Sun, Da Pang

Open Access Case report

Middle-preserving pancreatectomy: report of two cases and review of the literature

Kun Cheng, Bai-yong Shen, Cheng-hong Peng, Li-ma Na, Dong-feng Cheng

Open Access Case report

Cerebral iodized lipid embolization via a pulmonary arteriovenous shunt: rare complication of transcatheter arterial embolization for hepatocellular carcinoma

Zoltán Bánsághi, Pál Novák Kaposi, Gábor Lovas, Gyöngyvér Szentmártoni, György Várallyay, Pál Bata, Ildikó Kalina, Balázs Futácsi, Viktor Bérczi

Open Access Case report

Locally-advanced primary neuroendocrine carcinoma of the breast: case report and review of the literature

Fernando A Angarita, Jorge L Rodríguez, Eugenio Meek, Jesus O Sánchez, Mauricio Tawil, Lilian Torregrosa

Open Access Case report

Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma as a second malignancy in a pediatric osteosarcoma survivor: case report

Masayuki Okui, Taichiro Goto, Yuichiro Hayashi, Robert Nakayama, Mitsutomo Kohno

Open Access Technical innovations

Laparoscopic technique and safety experience with barbed suture closure for pelvic cavity after abdominoperineal resection

Nobuhisa Matsuhashi, Takao Takahashi, Kenichi Nonaka, Toshiyuki Tanahashi, Hisashi Imai, Yoshiyuki Sasaki, Yoshihiro Tanaka, Naoki Okumura, Kazuya Yamaguchi, Shinji Osada, Kazuhiro Yoshida

Open Access Research

Does geography influence the treatment and outcomes of colorectal cancer? A population-based analysis

Ramzi M Helewa, Donna Turner, Debrah Wirtzfeld, Jason Park, David Hochman, Piotr Czaykowski, Harminder Singh, Emma Shu, Lin Xue, Andrew McKay

Open Access Research

Prognostic value of the seventh AJCC/UICC TNM classification of non-cardia gastric cancer

Luigina Graziosi, Elisabetta Marino, Emanuel Cavazzoni, Annibale Donini

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Clinicopathological analysis of colorectal cancer: a comparison between emergency and elective surgical cases

Sam Ghazi, Elisabeth Berg, Annika Lindblom, Ulrik Lindforss

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Focused abdominal ultrasound in preoperative liver surgery staging: a prospective study

Marcela P Cohen, Paulo Herman, Rubens Chojniak, Miriam RB Poli, Paula NV Barbosa, Almir GV Bitencourt

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Pure mucinous carcinoma of the breast: clinicopathologic characteristics and long-term outcome among Taiwanese women

Hsin-Shun Tseng, Che Lin, Szu-Erh Chan, Su-Yu Chien, Shou-Jen Kuo, Shou-Tung Chen, Tsai-Wang Chang, Dar-Ren Chen

Open Access Research

Clinicopathological features and CCT2 and PDIA2 expression in gallbladder squamous/adenosquamous carcinoma and gallbladder adenocarcinoma

Qiong Zou, Zhu-lin Yang, Yuan Yuan, Jing-he Li, Lu-feng Liang, Gui-xiang Zeng, Sen-lin Chen

Open Access Case report

A case of ‘fat-free’ pleomorphic lipoma occurring in the upper back and axilla simultaneously

Liang Wang, Yang Liu, Di Zhang, Yong Zhang, Na Tang, En-Hua Wang

Open Access Research

Visceral fat changes after distal gastrectomy according to type of reconstruction procedure for gastric cancer

Koji Tanaka, Isao Miyashiro, Masahiko Yano, Kentaro Kishi, Masaaki Motoori, Tatsushi Shingai, Shingo Noura, Masayuki Ohue, Hiroaki Ohigashi, Osamu Ishikawa

Open Access Research

Ovarian granulosa cell tumors: a retrospective study of 27 cases and a review of the literature

Sakina Sekkate, Mouna Kairouani, Badr Serji, Adnane Tazi, Hind Mrabti, Saber Boutayeb, Hassan Errihani

Open Access Research

Postoperative outcomes following pancreaticoduodenectomy: how should age affect clinical practice?

Walid Faraj, Raafat Alameddine, Deborah Mukherji, Khaled Musallam, Ali Haydar, Mohamed ELoubiedi, Ali Shamseddine, Ali Halal, Ghassan K Abou-Alfa, Eileen M O’Reilly, Faek Jamali, Mohamed Khalife

Open Access Case report

Adenosquamous carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater - a rare disease at unusual location

Shang-Ju Yang, Chun-Hsiang Ooyang, Shang-Yu Wang, Yu-Yin Liu, I-Min Kuo, Chien-Hung Liao, Ting-Jung Wu

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The value of chest CT for prediction of breast tumor size: comparison with pathology measurement

Su Joa Ahn, Young Saing Kim, Eun Young Kim, Heung Kyu Park, Eun Kyung Cho, Yoon Kyung Kim, Yon Mi Sung, Hye-Young Choi

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Overexpression of HSPA2 is correlated with poor prognosis in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Hang Zhang, Wei Chen, Chao-Jun Duan, Chun-Fang Zhang

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Erratum to: Clusterin confers gemcitabine resistance in pancreatic cancer

Qingfeng Chen, Zhengkun Wang, Kejun Zhang, Xiaoyi Liu, Weihong Cao, Lei Zhang, Shuhua Zhang, Bomin Yan, Yaoguang Wang, Chunping Xia

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Sequential preoperative hepatic vein embolization after portal vein embolization for extended left hepatectomy in colorectal liver metastases

Gitonga Munene, Robyn D Parker, John Larrigan, Jason Wong, Francis Sutherland, Elijah Dixon

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The estimation of metaloproteinases and their inhibitors blood levels in patients with pancreatic tumors

Jacek Śmigielski, Łukasz Piskorz, Renata Talar -Wojnarowska, Ewa Malecka-Panas, Sławomir Jabłoński, Marian Brocki

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An in-vitro animal experiment on metal implants’ thermal effect on radiofrequency ablation

Zhen-Wen Lin, Hong Chu, Fan He, Lu-Ping Wang, Jian Kong

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The expression of cytokeratin 19 in lymph nodes was a poor prognostic factor for hepatocellular carcinoma after hepatic resection

Chao-Wei Lee, Wen-Ling Kuo, Ming-Chin Yu, Tse-Ching Chen, Chi-Neu Tsai, Wei-Chen Lee, Miin-Fu Chen

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Incidence and risk factors for postsurgical gastroparesis syndrome after laparoscopic and open radical gastrectomy

Hongbo Meng, Donglei Zhou, Xun Jiang, Weixing Ding, Liesheng Lu

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Sister Mary Joseph's nodule at a University teaching hospital in northwestern Tanzania: a retrospective review of 34 cases

Phillipo L. Chalya, Joseph B. Mabula, Peter F. Rambau, Mabula D. Mchembe

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Pathologic fracture does not influence prognosis in stage IIB osteosarcoma: a case–control study

Dongqing Zuo, Longpo Zheng, Wei Sun, Yingqi Hua, Zhengdong Cai

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Is the use of preoperative breast MRI predictive of mastectomy?

Brigid K. Killelea, Baiba J. Grube, Muhammad Rishi, Liane Philpotts, Eliza-Jasmine Tran, Donald R. Lannin

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Spinal metastasis from malignant meningeal intracranial hemangiopericytoma: one-staged percutaneous Onyx™ embolization and resection - a technical innovation

Nicolai El Hindy, Adrian Ringelstein, Michael Forsting, Ulrich Sure, Oliver Mueller

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Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis, microcalcification and raised thyrotropin levels within normal range are associated with thyroid cancer

Zhi-qiang Ye, Dian-na Gu, Hong-ye Hu, Yi-li Zhou, Xiao-qu Hu, Xiao-hua Zhang

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Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery versus robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in the surgical treatment of Masaoka stage I thymoma

Bo Ye, Ji-Cheng Tantai, Wang Li, Xiao-Xiao Ge, Jian Feng, Ming Cheng, Heng Zhao

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Clinicopathological significance of claudin-4 in gastric carcinoma

Jin-Liang Zhu, Peng Gao, Zhen-Ning Wang, Yong-Xi Song, Ai-Lin Li, Ying-Ying Xu, Mei-Xian Wang, Hui-Mian Xu

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GP73 is down-regulated in gastric cancer and associated with tumor differentiation

Le-Gao Chen, Hui-Ju Wang, Hai-bo Yao, Tian-Pei Guan, Fang Wu, Xu-Jun He, Ying-Yu Ma, Hou-Quan Tao, Zai-Yuan Ye

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Adenocarcinomas of the esophagogastric junction: experiences at a single institution in China

Hao Zhang, Wei Wang, Yao Cheng, Yongchun Song, Kun Zhu, Chengxue Dang

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Extracorporeal tumor cell filtration during extended liver surgery: first clinical use of leukocyte depletion filters – a case series

Karl J. Oldhafer, Gregor A. Stavrou, Marcello Donati, Philipp Kaudel, Nils R. Frühauf

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Diagnosis and treatment of cystic renal cell carcinoma

Jiexiu Zhang, Bianjiang Liu, Ninghong Song, Lixin Hua, Zengjun Wang, Min Gu, Changjun Yin

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Shrink pattern of breast cancer after neoadjuvant chemotherapy and its correlation with clinical pathological factors

Shushu Wang, Yi Zhang, Xinhua Yang, Linjun Fan, Xiaowei Qi, Qingqiu Chen, Jun Jiang

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Severe eosinophilic pneumonia presenting during gemcitabine adjuvant chemotherapy

Tomomi Yakabe, Kenji Kitahara, Kazutoshi Komiya, Naoko Sueoka-Aragane, Shinya Kimura, Takashi Sugioka, Hirokazu Noshiro

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Prevention of contamination by biopsy needle track contamination using a novel adriamycin-loaded gelatin sponge

Zhen-Feng Li, Jian-Min Li, Jun Yan, Zhi-Ping Yang, Xin Li, Qiang Yang

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Adenoma malignum of the uterine cervix: report of four cases

Eun Young Ki, Seung Won Byun, Jong Sup Park, Sung Jong Lee, Soo Young Hur

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Double-positive expression of high-mobility group box 1 and vascular endothelial growth factor C indicates a poorer prognosis in gastric cancer patients

Weiling He, Bing Tang, Dongjie Yang, Yuhuang Li, Wu Song, Tuckyun Cheang, Xinlin Chen, Yin Li, Lianzhou Chen, Wenhua Zhan, Wen Li, Yulong He

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Vertical platysma myocutaneous flap that sacrifices the facial artery and vein

Zhen-ning Li, Rui-wu Li, Fa-yu Liu, Qi-gen Fang, Xu Zhang, Chang-fu Sun

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Complete pathological regression of hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein thrombosis treated with sorafenib

Sabrina Kermiche-Rahali, Aude Di Fiore, Fanny Drieux, Frédéric Di Fiore, Arnaud François, Michel Scotté

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Giant gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) of the stomach cause of high bowel obstruction: surgical management

Alessandro Cappellani, Gaetano Piccolo, Francesco Cardì, Andrea Cavallaro, Emanuele Lo Menzo, Vincenzo Cavallaro, Antonio Zanghì, Maria Di Vita, Massimiliano Berretta

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Collision tumors of the sella: coexistence of pituitary adenoma and craniopharyngioma in the sellar region

Guishan Jin, Shuyu Hao, Jian Xie, Ruifang Mi, Fusheng Liu

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Systematic review and meta-analysis of laparoscopic and open gastrectomy for advanced gastric cancer

Ke Chen, Xiao-Wu Xu, Yi-Ping Mou, Yu Pan, Yu-Cheng Zhou, Ren-Chao Zhang, Di Wu

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A rare case of primary malignant small cell carcinoma combined with urothelial cell carcinoma in the ureter

Hoon Jang, Seung Mo Yuk, Jong Ok Kim, Dong Seok Han

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Signet-ring cell carcinoma of the breast: a case report

Xing Li, Yan-fen Feng, Wei-dong Wei, Peng Liu, Ze-ming Xie, Jin Wang, Xiao-ming Xie

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Recurrence after skin-sparing mastectomy and immediate transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap reconstruction for invasive breast cancer

Tsung-Jung Liang, Being-Whey Wang, Shiuh-Inn Liu, Ming-Hsin Yeh, Yu-Chia Chen, Jin-Shyr Chen, King-Tong Mok, Hong-Tai Chang

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Pancreaticoduodenectomy versus local resection in the treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumors of the duodenum

Bo Zhou, Min Zhang, Jian Wu, Sheng Yan, Jie Zhou, Shusen Zheng

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Pulmonary benign metastasizing leiomyoma from uterine leiomyoma

Sufeng Chen, Yawei Zhang, Jie Zhang, Hong Hu, Yufan Cheng, Jianhua Zhou, Lei Shen, Haiquan Chen

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The pathologic response of resected synovial sarcomas to hyperthermic isolated limb perfusion with melphalan and TNF-α: a comparison with the whole group of resected soft tissue sarcomas

Benjamin Schwindenhammer, Lars Erik Podleska, Andrea Kutritz, Sebastian Bauer, Sien-Yi Sheu, Georg Taeger, Kurt Werner Schmid, Florian Grabellus

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Basal cell carcinoma of the prostate: clinicopathologic analysis of three cases and a review of the literature

Kun Chang, Bo Dai, YunYi Kong, YuanYuan Qu, JianNong Wu, DingWei Ye, XuDong Yao, ShiLin Zhang, HaiLiang Zhang, Yao Zhu, WeiQiang Yao

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A rare case of bilateral sequential spermatocytic seminoma

Ning Xu, Fubiao Li, Runhui Tian, Mingming Shao, Lingyun Liu, Kaimin Guo

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Long-term survival after resection of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma with para-aortic lymph node metastasis: case report

Toshihiko Masui, Toyonari Kubota, Keiko Aoki, Yasutaka Nakanishi, Takumi Miyamoto, Junko Nagata, Koshiro Morino, Atsushi Fukugaki, Michio Takamura, Shinichi Sugimoto, Hideyuki Onuma, Atsuo Tokuka

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Proteomic analysis of non-small cell lung cancer tissue interstitial fluids

Shaomin Li, Rui Wang, Mingxin Zhang, Lina Wang, Shaoli Cheng

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Inferior vena cava tumor thrombus that directly infiltrated from paracaval lymph node metastases in a patient with recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma

Shinya Imada, Kohei Ishiyama, Kentaro Ide, Tsuyoshi Kobayashi, Hironobu Amano, Hirotaka Tashiro, Koji Arihiro, Hiroshi Aikata, Kazuaki Chayama, Hideki Ohdan

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Prognostic factors affecting the clinical outcome of carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma in the major salivary gland

Jianqiang Zhao, Jiafeng Wang, Chang Yu, Liang Guo, Kejing Wang, Zhong Liang, Jianlin Lou

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Histopathological and clinical characteristics of duodenal gastrointestinal stromal tumors as predictors of malignancy

Tsunenori Saito, Masaki Ueno, Yasunori Ota, Yoshiharu Nakamura, Masaji Hashimoto, Harushi Udagawa, Kyoichi Mizuno, Kenichi Ohashi, Goro Watanabe

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Gastric and duodenal squamous cell carcinoma: metastatic or primary?

Jian-bin Hu, Yan-hong Zhu, Mei Jin, Xiao-nan Sun

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Primary chondrosarcoma of the breast: a case presentation and review of the literature

Sanaa Errarhay, Mohamed Fetohi, Samia Mahmoud, Hanane Saadi, Chahrazed Bouchikhi, Abdelaziz Banani

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Breast ductal carcinoma in situ presenting as recurrent non-puerperal mastitis: case report and literature review

Yee Vonne Liong, Ga Sze Hong, Jennifer Gek Choo Teo, Geok Hoon Lim

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Dislodgement of port-A catheters in pediatric oncology patients: 11 years of experience

Su-Chen Wang, Chia-Hui Tsai, Chiu-Ping Hou, Shin-Yi Lee, Sheung-Fat Ko, Chih-Chen Hsiao, Yu-Chieh Chen, Jiin-Haur Chuang, Jiunn-Ming Sheen

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A case report of de novo hepatocellular carcinoma after living donor liver transplantation

Songfeng Yu, Hua Guo, Li Zhuang, Jun Yu, Sheng Yan, Min Zhang, Weilin Wang, Shusen Zheng

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Neurofibrosarcoma of the gallbladder: a case report

Xiao-Fang Liu, Kun Tang, Lu-Lu Sui, Gang Xu

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Rectal lymph node metastasis in recurrent ovarian carcinoma: essential role of 18F-FDG PET/CT in treatment planning

Koji Kumagai, Terue Okamura, Masao Toyoda, Hideto Senzaki, Chihiro Watanabe, Masahide Ohmichi

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Expression of metallothionein and Nrf2 pathway genes in lung cancer and cancer-surrounding tissues

Gui-You Liang, Sheng-Xun Lu, Gang Xu, Xing-Da Liu, Jian Li, Deng-Shen Zhang

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Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor with extensive involvement of the bladder in an adolescent: a case report

Xin Lin Yi, Hao Yuan Lu, Yue Xian Wu, Wen Hui Li, Qing Gui Meng, Ji Weng Cheng, Yong Tang, Yu Liu, Xian Zhong Bai

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Mixed epithelial and stromal tumor of the kidney: report of eight cases and literature review

Chao-jun Wang, Yi-wei Lin, Hua Xiang, Dan-bo Fang, Peng Jiang, Bo-hua Shen

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Simultaneous laparoscopic splenectomy and right hemihepatectomy for littoral cell angiosarcoma accompanied with liver metastases

Liang Wang, Dianrong Xiu, Bin Jiang, Zhaolai Ma, Chunhui Yuan, Lei Li

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Two-stage hepatectomy after autologous CD133+ stem cells administration: a case report

Eloisa Franchi, Maria C Canepa, Andrea Peloso, Letizia Barbieri, Laura Briani, Gabor Panyor, Paolo Dionigi, Marcello Maestri

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Isolated complete caudate lobectomy for hepatic tumor of the anterior transhepatic approach: surgical approaches and perioperative outcomes

Jia-Hua Yang, Jun Gu, Ping Dong, Lei Chen, Wen-Guang Wu, Jia-Sheng Mu, Mao-Lan Li, Xiang-Song Wu, Yang-Lu Zhao, Lin Zhang, Hao Weng, Qian Ding, Qi-Chen Ding, Ying-Bin Liu

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Mixed adeno(neuro)endocrine carcinoma arising from the ectopic gastric mucosa of the upper thoracic esophagus

Toshihiro Kitajima, Sachiko Kaida, Seigi Lee, Shusuke Haruta, Hisashi Shinohara, Masaki Ueno, Koichi Suyama, Yasunori Oota, Takeshi Fujii, Harushi Udagawa

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Primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus: a rare and aggressive disease

Flávio Hiroshi Ananias Morita, Ulysses Ribeiro Jr, Rubens Antonio Aissar Sallum, Marcos Roberto Tacconi, Flávio Roberto Takeda, Julio Rafael Mariano da Rocha, Giovanna de Sanctis Callegari Ligabó, Evandro Sobrosa de Melo, Wilson Modesto Pollara, Ivan Cecconello

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Invasive adenocarcinoma arising from a mixed hyperplastic/adenomatous polyp and synchronous transverse colon cancer

Chuang-Wei Chen, Koung-Hong Hsiao, Chung-Tai Yue, Chia-Chi Wang

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Solitary intracranial osteoma with attachment to the falx: a case report

Shu-Mei Chen, Chi-Cheng Chuang, Cheng-Hong Toh, Shih-Ming Jung, Tai-Ngar Lui

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Impact of breast cancer surgery on angiogenesis circulating biomarkers: a prospective longitudinal study

Georgios K Georgiou, Maria Igglezou, Ioannis Sainis, Katerina Vareli, Haralampos Batsis, Evangelos Briasoulis, Michalis Fatouros

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A case of breast cancer in the axillary tail of Spence – enhanced magnetic resonance imaging and positron emission tomography for diagnostic differentiation and preoperative treatment decision

Mai Okubo, Keiichiro Tada, Takayoshi Niwa, Kotoe Nishioka, Eiichi Tsuji, Toshihisa Ogawa, Yasuyuki Seto

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Analysis of serum exosomal microRNAs and clinicopathologic features of patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma

Risheng Que, Guoping Ding, Jionghuang Chen, Liping Cao

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Therapeutic effect and tolerability of gelatin sponge particle-mediated chemoembolization for colorectal liver metastases: a retrospective study

Chuang Li, Yuewei Zhang, Jun Zhou, Guangsheng Zhao, Shunxiong Tang

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Hypoglossal nerve monitoring, a potential application of intraoperative nerve monitoring in head and neck surgery

Carlos S Duque, Andres F Londoño, Adriana M Penagos, Diana P Urquijo, Juan P Dueñas

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Neurosurgical interventions for patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a single institution experience

Ke Sai, Yong-gao Mou, Jing Zeng, Yan-chun Lv, Shao-yan Xi, Su Guan, Xiang-heng Zhang, Jian Wang, Chao Ke, Jian-gui Guo, Yin-sheng Chen, Zhong-ping Chen

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About a submucosal tracheal tumor

Mounia Serraj, Marouane Lakranbi, Jamal Ghalimi, Yassine Ouadnouni, Siham Tizniti, Mohamed Smahi

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BetaHCG secretion by a pulmonary adenocarcinoma

Cécile Vicier, Emeline Tabouret, Agnès Tallet, Anthony Gonçalves, Bruno Chetaille, Patrice Viens, Anne Madroszyk

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Lingual leiomyomatous hamartoma with bifid tip and ankyloglossia in a patient without oral-facial-digital syndrome: a case report and literature review

Hsing-Liang Wang, Feng-Yu Chiang, Chih-Feng Tai, Kun-Bow Tsai, Ling-Feng Wang

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Buschke-Löwenstein tumor with squamous cell carcinoma treated with chemo-radiation therapy and local surgical excision: report of three cases

Marileda Indinnimeo, Alessio Impagnatiello, Gabriella D’Ettorre, Gloria Bernardi, Cosima Maria Moschella, Paolo Gozzo, Antonio Ciardi, Caterina Bangrazi, Francesca De Felice, Daniela Musio, Vincenzo Tombolini

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Caudate lobe resections: a single-center experience and evaluation of factors predictive of outcomes

Prejesh Philips, Russell W Farmer, Charles R Scoggins, Kelly M McMasters, Robert CG Martin II

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Paraneoplastic stiff person syndrome associated with colon cancer misdiagnosed as idiopathic Parkinson’s disease worsened after capecitabine therapy

Sasa Badzek, Vladimir Miletic, Juraj Prejac, Irma Gorsic, Hilda Golem, Ervina Bilic, Domina Kekez, Niksa Librenjak, Stjepko Plestina

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Evaluation of the immune factors in the tumor environment before and after the treatment of cetuximab combined with chemotherapy

Yanyun Zhu, Jie Li, Fangfang Jing, Tiefeng Ji, Xiaoqin Guo, Junlan Yang, Shunchang Jiao

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Combined large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma with giant cell carcinoma of the lungs: a case report

Satoshi Hayashi, Masahiro Kitada, Kei Ishibashi, Yoshinari Matsuda, Naoyuki Miyokawa

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Carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma of the upper lip: a case of an unusual malignant component of squamous cell carcinoma

Eiji Mitate, Shintaro Kawano, Tamotsu Kiyoshima, Toshiyuki Kawazu, Toru Chikui, Yuichi Goto, Ryota Matsubara, Seiji Nakamura

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Characteristic analysis of α-fetoprotein-producing gastric carcinoma in China

Xiao-Dong Li, Chang-Ping Wu, Mei Ji, Jun Wu, Binfeng Lu, Hong-Bing Shi, Jing-Ting Jiang

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Clear cell tumor of the lung: a case report and literature review

Guang-xian Wang, Dong Zhang, Xin-wei Diao, Li Wen

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Sarcoidosis lymphoma syndrome - the value of PET-CT in the diagnosis

Adrian Kis, Noemi Eszes, Lilla Tamasi, Gyorgy Losonczy, Attila Csekeo, Judit Csomor, Veronika Muller

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A popliteal giant synovial osteochondroma mimicking a parosteal osteosarcoma

Andreas Toepfer, Florian Pohlig, Heinrich Mühlhofer, Florian Lenze, Rüdiger von Eisenhart-Rothe, Ulrich Lenze

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Do histopathologic findings improve by increasing the sample size in cholecystectomies?

Tumay Ozgur, Serhat Toprak, Ali Koyuncuer, Muhammed Guldur, Gurman Bayraktar, Mehmet Yaldiz

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Family history and risk of ductal carcinoma in situ and triple negative breast cancer in a Han Chinese population: a case–control study

Wenbin Zhou, Hong Pan, Mengdi Liang, Kai Xia, Xiuqing Liang, Jinqiu Xue, Lin Cheng, Jialei Xue, Si Chen, Xiaoan Liu, Qiang Ding, Lijun Ling, Shui Wang

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Pulmonary sarcomatoid carcinoma: a clinicopathologic study and prognostic analysis of 51 cases

Si-Yuan Huang, Shu-Jing Shen, Xing-Ya Li

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Endoscopic and clinicopathological patterns of esophageal cancer in Tanzania: experiences from two tertiary health institutions

Mabula D Mchembe, Peter F Rambau, Phillipo L Chalya, Hyasinta Jaka, Mheta Koy, William Mahalu

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Intrathoracic gastric volvulus as a severe, delayed surgical complication after left subphrenic peritonectomy and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) for advanced ovarian cancer

Roberto Caronna, Paolo Sammartino, Maria Luisa Framarino, Bianca Maria Sollazzo, Roberto Luca Meniconi, Piero Chirletti

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Usefulness of magnetic resonance imaging-guided vacuum-assisted breast biopsy in Korean women: a pilot study

Yeong Yi An, Sung Hun Kim, Bong Joo Kang, Jae Hee Lee

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Primary angiosarcoma of the small intestine with metastasis to the liver: a case report and review of the literature

Qingqiang Ni, Dong Shang, Honghao Peng, Manish Roy, Guogang Liang, Wei Bi, Xue Gao

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Undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma of the liver in a middle-aged adult with systemic lupus erythematosus

Changjun Jia, Wei Zhao, Chaoliu Dai, Xinlu Wang, Xianmin Bu, Songlin Peng, Feng Xu, Yongqing Xu, Yang Zhao

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Treatment of a non-typical hepatic pseudolesion complicated by greatly elevated alpha fetoprotein: case report and literature review

Xiao-Long Liu, Ling-Yan Zhang, Fu-Qiang Li, Yong-Hong Liang, Qing-Zhu Wei, Li-Xin Liu, Hai-Yan Cui

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BMP4, a new prognostic factor for glioma

Qiang Wu, Jiarui Yao

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Changing trends in symptomatology, diagnostics, stage and survival of prostate cancer in Northern Finland during a period of 20 years

Outi T Kavasmaa, Dimitri B Tyomkin, Aare Mehik, Teija M Parpala, Panu Tonttila, Ilkka Paananen, Pekka Kunelius, Markku H Vaarala, Pasi Ohtonen, Pekka A Hellström

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A meta-analysis and systematic review: adjuvant interferon therapy for patients with viral hepatitis-related hepatocellular carcinoma

Shaojie Jiang, Yingxia Liu, Linhai Wang, Chenyang Duan, Mengying Liu

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Pituitary apoplexy induced by Gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists for treating prostate cancer-report of first Asian case

Tsung-Yi Huang, Jih-Pin Lin, Ann-Shung Lieu, Yi-Ting Chen, Hung-Sheng Chen, Mei-Yu Jang, Jung-Tsung Shen, Wen-Jeng Wu, Shu-Pin Huang, Yung-Shun Juan

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Major response with sorafenib in advanced renal cell carcinoma after 14 years of follow-up

Mathilde Guerin, Naji Salem, Jochen Walz, Slimane Dermeche, Gwenaelle Gravis

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Surgical management of hepatocellular carcinoma with tumor thrombi in the inferior vena cava or right atrium

Kenji Wakayama, Toshiya Kamiyama, Hideki Yokoo, Tatsuhiko Kakisaka, Hirofumi Kamachi, Yosuke Tsuruga, Kazuaki Nakanishi, Tsuyoshi Shimamura, Satoru Todo, Akinobu Taketomi

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New clinical application of high-intensity focused ultrasound: local control of synovial sarcoma

Xiaoye Hu, Hongke Cai, Meiqi Zhou, Haifei He, Wei Tian, Yue Hu, Lirong Chen, Yongchuan Deng

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A retrospective study: the prognostic value of anemia, smoking and drinking in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma with primary radiotherapy

Fang Zhang, Hui Han, Chuansheng Wang, Jianbo Wang, Guangyu Zhang, Fangli Cao, Yufeng Cheng

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Surgical resection should be taken into consideration for the treatment of small gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors

Jianjun Yang, Fan Feng, Mengbin Li, Li Sun, Liu Hong, Lei Cai, Wenbin Wang, Guanghui Xu, Hongwei Zhang

Open Access Review

Breast and gynecologic cancer-related extremity lymphedema: a review of diagnostic modalities and management options

Pankaj Tiwari, Michelle Coriddi, Ritu Salani, Stephen P Povoski

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Successful combination chemotherapy with irinotecan hydrochloride and cisplatin for primary gastric small cell carcinoma: report of a case

Hitoshi Funahashi, Hirotaka Miyai, Takehiro Wakasugi, Hideyuki Ishiguro, Yoichi Matsuo, Masahiro Kimura, Hiromitsu Takeyama

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Microsurgical management of giant malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor of the scalp: two case reports and a literature review

Jun Wang, Shao-wu Ou, Zong-ze Guo, Yun-jie Wang, De-guang Xing

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Primary medulla oblongata germinomas: two case reports and review of the literature

Shuyu Hao, Da Li, Jie Feng, Liang Wang, Zhen Wu, Junting Zhang, Liwei Zhang

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Metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) of pancreas and breast: a unique case

Spiridon Vernadakis, Demetrios Moris, Agnes Bankfalvi, Nikolaos Makris, Georgios C Sotiropoulos

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A meta-analysis: neoadjuvant chemotherapy versus primary surgery in ovarian carcinoma FIGO stageIII and IV

Ma Dai-yuan, Tan Bang-xian, Li Xian-fu, Zhou Ye-qin, Cai Hong-Wei

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Pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm after a left upper sleeve lobectomy

Minwei Bao, Yiming Zhou, Gening Jiang, Chang Chen

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A giant pregnancy-associated intra-abdominal desmoid tumour: not necessarily a contraindication for subsequent pregnancy

Eelco de Bree, Eustathios Dimitriadis, Elpida Giannikaki, Evangelia G Chryssou, John Melissas

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Family history of hepatocellulcar carcinoma is not associated with its patients’ prognosis after hepatectomy

Jia Huang, Yaojun Zhang, Meixian Chen, Junting Huang, Li Xu, Minshan Chen

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Identification of exon 19 and 21 mutations of EGFR gene in Chinese patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Yong Cui, Dong Chang, Mingliang Liu, Changjin Lin, Baojian Zhao, Xu Zhang, Min Gong

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Effect of blockade of the EGF system on wound healing in patients vaccinated with CIMAvax® EGF

Aymara Fernández Lorente, Soraida Acosta Brooks, Elia Neninger Vinageras, María del Carmen Barroso Alvarez, Barbara Wilkinson Brito, Mayelin Troche Concepción, Liana B Martínez Pérez, Carmen E Viada González, Tatiana Crespo Diaz, Angel Raymundo Casacó Parada

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Association of body mass index and smoking on outcome of Chinese patients with colorectal cancer

Dan Liu, Qinggang Li, Zhenni Yang, Xiaocui Hu, Wenbiao Qian, Yaju Du, Bingrong Liu

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Obstructive jaundice due to ampullary metastasis of renal cell carcinoma

Andreas Karakatsanis, Antonios Vezakis, Georgios Fragulidis, Chryssa Staikou, Eleni E Carvounis, Andreas Polydorou

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Synchronous primary neoplasms of the bladder, skin and breast in a male patient: a case report

Antonio Luigi Pastore, Giovanni Palleschi, Domenico Autieri, Antonino Leto, Andrea Ripoli, Cristina Maggioni, Davide Moschese, Yazan Al Salhi, Natale Porta, Claudio Di Cristofano, Andrea Fuschi, Luigi Silvestri, Carlo Della Rocca, Silverio Tomao, Vincenzo Petrozza, Antonio Carbone

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Neglected synovial osteochondromatosis of the elbow: a rare case

Silvio Giannetti, Attilio Santucci, Alessandro Patricola, Andrea Stancati, Vincenzo Di Sanzo

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Osteomyelitis of the femur mimicking bone tumors: a review of 10 cases

Po-Yen Huang, Po-Kuei Wu, Cheng-Fong Chen, Fang-Tsai Lee, Hung-Ta Wu, Chien-Lin Liu, Tain-Hsiung Chen, Wei-Ming Chen

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Prognostic value of isocitrate dehydrogenase 1, O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase promoter methylation, and 1p19q co-deletion in Japanese malignant glioma patients

Yoshinobu Takahashi, Hideo Nakamura, Keishi Makino, Takuichiro Hide, Daisuke Muta, Hajime Kamada, Jun-ichi Kuratsu

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Breast adenomyoepithelioma: a case report with malignant proliferation of epithelial and myoepithelial elements

Vincenzo Petrozza, Giulia Pasciuti, Alberto Pacchiarotti, Federica Tomao, Federica Zoratto, Luigi Rossi, Antonella Fontana, Fabiana Censi, Barbara Sardella, Claudio Di Cristofano, Natale Porta, Carlo Della Rocca

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Factors associated with receipt of adjuvant chemotherapy among married women with breast cancer

Yan Zhang, Hua Gao, Yulan Bu, Xiuzhen Fan, Jihui Jia

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Prognostic significance of XIAP and NF-κB expression in esophageal carcinoma with postoperative radiotherapy

Suna Zhou, Wenguang Ye, Qiuju Shao, Yuhong Qi, Mingxin Zhang, Jun Liang

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First report of granulomatous mastitis associated with Sjögren’s syndrome

Christel Letourneux, Pierre Diemunsch, Anne-Sophie Korganow, Cherif Youssef Akladios, Jean-Pierre Bellocq, Carole Mathelin

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Osteosarcoma metastasis causing ileo-ileal intussusception

Olivier Abbo, Kalitha Pinnagoda, Lionel A Micol, Maya Beck-Popovic, Jean-Marc Joseph

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The relationship between the BRAFV600E mutation in papillary thyroid microcarcinoma and clinicopathologic factors

Sun Yi Choi, HeonSoo Park, Myung Koo Kang, Dong Kun Lee, Kang Dae Lee, Hyoung Shin Lee, Sung Won Kim, Eun Nam Lee, Jong Chul Hong

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Pancreatic metastases from renal cell carcinoma: a case report and literature review of the clinical and radiological characteristics

Yoshinori Hoshino, Hiroharu Shinozaki, Yuki Kimura, Yohei Masugi, Homare Ito, Toshiaki Terauchi, Masaru Kimata, Junji Furukawa, Kenji Kobayashi, Yoshiro Ogata

Open Access Research

Expression of hypoxia-related markers in inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors of the head and neck

Kui-Rong Wang, Tao Jiang, Ting-Ting Wu, Shui-Hong Zhou, Hong-Tian Yao, Qin-Ying Wang, Zhong-Jie Lu

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Aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 expression in primary and metastatic renal cell carcinoma: an immunohistochemistry study

Samuel Abourbih, Kanishka Sircar, Simon Tanguay, Wassim Kassouf, Armen Aprikian, Jose Mansure, Fadi Brimo

Open Access Research

Clinical characteristics and prognosis of primary leiomyosarcoma of the pancreas: a systematic review

Jianwei Xu, Taiping Zhang, Tianxiao Wang, Lei You, Yupei Zhao

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Clinicopathological risk factors for recurrence after neoadjuvant chemotherapy and radical hysterectomy in cervical cancer

Huali Wang, Lin Zhu, Weihua Lu, Hui Xu, Yunhai Yu, Yongxia Yang

Open Access Research

Should level V be included in lateral neck dissection in treating papillary thyroid carcinoma?

Xiao-Jun Zhang, Dan Liu, De-Bin Xu, Ya-Qi Mu, Wen-Kuan Chen

Open Access Case report

Metachronous, colitis-associated rectal cancer that developed after sporadic adenocarcinoma in an adenoma in a patient with longstanding Crohn’s disease: a case report

Hiroshi Takeyama, Tsunekazu Mizushima, Kiyokazu Nakajima, Mamoru Uemura, Naotsugu Haraguchi, Junichi Nishimura, Taishi Hata, Ichiro Takemasa, Hirofumi Yamamoto, Yuichiro Doki, Masaki Mori

Open Access Research

Cancer seeding contributes to intestinal anastomotic dehiscence

Marek Stanczyk, Waldemar L Olszewski, Magdalena Gewartowska, Marek Maruszynski

Open Access Case report

Intraperitoneal dedifferentiated liposarcoma showing MDM2 amplification: case report

Carlo Grifasi, Armando Calogero, Nicola Carlomagno, Severo Campione, Francesco Paolo D’Armiento, Andrea Renda

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EZH2 expression in invasive lobular carcinoma of the breast

SiGyun Roh, Shin Young Park, Hyoung Suk Ko, Jang Sihn Sohn, Eun Jung Cha

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Urea immunoliposome inhibits human vascular endothelial cell proliferation for hemangioma treatment

Zhiliang Wang, Jie Li, Xin Xu, Xianglong Duan, Gang Cao

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Diagnosis and treatment of solid pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas: experience of one single institution from Turkey

Ayşe Yagcı, Savas Yakan, Ali Coskun, Nazif Erkan, Mehmet Yıldırım, Evrim Yalcın, Hakan Postacı

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Sialyl Lewis X as a predictor of skip N2 metastasis in clinical stage IA non-small cell lung cancer

Hiroaki Komatsu, Shinjiro Mizuguchi, Nobuhiro Izumi, Kyukwang Chung, Shoji Hanada, Hidetoshi Inoue, Shigefumi Suehiro, Noritoshi Nishiyama

Open Access Erratum

Erratum to: Total gastrectomy increases the incidence of grade III and IV toxicities in patients with gastric cancer receiving adjuvant TS-1 treatment

Wen-Chi Chou, Chia-Lun Chang, Keng-Hao Liu, Jun-Te Hsu, Hung-Chih Hsu, Wen-Chi Shen, Yu-Shin Hung, Wei Hong Cheng, Jen-Shi Chen

Open Access Research

Functional tongue reconstruction with the anterolateral thigh flap

Xue Wang, Guangqi Yan, Guirong Zhang, Jiqiang Li, Jihui Liu, Yang Zhang

Open Access Case report

Pancreaticoduodenectomy for biliary tract carcinoma with situs inversus totalis: difficulties and technical notes based on two cases

Daisuke Kyuno, Yasutoshi Kimura, Masafumi Imamura, Motonobu Uchiyama, Masayuki Ishii, Makoto Meguro, Masaki Kawamoto, Toru Mizuguchi, Koichi Hirata

Open Access Research

The effect of preoperative chemoradiotherapy on lymph nodes harvested in TME for rectal cancer

Stefano Scabini, Fabrizio Montecucco, Alessio Nencioni, Gabriele Zoppoli, Marina Sartini, Edoardo Rimini, Andrea Massobrio, Luisito De Marini, Alessandro Poggi, Roberto Boaretto, Emanuele Romairone, Alberto Ballestrero, Valter Ferrando

Open Access Research

Prognostic significance of RSPO1, WNT1, P16, WT1, and SDC1 expressions in invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast

Eun Ji Choi, Jeong A Yun, Eun Kyoung Jeon, Hye Sung Won, Yoon Ho Ko, Su Young Kim

Open Access Research

Marjolin’s ulcer: a preventable malignancy arising from scars

Nanze Yu, Xiao Long, Jorge R Lujan-Hernandez, Kazi Z Hassan, Ming Bai, Yang Wang, Xiaojun Wang, Ru Zhao

Open Access Research

Prognostic predictive values of gemcitabine sensitivity-related gene products for unresectable or recurrent biliary tract cancer treated with gemcitabine alone

Akihiro Murata, Ryosuke Amano, Nobuya Yamada, Kenjiro Kimura, Masakazu Yashiro, Bunzo Nakata, Kosei Hirakawa

Open Access Research

Three-dimensional computed tomography angiography for the preoperative evaluation of coronary artery disease in lung cancer patients

Fumiaki Watanabe, Osamu Hataji, Kentaro Ito, Corina N. D’Alessandro-Gabazza, Masahiro Naito, Hideo Morooka, Esteban C. Gabazza, Yukio Mizutani, Maki Ohi, Motoshi Takao, Hideto Shimpo, Isao Yada

Open Access Research

Predictors of postoperative renal functional damage after nephron-sparing surgery

Jun Qi, Yongjiang Yu, Tao Huang, Qiang Bai, Jian Kang, Junhao Liang, Yu Wu

Open Access Research

A retrospective analysis on the diagnostic value of ultrasound-guided percutaneous biopsy for peritoneal lesions

Jianhong Wang, Liucun Gao, Shanhong Tang, Tao Li, Yiming Lei, Huahong Xie, Jie Liang, Baojun Chen, Xian Wang, Daiming Fan

Open Access Case report

Esophageal schwannoma: a case report

Masahiro Kitada, Yoshinari Matsuda, Satoshi Hayashi, Kei Ishibashi, Kensuke Oikawa, Naoyuki Miyokawa

Open Access Research

Clinical features and outcomes of neck lymphatic metastasis in ovarian epithelial carcinoma

Chien-Wen Chen, Pao-Ling Torng, Chi-Ling Chen, Chi-An Chen

Open Access Research

Investigating citrullinated proteins in tumour cell lines

Zhongmin Jiang, Yazhou Cui, Lin Wang, Yan Zhao, Suhua Yan, Xiaotian Chang

Open Access Research

Immune response after systematic lymph node dissection in lung cancer surgery: changes of interleukin-6 level in serum, pleural lavage fluid, and lung supernatant in a dog model

Seong Yong Park, Dae Joon Kim, Abdullah Aldohayan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Sufia Husain, Ammar Al Rikabi, Abdulazeem Aldawlatly, Omar Al Obied, Waseem Hajjar, Sami Al Nassar

Open Access Case report

Brachial plexus palsy after a left-side modified radical mastectomy with immediate latissimusdorsi flap reconstruction: report of a case

Jun-Dong Wu, Wen-He Huang, Zi-Yi Huang, Ming Chen, Guo-Jun Zhang

Open Access Research

Expression of epidermal growth factor receptor is an independent prognostic factor for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Qifeng Wang, Hongxia Zhu, Zefen Xiao, Wencheng Zhang, Xiao Liu, Xun Zhang, Jie He, Kelin Sun, Lvhua Wang, Ningzhi Xu

Open Access Case report

Benign metastasizing leiomyoma of the lung

Eun Young Ki, Seon Jeong Hwang, Keun Ho Lee, Jong Sup Park, Soo Young Hur

Open Access Case report

Pulmonary benign metastasizing leiomyoma: report of three cases

Hyun Woo Jeon, Soo Hwan Choi, Sook Whan Sung, Jae Kil Park

Open Access Research

Total gastrectomy increases the incidence of grade III and IV toxicities in patients with gastric cancer receiving adjuvant TS-1 treatment

Wen-Chi Chou, Chia-Lun Chang, Keng-Hao Liu, Jun-Te Hsu, Hung-Chih Hsu, Wen-Chi Shen, Yu-Shin Hung, Jen-Shi Chen

Open Access Research

The relevance of the intrinsic subtype to the clinicopathological features and biomarkers in Japanese breast cancer patients

Masako Tamaki, Takako Kamio, Shingo Kameoka, Noriko Kojimahara, Toshio Nishikawa

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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.