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World Journal of Surgical Oncology

Ausgabe 1/2015

Inhalt (337 Artikel)

Open Access Case report

Resection of distal gastric tube cancer with sentinel node biopsy: a case report and review of the literature

Yasumichi Yagi, Toru Ii, Shigehiro Tanaka, Hikaru Oguri

Open Access Case report

Primary anorectal malignant melanoma: a rare but aggressive tumor: report of a case

Dominique Buissin, Alenka Sterle, Peter Schmiegelow, Dirk Wassenberg, Peter C Ambe

Open Access Research

Chemoresponse after non-curative gastrectomy for M1 gastric cancer

Hyun Beak Shin, Seung Hyoung Lee, Young Gil Son, Seung Wan Ryu, Soo Sang Sohn

Open Access Research

Clinical and oncological outcomes in Chinese patients with renal cell carcinoma and venous tumor thrombus extension: single-center experience

Xiaonan Chen, Shijie Li, Zhenqun Xu, Kefeng Wang, Donghui Fu, Qiang Liu, Xia Wang, Bin Wu

Open Access Case report

Primary linitis plastica of the entire colon in a background of ulcerative colitis: a case report

Adina E Feinberg, Maja Barnard, Stanley M Feinberg

Open Access Case report

A giant solitary fibrous tumor of the mesentery: a case report and literature review

Kiyotaka Nishida, Hideyuki Ubukata, Satoru Konishi, Jiro Shimazaki, Youko Yano, Yukio Morishita, Takafumi Tabuchi

Open Access Research

Laparoscopic surgery contributes more to nutritional and immunologic recovery than fast-track care in colorectal cancer

Dong Xu, Jun Li, Yongmao Song, Jiaojiao Zhou, Fangfang Sun, Jianwei Wang, Yin Duan, Yeting Hu, Yue Liu, Xiaochen Wang, Lifeng Sun, Linshan Wu, Kefeng Ding

Open Access Case report

Breast adenoid cystic carcinoma in a 19-year-old man: a case report and review of the literature

Peng Tang, Shiping Yang, Xiaojie Zhong, Jia Yao, Yu Zhang, Huaying Dong, Guanqiao Li

Open Access Case report

An asymptomatic right atrial intramyocardial lipoma: a management dilemma

Haiyong Wang, Jiangwei Hu, Xiaolin Sun, Pingshan Wang, Zhenzong Du

Open Access Research

Cyclooxygenase-2 expression is a prognostic biomarker for non-small cell lung cancer patients treated with adjuvant platinum-based chemotherapy

Katsuhiko Shimizu, Takuro Yukawa, Riki Okita, Shinsuke Saisho, Ai Maeda, Yuji Nojima, Masao Nakata

Open Access Case report

Malignant glomus tumor of the lung with multiple metastasis: a rare case report

Saibin Wang, Chuanbiao Ding, Junwei Tu

Open Access Research

Multiple primary malignancies involving primary sporadic colorectal cancer in Japan: incidence of gastric cancer with colorectal cancer patients may be higher than previously recognized

Takaharu Kato, Koichi Suzuki, Yuta Muto, Junichi Sasaki, Shingo Tsujinaka, Yutaka J Kawamura, Hiroshi Noda, Hisanaga Horie, Fumio Konishi, Toshiki Rikiyama

Open Access Case report

Obstructive laryngeal schwannoma in a young female

Chang-Chieh Chiu, Shah-Hwa Chou, Chun-Chieh Wu, Peir-In Liang, Ka-Wo Lee

Open Access Case report

Endoscopic closure of gastric tube perforations with titanium clips: a four-case report

Xianghong Zhan, Bin Wang, Dongmei Di, Yun Zhuang, Xiaoying Zhang, Jianping Chen

Open Access Research

Postoperative recurrence of desmoid tumors: clinical and pathological perspectives

Yi-fei Wang, Wei Guo, Kun-kun Sun, Rong-li Yang, Xiao-dong Tang, Tao Ji, Shun Tang

Open Access Case report

Rapidly developed squamous cell carcinoma after laser therapy used to treat chemical burn wound: a case report

Hyung-Rok Cho, Soon-Sung Kwon, Seum Chung, Jeong-Hae Kie

Open Access Case report

Surgical resection of solid gallbladder adenocarcinoma presenting as a large mass: report of a case

Satoshi Hayama, Satoshi Hirano, Nagato Sato, Yuma Ebihara, Yo Kurashima, Soichi Murakami, Eiji Tamoto, Toru Nakamura, Joe Matsumoto, Takahiro Tsuchikawa, Eiichi Tanaka, Toshiaki Shichinohe

Open Access Research

Prediction of the preoperative chemoradiotherapy response for rectal cancer by peripheral blood lymphocyte subsets

Noriko Tada, Kazushige Kawai, Nelson H Tsuno, Soichiro Ishihara, Hironori Yamaguchi, Eiji Sunami, Joji Kitayama, Koji Oba, Toshiaki Watanabe

Open Access Research

Surgical management and outcome of rectal carcinoids in a university hospital

Rockson Wei, Oswens SH Lo, Wai Lun Law

Open Access Research

Differential diagnosis of benign and malignant breast masses using diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging

Qinghua Min, Kangwei Shao, Lulan Zhai, Wei Liu, Caisong Zhu, Lixin Yuan, Jun Yang

Open Access Research

Age at diagnosis in relation to survival following breast cancer: a cohort study

Jasmine Brandt, Jens Peter Garne, Ingrid Tengrup, Jonas Manjer

Open Access Review

Advances in surgical treatment of chronic pancreatitis

Qingqiang Ni, Lin Yun, Manish Roy, Dong Shang

Open Access Case report

Spontaneous perforation of primary gastric malignant lymphoma: a case report and review of the literature

Yu Ohkura, Seigi Lee, Daisuke Kaji, Yasunori Ota, Shusuke Haruta, Yasuaki Takeji, Hisashi Shinohara, Masaki Ueno, Harushi Udagawa

Open Access Research

Prognostic value of HLA class I expression in patients with colorectal cancer

Yuji Iwayama, Tetsuhiro Tsuruma, Toru Mizuguchi, Tomohisa Furuhata, Nobuhiko Toyota, Masayuki Matsumura, Toshihiko Torigoe, Noriyuki Sato, Koichi Hirata

Open Access Case report

An intraventricular meningioma and recurrent astrocytoma collision tumor: a case report and literature review

Duoduo Zhang, Jinlu Yu, Yunbao Guo, Shujie Zhao, Guoguang Shao, Haiyan Huang

Open Access Research

Breast cancer in 30-year-old or younger patients: clinicopathologic characteristics and prognosis

Yongqiang Yao, Mingqian Cao, Hong Fang, JiPing Xie

Open Access Research

Better operative outcomes achieved with the prone jackknife vs. lithotomy position during abdominoperineal resection in patients with low rectal cancer

Peng Liu, Haidong Bao, Xianbin Zhang, Jian Zhang, Li Ma, Yulin Wang, Chunyan Li, Zhongyu Wang, Peng Gong

Open Access Technical innovations

Minimally invasive hybrid surgery combined with endoscopic and thoracoscopic approaches for submucosal tumor originating from thoracic esophagus

Hiroyuki Daiko, Takeo Fujita, Takahiro Ohgara, Nobuyoshi Yamazaki, Satoshi Fujii, Yasuhiro Ohno, Tomonori Yano

Open Access Research

Functional polymorphisms of ATP citrate lyase gene predicts clinical outcome of patients with advanced colorectal cancer

Shuang Xie, Feng Zhou, Jiaojiao Wang, Haiyan Cao, Yibing Chen, Xiaonan Liu, Zhaohui Zhang, Jingyao Dai, Xianli He

Open Access Case report

‘Hot cross bun’ sign with leptomeningeal metastases of breast cancer: a case report and review of the literature

Zhenyu Pan, Guozi Yang, Tingting Yuan, Yongxiang Wang, Xiaochuan Pang, Yan Gao, Lihua Dong

Open Access Research

Cruciferous vegetable consumption and the risk of pancreatic cancer: a meta-analysis

Li-yi Li, Yue Luo, Ming-dong Lu, Xiao-wu Xu, Hai-duo Lin, Zhi-qiang Zheng

Open Access Case report

Prone-position thoracoscopic resection of posterior mediastinal lymph node metastasis from rectal cancer

Yasuhiro Shirakawa, Kazuhiro Noma, Takeshi Koujima, Naoaki Maeda, Shunsuke Tanabe, Toshiaki Ohara, Toshiyoshi Fujiwara

Open Access Research

mRNA expression of somatostatin receptor subtypes SSTR-2, SSTR-3, and SSTR-5 and its significance in pancreatic cancer

Muhammad Shahbaz, Fang Ruliang, Zhang Xu, Liang Benjia, Wang Cong, He Zhaobin, Niu Jun

Open Access Research

Correlation between mutational status and survival and second cancer risk assessment in patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors: a population-based study

Jordi Rubió-Casadevall, Joan Lluis Borràs, Maria Carme Carmona-García, Alberto Ameijide, Allan Gonzalez-Vidal, Maria Rosa Ortiz, Ramon Bosch, Francesc Riu, David Parada, Esther Martí, Josefina Miró, Juan Jose Sirvent, Jaume Galceran, Rafael Marcos-Gragera

Open Access Review

A systematic review and meta-analysis of the diagnostic accuracy of pyruvate kinase M2 isoenzymatic assay in diagnosing colorectal cancer

Mallikarjuna Uppara, Franklin Adaba, Alan Askari, Susan Clark, George Hanna, Thanos Athanasiou, Omar Faiz

Open Access Research

Prediction of macrometastasis in axillary lymph nodes of patients with invasive breast cancer and the utility of the SUV lymph node/tumor ratio using FDG-PET/CT

Manabu Futamura, Takahiko Asano, Kazuhiro Kobayashi, Kasumi Morimitsu, Masahito Nawa, Masako Kanematsu, Akemi Morikawa, Ryutaro Mori, Kazuhiro Yoshida

Open Access Research

Prognostic factors of cervical node status in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

Chairat Burusapat, Weerawut Jarungroongruangchai, Mongkon Charoenpitakchai

Open Access Research

Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells promote osteosarcoma cell proliferation and invasion

Fu-Xiang Yu, Wei-Jian Hu, Bin He, Yi-Hu Zheng, Qi-Yu Zhang, Lin Chen

Open Access Research

Ambulatory sentinel lymph node biopsy preceding neoadjuvant therapy in patients with operable breast cancer: a preliminary study

Shinichiro Kashiwagi, Naoyoshi Onoda, Yuka Asano, Kento Kurata, Satoru Noda, Hidemi Kawajiri, Tsutomu Takashima, Masahiko Ohsawa, Seiichi Kitagawa, Kosei Hirakawa

Open Access Research

The CT and MRI observations of small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma in paranasal sinuses

Qingqiang Zhu, Wenrong Zhu, Jingtao Wu, Hongying Zhang

Open Access Research

Effect of the CCND1 A870G polymorphism on prostate cancer risk: a meta-analysis of 3,820 cases and 3,825 controls

Min Zheng, Lijun Wan, Xiang He, Xiaolong Qi, Feng Liu, Da-Hong Zhang

Open Access Research

Clinicopathological significance of CD133 and CD44 expression in infiltrating ductal carcinoma and their relationship to angiogenesis

Zhengquan Han, Zhendong Chen, Rongsheng Zheng, Zenong Cheng, Xiaomeng Gong, Danna Wang

Open Access Case report

Cystic lymphangioma of the adrenal gland: report of a case and review of the literature

Gaëtan-Romain Joliat, Emmanuel Melloul, Reza Djafarrian, Sabine Schmidt, Sara Fontanella, Pu Yan, Nicolas Demartines, Nermin Halkic

Open Access Case report

Primary apocrine sweat gland carcinomas of the axilla: a report of two cases and a review of the literature

Min‐Ki Seong, Eun-Kyu Kim, Kanghee Han, Hyesil Seol, Hyun‐Ah Kim, Woo Chul Noh

Open Access Research

Predictive value of pre-transplant platelet to lymphocyte ratio for hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence after liver transplantation

Weiliang Xia, Qinghong Ke, Ye Wang, Weilin Wang, Min Zhang, Yan Shen, Jian Wu, Xiao Xu, Shusen Zheng

Open Access Research

Giant cell tumor of axial vertebra: surgical experience of five cases and a review of the literature

Guojing Chen, Jing Li, Xiangdong Li, Hongbin Fan, Zheng Guo, Zhen Wang

Open Access Case report

Usefulness of immunohistochemical studies in diagnosing metachronous gallbladder and small intestinal metastases from lung cancer with gastrointestinal hemorrhage: a case report

Masayuki Tanaka, Minoru Kitago, Nobuyoshi Akiyama, Arifumi Iwamaru, Tatsuya Yamamoto, Fumio Suzuki, Taizo Hibi, Yuta Abe, Hiroshi Yagi, Masahiro Shinoda, Osamu Itano, Kentaro Ogata, Yuko Kitagawa

Open Access Research

T4 stage and preoperative anemia as prognostic factors for the patients with colon cancer treated with adjuvant FOLFOX chemotherapy

Min Sung An, Jong Han Yoo, Kwang Hee Kim, Ki Beom Bae, Chang Soo Choi, Jin Won Hwang, Ji Hyun Kim, Bo Mi Kim, Mi Seon Kang, Min Kyung Oh, Kwan Hee Hong

Open Access Research

The measurement of amylase in drain fluid for the detection of pancreatic fistula after gastric cancer surgery: an interim analysis

Angelo De Sol, Roberto Cirocchi, Micol Sole Di Patrizi, Andrea Boccolini, Ivan Barillaro, Alban Cacurri, Veronica Grassi, Alessia Corsi, Claudio Renzi, Daniele Giuliani, Marco Coccetta, Nicola Avenia

Open Access Research

pERK1/2 silencing sensitizes pancreatic cancer BXPC-3 cell to gemcitabine-induced apoptosis via regulating Bax and Bcl-2 expression

Min Wang, Xingjiao Lu, Xueguang Dong, Fengyun Hao, Zimin Liu, Guangzhen Ni, Dong Chen

Open Access Case report

A case of marginal zone B cell lymphoma mimicking IgG4-related dacryoadenitis and sialoadenitis

Miho Ohta, Masafumi Moriyama, Yuichi Goto, Shintaro Kawano, Akihiko Tanaka, Takashi Maehara, Sachiko Furukawa, Jun-Nosuke Hayashida, Tamotsu Kiyoshima, Mayumi Shimizu, Yojiro Arinobu, Seiji Nakamura

Open Access Review

Minimal access versus open spinal surgery in treating painful spine metastasis: a systematic review

Zuozhang Yang, Yihao Yang, Ya Zhang, Zhaoxin Zhang, Yanjin Chen, Yan Shen, Lei Han, Da Xu, Hongpu Sun

Open Access Case report

Follicular dendritic cell sarcoma with atypical features surrounding undescended testis: description of a rare case

Alberto Testori, Stefano Meroni, Piergiuseppe Colombo, Stefano Fiori, Emanuele Voulaz, Marco Alloisio

Open Access Research

Surgical resections of ulcerative colitis associated with dysplasia or carcinoma

Shinichi Sameshima, Shinichiro Koketsu, Emiko Takeshita, Yawara Kubota, Takashi Okuyama, Kazuyuki Saito, Yoshihiko Ueda, Toshio Sawada, Masatoshi Oya

Open Access Case report

Breast carcinoma originating from a silicone granuloma: a case report

Ryoichi Nakahori, Ryuji Takahashi, Momoko Akashi, Kana Tsutsui, Shino Harada, Roka Namoto Matsubayashi, Shino Nakagawa, Seiya Momosaki, Yoshito Akagi

Open Access Research

Neo-adjuvant hormone therapy for non-metastatic prostate cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 5,194 patients

Jimeng Hu, Hua Xu, Wenhui Zhu, Fei Wu, Jianqing Wang, Qiang Ding, Haowen Jiang

Open Access Case report

Surgical resection of lung adenocarcinoma after crizotinib treatment: report of a case

Kaoru Kaseda, Ken-ichi Watanabe, Keisuke Asakura, Akio Kazama

Open Access Case report

Laparoscopic management of an octogenarian adult intussusception caused by an ileal lipoma suspected preoperatively: a case report

Jiro Shimazaki, Takeshi Nakachi, Takanobu Tabuchi, Shuji Suzuki, Hideyuki Ubukata, Takafumi Tabuchi

Open Access Case report

Surgery for gastric cancer in a patient with non-cirrhotic hyperammonemia: a case report

Bo Liu, Miao Yu, Yong-xi Song, Peng Gao, Hui-mian Xu, Zhen-ning Wang

Open Access Case report

Pancreatic mucinous cystadenoma with serum CA 19–9 over 1,000,000 U/mL: a case report and review of the literature

Wilson L Costa Jr, Henrique Mantoan, Rafael Horácio Brito, Héber SC Ribeiro, Alessandro L Diniz, André Luís Godoy, Igor Correia Farias, Maria Dirlei FS Begnami, Fernando Augusto Soares, Felipe JF Coimbra

Open Access Case report

Breast cancer or metastasis? An unusual case of metastatic malignant pleural mesothelioma to the breast

Marialuisa Framarino-dei-Malatesta, Paolo Sammartino, Martina Derme, Isabella Iannini, Gabriele Masselli, Irene Pecorella

Open Access Research

sCLU regulates cisplatin chemosensitivity of lung cancer cells in vivo

Guoliang Ma, Hengjuan Cai, Lizhen Gao, Mei Wang, Haixia Wang

Open Access Case report

Huge malignant phyllodes breast tumor: a real entity in a new era of early breast cancer

Alberto Testori, Stefano Meroni, Valentina Errico, Roberto Travaglini, Emanuele Voulaz, Marco Alloisio

Open Access Research

Surgery for recurrent biliary carcinoma: results for 27 recurrent cases

Takehiro Noji, Takahiro Tsuchikawa, Tomoko Mizota, Keisuke Okamura, Toru Nakamura, Eiji Tamoto, Toshiaki Shichinohe, Satoshi Hirano

Open Access Reviewer acknowledgement

World Journal of Surgical Oncology reviewer acknowledgement 2014

Manoj Pandey, Thalyana Smith-Vikos

Open Access Research

Distribution and pathological features of pancreatic, ampullary, biliary and duodenal cancers resected with pancreaticoduodenectomy

Manju D Chandrasegaram, Su C Chiam, John W Chen, Aisha Khalid, Murthy L Mittinty, Eu L Neo, Chuan P Tan, Paul M Dolan, Mark E Brooke-Smith, Harsh Kanhere, Chris S Worthley

Open Access Research

Surgical treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein tumor thrombus: a novel classification

Jiang-feng Xu, Xi-yu Liu, Shuai Wang, Huai-xi Wen

Open Access Research

Surgical experience of adult primary hepatic sarcomas

Yu-Hung Lin, Chih-Che Lin, Allan M Concejero, Chee-Chien Yong, Fang-Ying Kuo, Chih-Chi Wang

Open Access Research

Impact of tumor size on subclinical central lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid microcarcinoma depends on age

Ju-Yeon Kim, Eun Jung Jung, Taejin Park, Sang-Ho Jeong, Chi-Young Jeong, Young-Tae Ju, Young-Joon Lee, Soon-Chan Hong, Sang-Kyung Choi, Woo-Song Ha

Open Access Case report

Three cases of sporadic meningioangiomatosis with different imaging appearances: case report and review of the literature

Zhihua Sun, Fei Jin, Jing Zhang, Yue Fu, Wei Li, Hong Guo, Yunting Zhang

Open Access Research

A longitudinal study of gender differences in quality of life among Japanese patients with lower rectal cancer treated with sphincter-saving surgery: a 1-year follow-up

Yumiko Kinoshita, Akiko Chishaki, Rieko Kawamoto, Tatsuya Manabe, Takashi Ueki, Keiji Hirata, Mami Miyazono, Maki Kanaoka, Akiko Tomioka, Masahiro Nakano, Tomoko Ohkusa, Hisako Nakao, Masao Tanaka, Ryuichi Mibu

Open Access Research

Clinical features and prognosis in hepatectomy for colorectal cancer with centrally located liver metastasis

I-Ming Kuo, Song-Fong Huang, Jy-Ming Chiang, Chien-Yuh Yeh, Kun-Ming Chan, Jinn-Shiun Chen, Ming-Chin Yu

Open Access Case report

Primary abdominal lymphangioleiomyomatosis: report of a case

Yuan Ding, Sheng Yan, Yang Tian, Zhiwei Li, Jun Pan, Qiyi Zhang, Yan Wang, Shusen Zheng

Open Access Research

The oncoplastic breast surgery with pedicled omental flap harvested by laparoscopy: initial experiences from China

Dandan Guan, Hui Lin, Zhenye Lv, Ying Xin, Kexin Meng, Xiangyang Song

Open Access Research

Radiofrequency ablation versus percutaneous ethanol injection for hepatocellular carcinoma: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Biao Yang, Rui-yu Zan, Shi-yu Wang, Xiang-lian Li, Mao-ling Wei, Wen-hao Guo, Xin You, Jing Li, Zheng-yin Liao

Open Access Research

Peritumoral edema shown by MRI predicts poor clinical outcome in glioblastoma

Chen-Xing Wu, Guo-Shi Lin, Zhi-Xiong Lin, Jian-Dong Zhang, Shui-Yuan Liu, Chang-Fu Zhou

Open Access Research

Whipple procedure: a review of a 7-year clinical experience in a referral center for hepatobiliary and pancreas diseases

Amir Saraee, Jalal Vahedian-Ardakani, Ehsan Saraee, Roshanak Pakzad, Massoud Baghai Wadji

Open Access Research

A modified Jarnagin-Blumgart classification better predicts survival for resectable hilar cholangiocarcinoma

Guoping Ding, Yifei Yang, Liping Cao, Wenchao Chen, Zhengrong Wu, Guixing Jiang

Open Access Case report

Adult classical glioblastoma with a BRAF V600E mutation

Yoshinobu Takahashi, Toshiaki Akahane, Takahiro Sawada, Hidetoshi Ikeda, Akira Tempaku, Shigeru Yamauchi, Hiroshi Nishihara, Shinya Tanaka, Kazumi Nitta, Wataru Ide, Ikuo Hashimoto, Hajime Kamada

Open Access Research

Reduced miR-29a-3p expression is linked to the cell proliferation and cell migration in gastric cancer

Zhujiang Zhao, Ling Wang, Wei Song, He Cui, Gang Chen, Fengchang Qiao, Jiaojiao Hu, Rongping Zhou, Hong Fan

Open Access Research

Retrospective analyses of trends in pancreatic surgery: indications, operative techniques, and postoperative outcome of 1,120 pancreatic resections

Uwe A Wittel, Frank Makowiec, Olivia Sick, Gabriel J Seifert, Tobias Keck, Ulrich Adam, Ulrich T Hopt

Open Access Technical innovations

Initial experiences of robotic versus conventional laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer, focusing on short-term outcomes: a matched case-control study

Hiroyuki Sawada, Hiroyuki Egi, Minoru Hattori, Takahisa Suzuki, Manabu Shimomura, Kazuaki Tanabe, Masazumi Okajima, Hideki Ohdan

Open Access Case report

Ipsilateral partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection in right lung cancer with absent right upper lobe

Zhengcheng Liu, Rusong Yang, Feng Shao, Yanqing Pan

Open Access Research

Lymph node ratio is an independent prognostic factor for patients after resection of pancreatic cancer

Han-xiang Zhan, Jian-wei Xu, Lei Wang, Guang-yong Zhang, San-yuan Hu

Open Access Case report

Pulmonary epithelioid hemangioendothelioma misdiagnosed as a benign nodule

Minah Kim, Jinsun Chang, Hayoung Choi, In-Jae Oh, Chul-Kyu Park, Young-Chul Kim, Yoo-Duk Choi, Ju-Sik Yun, Sang-Yun Song, Kook-Joo Na

Open Access Research

The treatment of periarticular soft tissue sarcoma following neo-adjuvant radiotherapy: a cohort study

Carl M Green, Nam Nguyen, James Wylie, Ananya Choudhury, Jonathan J Gregory

Open Access Research

Knowledge and attitude of Uyghur women in Xinjiang province of China related to the prevention and early detection of cervical cancer

Abida Abudukadeer, Sumeyya Azam, Ayi Zuoremu Mutailipu, Liu Qun, Guo Guilin, Sayipujiamali Mijiti

Open Access Correspondence

A small Askin’s tumor presenting with early onset of chest pain

Jin Yong Jeong, Sang Yong Kim, Dae Chul Jeong, Ki Jun Kim

Open Access Case report

Mixed large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma and adenocarcinoma of the gallbladder: a case report and brief review of the literature

Wei Liu, Lei Wang, Xiao-dong He, Cheng Feng, Xiao-yan Chang, Zhao-hui Lu

Open Access Research

Single-center study of familial papillary thyroid cancer in China: surgical considerations

Shangtong Lei, Da Wang, Junna Ge, Hao Liu, Donghui Zhao, Guoxin Li, Zihai Ding

Open Access Case report

Giant peritoneal loose body in the pelvic cavity confirmed by laparoscopic exploration: a case report and review of the literature

Hong Zhang, Yun-zhi Ling, Ming-ming Cui, Zhi-xiu Xia, Yong Feng, Chun-sheng Chen

Open Access Review

Status and prospects of percutaneous vertebroplasty combined with 125I seed implantation for the treatment of spinal metastases

Lin Xie, Yanjin Chen, Ya Zhang, Zuozhang Yang, Zhaoxin Zhang, Lida Shen, Zhongqin Yuan, Mingyan Ren

Open Access Case report

Breast metastasis of gastric signet-ring cell carcinoma: a case report and literature review

Chun-Lan He, Ping Chen, Bing-Lan Xia, Qin Xiao, Feng-Lin Cai

Open Access Case report

Bony metastases following complete resection of periosteal chondrosarcoma

Xiwei Liu, Li Min, Ganjun Chen, Song Hong, Chongqi Tu

Open Access Research

Meta-analysis of associations between neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and prognosis of gastric cancer

Jing Chen, Dongsheng Hong, You Zhai, Peng Shen

Open Access Case report

Avoiding restorative proctocolectomy for colorectal cancer in patients with ulcerative colitis based on preoperative diagnosis involving p53 immunostaining: report of a case

Haruki Sada, Manabu Shimomura, Takao Hinoi, Hiroyuki Egi, Koji Kawaguchi, Takuya Yano, Hiroaki Niitsu, Yasufumi Saitou, Hiroyuki Sawada, Masashi Miguchi, Tomohiro Adachi, Hideki Ohdan

Open Access Case report

ALPPS and simultaneous right hemicolectomy - step one and resection of the primary colon cancer

Mohammad H Fard-Aghaie, Gregor A Stavrou, Kim C Schuetze, Alexandros Papalampros, Marcello Donati, Karl J Oldhafer

Open Access Research

Clinical application of ultrasound-guided core needle biopsy with multiple punches in the diagnosis of lymphoma

Ying He, Xiuzhen Ji, Yanggui Xie, Bosheng He, Xiaohong Xu, Xudong Chen, Qin Zhang

Open Access Research

Clinical outcome and expression of mutant P53, P16, and Smad4 in lung adenocarcinoma: a prospective study

Chunan Bian, Zhongyou Li, Youtao Xu, Jie Wang, Lin Xu, Hongbing Shen

Open Access Research

Interleukin-6 and pro inflammatory status in the breast tumor microenvironment

Alessandro Sanguinetti, Donatella Santini, Massimiliano Bonafè, Mario Taffurelli, Nicola Avenia

Open Access Review

A literature review on surgery for cervical vagal schwannomas

Giuseppe Cavallaro, Giada Pattaro, Olga Iorio, Marcello Avallone, Gianfranco Silecchia

Open Access Case report

Unexpected esophageal diseases appeared in thyroid resections

Liu Ye-huan, Lyu Shi-xu, Zhou Yi-li, Wang Ou-chen, Zhang Xiao-hua

Open Access Research

Retrograde radical cystectomy and consequent peritoneal cavity reconstruction benefits localized male bladder cancer: results from a cohort study

Xiaojian Qin, Hailiang Zhang, Fangning Wan, Yiping Zhu, Yijun Shen, Bo Dai, Guohai Shi, Yao Zhu, Dingwei Ye

Open Access Case report

A rare case of severe myositis as paraneoplastic syndrome on breast cancer

Leonardo Pires Novais Dias, Ana Luiza Antunes Faria, Maissa Marçola Scandiuzzi, Claudia Luci dos Santos Inhaia, Jorge Yoshinori Shida, Luiz Henrique Gebrim

Open Access Research

Predictors of early recurrence after resection of colorectal liver metastases

Ricky Harminder Bhogal, James Hodson, Simon Roderick Bramhall, John Isaac, Ravi Marudanayagam, Darius Feroze Mirza, Paolo Muiesan, Robert Peter Sutcliffe

Open Access Research

Clinicopathological characteristics, diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes of primary gastric adenosquamous carcinoma

Haining Chen, Chaoyong Shen, Rui Yin, Yuan Yin, Jiaju Chen, Luyin Han, Bo Zhang, Zhixin Chen, Jiaping Chen

Open Access Research

Resection of the vaginal vault for vaginal recurrence of cervical cancer after hysterectomy and brachytherapy

Akiko Abe, Maki Matoda, Sanshiro Okamoto, Eiji Kondo, Kazuyoshi Kato, Kohei Omatsu, Kenji Umayahara, Kuniko Utsugi, Nobuhiro Takeshima

Open Access Research

The clinical prognosis of patients with cN0 papillary thyroid microcarcinoma by central neck dissection

Liyang Zhang, Ziwen Liu, Yuewu Liu, Weisheng Gao, Chaoji Zheng

Open Access Case report

An unusual case of vulvar schwannoma

Sung Taek Park, Han Myun Kim, Mi Kyung Shin, Ji Won Kim

Open Access Research

Poorly differentiated clusters with larger extents have a greater impact on survival: a semi-quantitative pathological evaluation for 239 patients with non-mucinous pT2-3 colorectal carcinoma

Osamu Kinoshita, Mitsuo Kishimoto, Yasutoshi Murayama, Satoru Yasukawa, Eiichi Konishi, Eigo Otsuji, Akio Yanagisawa

Open Access Research

Methylation of RASSF1A gene promoter and the correlation with DNMT1 expression that may contribute to esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Zhenzong Du, Kui Ma, Xiaolin Sun, Angui Li, Haiyong Wang, Lifei Zhang, Feng Lin, Xiaoyan Feng, Jianfei Song

Open Access Research

Management of patients with retroperitoneal tumors and a review of the literature

Kazım Gemici, İbrahim Buldu, Türker Acar, Hüsnü Alptekin, Mehmet Kaynar, Erdem Tekinarslan, Tuna Karatağ, Duran Efe, Haldun Çolak, Tevfik Küçükkartallar, Mustafa Okan İstanbulluoğlu

Open Access Case report

Long-term complete response of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma treated with multidisciplinary therapy including reduced dose of sorafenib: case report and review of the literature

Masahiro Shinoda, Norihiro Kishida, Osamu Itano, Shigenori Ei, Akihisa Ueno, Minoru Kitago, Yuta Abe, Taizo Hibi, Hiroshi Yagi, Yohei Masugi, Minoru Tanabe, Koichi Aiura, Michiie Sakamaoto, Akihiro Tanimoto, Yuko Kitagawa

Open Access Case report

Giant retroperitoneal liposarcoma during pregnancy: a case report

DongFang Huo, Lin Liu, Yun Tang

Open Access Research

Dysregulation of over-expressed IL-32 in colorectal cancer induces metastasis

Yi Yang, Zihao Wang, Yiming Zhou, Xiaoxiao Wang, Jianbin Xiang, Zongyou Chen

Open Access Review

Severity of liver cirrhosis: a key role in the selection of surgical modality for Child-Pugh A hepatocellular carcinoma

Er-lei Zhang, Bin-yong Liang, Xiao-ping Chen, Zhi-yong Huang

Open Access Research

Adjuvant radiotherapy and chemoradiation with gemcitabine after R1 resection in patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma

Daniel Habermehl, Ingo C Brecht, Frank Bergmann, Stefan Rieken, Jens Werner, Markus W Büchler, Christoph Springfeld, Dirk Jäger, Jürgen Debus, Stephanie E Combs

Open Access Case report

Complete remission of Merkel cell carcinoma on the upper lip treated with radiation monotherapy and a literature review of Japanese cases

Naoya Kitamura, Riki Tomita, Mayo Yamamoto, Yasumasa Yoshizawa, Eri Sasabe, Tomohiro Yamada, Tetsuya Yamamoto

Open Access Technical innovations

Optimization of breast cancer excision by intraoperative ultrasound and marking needle - technique description and feasibility

Nebojsa S Ivanovic, Darko D Zdravkovic, Zlatko Skuric, Jelena Kostic, Natasa Colakovic, Miodrag Stojiljkovic, Svetlana Opric, Magdalena Stefanovic Radovic, Ivan Soldatovic, Biljana Sredic, Miroslav Granic

Open Access Technical innovations

An automatically contamination-avoiding technique for intracorporeal esophagojejunostomy using a transorally inserted anvil during laparoscopic total gastrectomy for gastric cancer

Yan-Feng Hu, Da Wang, Tian Lin, Ting-Yu Mou, Hao Liu, Tao Chen, Zhen-Wei Deng, Xin Lu, Jiang Yu, Guo-Xin Li

Open Access Case report

Posterior mediastinal ectopic meningioma: a case report

Chenying Lu, Xianghua Hu, Min Xu, Weibo Mao, Hongyuan Yang, Zufei Wang, Jiansong Ji

Open Access Research

The clinical significance of preoperative plasma fibrinogen level and platelet count in resectable esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Jianbo Wang, Hong Liu, Na Shao, Bingxu Tan, Qingxu Song, Yibin Jia, Yufeng Cheng

Open Access Review

Unusual presentation of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans in a male patient’s breast: a case report and review of the literature

Mohannad Al Tarakji, Adriana Toro, Isidoro Di Carlo, Kulsoon Junejo

Open Access Research

Treatment of renal cell carcinoma with a level III or level IV inferior vena cava thrombus using cardiopulmonary bypass and deep hypothermic circulatory arrest

Yong-Hui Chen, Xiao-Rong Wu, Zhen-Lei Hu, Wei-Jun Wang, Chen Jiang, Wen Kong, Wei Chen, Wei Xue, Dong-Ming Liu, Yi-Ran Huang

Open Access Research

Hormone-receptor expression and survival patterns in operated cases of female invasive ductal breast carcinoma in Kerala: a retrospective cohort study

Ajith Vettuparambil, Ravindran Chirukandath, Terence B Culas, Sajna Mathumkunnath Vijayan, Gautham Rajan, Sathidevi Vadakkepura Kuttappan

Open Access Research

Up-front systemic chemotherapy is a feasible option compared to primary tumor resection followed by chemotherapy for colorectal cancer with unresectable synchronous metastases

Hiroaki Niitsu, Takao Hinoi, Manabu Shimomura, Hiroyuki Egi, Minoru Hattori, Yasuyo Ishizaki, Tomohiro Adachi, Yasufumi Saito, Masashi Miguchi, Hiroyuki Sawada, Masatoshi Kochi, Shoichiro Mukai, Hideki Ohdan

Open Access Review

Primary tumors of the patella

Mingzhi Song, Zhen Zhang, Yuxuan Wu, Kai Ma, Ming Lu

Open Access Case report

Giant solitary fibrous tumor of the pelvis successfully treated with preoperative embolization and surgical resection: a case report

Yuichiro Yokoyama, Keisuke Hata, Takamitsu Kanazawa, Hironori Yamaguchi, Soichiro Ishihara, Eiji Sunami, Joji Kitayama, Toshiaki Watanabe

Open Access Research

Well-differentiated abdominal liposarcoma: experience of a tertiary care center

Kursat Karadayi, Caglar Yildiz, Savas Karakus, Atilla Kurt, Birkan Bozkurt, Sinan Soylu, Ayse A Cicekli, Reyhan Egilmez, Ali Cetin

Open Access Research

Transarterial chemoembolization is ineffective for neuroendocrine tumors metastatic to the caudate lobe: a single institution review

Lawrence A Shirley, Megan McNally, Ravi Chokshi, Natalie Jones, Patrick Tassone, Gregory Guy, Hooman Khabiri, Carl Schmidt, Manisha Shah, Mark Bloomston

Open Access Research

Expression of ezrin, CD44, and VEGF in giant cell tumor of bone and its significance

Jing Zhang, Jian Dong, Zuozhang Yang, Xiang Ma, Jinlei Zhang, Mei Li, Yun Chen, Yingying Ding, Kun Li, Zhiping Zhang

Open Access Case report

An unusual case of a well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumour of the ileum with peritoneal carcinomatosis: a case report

Andrea Celotti, Giuseppe Pulcini, Mattia Schieppati, Silvia Ministrini, Alfredo Berruti, Maurizio Ronconi

Open Access Case report

Laparoscopic radical right hemicolectomy for cecal cancer and middle colic artery aneurysm

Konosuke Moritani, Osamu Wada, Heita Ozawa, Shin Fujita, Kenjiro Kotake

Open Access Case report

Transverse colon cancer occurring at a colostomy site 35 years after colostomy: a case report

Chiyo Maeda, Eiji Hidaka, Mari Shimada, Shoji Shimada, Kenta Nakahara, Daisuke Takayanagi, Yusuke Takehara, Shumpei Mukai, Naruhiko Sawada, Fumio Ishida, Shin-ei Kudo

Open Access Research

Outcomes of patients with lymph node metastasis treated with radical prostatectomy and adjuvant androgen deprivation therapy in a Chinese population: results from a cohort study

Xiaojian Qin, Chengtao Han, Hailiang Zhang, Bo Dai, Yao Zhu, Yijun Shen, Yiping Zhu, Guohai Shi, Dingwei Ye

Open Access Case report

Solitary pulmonary metastasis from prostate cancer with neuroendocrine differentiation: a case report and review of relevant cases from the literature

Toshiya Maebayashi, Katsumi Abe, Takuya Aizawa, Masakuni Sakaguchi, Naoya Ishibash, Shoko Fukushima, Taku Honma, Yoshiaki Kusumi, Tsuyoshi Matsui, Nozomu Kawata

Open Access Case report

Gastrointestinal metastasis from primary sarcomatoid carcinoma of the lung: a case report and review of the literature

Chun-Hsien Chen, Wei-Ming Chen, Shui-Yi Tung, Cheng-Shyong Wu, Wei-Lin Tong, Kam-Fai Lee, Kuo-Liang Wei

Open Access Research

let-7b and let-7c are determinants of intrinsic chemoresistance in renal cell carcinoma

Jingtao Peng, Ren Mo, Jian Ma, Jie Fan

Open Access Case report

En bloc resection for treatment of tumor-induced osteomalacia: a case presentation and a systematic review

Tong Meng, Wang Zhou, Bo Li, Huabin Yin, Zhenxi Li, Lei Zhou, Jinhai Kong, Wangjun Yan, Xinghai Yang, Tielong Liu, Dianwen Song, Jianru Xiao

Open Access Case report

Benign fibrous histiocytoma of parietal bone: case report and review of the literature

Lili Yang, Yan Feng, Xu Yan, Yanhui Li, Li Bie

Open Access Case report

Ataxia induced by a thymic neuroblastoma in the elderly patient

Ory Wiesel, Shamik Bhattacharyya, Henrikas Vaitkevicius, Sashank Prasad, Ciaran McNamee

Open Access Research

Intraoperative extracorporeal autogenous irradiated tendon grafts for functional limb salvage surgery of soft tissue sarcomas of the wrist and hand

Shinsuke Omori, Kenichiro Hamada, Hidetatsu Outani, Kazuya Oshima, Susumu Joyama, Yasuhiko Tomita, Norifumi Naka, Nobuhito Araki, Hideki Yoshikawa

Open Access Case report

Alpha-fetoprotein-producing early rectal carcinoma: a rare case report and review

Hiroyuki Anzai, Shinsuke Kazama, Tomomichi Kiyomatsu, Takeshi Nishikawa, Toshiaki Tanaka, Junichiro Tanaka, Keisuke Hata, Kazushige Kawai, Hironori Yamaguchi, Hiroaki Nozawa, Takamitsu Kanazawa, Tetsuo Ushiku, Soichiro Ishihara, Eiji Sunami, Masashi Fukayama, Toshiaki Watanabe

Open Access Research

Significance of prophylactic intra-abdominal drain placement after laparoscopic distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer

Noriyuki Hirahara, Takeshi Matsubara, Hikota Hayashi, Kiyoe Takai, Yusuke Fujii, Yoshitsugu Tajima

Open Access Case report

Intracranial amelanotic melanoma: a case report with literature review

Jun Ma, Zhong Zhang, Shu Li, Xiaolin Chen, Shuo Wang

Open Access Technical innovations

Transverse cervical vessels as recipient vessels in oral and maxillofacial microsurgical reconstruction after former operations with or without radiotherapy

Zhong-fei Xu, Wei-yi Duan, En-jiao Zhang, Shuang Bai, Yu Tian, Xue-xin Tan, Fa-yu Liu, Chang-fu Sun

Open Access Research

Prediction of T stage in gastric carcinoma by enhanced CT and oral contrast-enhanced ultrasonography

Tao Yu, Xinling Wang, Zilong Zhao, Fan Liu, Xiaoting Liu, Yan Zhao, Yahong Luo

Open Access Research

Hepatoid carcinoma of the pancreas

Po-Chung Kuo, Shih-Chin Chen, Yi-Ming Shyr, Ying-Ju Kuo, Rheun-Chuan Lee, Shin-E Wang

Open Access Research

A comprehensive analysis of phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome 10 (PTEN) loss in colorectal cancer

Pei-Ching Lin, Jen-Kou Lin, Hung-Hsin Lin, Yuan-Tzu Lan, Chun-Chi Lin, Shung-Haur Yang, Wei-Shone Chen, Wen-Yi Liang, Jeng-Kai Jiang, Shih-Ching Chang

Open Access Case Report

Distraction osteogenesis and arthrodesis as a new surgical option for chondrosarcoma in the distal tibia

Zhengxiao Ouyang, Xuezheng Xu, Linqing Li, Yi Luo, Jianfan Liu, Xin Wang, Xinyu Yao, Gang Huang, Xianan Li

Open Access Case report

Chordoid glioma: a rare radiologically, histologically, and clinically mystifying lesion

Daniele Bongetta, Andrea Risso, Patrizia Morbini, Giorgio Butti, Paolo Gaetani

Open Access Research

Survivin expression and serum levels in pancreatic cancer

He Dong, Dongmeng Qian, Yaqiu Wang, Lingsheng Meng, Dong Chen, Xiangyu Ji, Wei Feng

Open Access Research

Clinicopathological characteristics and treatment outcomes of Chinese patients with genitourinary embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma

Xiao-kai Zhan, Sen Zhang, Bang-wei Cao, Jin-wan Wang, Jun-ling Li, Yong-kun Sun, Wen Zhang, Lin Yang, Ai-ping Zhou, Yi-he bali Chi, Ye-xiong Li, Jian-hui Ma, Chang-ling Li

Open Access Review

Metastatic liver disease from non-colorectal, non-neuroendocrine, non-sarcoma cancers: a systematic review

Fabio Uggeri, Paolo Alessandro Ronchi, Paolo Goffredo, Mattia Garancini, Luca Degrate, Luca Nespoli, Luca Gianotti, Fabrizio Romano

Open Access Research

Follicular thyroid carcinoma: differences in clinical relevance between minimally invasive and widely invasive tumors

Mauro Podda, Alessandra Saba, Federica Porru, Isabella Reccia, Adolfo Pisanu

Open Access Research

The prognostic significance of a postoperative systemic inflammatory response in patients with colorectal cancer

Masatsune Shibutani, Kiyoshi Maeda, Hisashi Nagahara, Hiroshi Ohtani, Yasuhito Iseki, Tetsuro Ikeya, Kenji Sugano, Kosei Hirakawa

Open Access Research

RETRACTED ARTICLE: Decreased miR-154 expression and its clinical significance in human colorectal cancer

Yang Kai, Cheng Qiang, Pan Xinxin, Zhou Miaomiao, Lin Kuailu

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Conditional survival of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma in surgical and nonsurgical patients: a retrospective analysis report from a single institution in China

Rui Liao, Jie Yang, Bao-Yong Zhou, De-Wei Li, Ping Huang, Shi-Qiao Luo, Cheng-You Du

Open Access Research

Nomogram predicted survival of patients with adenocarcinoma of esophagogastric junction

Zhangjian Zhou, Hao Zhang, Zisen Xu, Wenhan Li, Chengxue Dang, Yongchun Song

Open Access Research

Macro- and microscopic findings of ICG fluorescence in liver tumors

Shingo Shimada, Seiji Ohtsubo, Kazuhiro Ogasawara, Mitsuo Kusano

Open Access Research

Hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery compared with open resection for mid and low rectal cancer: a case-matched study with long-term follow-up

Xile Zhou, Fanlong Liu, Caizhao Lin, Qihan You, Jinsong Yang, Wenbin Chen, Jiahe Xu, Jianjiang Lin, Xiangming Xu

Open Access Research

Image-guided percutaneous renal cryoablation for stage 1 renal cell carcinoma with high surgical risk

Xiang Yan, Mingxin Zhang, Xiaoxiang Chen, Wang Wei, Rong Yang, Yang Yang, Weidong Gan, Hongqian Guo, Yang Wang, Guo-Ping Shi

Open Access Research

Feasibility and efficacy of helical tomotherapy in cirrhotic patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma

Chun-Ming Huang, Ming-Yii Huang, Jen-Yang Tang, Shinn-Cherng Chen, Liang-Yen Wang, Zu-Yau Lin, Chih-Jen Huang

Open Access Research

Comparison study of gastrinomas between gastric and non-gastric origins

Song-Fong Huang, I-Ming Kuo, Chao-Wei Lee, Kuang-Tse Pan, Tse-Ching Chen, Chun-Jung Lin, Tsann-Long Hwang, Ming-Chin Yu

Open Access Review

Venous thromboembolism in cancer patients: an underestimated major health problem

Jihane Khalil, Badr Bensaid, Hanan Elkacemi, Mohamed Afif, Younes Bensaid, Tayeb Kebdani, Noureddine Benjaafar

Open Access Case Report

Pancreatic mucinous cystic neoplasm in a transgender patient

Deshka Foster, Mohammad F. Shaikh, Elizabeth Gleeson, Blake D. Babcock, Jianping Lin, Robert T. Ownbey, Mark E. Hysell, Daniel Ringold, Wilbur B. Bowne

Open Access Research

Surgical resection of massive liposarcomas at the extremities: a 10-year experience in a referral musculoskeletal sarcoma unit

Bárbara Ortiz-Ibáñez, José V. Amaya, Francisco Baixauli, Manuel Angulo, Empar Mayordomo-Aranda, Carlos Barrios

Open Access Research

Prognostic and clinical significance of claudin-4 in gastric cancer: a meta-analysis

Jin-xin Liu, Zhao-yi Wei, Jian-she Chen, Hai-chao Lu, Liang Hao, Wen-jing Li

Open Access Research

Prognostic role of hormone receptors in endometrial cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Yanli Zhang, Dong Zhao, Changguo Gong, Fengmei Zhang, Jing He, Wei Zhang, Yulan Zhao, Jing Sun

Open Access Research

Potential risk of residual cancer cells in the surgical treatment of initially unresectable pancreatic carcinoma after chemoradiotherapy

Hironobu Takano, Takahiro Tsuchikawa, Toru Nakamura, Keisuke Okamura, Toshiaki Shichinohe, Satoshi Hirano

Open Access Research

Effects of sex hormones on survival of peritoneal mesothelioma

Yeqian Huang, Nayef A. Alzahrani, Winston Liauw, David L. Morris

Open Access Research

Gastrectomy in comprehensive treatment of advanced gastric cancer with synchronous liver metastasis: a prospectively comparative study

Ziyu Li, Biao Fan, Fei Shan, Lei Tang, Zhaode Bu, Aiwen Wu, Lianhai Zhang, Xiaojiang Wu, Xianglong Zong, Shuangxi Li, Hui Ren, Jiafu Ji

Open Access Case report

Mucinous adenocarcinoma emerging in sigmoid colon neovagina 40 years after its creation: a case report

Yoshiaki Kita, Shinichiro Mori, Kenji Baba, Yasuto Uchikado, Takaaki Arigami, Toshihiko Idesako, Hiroshi Okumura, Sumiya Ishigami, Masayuki Nakagawa, Shoji Natsugoe

Open Access Technical innovations

Postoperative photodynamic therapy as a new adjuvant treatment after robot-assisted salvage surgery of recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the base of tongue

Vincent Vander Poorten, Jeroen Meulemans, Sandra Nuyts, Paul Clement, Robert Hermans, Esther Hauben, Pierre Delaere

Open Access Research

Comparison of the 6th and 7th editions of the AJCC/UICC TNM staging system for gastric cancer focusing on the “N” parameter-related survival: the monoinstitutional NodUs Italian study

Luigi Marano, Virginia Boccardi, Bartolomeo Braccio, Giuseppe Esposito, Michele Grassia, Marianna Petrillo, Modestino Pezzella, Raffaele Porfidia, Gianmarco Reda, Angela Romano, Michele Schettino, Angelo Cosenza, Giuseppe Izzo, Natale Di Martino

Open Access Case report

Tongue cancer with mental retardation due to microcephaly: a clinical report

Akifumi Enomoto, Takanori Nakatani, Eri Morikage, Takeshi Shimoide, Suguru Hamada

Open Access Research

SUVmax of 18F-FDG PET/CT in the differential diagnosis of benign and malignant thyroid nodules according to tumor volume

Tae Heon Kim, Yong Bae Ji, Chang Myeon Song, Ji Young Kim, Yun Young Choi, Jeong Seon Park, Kyung Tae

Open Access Case Report

The over-the-scope clipping system for treatment of chronic coloenteric fistula: a case report

Gintautas Radziunas, Audrius Dulskas, Oleg Aliosin, Raimundas Lunevicius, Narimantas E. Samalavicius

Open Access Research

Breast cancer survival experiences at a tertiary hospital in sub-Saharan Africa: a cohort study

Moses Galukande, Henry Wabinga, Florence Mirembe

Open Access Case Report

Pseudomyxoma peritonei extending to the lower extremity: a case report

Min Wook Joo, Yang-Guk Chung, Soo Young Hur, Ahwon Lee, Chan Kwon Jung, Won-Hee Jee, Jong Ho Kim

Open Access Research

The prognostic importance of the number of metastases in pulmonary metastasectomy of colorectal cancer

Jong Ho Cho, Seok Kim, Mi Namgung, Yong Soo Choi, Hong Kwan Kim, Jae Ill Zo, Young Mog Shim, Jhingook Kim

Open Access Research

Insights into the clinical value of cyclin-dependent kinase 5 in glioma: a retrospective study

Ruan Yushan, Chen Wenjie, Huang Suning, Dang Yiwu, Zhong Tengfei, Wickramaarachchi Mihiranganee Madushi, Luo Feifei, Zhang Changwen, Wen Xin, Gopaul Roodrajeetsing, Li Zuyun, Chen Gang

Open Access Research

The role of lymph nodes in predicting the prognosis of ampullary carcinoma after curative resection

Shih-Chin Chen, Yi-Ming Shyr, Shu-Cheng Chou, Shin-E Wang

Open Access Case Report

A case of mantle cell lymphoma presenting as IgG4-related dacryoadenitis and sialoadenitis, so-called Mikulicz’s disease

Yoshikazu Hayashi, Masafumi Moriyama, Takashi Maehara, Yuichi Goto, Shintaro Kawano, Miho Ohta, Akihiko Tanaka, Sachiko Furukawa, Jun-Nosuke Hayashida, Tamotsu Kiyoshima, Mayumi Shimizu, Toru Chikui, Seiji Nakamura

Open Access Case Report

Two cases of pineal-region meningiomas derived from arachnoid membrane over the vein of Galen without dural attachment

Akihiro Inoue, Takanori Ohnishi, Shohei Kohno, Yoshihiro Ohtsuka, Yawara Nakamura, Yosuke Mizuno, Riko Kitazawa, Shiro Ohue

Open Access Case Report

Prolactin-producing pituitary adenoma with atypical spindle cell morphology: a case report

Ritsurou Inoue, Mikiko Aoki, Yoshihisa Matsumoto, Seiji Haraoka, Kiyoshi Kazekawa, Kazuki Nabeshima

Open Access Research

Histopathologic tumor spreading in primary ovarian cancer with modified posterior exenteration

Kazuyoshi Kato, Kyoko Nishikimi, Shinichi Tate, Takako Kiyokawa, Makio Shozu

Open Access Research

Phytoestrogens and risk of prostate cancer: a meta-analysis of observational studies

Jinjing He, Shuai Wang, Mi Zhou, Weiwen Yu, Yuelong Zhang, Xiang He

Open Access Research

CXCR2 expression and postoperative complications affect long-term survival in patients with esophageal cancer

Tomohiko Nishi, Hiroya Takeuchi, Sachiko Matsuda, Masaharu Ogura, Hirofumi Kawakubo, Kazumasa Fukuda, Rieko Nakamura, Tsunehiro Takahashi, Norihito Wada, Yoshiro Saikawa, Tai Omori, Yuko Kitagawa

Open Access Research

Clinicopathological significance of KAI1 expression and epithelial-mesenchymal transition in non-small cell lung cancer

Lei Zhou, Lan Yu, Shiwu Wu, Zhenzhong Feng, Wenqing Song, Xiaomeng Gong

Open Access Research

Liver resection for ovarian cancer liver metastases as part of cytoreductive surgery is safe and may bring survival benefit

Nicolae Bacalbasa, Simona Dima, Vladislav Brasoveanu, Leonard David, Irina Balescu, Raluca Purnichescu-Purtan, Irinel Popescu

Open Access Research

The association between metabolic syndrome and the risk of urothelial carcinoma of the bladder: a case-control study in China

Sheng Xu, Gui-Ming Zhang, Feng-Ju Guan, Da-Hai Dong, Lei Luo, Bin Li, Xiao-Cheng Ma, Jun Zhao, Li-Jiang Sun

Open Access Research

The Manchester guidelines for contralateral risk-reducing mastectomy

Narendra Nath Basu, G L Ross, D G Evans, L Barr

Open Access Research

Status of the Parkinson’s disease gene family expression in non-small-cell lung cancer

Quan Xing Liu, Hong Zheng, Xu Feng Deng, Dong Zhou, Ji Gang Dai

Open Access Research

Immunohistochemical expression of 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2′-deoxyguanosine in cytoplasm of tumour and adjacent normal mucosa cells in patients with colorectal cancer

Petar Matosevic, Tajana Klepac-Pulanic, Emil Kinda, Goran Augustin, Iva Brcic, Jasminka Jakic-Razumovic

Open Access Case Report

Oesophagectomy in a patient with azygos vein continuation of the inferior vena cava: report of a case

Yi Shen, Xiang Zhuang, Ping Xiao, Wei Dai, Qiang Li

Open Access Technical innovations

A prospective evaluation on external jugular vein cut-down approach for TIVAD implantation

Giuseppe Cavallaro, Olga Iorio, Angelo Iossa, Francesco De Angelis, Marcello Avallone, Matteo Massaro, Consalvo Mattia, Gianfranco Silecchia

Open Access Research

Genetic polymorphisms in XRCC1 genes and colorectal cancer susceptibility

Yi Huang, Xiaohua Li, Jing He, Lin Chen, Huaxing Huang, Mengdi Liang, Qiannan Zhu, Yaoyu Huang, Li Wang, Chunji Pan, Tiansong Xia

Open Access Case Report

Gallbladder perforation: a rare complication of postoperative chemotherapy of gastric cancer

Yanlai Sun, Wentao Song, Qingsheng Hou, Jianning Li, Hongliang Guo

Open Access Research article

Localized primary gastrointestinal diffuse large B cell lymphoma received a surgical approach: an analysis of prognostic factors and comparison of staging systems in 101 patients from a single institution

Shengting Zhang, Li Wang, Dong Yu, Yang Shen, Shu Cheng, Li Zhang, Ying Qian, Zhixiang Shen, Qinyu Li, Weili Zhao

Open Access Research

Localization of nonpalpable pulmonary nodules using CT-guided needle puncture

Hsian-He Hsu, Chih-Hao Shen, Wen-Chuan Tsai, Kai-Hsiung Ko, Shih-Chun Lee, Hung Chang, Tsai-Wang Huang

Open Access Research

Unexpected features of breast cancer subtype

Ye-huan Liu, Ou-chen Wang, En-dong Chen, Ye-feng Cai, Chuan-meng Pan, Fan Yang, Xiao-hua Zhang

Open Access Research

Comparison of clinical outcome between laparoscopic and open right hemicolectomy: a nationwide study

Cha-Ze Lee, Li-Ting Kao, Herng-Ching Lin, Po-Li Wei

Open Access Case Report

Fat-poor angiomyolipoma with cyst-like changes mimicking a cystic renal cell carcinoma: a case report

Yuki Kobari, Toshio Takagi, Tsunenori Kondo, Hidekazu Tachibana, Shoichi Iida, Yu Nishina, Kenji Omae, Satoru Morita, Tomoko Yamamoto, Junpei Iizuka, Yoji Nagashima, Kazunari Tanabe

Open Access

Intestinal intussusception in a young women: unusual cause and specific management

Choukri Elm’hadi, Mohamed Tarchouli, Mohamed Reda Khmamouche, Rachid Tanz, Mohammed Elfahssi, Fouad Kettani, Abdelmounaim Ait Ali, Hassan Errihani, Mohammed Ichou

Open Access Research

Serum markers of CYFRA 21-1 and C-reactive proteins in oral squamous cell carcinoma

Yin-Ping Hsu, Chia-Hsun Hsieh, Hui-Tzu Chien, Chi-Hsiung Lai, Chung-Kan Tsao, Chun-Ta Liao, Chung-Jan Kang, Hung-Ming Wang, Joseph Tung-Chieh Chang, Shiang-Fu Huang

Open Access Case Report

Intrapancreatic bile duct metastasis from colon cancer after resection of liver metastasis with intrabiliary growth: a case report

Shoji Kawakatsu, Yuji Kaneoka, Atsuyuki Maeda, Yuichi Takayama, Yasuyuki Fukami, Shunsuke Onoe

Open Access Research article

Reduced USP39 expression inhibits malignant proliferation of medullary thyroid carcinoma in vitro

Yong An, Shuwen Yang, Kai Guo, Ben Ma, Yu Wang

Open Access Research

Different clinicopathologic features and favorable outcomes of patients with stage III left-sided colon cancer

Ching-Wen Huang, Hsiang-Lin Tsai, Ming-Yii Huang, Chun-Ming Huang, Yung-Sung Yeh, Cheng-Jen Ma, Jaw-Yuan Wang

Open Access Research

Molecular biomarkers screened by next-generation RNA sequencing for non-sentinel lymph node status prediction in breast cancer patients with metastatic sentinel lymph nodes

Feng Liang, Hongzhu Qu, Qiang Lin, Yadong Yang, Xiuyan Ruan, Bo Zhang, Yi Liu, Chengze Yu, Hongyan Zhang, Xiangdong Fang, Xiaopeng Hao

Open Access Research

MicroRNA-10b promotes migration and invasion through Hoxd10 in human gastric cancer

Yuan-Yu Wang, Li Li, Zai-Yuan Ye, Zhong-Sheng Zhao, Zhi-Long Yan

Open Access Research

Surveillance for early stages of colon cancer: potentials for optimizing follow-up protocols

Elisa Gilardoni, Davide Paolo Bernasconi, Silvia Poli, Mattia Garancini, Margherita Luperto, Nicola Zucchini, Giorgio Bovo, Mauro Totis, Alvaro Bugatti, Luca Gianotti

Open Access Case Report

Large hemangiopericytoma of the pelvis—towards a multidisciplinary approach

Mohammad Fard-Aghaie, Gregor A. Stavrou, Human Honarpisheh, Klaus J. Niehaus, Karl J. Oldhafer

Open Access Research

Cytoreductive surgery and perioperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy for peritoneal carcinomatosis in the elderly

Yeqian Huang, Nayef A. Alzahrani, Saleh E. Alzahrani, Jing Zhao, Winston Liauw, David L. Morris

Open Access Research

No association between fiber intake and prostate cancer risk: a meta-analysis of epidemiological studies

Tao Sheng, Rui-lin Shen, Huan Shao, Tian-hong Ma

Open Access Research

Health-related quality of life and hospital costs following esophageal resection: a prospective cohort study

C. Strik, R. P. ten Broek, M. van der Kolk, H. van Goor, J. J. Bonenkamp

Open Access Research

Outcome using selective hemihepatic vascular occlusion and Pringle maneuver for hepatic resection of liver cavernous hemangioma

Minghao Li, Chunyan Zhang, Tao Zhang, Liyun Wang, Yang Ding, Zhanxue Niu, Saiwu He, Zhiqi Yang

Open Access Case Report

Long-term survival with complete remission after hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy for liver metastasis from gastric cancer: a case report

Takahiro Toyokawa, Masaichi Ohira, Katsunobu Sakurai, Ryosuke Amano, Naoshi Kubo, Hiroaki Tanaka, Kazuya Muguruma, Kosei Hirakawa

Open Access Case Report

A nonfunctioning parathyroid carcinoma misdiagnosed as a follicular thyroid nodule

Filomena Cetani, Gianluca Frustaci, Liborio Torregrossa, Silvia Magno, Fulvio Basolo, Alberto Campomori, Paolo Miccoli, Claudio Marcocci

Open Access Research

The role of 18F-FDG uptake features in the differential diagnosis of solitary pulmonary lesions with PET/CT

Ming Zhao, Baolin Chang, Zhihua Wei, Hongtao Yu, Rongrong Tian, Ling Yuan, Hongxing Jin

Open Access Research

Incidentalomas during imaging for primary hyperparathyroidism—incidence and clinical outcomes

P. Prasad, C. Clout, E. Lorenz, B. J. Harrison, S. P. Balasubramanian

Open Access Case Report

Successful palliation for an aged patient with primary pericardial mesothelioma

Ryutaro Isoda, Hiromichi Yamane, Shintaro Nezuo, Yasumasa Monobe, Nobuaki Ochi, Yoshihiro Honda, Satoshi Nishimura, Maki Akiyama, Takeshi Horio, Nagio Takigawa

Open Access Case Report

Primary pulmonary melanoma: a report of two cases

Mototsugu Watanabe, Hiromasa Yamamoto, Shinsuke Hashida, Junichi Soh, Seiichiro Sugimoto, Shinichi Toyooka, Shinichiro Miyoshi

Open Access Research

Robotic spleen-preserving laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy: a single-centered Chinese experience

Yang Liu, Wen-Bin Ji, Hong-Guang Wang, Ying Luo, Xian-Qiang Wang, Shao-Cheng Lv, Jia-Hong Dong

Open Access Case Report

Value of positron emission tomography in diagnosing synchronous penile metastasis from urothelial bladder cancer

M. Rouanne, A. Alhammadi, D. Vilain, C. Radulescu, T. Lebret

Open Access Case Report

Complete resolution of a calcifying cystic odontogenic tumor with physiological eruption of a dislocated permanent tooth after marsupialization in a child with a mixed dentition: a case report

Keiji Masuda, Shintaro Kawano, Haruyoshi Yamaza, Taiki Sakamoto, Tamotsu Kiyoshima, Seiji Nakamura, Kazuaki Nonaka

Open Access Research

Sentinel node biopsy using indocyanine green in oral/oropharyngeal cancer

Hanwei Peng, Steven J. Wang, Xiaohua Niu, Xihong Yang, Chongwei Chi, Guojun Zhang

Open Access Research

CT-imaging features of renal epithelioid angiomyolipoma

Ying Liu, Fangyuan Qu, Runfen Cheng, Zhaoxiang Ye

Open Access Case Report

Dhoti cancer: a waistline skin cancer with review of literature

Murtaza A. Akhtar, Divish K. Saxena, Akanksha A. Chikhlikar, Akshay P. Bangde, Murtuza Rangwala

Open Access Research

Reconstruction of segmental bone defect of long bones after tumor resection by devitalized tumor-bearing bone

Huayi Qu, Wei Guo, Rongli Yang, Dasen Li, Shun Tang, Yi Yang, Sen Dong, Jie Zang

Open Access Research

The role of primary surgical treatment in young patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx: a 20-year review of 34 cases

Junxi Wang, Xingguo Zhao, Xinliang Pan, Limin Zhao, Jianming Zhou, Min Ji

Open Access Case Report

Mandibular clear cell odontogenic carcinoma

Ik Jae Kwon, Soung Min Kim, Emmanuel Kofi Amponsah, Hoon Myoung, Jong Ho Lee, Suk Keun Lee

Open Access Research

The outcome of oncoplastic techniques in defect reconstruction after resection of central breast tumors

Omar Farouk, Essam Attia, Sameh Roshdy, Ashraf Khater, Ahmad Senbe, Adel Fathi, Emad-Eldeen Hamed, Mahmoud Mesbah, Fayez Shehatto, Aiman El-Saed, Adel Denewer

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Intraoperative high-field magnetic resonance imaging combined with functional neuronavigation in resection of low-grade temporal lobe tumors

Shao-cong Bai, Bai-nan Xu, Shi-hui Wei, Jie-feng Geng, Dong-dong Wu, Xin-guang Yu, Xiao-lei Chen

Open Access Case report

Adenosquamous carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater: a case report and literature review

Sojun Hoshimoto, Koichi Aiura, Masaya Shito, Toshihiro Kakefuda, Hitoshi Sugiura

Open Access Research

Port type is a possible risk factor for implantable venous access port-related bloodstream infections and no sign of local infection predicts the growth of gram-negative bacilli

Jui-Feng Hsu, Hsu-Liang Chang, Ming-Ju Tsai, Ying-Ming Tsai, Yen-Lung Lee, Pei-Huan Chen, Wen-Chieh Fan, Yu-Chung Su, Chih-Jen Yang

Open Access Case report

Primary malignant lymphoma combined with clinically “silent” pheochromocytoma in the same adrenal gland

Anna Babinska, Rafał Peksa, Krzysztof Sworczak

Open Access Case report

Resection of metachronous pancreatic cancer 4 years after pancreaticoduodenectomy for stage III pancreatic adenocarcinoma

John B. Hamner, Michael White, Carly Crowder, Gagandeep Singh

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Preoperative neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio and prognostic nutritional index predict survival in patients with non-small cell lung cancer

Katsuhiko Shimizu, Riki Okita, Shinsuke Saisho, Ai Maeda, Yuji Nojima, Masao Nakata

Open Access Case report

Metastasis of an occult pulmonary carcinoma into meningioma: a case report

Janez Ravnik, Maja Ravnik, Gorazd Bunc, Ivana Glumbic, Erzebet Tobi-Veres, Tomaz Velnar

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Endoscopic submucosal dissection for early gastric cancer in elderly patients: a meta-analysis

Jin-ping Lin, Ya-ping Zhang, Meng Xue, Shu-jie Chen, Jian-min Si

Open Access Technical innovations

Initial experience of robotic versus laparoscopic colectomy for transverse colon cancer: a matched case-control study

Nicola de’Angelis, Salah Alghamdi, Andrea Renda, Daniel Azoulay, Francesco Brunetti

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Hepatic artery infusion therapy is effective for chemotherapy-resistant liver metastatic colorectal cancer

Takanori Goi, Takayuki Naruse, Youhei Kimura, Daisuke Fujimoto, Mitsuhiro Morikawa, Kenji Koneri, Akio Yamaguchi

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Common genetic polymorphisms in pre-microRNAs and risk of bladder cancer

Shi Deng, Wei Wang, Xiang Li, Peng Zhang

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Upper abdominal shape as a risk factor of extended operation time and severe postoperative complications in HCC hepatectomy through subcostal incision

Yi-fu Hou, Yong-gang Wei, Bo Li, Jia-yin Yang, Tian-fu Wen, Ming-qing Xu, Lv-nan Yan, Wen-tao Wang

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The long-term results and prognostic significance of cutaneous melanoma surgery using sentinel node biopsy with triple technique

Piotr Rutkowski, Konrad Szydłowski, Zbigniew I. Nowecki, Maciej Sałamacha, Tomasz Goryń, Beata Mitręga-Korab, Andrzej Pieńkowski, Wirginiusz Dziewirski, Marcin Zdzienicki

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Laparoscopic total pelvic exenteration for pelvic malignancies: the technique and short-time outcome of 11 cases

Kunlin Yang, Lin Cai, Lin Yao, Zheng Zhang, Cuijian Zhang, Xin Wang, Jianqiang Tang, Xuesong Li, Zhisong He, Liqun Zhou

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Expression and clinical significance of long non-coding RNA HNF1A-AS1 in human gastric cancer

Yuan Dang, Fenghua Lan, Xiaojuan Ouyang, Kai Wang, Youdong Lin, Yinghao Yu, Lie Wang, Yu Wang, Qiaojia Huang

Open Access Research

Stage-based treatment for thymoma in due consideration of thymectomy: a single-center experience and comparison with the literature

Joerg Lindenmann, Nicole Fink-Neuboeck, Martin Pichler, Udo Anegg, Alfred Maier, Josef Smolle, Freyja Maria Smolle-Juettner

Open Access Research

Gamma knife radiosurgery (GKRS) for pineal region tumors: a study of 147 cases

Wentao Li, Binfei Zhang, Wenxing Kang, Boning Dong, Xudong Ma, Jinning Song, Yonghong Liu, Zhenqiang Liang

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Cytoreduction and HIPEC in the treatment of “unconventional” secondary peritoneal carcinomatosis

Maurizio Cardi, Paolo Sammartino, Valentina Mingarelli, Simone Sibio, Fabio Accarpio, Daniele Biacchi, Daniela Musio, Bianca Sollazzo, Angelo Di Giorgio

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Is revisional surgery mandatory when an unexpected sarcoma diagnosis is made following primary surgery?

Georgios Koulaxouzidis, Eugenia Schwarzkopf, Holger Bannasch, G. Björn Stark

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Overexpression of Klotho suppresses liver cancer progression and induces cell apoptosis by negatively regulating wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway

Huidong Sun, Yanchao Gao, Kemei Lu, Guimei Zhao, Xuehua Li, Zhu Li, Hong Chang

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Implantation of customized 3-D printed titanium prosthesis in limb salvage surgery: a case series and review of the literature

Hongbin Fan, Jun Fu, Xiangdong Li, Yanjun Pei, Xiaokang Li, Guoxian Pei, Zheng Guo

Open Access Research

Comparison of thoracolaparoscopic esophagectomy with cervical anastomosis with McKeown esophagectomy for middle esophageal cancer

Hai-Tao Huang, Fei Wang, Liang Shen, Chun-Qiu Xia, Chen-Xi Lu, Chong-Jun Zhong

Open Access Research Article

Body mass index is associated with higher Gleason score and biochemical recurrence risk following radical prostatectomy in Chinese men: a retrospective cohort study and meta-analysis

Pei-De Bai, Meng-Bo Hu, Hua Xu, Wen-Hui Zhu, Ji-Meng Hu, Tian Yang, Hao-Wen Jiang, Qiang Ding

Open Access Research

The outcome and prognostic factors for lymph node recurrence after node-sparing definitive external beam radiotherapy for localized prostate cancer

Yu-Jen Wang, Chao-Yuan Huang, Wei-Hsien Hou, Chia-Chun Wang, Keng-Hsueh Lan, Chung-Hsin Chen, Hong-Jen Yu, Ming-Kuen Lai, Ann-Lii Cheng, Shihh-Ping Liu, Yeong-Shiau Pu, Jason Chia-Hsien Cheng

Open Access Case report

Primary jejunal gastrinoma: a case report and review of the literature

Kevin A. Wang, Yenn-Hwei Chou, Shu-Han Huang, Tong-Jong Chen

Open Access Research

Role of peritoneal washing cytology in ovarian malignancies: correlation with histopathological parameters

Samreen Naz, Atif Ali Hashmi, Rabia Ali, Naveen Faridi, Syed Danish Hussian, Muhammad Muzzammil Edhi, Mehmood Khan

Open Access Research

NovoTTF™-100A System (Tumor Treating Fields) transducer array layout planning for glioblastoma: a NovoTAL™ system user study

Aafia Chaudhry, Laura Benson, Michael Varshaver, Ori Farber, Uri Weinberg, Eilon Kirson, Yoram Palti

Open Access Research

Evaluation of RNA-binding motif protein 3 expression in urothelial carcinoma of the bladder: an immunohistochemical study

Livia Florianova, Bin Xu, Samer Traboulsi, Hazem Elmansi, Simon Tanguay, Armen Aprikian, Wassim Kassouf, Fadi Brimo

Open Access Case report

Laparoscopic resection of a huge mature cystic teratoma of the right adrenal gland through retroperitoneal approach: a case report and literature review

Hengping Li, Tao Zhao, Qiang Wei, Haichao Yuan, Dehong Cao, Pengfei Shen, Liangren Liu, Hao Zeng, Ni Chen

Open Access Research

Intradermal microbubbles and contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is a feasible approach for sentinel lymph node identification in early-stage breast cancer

Fei Xie, Dongjie Zhang, Lin Cheng, Lei Yu, Li Yang, Fuzhong Tong, Hongjun Liu, Shu Wang, Shan Wang

Open Access Research

Intraoperative ultrasound reduces the need for re-excision in breast-conserving surgery

Hasan Karanlik, Ilker Ozgur, Dilek Sahin, Merdan Fayda, Semen Onder, Ekrem Yavuz

Open Access Research

Overexpression of G6PD is associated with high risks of recurrent metastasis and poor progression-free survival in primary breast carcinoma

Haihong Pu, Qingyuan Zhang, Chunbo Zhao, Lei Shi, Yan Wang, Jingxuan Wang, Minghui Zhang

Open Access Case report

Appendiceal mixed adenoneuroendocrine carcinomas, a rare entity that can present as a Krukenberg tumor: case report and review of the literature

Margarita Romeo, Ariadna Quer, Antoni Tarrats, Carlos Molina, Joaquim Radua, José-Luís Manzano

Open Access Case report

Local anesthetic thoracoscopy for the diagnosis of metastatic pleural melanoma originated from oral malignant melanoma: case report and comments

Bingjun Yang, Qingzhao Li, Hui Zhao, Huibin Liu, Tao Tang, Chunyang Jiang

Open Access Research

Evaluation of 18F-FDG uptake for detecting lymph node metastasis of gastric cancer: a prospective pilot study for one-to-one comparison of radiation dose and pathological findings

Yasuhiro Okumura, Susumu Aikou, Haruna Onoyama, Keiichi Jinbo, Yukinori Yamagata, Kazuhiko Mori, Hiroharu Yamashita, Sachiyo Nomura, Miwako Takahashi, Keitaro Koyama, Toshimitsu Momose, Hiroyuki Abe, Keisuke Matsusaka, Tetsuo Ushiku, Masashi Fukayama, Yasuyuki Seto

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Predictive factors for time to recurrence, treatment and post-recurrence survival in patients with initially resected colorectal liver metastases

Jon-Helge Angelsen, Asgaut Viste, Inger Marie Løes, Geir Egil Eide, Dag Hoem, Halfdan Sorbye, Arild Horn

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Thoracic perfusion of matrine as an adjuvant treatment improves the control of the malignant pleural effusions

Rong Biaoxue, Ma Shuxia, Gao Wenlong, Yang Shuanying

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Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) protocol in patients undergoing laparoscopic resection for stage IV colorectal cancer

Michał Pędziwiatr, Magdalena Pisarska, Michał Kisielewski, Piotr Major, Maciej Matłok, Mateusz Wierdak, Michał Natkaniec, Andrzej Budzyński

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Is the routine use of a water-soluble contrast enema prior to closure of a loop ileostomy necessary? A review of a single institution experience

Nikoletta Dimitriou, Sofoklis Panteleimonitis, Ajit Dhillon, Kirsten Boyle, Mike Norwood, David Hemingway, Justin Yeung, Andrew Miller

Open Access Research

Bursectomy and non-bursectomy D2 gastrectomy for advanced gastric cancer, initial experience from a single institution in China

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

Open Access Case Report

Sarcoidosis misdiagnosed as malignant tumors: a case report

Zuosheng Li, Xin Li, Zuoqing Song, Jinghao Liu, Ming Dong, Tao Shi, Dian Ren, Song Xu, Jun Chen

Open Access Research

Expression and significance of CD44 and p-AKT in pancreatic head cancer

Li Xiaoping, Zhang Xiaowei, Zheng Leizhen, Guo Weijian

Open Access Research

Intraoperative infusion of branched-chain amino acids in patients undergoing gastrointestinal tumor surgery

Qiwei Wu, Yanying Zhang, Yan Yang, Shengjin Ge, Zhanggang Xue

Open Access Case report

Intramural metastasis of T1 rectal cancer: report of a case report

Kosuke Toda, Kenji Kawada, Suguru Hasegawa, Masahiro Yamada, Junichiro Kawamura, Yoshiharu Sakai

Open Access Research

Rapid thyroid nodule growth is not a marker for well-differentiated thyroid cancer

Claudius Falch, Steffen Axt, Bettina Scuffi, Alfred Koenigsrainer, Andreas Kirschniak, Sven Muller

Open Access Research

Analysis of surgery for incurable gastric cancer

Honguang Zhao, Wenhu Chen, Yehua Lin, Jiangfeng Qin, Lifang Wang

Open Access Research

The feasibility and safety of repeat cryosurgical ablation of localized prostate cancer

Mahmoud Mustafa, Scott Delacroix, John F. Ward, Louis Pisters

Open Access Research

Robot-assisted radical cystectomy and intracorporeal neobladder formation: on the way to a standardized procedure

Christian Schwentner, Allen Sim, Mevlana Derya Balbay, Tilman Todenhöfer, Stefan Aufderklamm, Omar Halalsheh, Johannes Mischinger, Johannes Böttge, Steffen Rausch, Simone Bier, Arnulf Stenzl, Georgios Gakis, Abdullah Erdem Canda

Open Access Research

Functional outcome and complications following reconstruction for Harrington class II and III periacetabular metastasis

Piya Kiatisevi, Bhasanan Sukunthanak, Charoenchai Pakpianpairoj, Prasert Liupolvanish

Open Access Research

Elevated matrix metalloproteinase-7 expression promotes metastasis in human lung carcinoma

Ji-Chang Han, Xian-Dong Li, Jin Du, Feng Xu, Yu-Ju Wei, Hong-Bing Li, Yi-Jie Zhang

Open Access Research

Immunohistochemical detection of high-mobility group box 1 correlates with resistance of preoperative chemoradiotherapy for lower rectal cancer: a retrospective study

Kumiko Hongo, Shinsuke Kazama, Nelson H Tsuno, Soichiro Ishihara, Eiji Sunami, Joji Kitayama, Toshiaki Watanabe

Open Access Research

Metastasis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma to parotid lymph nodes: a retrospective study

Shengye Wang, Jianlin Lou, Suzhan Zhang, Liang Guo, Kejing Wang, Minghua Ge

Wie erfolgreich ist eine Re-Ablation nach Rezidiv?

23.04.2024 Ablationstherapie Nachrichten

Nach der Katheterablation von Vorhofflimmern kommt es bei etwa einem Drittel der Patienten zu Rezidiven, meist binnen eines Jahres. Wie sich spätere Rückfälle auf die Erfolgschancen einer erneuten Ablation auswirken, haben Schweizer Kardiologen erforscht.

Hinter dieser Appendizitis steckte ein Erreger

23.04.2024 Appendizitis Nachrichten

Schmerzen im Unterbauch, aber sonst nicht viel, was auf eine Appendizitis hindeutete: Ein junger Mann hatte Glück, dass trotzdem eine Laparoskopie mit Appendektomie durchgeführt und der Wurmfortsatz histologisch untersucht wurde.

Mehr Schaden als Nutzen durch präoperatives Aussetzen von GLP-1-Agonisten?

23.04.2024 Operationsvorbereitung Nachrichten

Derzeit wird empfohlen, eine Therapie mit GLP-1-Rezeptoragonisten präoperativ zu unterbrechen. Eine neue Studie nährt jedoch Zweifel an der Notwendigkeit der Maßnahme.

Ureterstriktur: Innovative OP-Technik bewährt sich

19.04.2024 EAU 2024 Kongressbericht

Die Ureterstriktur ist eine relativ seltene Komplikation, trotzdem bedarf sie einer differenzierten Versorgung. In komplexen Fällen wird dies durch die roboterassistierte OP-Technik gewährleistet. Erste Resultate ermutigen.

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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.