Role of colectomy in the management of appendiceal tumors: a retrospective cohort study
Background Appendiceal tumors represent a range of histologies that vary in behavior. Recommendations for treatment with appendectomy versus right hemicolectomy (RHC) for different tumor types are evolving and sometimes conflicting.
Victoria A. Marks+6 more
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Organoids From Mucinous Appendiceal Adenocarcinomas as High-Fidelity Models for Individual Therapy
BackgroundMucinous appendiceal adenocarcinoma (MAA) is a rare, heterogeneous disease. Patients with unrespectable mucinous appendiceal adenocarcinoma presenting with peritoneal spread are treated by intraperitoneal chemotherapy, hyperthermic ...
Guangyao Liu+14 more
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Low-Grade Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasm Involving the Endometrium and Presenting with Mucinous Vaginal Discharge. [PDF]
Primary appendiceal mucinous lesions are uncommon and represent a spectrum from nonneoplastic mucous retention cysts to invasive adenocarcinoma. Low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasms (LAMNs) represent an intermediate category on this spectrum and can ...
Baumgartner, Joel M+4 more
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MicroRNAs targeting oncogenes are down-regulated in pancreatic malignant transformation from benign tumors [PDF]
BACKGROUND MicroRNA (miRNA) expression profiles have been described in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), but these have not been compared with pre-malignant pancreatic tumors.
A Cimmino+93 more
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Mucinous adenocarcinoma in an ovarian remnant
The ovarian remnant syndrome, a complication of bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, is progressively receiving more attention in the gynecological surgery literature. The syndrome is manifested by pelvic pain and a palpable or sonographic finding of a pelvic mass.
Jeffrey L. Cornella+3 more
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Mucinous Carcinoma of the Skin: A Case Report
Primary mucinous carcinoma of the skin is a rare malignant neoplasm showing predilection to the periorbital region. These tumours are indolent and low-grade, with a tendency for local, sometimes multiple, recurrences.
Adarsh Kumar Jhunjhunwala+7 more
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Incidence of lymph node metastases in clinical early-stage mucinous and seromucinous ovarian carcinoma: a retrospective cohort study [PDF]
Objective: The use of lymph node sampling during staging procedures in clinical early-stage mucinous ovarian carcinoma (MOC) is an ongoing matter of debate. Furthermore, the incidence of lymph node metastases (LNM) in MOC in relation to tumour grade (G)
Buist, M.R.+7 more
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EUS-Guided Pancreatic Cyst Ablation: a Clinical and Technical Review [PDF]
Purpose of Review Pancreatic cystic lesions represent a growing public health dilemma, particularly as our population ages and cross-sectional imaging becomes more sensitive.
DeWitt, John M.+2 more
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Metformin treatment for diabetes mellitus correlates with progression and survival in colorectal carcinoma [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Diabetes mellitus is unfavorably associated with cancer risk. The purpose of this multi-disciplinary project was to evaluate a possible association of diabetes mellitus and other comorbidities and their treatment with progression of ...
Brown, Robert E.+10 more
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Calcified mucinous adenocarcinoma of the stomach metastatic to the iris: a case report
Background Gastric cancer has a wide spectrum of clinical features, imaging manifestations, and pathology. Punctate calcifications in gastric cancer are infrequent but are usually found in mucinous adenocarcinoma.
Miki Kaneko+18 more
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