The diagnostic value of staging laparoscopy in gallbladder cancer: a nationwide cohort study
Background Disseminated disease (DD) is often found at (re-)exploration in gallbladder cancer (GBC) patients. We aimed to assess the yield of staging laparoscopy (SL) and identify predictors for DD. Methods This retrospective study included patients from
Mike van Dooren +12 more
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Expression of cytokeratin 7 and 20 in pathological conditions of the bile tract [PDF]
Expression of cytokeratin 7 (CK7) and cytokeratin 20 (CK20) helps to establish the origin of biliary and metastatic carcinomas. We investigated the expression of CK7 and CK20 in inflammatory, metaplastic and neoplastic conditions of the bile ducts, and ...
ARAGONA, Federico +4 more
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Secondary Extramedullary Myeloma of the Gallbladder: A Case Report
Extramedullary myeloma (EMM) is an infrequent but well-established manifestation of multiple myeloma (MM), defined as a soft tissue plasma cell neoplasm without bone marrow involvement.
Sandhya Kolagatla MD +5 more
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Gallbladder cancers are the most common biliary tract malignancies in the world. Adenocarcinoma constitutes the most common histology in gallbladder cancer.
Rohik Anjum T. Siddeek +6 more
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The microbiota of the bilio-pancreatic system: A cohort, STROBE-compliant study [PDF]
Background: The gut microbiota play an essential role in protecting the host against pathogenic microorganisms by modulating immunity and regulating metabolic processes.
Agrusa A. +8 more
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Cancer mortality in Native Americans in North Carolina. [PDF]
his paper describes age-adjusted mortality from malignant neoplasms for Native Americans in North Carolina for 1968-72 and 1978-82. Sex-specific standardized mortality ratios were calculated from death certificate data, using the cancer mortality ...
Horner, Ronnie D.
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Clinical Value of Contrast-Enhanced Harmonic Endoscopic Ultrasonography in the Differential Diagnosis of Pancreatic and Gallbladder Masses [PDF]
Background/Aims Recent studies have revealed that contrast-enhanced harmonic endoscopic ultrasonography (CEH-EUS) is beneficial in the differential diagnosis of malignant neoplasms of the pancreas and gallbladder from benign masses, in terms of the ...
Galam Leem +6 more
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Umbilical metastasis (Sister Mary Joseph's nodule) diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration [PDF]
Sister Mary Joseph’s nodule is the eponym for metastatic involvement of the umbilicus. This less common entity is the sign of disseminated malignant disease, mainly of digestive and gynecologic origin, and is associated with a poor prognosis.
Tatomirović Željka +5 more
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Isolation and Characterization of a Cellular Protein-Lipid Complex from Ascites Fluid Caused by Various Neoplasms [PDF]
High concentrations of lipids in ascites fluid caused by peritoneal carcinomatosis have been described recently. Since their nature has not yet been clarified, we isolated ascitic lipids from 25 patients with various neoplasms for further ...
Caselmann, Wolfgang H., Jüngst, Dieter
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The 5th edition of the European Code Against Cancer (ECAC5) contains 14 recommendations on cancer prevention. Here, we update the cancer prevention recommendations regarding the use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT), which is positioned as recommendation number 13 of the ECAC5.
Mangesh A. Thorat +18 more
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