HE4 in the differential diagnosis of ovarian masses [PDF]
, 2015 Ovarian masses, a common finding among pre- and post-menopausal women, can be benign or malignant. Ovarian cancer is the leading cause of death from gynecologic malignancy among women living in industrialized countries.
ANASTASI, Emanuela +5 more
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Metachronous Development of Peritoneal Carcinomatosis in a Patient with Autoimmune Pancreatitis
The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology, 2020 Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is a rare and unique type of chronic pancreatitis. The prognosis of AIP, particularly when associated with pancreatic cancer or a related malignancy, is not known. Only a few cases, where metachronous pancreas-related cancer
Kyu Won Lee +6 more
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Predominantly Fibrous Malignant Mesothelioma in a Cat
Veterinary Medicine International, 2010 Malignant mesotheliomas are rare tumours in domestic cats. They occur within the abdominal or thoracic cavity and are regularly associated with pleural or peritoneal effusions.
Alexander Th. A. Weiss +2 more
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GE: Portuguese Journal of Gastroenterology, 2019 Introduction: Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare malignancy of the mesothelial cells in the peritoneum. The best-defined risk factor is asbestos exposure, but germline mutations in BAP1 also increase susceptibility to this tumor.
Susana Marques de Sousa +5 more
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Transanal minimally invasive surgery for rectal lesions [PDF]
, 2016 Background and Objectives: Transanal minimally invasive surgery (TAMIS) has emerged as an alternative to transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM). The authors report their experience with TAMIS for the treatment of mid and high rectal tumors.
Balla, Andrea +7 more
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Updates on Peritoneal Surface Malignancy Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraoperative Peritoneal Chemotherapy Morbidity and Mortality Outcomes from the Shiraz Surgical Oncology Group [PDF]
Middle East Journal of CancerBackground: Cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) are well-known in the treatment of different types of peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC). CRS and HIPEC are associated with several major comorbidity and can affect
Majid Akrami, Mohammad Yasin karami
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Medical treatment of early stage and rare histological variants of epithelial ovarian cancer [PDF]
, 2015 Epithelial ovarian cancer is often considered a single pathological entity, but increasing evidence suggests that it is rather a group of different neoplasms, each with unique pathological characteristics, molecular features, and clinical behaviours ...
Biglia, Nicoletta +6 more
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E-cadherin expression and tumor-stroma ratio as prognostic biomarkers of peritoneal recurrence in advanced gastric cancer: a digital image analysis-based stratification study [PDF]
Journal of Pathology and Translational MedicineBackground Gastric cancer remains a significant global health burden, with a high peritoneal recurrence rates after curative surgery. E-cadherin and the tumor-stroma ratio (TSR) have been proposed as prognostic indicators, but their combined prognostic ...
Somang Lee, Binnari Kim
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Collision of ductal adenocarcinoma and neuroendocrine tumor of the pancreas: a case report and review of the literature [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Simultaneous occurrence of exocrine and neuroendocrine tumors of the pancreas is very infrequent. We report a patient with an endocrine tumor in the pancreatic-duodenal area and extensive exocrine carcinoma involving the whole pancreas.
Blandamura, Stella +6 more
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Peritoneal Carcinomatosis and Its Mimics: Review of CT Findings for Differential Diagnosis
Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology, 2020 Peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) indicates the metastasis of a malignant neoplasm to the peritoneal surface. PC can be incidentally detected before discovery of the primary malignancy during an imaging study.
Joon Ho Cho, Seung Soo Kim
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