Clinical study of colorectal cancer operation: Survival analysis [PDF]
Purpose Overall 5-year survival rates for colon and rectal cancer reported recently by the American Cancer Society were 89%, 90% for localized disease, 71%, 71% for regional disease, and 14%, 15% for distant disease.
Youngki Hong +3 more
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Pelvic Exenteration for Recurrent Rectal Cancer: A Single Institution Experience
Aim:Rectal cancer is an important cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide (1-2). Although rectal cancers can be diagnosed earlier nowadays due to the development of screening programmes, 18% of patients have a locally advanced stage at the time of ...
Lütfi Doğan +6 more
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Background: The association of adenocarcinoma of the colon and neuroendocrine tumor (NET) of the small bowel has been previously described in Crohn's disease (CD), however the concomitance of both neoplasms is extremely rare.
Nahla Azzam
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Epigenetic Activation of SOX11 in Lymphoid Neoplasms by Histone Modifications [PDF]
Recent studies have shown aberrant expression of SOX11 in various types of aggressive B-cell neoplasms. To elucidate the molecular mechanisms leading to such deregulation, we performed a comprehensive SOX11 gene expression and epigenetic study in stem ...
Amador Virginia +107 more
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Liver metastasis from rectal neuroendocrine neoplasm detected 15 years after primary resection
Background Rectal neuroendocrine neoplasms can induce liver metastasis. However, few reports exist on the associated long-term recurrence rates. We report a case of liver metastasis identified 15 years after rectal neuroendocrine neoplasm resection. Case
Miho Akabane +5 more
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Introduction : A significant rise in incidence of rectal gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (GEP-NENs) has been observed in the last decade.
Włodzimierz Koptas +3 more
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The Pathophysiological effects of adjuvant preoperative chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy on patients with advanced rectal cancer [PDF]
Introduction The modern treatment of colorectal cancer consists of surgery, with or without adjuvant pre-operative radiotherapy, chemotherapy or chemoradiotherapy (APT) for selected cases. In the United Kingdom, therapy may be given prior to surgery in
Rahmani, Samir
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Association between pretreatment haemoglobin levels and morphometric characteristics of the tumour, response to neoadjuvant treatment and long-term outcomes in patients with locally advanced rectal cancers [PDF]
Aim The study was carried out to investigate whether pretreatment haemoglobin (Hb) levels act as a biomar- ker in the management of patients with locally advanced rectal cancer.
Shabaan, A +7 more
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BackgroundThere are no established standard colonoscopy surveillance protocols for patients after curative rectal cancer resection. We investigated the predictive factors for colorectal neoplasms during surveillance colonoscopies to identify patients who
Xijie Chen +22 more
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Dilemmas in Endoscopic Management of Rectal Neuroendocrine Tumors: A Case-Based Discussion
Rectal neuroendocrine tumors are uncommon neoplasms that historically were regarded as having an indolent course. Due to the widespread use of screening colonoscopy neuroendocrine tumors of the rectum are identified with increasing frequency. More recent
Brian P. Rajca, Mihir S. Wagh
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