Efficacy and safety of intraoperative radiotherapy in rectal cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neoadjuvant chemotherapy has been applied worldwide to improve the survival of patients with gastric adenocarcinoma (GAC). The evaluation of histological regression in primary tumors is valuable for predicting prognosis. However, the prognostic effect of regression change in lymph nodes (LNs) remains unclear...

journal_title：World journal of gastrointestinal oncology

authors： Zhu YL,Sun YK,Xue XM,Yue JY,Yang L,Xue LY

更新日期：2019-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate p16 gene methylation and its expression in 30 patients with sporadic colorectal adenocarcinoma in a North Indian population. METHODS:Methylation specific polymerase chain reaction was used to detect p16 gene methylation and immunohistochemistry was used to study the p16 expression in 30 sporadic col...

journal_title：World journal of gastrointestinal oncology

authors： Malhotra P,Kochhar R,Vaiphei K,Wig JD,Mahmood S

更新日期：2010-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Intussusception is a rare condition in the adult population. However, in contrast to its presentation in children, an identifiable etiology is found in the majority of cases. Clinical manifestations of adult intussusception are non-specific and patients may present with acute, intermittent or chronic symptoms, predomi...

journal_title：World journal of gastrointestinal oncology

authors： Nuño-Guzmán CM,Arróniz-Jáuregui J,Espejo I,Solís-Ugalde J,Gómez-Ontiveros JI,Vargas-Gerónimo A,Valle-González J

更新日期：2011-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Radical D2 lymphadenectomy for advanced gastric cancer as a standard procedure has gained global consensus. Mounting studies have shown that the number of lymph nodes dissection directly affects the prognosis and recurrence of gastric cancer. Our previous study showed that there was no obvious lymph node aro...

journal_title：World journal of gastrointestinal oncology

authors： Mu GC,Huang Y,Liu ZM,Chen ZB,Wu XH,Qin XG,Zeng YJ

更新日期：2019-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Pneumo-computed tomography (PnCT) is a technique primarily developed and used to study stenotic lesions of the esophagus, gastroesophageal junction and stomach for pre-surgical planning. It helps to define both upper and lower borders of neoplasms located in the aforementioned areas. It achieves maximum lumen distensi...

journal_title：World journal of gastrointestinal oncology

authors： Ulla M,Gentile E,Yeyati EL,Diez ML,Cavadas D,Garcia-Monaco RD,Ros PR

更新日期：2013-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-associated carcinoma is a gastric cancer subtype with a morphology characterized by gastric carcinoma with lymphoid stroma (GCLS). Clinicopathological studies have indicated a better prognosis for GCLS than for common gastric carcinomas. Some previous cases of early gastric cancer as...

journal_title：World journal of gastrointestinal oncology

authors： Kobayashi Y,Kunogi T,Tanabe H,Murakami Y,Iwama T,Sasaki T,Takahashi K,Ando K,Nomura Y,Ueno N,Kashima S,Moriichi K,Takei H,Fujiya M,Okumura T

更新日期：2019-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of death from cancer among adults. The disease begins as a benign adenomatous polyp, which develops into an advanced adenoma with high-grade dysplasia and then progresses to an invasive cancer. Appropriate apoptotic signaling is fundamentally important to preserve a health...

journal_title：World journal of gastrointestinal oncology

authors： Abraha AM,Ketema EB

更新日期：2016-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a highly malignant tumor and extrahepatic metastasis is not rare. The most common organ of HCC metastasis is lung, followed by bone and adrenal gland. To the best of our knowledge, isolated pancreatic metastasis of HCC that developed after curative resection has not been described pre...

journal_title：World journal of gastrointestinal oncology

authors： Woo SM,Park JW,Han SS,Choi JI,Lee WJ,Park SJ,Hong EK,Kim CM

更新日期：2010-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A 40-year-old male, diagnosed with mild Crohn's disease (CD) 11 years ago but with no prior abdominal surgeries, was diagnosed with a small bowel stricture, due to ongoing abdominal pain and intolerance of enteral diet, and referred for surgical treatment. Exploratory laparoscopy revealed a white solid mass causing a ...

journal_title：World journal of gastrointestinal oncology

authors： Drukker L,Edden Y,Reissman P

更新日期：2012-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreaticobiliary maljunction (PBM) is a high risk factor for biliary tract cancer. In PBM, since the pancreatic duct and bile duct converge outside the duodenal wall beyond the influence of the sphincter of Oddi, pancreatic juice and bile are constantly mixed, producing a variety of harmful substances. Because of th...

journal_title：World journal of gastrointestinal oncology

authors： Tsuchida A,Itoi T

更新日期：2010-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgery remains the only chance of cure for pancreatic cancer, but only 15%-25% of patients present with resectable disease at the time of primary diagnosis. Important goals in clinical research must therefore be to allow early detection with suitable diagnostic procedures, to further broaden operation techniques and ...

journal_title：World journal of gastrointestinal oncology

authors： Sinn M,Bahra M,Denecke T,Travis S,Pelzer U,Riess H

更新日期：2016-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors are rare slow-growing tumors with distinct histological, biological, and clinical characteristics that have increased in incidence and prevalence within the last few decades. They contain chromogranin A, synaptophysin and neuron-specific enolase which are necessary for making a d...

journal_title：World journal of gastrointestinal oncology

authors： Ahmed M

更新日期：2020-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic surgery for malignancy is recognized as challenging for the surgeons and risky for the patients due to consistent perioperative morbidity and mortality. Furthermore, the oncological long-term results are largely disappointing, even for those patients who experience an uneventfully hospital stay. Nevertheles...

journal_title：World journal of gastrointestinal oncology

authors： Bencini L,Annecchiarico M,Farsi M,Bartolini I,Mirasolo V,Guerra F,Coratti A

更新日期：2015-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Laparoscopic and endoscopic cooperative surgery (LECS) is a surgical technique that combines laparoscopic partial gastrectomy and endoscopic submucosal dissection. LECS requires close collaboration between skilled laparoscopic surgeons and experienced endoscopists. For successful LECS, experience alone is not sufficie...

journal_title：World journal of gastrointestinal oncology

authors： Aisu Y,Yasukawa D,Kimura Y,Hori T

更新日期：2018-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are a kind of single-stranded RNA of more than 200 nucleotides in length and have no protein-coding function. Amounting studies have indicated that lncRNAs could play a vital role in the initiation and development of cancers, including gastric cancer (GC). Considering the cruci...

journal_title：World journal of gastrointestinal oncology

authors： Komaç Ö,Bengi G,Sağol Ö,Akarsu M

更新日期：2019-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been recognized for a long time that gastric cancer behavior and outcomes might be different between patients living in Asian countries vs patients living in Western countries. It is not clear if these differences would persist between patients of Asian ancestry and patients of other racial subgroups ...

journal_title：World journal of gastrointestinal oncology

authors： Abdel-Rahman O

更新日期：2019-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is a rare cancer arising from the biliary tree with a poor prognosis and limited therapeutic options. Recent large scale molecular characterisation studies have identified recurrent genetic alterations in CCA which may be amenable to therapeutic targeting. In this review we explore the genomic...

journal_title：World journal of gastrointestinal oncology

authors： Kayhanian H,Smyth EC,Braconi C

更新日期：2017-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Low rectal cancer is traditionally treated by abdominoperineal resection. In recent years, several new techniques for the treatment of very low rectal cancer patients aiming to preserve the gastrointestinal continuity and to improve both the oncological as well as the functional outcomes, have been emerged. Literature...

journal_title：World journal of gastrointestinal oncology

authors： Dimitriou N,Michail O,Moris D,Griniatsos J

更新日期：2015-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of the aging of the population, prevalence of medical checkups, and advances in imaging studies, the number of pancreatic cystic lesions detected has increased. Once these lesions are detected, neoplastic cysts should be differentiated from non-neoplastic cysts. Furthermore, because of the malignant potential ...

journal_title：World journal of gastrointestinal oncology

authors： Kawaguchi Y,Mine T

更新日期：2016-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Casein kinase I is a group of ubiquitous Serine/Threonine kinases that have been implicated in both normal cellular functions and several pathological conditions including Alzheimer's disease and cancer. Recent findings in colon and pancreatic cancer have brought tremendous attention to these molecules as potential th...

journal_title：World journal of gastrointestinal oncology

authors： Modak C,Chai J

更新日期：2009-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To identify genetic polymorphisms in the promoter region of the human base excision repair gene NEIL1 in gastric cancer patients. METHODS:The NEIL1 promoter region in DNA from 80 Japanese patients with gastric cancer was searched for genetic polymorphisms by polymerase chain reaction-single-strand conformation pol...

journal_title：World journal of gastrointestinal oncology

authors： Goto M,Shinmura K,Tao H,Tsugane S,Sugimura H

更新日期：2010-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Brain metastasis (BM) from colorectal cancer (CRC) is rarely encountered clinically, and its prognosis has not been fully evaluated. AIM:To construct a scoring system and accurately predict the survival of patients with synchronous BM at diagnosis of CRC. METHODS:A retrospective study of 371 patients with ...

journal_title：World journal of gastrointestinal oncology

authors： Quan JC,Guan X,Ma CX,Liu Z,Yang M,Zhao ZX,Sun P,Zhuang M,Wang S,Jiang Z,Wang XS

更新日期：2020-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Diarrhea is a common side effect of chemotherapy. Pseudomembranous colitis is a well known complication of antibiotic treatment that can also be observed, albeit rarely, with certain chemotherapeutic agents. We present four cases of severe colitis in patients undergoing treatment with taxane-based chemotherapy for pan...

journal_title：World journal of gastrointestinal oncology

authors： Carrion AF,Hosein PJ,Cooper EM,Lopes G,Pelaez L,Rocha-Lima CM

更新日期：2010-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary non-Hodgkin lymphomas in the esophagus are rare. Tracheoesophageal fistulas mainly arise from solid esophageal carcinoma or mediastinal malignancies. Our patient presented with cough, dysphagia and weight loss, and upon initial computed tomography imaging and esophagogastroduodenoscopy, a malignant mass in the...

journal_title：World journal of gastrointestinal oncology

authors： Teerakanok J,DeWitt JP,Juarez E,Thein KZ,Warraich I

更新日期：2017-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In an effort to minimize the limitations of laparoscopy, a robotic surgery system was introduced, but its role for gastric cancer is still unclear. The objective of this article is to assess the current status of robotic surgery for gastric cancer and to predict future prospects. Although the current study was limited...

journal_title：World journal of gastrointestinal oncology

authors： Baek SJ,Lee DW,Park SS,Kim SH

更新日期：2011-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite significant advances in imaging techniques, the incidence of colorectal cancer has been increasing in recent years, with many cases still being diagnosed in advanced stages. Early detection and accurate staging remain the main factors that lead to a decrease in the cost and invasiveness of the curative techniq...

journal_title：World journal of gastrointestinal oncology

authors： Ciocalteu A,Gheonea DI,Saftoiu A,Streba L,Dragoescu NA,Tenea-Cojan TS

更新日期：2018-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bile duct cancer constitutes gallbladder cancer (GBC), intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICA), and extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ECA). These three entities show morphological and immunohistochemical resemblance so that it is difficult to differentiate between primary ICA and liver metastasis of GBC, which ...

journal_title：World journal of gastrointestinal oncology

authors： Inagaki C,Maeda D,Kimura A,Otsuru T,Iwagami Y,Nishida N,Sakai D,Shitotsuki R,Yachida S,Doki Y,Satoh T

更新日期：2019-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Breast metastases from colorectal cancer (CRC) are very uncommon. There is no unanimous consensus regarding the best treatment for this rare condition, and management is, especially in elderly patients, limited to diagnosis and palliative care. Capecitabine, an oral fluoropyrimidine derivative, might be help...

journal_title：World journal of gastrointestinal oncology

authors： Taccogna S,Gozzi E,Rossi L,Caruso D,Conte D,Trenta P,Leoni V,Tomao S,Raimondi L,Angelini F

更新日期：2020-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:5-flurouracil (5-FU)-based chemotherapy is the main pharmacological therapy for advanced colorectal cancer (CRC). Despite significant progress in the treatment of CRC during the last decades, 5-FU drug resistance remains the most important cause of failure in CRC therapy. Resistance to 5-FU is a complex and multistep ...

journal_title：World journal of gastrointestinal oncology

authors： Sabeti Aghabozorgi A,Moradi Sarabi M,Jafarzadeh-Esfehani R,Koochakkhani S,Hassanzadeh M,Kavousipour S,Eftekhar E

更新日期：2020-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Solid pseudopapillary neoplasm (SPN), also known as Gruber-Frantz tumor, is a rare form of neoplasm that almost exclusively occurs in the pancreas and in young females. While the potential of malignancy is low for SPN, these tumors can mimic other diseases and require a meticulous investigation and a standard treatmen...

journal_title：World journal of gastrointestinal oncology

authors： Wu H,Huang YF,Liu XH,Xu MH

更新日期：2017-12-15 00:00:00