abstract：:Multiple myeloma is a type of malignancy, which affects the plasma cells of the bone marrow. Recent studies have found that malignant plasma cells may express urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA) and uPA receptor (uPAR), and that initiation of proteolytic events by this system contributes to the process of invasion a...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Shen J,Wang Q,Wang J,Su GH,Wang J,Guo SH,Liu YA,Wu Z,Liu RF,Li X,Guo XJ,Cao J,Zhang YH,Wang ZY

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study reports a case of pancreatic vasoactive intestinal peptide-secreting tumor (VIPoma), of 2.2 cm in diameter, arising from the region of the uncus of the pancreas with liver metastases in a 50-year-old patient, which demonstrated unusual multiple-phase spiral computed tomography (MPSCT) results. The pa...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Chen Y,Shi D,Dong F,Han SG,Qian ZH,Yang LI,Wang Y,Yu RS,Li QH,Fu YB

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) is a type of heterogeneous disease derived from haematopoietic stem cells. Cytogenetic characterisation is essential for diagnosis and prognosis stratification. Here, we present the case of a 43-year-old female diagnosed with leukaemia, who demonstrated a rare chromosomal change of t(11; ...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Hu J,Hong X,Li Z,Lu Q

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The danger of overexposure to solar ultraviolet radiation has been widely reviewed since the 1980s due to the depletion of the ozone layer. However, the benefits of mild exposure of the skin to ultraviolet (UV) light have not been widely investigated. Numerous reports have demonstrated that an association exists betwe...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Rivas M,Rojas E,Araya MC,Calaf GM

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to examine the effects of compound Radix Sophorae Flavescentis on the proliferation of esophageal carcinoma TE-8 cells and to elucidate the mechanisms involved. For this purpose, we incubated TE-8 cells in medium containing various concentrations (0, 0.0125, 0.025, 0.05, 0.1, 0.2, 0.4 and 0.8...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Yang X,Cai W,Yang Q,Lu Z,Li J,Yu J

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 78-kDa glucose-regulated protein (GRP78) is a stress induced heat shock protein which, under limiting conditions, functions as a cell surface signaling receptor. Tumor cells are considered to be subjected to a physiologically stressful microenvironment due to their excessive growth. The role of GRP78 in tumor surv...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Yerushalmi R,Raiter A,Nalbandyan K,Hardy B

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of laparoscopic resection for large gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs), particularly those >5 cm, remains under debate due the possibility of intraoperative tumor rupture. To determine the feasibility and safety of the laparoscopic approach in the treatment of large gastric GISTs, a prospective s...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Cao F,Li A,Li J,Fang YU,Li F

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression of T-box transcription factor 5 (TBX5) has previously been observed in human cancer. The aim of the present study was to investigate TBX5 expression and its potential clinical significance in gastric cancer (GC). Using reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction, the TBX5 mRNA expressio...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Zheng Y,Li YF,Wang W,Chen YM,Wang DD,Zhao JJ,Pan QZ,Jiang SS,Zhang XF,Yuan SQ,Qiu HB,Huang CY,Zhao BW,Zhou ZW,Xia JC

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recognition of the biological relevance of long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) molecules has only recently been recognized as one of the most significant advances in contemporary molecular biology. A growing body of evidence indicates that lncRNAs act not only as the intermediary between DNA and protein but also as signi...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Yu X,Li Z

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study reports a case of hemorrhage from branches of the right obturator artery following laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. On post-operative day 9, the patient complained of lower abdominal pain, and the hemoglobin and hematocrit levels had decreased. Emergency computed tomography angiography showed a la...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Hiroshige T,Matsuo M,Ueda K,Nakiri M,Nishihara K,Igawa T

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The anticancer effect of Scutellaria baicalensis extract has recently become a topic of interest. In this study, the anticancer effects and underlying mechanisms of wogonoside, the main constituent of Scutellaria baicalensis, were investigated in a human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cell line in vitro. The effects o...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Li Y,Tu M,Cheng C,Tian J,Zhang F,Deng Z,Li X,Li Z,Liu Y,Lei G

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to investigate the clinical characteristics, diagnosis and treatment of accessory breast cancer, and contribute valuable information regarding this rare tumour to the current literature, ultimately facilitating the development of improved treatment strategies. The present study reported the cas...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Zhang S,Yu YH,Qu W,Zhang Y,Li J

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is a disease of the clonal hematopoietic stem cells caused by a balanced translocation between the long arms of chromosomes 9 and 22. Overall, 90-95% of CML patients present with a Philadelphia (Ph) chromosome t(9;22)(q34;q11) translocation and in addition, variant complex translocations...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Asif M,Hussain A,Malik A,Rasool M

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urothelial cancer is the most frequently diagnosed type of malignant tumor in the bladder, of which primary adenocarcinoma accounts for a small percentage. Secondary malignancies, in particular metastatic adenocarcinoma from the lung, are exceedingly rare, with only six cases previously reported in the literature. The...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Ye HJ,Ma J,Liu YJ,Ye XF,Zhang LW,Li JG

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing numbers of extrapleural solitary fibrous tumours (SFTs), including the prostate SFT, have been reported over the last 10-years. Prostate SFT is relatively uncommon, with <20 cases reported in the literature worldwide. In the present study, a prostate SFT case, which was initially misdiagnosed as benign pros...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Yang W,Sun F,Liu H,Wang G,Shi P,Shao Z,Guo F

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metastases to the gingival soft tissues are rare in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). To the best of our knowledge, only 13 cases have been reported in English literature to date. The present study described the case of a 43-year-old Chinese man who was admitted to Tangdu Hospital (Xi'an, China) due to the presence of a...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Gong LI,Zhang WD,Mu XR,Han XJ,Yao LI,Zhu SJ,Zhang FQ,Li YH,Zhang W

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibroadenomas are a type of benign tumor that occur in young women below the age of 35 years old. The tumors are the second most common type of tumor after fibrocystic disease. The chance of carcinoma arising in a fibroadenoma is extremely low. To date, <130 such cases have been reported. Previous studies have reporte...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Zheng H,Chen J,Wu X,Jin L,Qi C

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Survivin is expressed in the nucleus and/or cytoplasm of various malignant cells. Nuclear survivin is critical for the completion of mitosis, while cytoplasmic survivin functions as an inhibitor of apoptosis. The expression of survivin has been reported to be associated with the aggressiveness of certain types of canc...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Hirano H,Maeda H,Yamaguchi T,Yokota S,Mori M,Sakoda S

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibroadenoma (FA) is the most common type of breast lesion in young female individuals. Although malignant transformation in FA is rare, there is evidence of an association with breast carcinoma, particularly in middle-aged females with associated risk factors, such as a strong family history and/or BRCA-1/2 mutations...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Hua B,Xu JY,Jiang L,Wang Z

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The chemokine system has been reported to be utilized and manipulated by tumor cells in order to promote local tumor growth and distant dissemination. The present study aimed to investigate the expression of three chemokine ligand-receptor axes in lung carcinoma tissues. Tumor and healthy normal tissue samples were ob...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Liu Y,Wu BQ,Geng H,Xu ML,Zhong HH

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to evaluate the expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-γ in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and to also identify the association between PPAR-γ and the clinical features of patients with IBD. An azoxymethane (AOM)/dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) animal model of ...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Dou X,Xiao J,Jin Z,Zheng P

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Distant metastases from colorectal cancer (CRC) most frequently spread to the liver and lungs. CRC metastasis to the kidney is extremely rare and may be generally associated with an unfavorable prognosis. Thus, patients with metastatic CRC and kidney metastasis are a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. The present s...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Dulskas A,Bagurskas P,Sinkevicius Z,Samalavicius NE

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synovial sarcoma is a rare, highly malignant soft-tissue tumor that occurs primarily in the extremities. At present, there is no effective clinical treatment for this condition. The present study reports the case of a 49-year-old male who was diagnosed with pleural synovial sarcoma and treated with recombinant human e...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Teng C,Li LI,Shen W,Li J,Liu Y,Jiang Q,Xin T,Huang D,Song X,Lv Y,Jin Y

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The autosomal dominant hereditary disorder von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease is caused by a germline mutation in the VHL gene. The symptoms of VHL include hemangioblastoma of the central nervous system, retinal angiomas, visceral tumors and multiple visceral cysts. However, advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) occurs in ...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Zhang L,Xu B,Wang Y,Liu C,Lu K,Huang Y,Liu N,Zhang X,Chen S,Chen M

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 77-year-old female, with proptosis, reduced eye motility and diplopia which had developed over two to three months and a 69-year-old female with proptosis, oedema of the eyelid, reduced motility and ptosis, which had developed over three weeks, are presented in the present study. Computed tomography scans revealed i...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Nickelsen MN,VON Holstein S,Hansen AB,Prause JU,Heegaard S

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a critical process in the promotion of epithelial tumor progression and metastasis. The present study aimed to investigate the role of Ras homolog gene family, member C (RhoC) guanosine triphosphatase (GTPase) in transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1 induced EMT. EMT occurred i...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： He X,Qian Y,Cai H,Yang S,Cai J,Wang Z

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of the heat shock protein (HSP)90 inhibitor AUY922 on the proliferation and migratory ability of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) cells. The expression of HSP90 was measured in vitro using western blotting and quantitative polymerase chain reaction in the ACHN and ...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Zhu J,Zhu Y,Qi W,Qiu W

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the continuous advancement of clinical diagnostic techniques, including imaging technology, the incidence of confirmed multiple primary cancers or double primary carcinoma increases yearly. However, studies reporting synchronization surgery performed for primary dual esophageal gastric cancer are rare. The presen...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Zhang XT,Wang W,Zhu Q,Cao M,Jiang ZM,Zang QI

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, the incidence of surgical wound complications in patients with large and deep high-grade soft tissue sarcoma (STS) was investigated. In addition, the disease-specific and event-free survival rates were examined in these patients. In total, 30 adult patients with primary high-grade deep STS with a...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Nakamura T,Matsumine A,Matsubara T,Asanuma K,Uchida A,Sudo A

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Keratocystic odontogenic tumors (KCOTs) and ameloblastomas are benign odontogenic tumors that primarily occur in the molar region of the mandible. However, it is uncommon for these tumors to arise simultaneously in a patient's jaw. The present study reported the diagnostic process and features of a rare case of the si...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Gamoh S,Akiyama H,Tominaga K,Nakajima M,Kakudo K,Tanaka A,Shimizutani K

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to investigate the immunohistochemical expression of cluster of differentiation (CD) 34 and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in breast cancer tissue, and their prognostic significance. High CD34 expression levels (microvessel density, >15/HPF) were identified in 27.3% (12/44) ...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Chen Z,Xu S,Xu W,Huang J,Zhang GU,Lei L,Shao X,Wang X

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) is an amphipathic molecule that is used as a solvent in biological studies and as a vehicle for drug therapy. The present study was designed to evaluate the potential effects of DMSO as a solvent in the treatment of testicular embryonal carcinomas (ECs). DMSO was applied to two human EC cell ...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Kita H,Okamoto K,Kushima R,Kawauchi A,Chano T

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human papillomavirus (HPV) is widely known as a cause of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) and cervical cancer. The mechanisms involved have been studied by numerous studies. The integration of the virus genome into the host cells results in the abnormal regulation of cell cycle control. HPV can also induce imm...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Song D,Li H,Li H,Dai J

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The integrality of low molecular weight protein (LMP)2/LMP7 function plays an important role in the processing of GC cell antigens. The purpose of the present hospital-based case-control study was to estimate the effect of polymorphisms in the LMP2 and LMP7 genes on the risk of GC. Polymerase chain reaction-restrictio...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Ma X,Yang C,Tang R,Xu Z,Zhang Z,Wang Y,Zhang J,Yang LI

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to compare the clinical characteristics of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) that occurred in male and female patients at one institution in Southern China. The medical electronic records of Nanfang Hospital, affiliated to Southern Medical University, were searched for patients with a...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Li SY,Ye JY,Meng FY,Li CF,Yang MO

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retroperitoneal liposarcoma is a rare tumor with an incidence of 2.5 per million individuals. Early diagnosis is difficult as there is an absence of specific clinical presentations. The present case study reports a patient diagnosed with retroperitoneal liposarcoma who was treated by complete surgical resection and re...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Zhang WD,Liu DR,Que RS,Zhou CB,Zhan CN,Zhao JG,Chen LI

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to investigate the effect of gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP) on the proliferation and invasion of ovarian cancer ES2 cells. The ovarian cancer ES2 cells were transfected with small interfering RNA against GRP. Cell proliferation was assessed using the Trypan blue assay, apoptosis was determined...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Jia Y,Shi H,Fan D

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary benign metastasizing leiomyoma (BML) is a rare event characterized by benign soft-tissue tumors that occur when uterine leiomyomas metastasize to the lung. The present study reports the case of a 47-year-old female patient who presented with multiple bilateral pulmonary nodules on a chest X-ray during a heal...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Wei WT,Chen PC

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Actinomycosis is a chronic disease characterized by slow progression, abscess formation, tissue fibrosis and draining sinuses. Occurrence originating from the nasopharynx is extremely low. The present study described the case of a 46-year-old otherwise healthy female, with no remarkable history of mucosal injury or te...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Lin YH,Hu C,Chuang HW,Lin MY

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study reported three rare cases of multicystic vestibular schwannoma with fluid-fluid levels. These three tumors exhibited apparent fluid-fluid levels that demonstrated a radiological appearance of two fluid levels in the cystic area. Two cases had an acute history, whereas one case presented with a chroni...

journal_title：Oncology letters

authors： Li P,Bi Z,Hao S,Zhang J

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00