Cha, Da Eun Horn, Callie Passeri, Michael
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World Journal of Surgical Oncology
BackgroundPancreatic serous cystadenoma (SCA) is a benign, cystic lesion with an indolent growth pattern. Complications such as spontaneous hemorrhage or malignant transformation from SCA are extremely rare. Our case report describes an unusual presentation of a patient with a previously diagnosed SCA, made unique by the presence of three separate ...
Ye, Lu Cai, Li Fu, Yonghui Zhuang, Debao Hu, Xiaoqing Jie, Youkun
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World Journal of Surgical Oncology
BackgroundVenous thromboembolism (VTE) in ovarian cancer (OC) patients has been widely investigated, but our knowledge on the role of VTE in OC patients receiving chemotherapy is limited. The aim of our study was to investigate the prevalence, risk factors, and prognostic value of chemotherapy-associated VTE in OC.MethodsThree databases (PubMed, Em...
Fang, Zhengyu Xu, Sumei Xie, Yiwen Yan, Wenxi
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World Journal of Surgical Oncology
BackgroundColon cancer is a worldwide leading cause of cancer-related mortality, and the prognosis of colon cancer is still needed to be improved. This study aimed to construct a prognostic model for predicting the prognosis of colon cancer.MethodsThe gene expression profile data of colon cancer were obtained from the TCGA, GSE44861, and GSE44076 d...
Tajima, Yosuke Hanai, Tsunekazu Katsuno, Hidetoshi Masumori, Koji Koide, Yoshikazu Ashida, Keigo Matsuoka, Hiroshi Hiro, Junichiro Endo, Tomoyoshi Kamiya, Tadahiro
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World Journal of Surgical Oncology
BackgroundColorectal anastomosis using the double stapling technique (DST) has become a standard procedure. However, DST is difficult to perform in patients with anal stenosis because a circular stapler cannot be inserted into the rectum through the anus. Thus, an alternative procedure is required for colorectal anastomosis.Case presentationA 78-ye...
Chen, Junzhang Yang, Yongyu Liu, Yuanhua Kan, Heping
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World Journal of Surgical Oncology
ObjectiveTo investigate the prognostic factors of patients with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (pNETs) after surgical resection, and to analyze the value of enucleation for pNETs without distant metastasis that are well-differentiated (G1) and have a diameter ≤ 4 cm.MethodsData from pNET patients undergoing surgical resection between 2004 and 2017...
Lee, Jaram Park, Hyeong-min Lee, Soo Young Kim, Chang Hyun Kim, Hyeong Rok
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World Journal of Surgical Oncology
BackgroundVery few studies have been conducted on the treatment strategy for enlarged paraaortic lymph nodes (PALNs) incidentally detected during surgery. The purpose of this study was to investigate the benefit of lymph node dissection in patients with incidentally detected enlarged PALNs.MethodsWe retrospectively reviewed patients with left colon...
Muttillo, Edoardo Maria Ciardi, Antonio Troiano, Raffaele Saullo, Paolina Masselli, Gabriele Guida, Marianna Tortora, Alessandra Sperduti, Isabella Marinello, Giulio Chirletti, Piero
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World Journal of Surgical Oncology
PurposeThe differential diagnosis between primary adenocarcinoma of the pancreas head and distal cholangiocarcinoma remains a clinical challenge. Recent studies have shown important differences in terms of survival between these tumors. Therefore, different treatments should be considered, but the preoperative histological diagnosis is still diffic...
Casey, Patrick Ang, Yeng Sultan, Javed
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World Journal of Surgical Oncology
BackgroundThe long-term physiological consequences of SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus) infection are not known. The ability of COVID-19 to cause chronic illness, sarcopenia, and physical deconditioning may be underestimated and go beyond the anticipated respiratory sequelae. Myalgia, lethargy, and anorexia are common sympt...
Cai, Ruyun Lu, Qian Wang, Da
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World Journal of Surgical Oncology
BackgroundColorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common cancers in the world, and liver metastasis is the leading cause of colorectal cancer-related deaths. However, the mechanism of liver metastasis in CRC has not been clearly elucidated.MethodsThree datasets from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database were analyzed to obtain differentiall...
Liao, Chun-Kai Chern, Yih-Jong Lin, Yueh-Chen Hsu, Yu-Jen Chiang, Jy-Ming Tsai, Wen-Sy Hsieh, Pao-Shiu Hung, Hsin-Yuan Yeh, Chien-Yuh You, Jeng-Fu
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World Journal of Surgical Oncology
BackgroundsThough better short-term outcomes were frequently reported, differences in specimen parameters and the rate of subsequent peritoneal recurrence between intracorporeal anastomosis (IA) and extracorporeal anastomoses (EA) for laparoscopic right hemicolectomy have not been analyzed. We aimed to compare the pathologic differences and oncolog...
