A 70-year-old man was admitted to the Emergency Department (ED) for marked asthenia and severe anemia. In addition, a high level of lipase found. During hospitalization, locally advanced gastric cancer diagnosed, with endoscopic evidence large polyploid formation originating under cardias that occupied most lumen. total body CT scan performed before surgery; tumor affected posterior wall, tenac...

We report the case of a 38-year-old man, who developed cutaneous metastases in the left inguinal groove 15 years after curative gastrectomy for advanced gastric adenocarcinoma. Histopathologic examination revealed poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma cells. They were stained positive for villin, CDX-2, CKpan (AE1/ AE3), CEA, CK8/18, CK19, CK7, EMA, Ki-67 (50%), and negative for S-100, CK20, CD3...

AIM To compare the value of contrast-enhanced abdominal computed tomography (CT) and fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) for detecting gastric carcinoma recurrence. METHODS We retrospectively examined data from 2475 patients who underwent both contrast-enhanced abdominal CT and FDG PET/CT for the surveillance of gastric carcinoma curative resecti...

We present the contrast-enhanced spiral CT findings in a case of acute celiac artery occlusion with gastric perforation and total splenic infarction. Spiral CT depicted thrombus in the celiac axis and its branches, stenosis of the superior mesenteric artery, splenic infarction and lack of enhancement of the gastric wall with a large necrotic gap. Spiral CT enabled prompt diagnosis and therapy i...

The present study aimed to evaluate the correlation between the expression of microRNA-146a (miR-146a) and its target gene, LIN52, in advanced gastric cancer, and determine their potential effects on chemotherapeutic sensitivity and prognosis. Total RNA was extracted from 93 tissue samples of advanced gastric cancer and corresponding adjacent non-tumor tissues to quantify the relative expressio...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Preoperative lymph node staging in gastric cancer patients is important. The aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic accuracy of computed tomography (CT) in assessing lymph nodes in patients with gastric cancer. METHODS A total of 56 patients had undergone standardized gastric resection with lymphadenectomy between October 2013 and June 2015 were reviewed retrospectivel...

Rapid tumor lysis following intensive chemotherapy for metastatic or locally advanced tumors has been described as resulting in spontaneous malignant pneumothorax and gastric or bowel perforation. Bowel wall involvement by tumors may lead to necrosis and, eventually, to perforative sequelae such as intra-abdominal abscess formation, clearly visualized on CT scan and/or by ultrasonography [1-3]....

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the role of palliative surgical treatment in patients with advanced pancreatic carcinoma. STUDY DESIGN Case series. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Surgical "D" Ward of Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar, from January 2005 to January 2009. METHODOLOGY The study included patients with pancreatic carcinoma admitted with advanced, unresectable carcinoma of the pancreas. Pat...

Successful management of gastric cancer depends on early detection and accurate staging of disease as surgery is the only curative treatment method for localized disease. Endoscopic ultrasound has been the most reliable nonsurgical method in evaluation of the primary tumor, however, recent studies comparing the preoperative staging of gastric cancer by endoscopic ultrasound with multidetector C...

AIM To produce a radiological grading of gastric traumatic injuries. METHODS In our study, we retrospectively analyzed 32 cases of blunt gastric traumatic injuries and compared computed tomography (CT) data with patients' surgical or medical development. In all cases, a basal phase was acquired, and an intravenous contrast material was administered via an antecubital venous catheter with acqu...