BACKGROUND While laparoscopic removal of small, benign, functioning adrenal tumors is accepted, laparoscopic resection of adrenal tumors that may be adrenal cortical carcinoma (ACC) remains controversial. METHODS The records of all patients with ACC evaluated at a single institution from 1991 through 2004 were reviewed retrospectively. RESULTS Among 170 patients with ACC, 153 patients under...

GOALS This study aimed to summarize the clinicopathological data of the cases of gastric cancer or colon cancer with regular metastasis in the mesentery of small intestine and explore the pathway of peritoneal carcinomatosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively analyzed 5 cases of gastric cancer and 3 cases of colon cancer with regular metastasis in the mesentery of the small intestine f...

Peritoneal carcinomatosis can be thought of as a sequence of events that together form a peritoneal metastatic cascade. Presently our understanding of the molecular mediators that orchestrate this cascade is ill-understood. Initial tumour-mesothelial interaction appears to involve several adhesion molecules, including CD44, the Selectins, and various leukocyte associated antigens. The exact mol...

The 9 th International Congress on Per itoneal Sur face Malignancies, sponsored by the Peritoneal Surface Oncology Group International (PSOGI) and organized by the Netherlands Cancer Institute, was held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, from October 9 to 11, 2014, with over 650 delegates from 66 countries attending the meeting. With the central theme to summarize the global progresses in peritonea...

BACKGROUND It is still unclear whether the peritoneal carcinomatosis had a negative effect on the clinical outcomes of patients who underwent self-expandable metallic stent (SEMS) placement for malignant gastric outlet obstruction (GOO). Although carcinomatosis may be associated with the development of multifocal gastrointestinal (GI) tract obstruction or decreased bowel movement, previous stud...