Purpose: Papillary early gastric carcinoma (EGC) is uncommon but shows worse prognosis in our most recent study in a Chinese population with unknown reasons. The aim of the present study was to further investigate risk factors for worse prognosis in patients with papillary adenocarcinoma, compared to those with tubular adenocarcinoma. Methods: We searched the electronic pathology databank for r...

CONTEXT Solid pseudopapillary tumors (SPT) are rare, generally low grade pancreatic neoplasms that occasionally display malignant behavior. OBJECTIVE To analyze the clinical and pathological features associated with increased risk of recurrence of SPT. METHODS Cohort study of patients with SPT who underwent resection of the primary tumor and in selected cases resection of metastatic disease...

BACKGROUND After treatment with local excision for TNM stage I low rectal cancer, the risk of local recurrence is not only high for T2 lesions but also for T1 lesions with features of massive invasion to the submucosal layer and/or lymphovascular invasion. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of chemoradiotherapy combined with local excision in the treatment of T1...

Purpose To determine if postoperative cisplatin concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) improves the outcome in stage IA/IIB cervical cancer patients with intermediate risk factors, when compared with radiation therapy (RT) alone, and identify the potential eligible populations for this treatment. Patients and methods We reviewed medical records of 1,240 patients with stage IA/IIB cervical cancer...

Introduction: Cervical cancer is the third-leading cause of death from cancer in Brazilian female population. Treatment depends on the clinical stage of the disease according to the classification of the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO). Radical hysterectomy with pelvic lymphadenectomy, the “Wertheim-Meigs” surgery, is a key intervention for tumors restricted to the ...

Colorectal carcinoma invading the submucosa but not the muscular layer (pT1, early invasive cancer) represents the earliest form of clinically relevant colorectal cancer in most patients. Neoplastic invasion of the submucosa, in fact, opens the way to metastasis via the lymphatic and blood vessels, and the choice between surveillance and major surgery will turn on its metastatic potential. The ...

BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS  Endoscopic treatment is indicated for superficial Barrett's adenocarcinoma (BA) with a negligible risk of lymph node metastasis (LNM). However, risk factors associated with LNM in superficial BA are still not well characterized. The aim of the current study was to clarify risk factors for LNM of superficial BA. PATIENTS AND METHODS  A retrospective study was conduct...

OBJECTIVE We aimed to determine predictive values of extracapsular extension (ECE) in patients who had undergone radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP) with prostate-specific antigen (PSA) values below 10 ng/mL. MATERIAL AND METHODS We retrospectively scanned data of 167 patients with PSA values below 10 ng/mL who had undergone radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP) between April 2004 and Aug...