Positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) has been widely utilized in the clinic and in animal research for detecting and serially staging various types of neoplasms, including lymphomas, melanoma, lung cancer, thyroid cancer, head and neck cancer, esophagus and gastric cancer, colorectal cancer, pancreatic cancer, gynecologic cancers, osteosarcoma, breast cancer, pheochromocyto...

Granular cell tumor (GCT) also known as Abrikossoff's tumor is a benign neoplasm that is usually seen in the fourth to sixth decades of life with slight female preponderance. It is most frequently seen in the oral cavity, skin, and subcutaneous tissue. Gastrointestinal tract involvement is uncommon, in which esophagus is the most commonly affected site. There are case reports of GCT in stomach,...

OBJECTIVE Previous studies indicate an increased short-term and long-term mortality from major cancer surgery performed towards the end of the working week or during the weekend. We hypothesised that the prognosis after major cancer surgery is also negatively influenced by surgery conducted during holiday periods. SETTING Population-based nationwide Swedish cohort study. PARTICIPANTS Patien...

a set of one hundred and twenty nine patients with known primary malignancy and suspected brain metastasis was reviewed in present study. the patients were selected among patients presented to the mri section of imam khomeini hospital or a private mri center in tabriz (iran). primary tumor site, clinical manifestations, number and site of lesions were identified in this patient population. the ...

introduction: although surgery is the corner stone of treatment for esophageal cancer, there have been widespread efforts to find new methods of treatment .therefore, neoadjuant crt certainly increases the rate of resectability and 3 years survival .in our research, we reviewed effects of neoadjuant rct on short-term complications and hospital mortalities. materials & methods: 114 cases of esop...

Among a total of 1259 patients with oesophageal cancer who underwent surgical resection, intramural metastasis (IMM) was verified in 93 patients (7.4%), of which IMM to the stomach (IMMS) constituted 13 patients (1.0%). In all 13 cases, the primary cancer was located in the middle or lower thoracic oesophagus and all had lymph nodes metastasis, while 12 of the 13 (92.3%) had lymphatic invasion....

achalasia is a primary motor disorder of the esophagus, in which esophageal emptying is impaired. diagnosis of achalasia is based on clinical findings and confirmed by radiologic, endoscopic and manometric evaluations. several treatments for achalasia have been introduced. we searched the pubmed database for original articles and meta-analyses about achalasia to summarize the current knowledge ...

Oesophageal cancer affects more than 450000 people worldwide and despite continued medical advancements the incidence of oesophageal cancer is increasing. Oesophageal cancer has a 5 year survival of 15%-25% and now globally attempts are made to more aggressively diagnose and treat Barrett's oesophagus the known precursor to invasive disease. Currently diagnosis the of Barrett's oesophagus is pr...

OBJECTIVE As part of our ongoing quality improvement effort, we evaluated our conventional approach to post-oesophagectomy management by comparing it to an alternative postoperative management pathway. METHODS Medical records from 386 consecutive patients undergoing oesophagectomy with gastric conduit for oesophageal cancer or Barrett's oesophagus with high-grade dysplasia were analysed retro...

abstract background: abdominal tumors are still a diagnostic problem in children. this study was conducted to assess the presentation and types of childhood intra abdominal tumors in children in shiraz. materials and methods: participants of this historical cohort study consisted of 298 children aged between 1.5 months to 15 years old who were diagnosed with abdominal mass between march 2003 an...