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Analysis of the clinical efficacy of tumor resection methods used in 20 patients with clavicular tumor

To retrospectively analyze the tumor resection method used in 20 patients with clavicular tumors and evaluate its clinical efficacy.

Authors: Yun Liu, Xian-Ying Huang, Wen-Yu Feng, Xiao-Ting Luo, Chang-Wu Wei, Jian-Hong Liu, Yin-Juan Lai, Zeng-Ming Xiao, Xiao Zhang and Xin-Li Zhan

Retraction Note: Decreased miR-154 expression and its clinical significance in human colorectal cancer

The Editor-in-Chief is retracting this article [1] due to overlap with the following articles (amongst others) [2–6].

Authors: Yang Kai, Cheng Qiang, Pan Xinxin, Zhou Miaomiao and Lin Kuailu

Retraction Note: Decreased microRNA-452 expression and its prognostic significance in human osteosarcoma

The Editor-in-Chief is retracting this article [1] due to overlap with previously published articles [2, 3]. Fig. 3D “miR-452 mimics” is very similar to Fig. 3D “si-BANCR” in article [2]. Fig. 3D “miRNC” is ve...

Authors: Ren-Zeng Li and Li-Min Wang

Expression of Concern to: Increased expression of LncRNA BANCR and its prognostic significance in human hepatocellular carcinoma

Authors: Tao Zhou and Yanjing Gao

Expression of Concern to: Decreased miR-198 expression and its prognostic significance in human gastric cancer

Authors: Zhigang Cui, Xin Zheng and Di Kong

Retrograde installation of percutaneous transhepatic negative-pressure biliary drainage stabilizes pancreaticojejunostomy after pancreaticoduodenectomy: a retrospective cohort study

Leakage from the pancreatoenteric anastomosis has been one of the major complications of pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD). The aim of this study was to investigate the feasibility of retrograde installation of per...

Authors: Chang Min Lee, Yong Joon Suh and Sam-Youl Yoon

Optimal indication criteria for neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with resectable colorectal liver metastases

There are no optimal indication criteria for neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) in patients with resectable colorectal liver metastases (CLM). The aim of this study was to prospectively assess the survival benefit...

Authors: Hirofumi Ichida, Yoshihiro Mise, Hiromichi Ito, Takeaki Ishizawa, Yosuke Inoue, Yu Takahashi, Eiji Shinozaki, Kensei Yamaguchi and Akio Saiura

Hepatectomy for metachronous colorectal liver metastases following complete cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy for peritoneal metastases: a report of three cases

Cytoreductive surgery (CRS) with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) for peritoneal metastasis (PM) from colorectal cancer (CRC) has been reported to substantially improve the prognosis and the q...

Authors: Kyoji Ito, Nobuyuki Takemura, Fuyuki Inagaki, Fuminori Mihara, Toshiaki Kurokawa, Yoshimasa Gohda, Tomomichi Kiyomatsu, Hideaki Yano and Norihiro Kokudo

Microwave ablation compared with hepatic resection for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma and liver metastases: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Hepatic resection (HR) is the gold standard liver cancer treatment, but few patients are eligible due to comorbidities or tumor location. Microwave ablation (MWA) is an important complementary liver cancer tre...

Authors: Mrudula B. Glassberg, Sudip Ghosh, Jeffrey W. Clymer, George W. J. Wright, Nicole Ferko and Joseph F. Amaral

Immunologic cellular characteristics of the tumour microenvironment of hepatocellular carcinoma drive patient outcomes

Anti-tumour immune competence has an impact in hepatocarcinogenesis and success of anti-cancer therapies. Tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) and monocytes/macrophages (TAMs) are proposed to have significan...

Authors: Georgi Atanasov, Karoline Dino, Katrin Schierle, Corinna Dietel, Gabriela Aust, Johann Pratschke, Daniel Seehofer, Moritz Schmelzle and Hans-Michael Hau

Patient satisfaction after unilateral oncoplastic volume displacement surgery for breast cancer, evaluated with the BREAST-Q™

Oncoplastic breast-conserving surgery allows larger resections in unfavorable locations, with an improved chance of preserving esthetics. Indications and timing for potential contralateral surgery to obtain sy...

Authors: Anna Gardfjell, Cecilia Dahlbäck and Kristina Åhsberg

Effect of clinical status on survival in patients with borderline or locally advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma

To determine the effect of clinical status (weight variation and performance status [PS]) at diagnosis and during induction treatment on resectability and overall survival (OS) rates in patients with borderlin...

Authors: Pauline Duconseil, Jonathan Garnier, Victoria Weets, Jacques Ewald, Ugo Marchese, Marine Gilabert, Laurence Moureau-Zabotto, Flora Poizat, Marc Giovannini, Jean-Robert Delpero and Olivier Turrini

Short-term outcomes of traction-assisted versus conventional endoscopic submucosal dissection for superficial gastrointestinal neoplasms: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies

In recent years, some traction-assisted approaches have been introduced to facilitate endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) procedures by reducing the procedure time and risks related to the procedure. Howeve...

Authors: Mengting Xia, Yunfeng Zhou, Jiajie Yu, Wenwen Chen, Xiaotao Huang and Juan Liao

Comparing the cytotoxicity of taurolidine, mitomycin C, and oxaliplatin on the proliferation of in vitro colon carcinoma cells following pressurized intra-peritoneal aerosol chemotherapy (PIPAC)

Besides its known antibacterial effect commonly used in intraperitoneal lavage, taurolidine has been observed to possess antineoplastic properties. In order to analyse this antineoplastic potential in a pallia...

Authors: Justyna Schubert, Veria Khosrawipour, Haris Chaudhry, Mohamed Arafkas, Wolfram Trudo Knoefel, Alessio Pigazzi and Tanja Khosrawipour

Optimal use of antiplatelet agents, especially aspirin, in the perioperative management of colorectal cancer patients undergoing laparoscopic colorectal resection

Laparoscopic abdominal surgery is considered superior to open surgery. However, efficacy and safety outcomes of laparoscopic surgery in colorectal cancer (CRC) are unclear, particularly in patients undergoing ...

Authors: Yasunori Yoshimoto, Takahisa Fujikawa, Akira Tanaka, Hideto Hayashi, Norihiro Shimoike, Hiroshi Kawamoto, Chiyo Nakasuga and Tsunenori Yamamoto

Which papillary thyroid microcarcinoma should be treated as “true cancer” and which as “precancer”?

Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) generally is a cancer with excellent prognosis, but the term “cancer” sounds severe and harsh, which can elicit emotional and physical responses from patients. To elimin...

Authors: Krzysztof Kaliszewski, Dorota Diakowska, Beata Wojtczak, Zdzisław Forkasiewicz, Dominika Pupka, Łukasz Nowak and Jerzy Rudnicki

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans: surgical management of a challenging mesenchymal tumor

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is a rare, low-grade malignant mesenchymal tumor of the soft tissue, characterized by slow infiltrative growth and common local recurrence, with rare distant metastases.

Authors: Felix Wiesmueller, Abbas Agaimy, Aristotelis Perrakis, Andreas Arkudas, Raymund E. Horch, Robert Grützmann and Nikolaos Vassos

Analysis of patients scheduled for neoadjuvant therapy followed by surgery for esophageal cancer, who never made it to esophagectomy

Neoadjuvant treatment followed by esophagectomy is standard practice in locally advanced esophageal cancer. However, not all patients who started neoadjuvant treatment will undergo esophageal resection. The pu...

Authors: Lieven Depypere, Melissa Thomas, Johnny Moons, Willy Coosemans, Toni Lerut, Hans Prenen, Karin Haustermans, Hans Van Veer and Philippe Nafteux

Radiolocalization of atypical lesions for intraoperative identification: technical factors, localization quality, success rates, patient safety, and spectrum of applications

To retrospectively analyze perilesional technetium Tc-99m MAA injection for intraoperative localization of atypical soft-tissue and bone lesions within a single tertiary referral center in order to determine t...

Authors: Jason R. Young, Andi E. Wallig, Nichole L. Fischer, Tiffinee N. Swanson, Mark J. Truty, K. Robert Shen and Brendan P. McMenomy

Thoracoscopy resection of a giant solitary fibrous tumor with double pedicles and double blood supply: a case report

Solitary fibrous tumors are rare tumors derived from the pleura. A tumor generally has only one pedicle. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery is generally used when a tumor is small (< 10 cm), and traditional ...

Authors: Yi Shen, Tao He, Ping Lu, Guobin Feng, Jun Zhu and Xiangan Wang

Comparative analysis of robotic gastrectomy and laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer in terms of their long-term oncological outcomes: a meta-analysis of 3410 gastric cancer patients

Data regarding the long-term oncological outcomes of robotic gastrectomy (RG) are limited despite the increased commonality of this method as an alternative for gastric cancer treatment. Here, we conducted a m...

Authors: Guixiang Liao, Zhihong Zhao, Muhammad Khan, Yawei Yuan and Xianming Li

The prognostic value of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes in colorectal cancer differs by anatomical subsite: a systematic review and meta-analysis

In colorectal cancer (CRC), whether the immune score can be used to predict the clinical prognosis of the patient has not been completely established. Besides, the prognostic values of tumor-infiltrating lymph...

Authors: Yamei Zhao, Xiaoxu Ge, Jiawei He, Yi Cheng, Zhanhuai Wang, Jian Wang and Lifeng Sun

Lenvatinib complementary with radioiodine therapy for patients with advanced differentiated thyroid carcinoma: case reports and literature review

The prognosis for patients with advanced differentiated thyroid carcinoma (ADTC) with disseminated distant metastases is very poor. Tyrosine kinase inhibitors targeting tumor angiogenesis have been shown to im...

Authors: Nai-Wei Sheu, He-Jiun Jiang, Che-Wei Wu, Feng-Yu Chiang, Hsin-Ying Clair Chiou and Pi-Jung Hsiao

Peritoneal carcinomatosis index predicts survival in colorectal patients undergoing HIPEC using oxaliplatin: a retrospective single-arm cohort study

Peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) from colorectal cancer is associated with poor prognosis. Cytoreductive surgery (CRS) combined with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) has improved survival for pa...

Authors: Atuhani Burnett, Marie-Eve Aubé Lecompte, Nora Trabulsi, Pierre Dubé, Mai-Kim Gervais, Bertrand Trilling, Alexis-Simon Cloutier and Lucas Sideris

Cervical spine giant cell bone tumor: a case report

Giant cell tumors (GCTs) of the bone are locally aggressive primary bone tumors with a benign character. Spinal involvement is rare and they are quite rare in the cervical spine.

Authors: İdris Sertbaş, Mete Karatay and Uguray Payam Hacisalihoğlu

Laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy: are the best times coming?

The introduction of laparoscopic technology has greatly promoted the development of surgery, and the trend of minimally invasive surgery is becoming more and more obvious. However, there is no consensus as to ...

Authors: Mengqi Liu, Shunrong Ji, Wenyan Xu, Wensheng Liu, Yi Qin, Qiangsheng Hu, Qiqing Sun, Zheng Zhang, Xianjun Yu and Xiaowu Xu

Associations between lymphovascular space invasion, nodal recurrence, and survival in patients with surgical stage I endometrioid endometrial adenocarcinoma

To investigate the predictive value of lymphovascular space invasion (LVSI) for nodal recurrence and overall survival (OS) in patients with stage I endometrioid endometrial cancer (EC) following surgical stagi...

Authors: Ashley E. Veade, Jonathan Foote, Jessie Ehrisman, Gloria Broadwater, Brittany A. Davidson, Paula S. Lee, Angeles Alvarez Secord, Andrew Berchuck and Laura J. Havrilesky

A rare case of bipartite combined tumour of the oesophagus

Bipartite combined oesophageal tumours are an exceedingly rare entity and much less is known about the natural history of these tumours following curative surgery. The authors present a case of a bipartite com...

Authors: Nicholette Goh, Danson Xue Wei Yeo, Sanghvi Kaushal Amitbhai, Myint Oo Aung, Yong Howe Ho, Aaryan Nath Koura and Jaideepraj Rao

Association between serum zinc levels and lung cancer: a meta-analysis of observational studies

Inconsistent results according to numerous studies that had investigated the association between serum zinc levels and lung cancer risk were reported. The aim of this study was to explore whether serum zinc le...

Authors: Ying Wang, Zhengyi Sun, Aipeng Li and Yongsheng Zhang

Analysis of potential key genes in very early hepatocellular carcinoma

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the major pathological type of primary liver cancer, one of the leading causes of cancer death worldwide. In addition, the long-term survival rates of HCC still remain low. Th...

Authors: Min Wu, Zhaobo Liu, Xin Li, Aiying Zhang, Dongdong Lin and Ning Li

Central pancreatectomy in portal annular pancreas for metastatic renal cell carcinoma: a case report

Portal annular pancreas (PAP) is a rare congenital anatomical abnormality of the pancreas in which the portal vein is encircled by aberrant parenchyma, and special attention is needed for pancreatic resections...

Authors: Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Yasutoshi Kimura, Minoru Nagayama, Masafumi Imamura, Shingo Tanaka, Makoto Yoshida, Eiji Yoshida, Hiroki Fujino, Takashi Machiki, Koji Miyanishi, Toru Mizuguchi, Junji Kato and Ichiro Takemasa

Validation of the Toronto hepatocellular carcinoma risk index for patients with cirrhosis in China: a retrospective cohort study

The Toronto hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) risk index (THRI) was developed to predict HCC in patients with cirrhosis. This study aimed to validate the THRI in a 10-year Asian cohort.

Authors: Huixian Zhang, Jinzhou Zhu, Liting Xi, Chunfang Xu and Airong Wu

Malignant ureteral obstruction: experience and comparative analysis of metallic versus ordinary polymer ureteral stents

To study the outcome and experience of using metallic stents in treating patients with malignant ureteral obstruction (MUO).

Authors: Yue Chen, Cheng-yi Liu, Zhi-hong Zhang, Peng-cheng Xu, De-gang Chen, Xin-huan Fan, Ji-ci Ma and Yi-peng Xu

Retrospective analysis of 51 intralesionally treated cases with progressed giant cell tumor of the bone: local adjuvant use of hydrogen peroxide reduces the risk for tumor recurrence

Giant cell tumor of the bone (GCT) has high local recurrence rates and the prognosis is hard to predict. We therefore retrospectively analyzed clinical outcome and recurrences of 51 GCT cases focusing on the e...

Authors: Georg W. Omlor, Jessica Lange, Marcus Streit, Simone Gantz, Christian Merle, Thomas Germann, Gunhild Mechtersheimer, Jörg Fellenberg and Burkhard Lehner

Clampless and sutureless laparoscopic partial nephrectomy using monopolar coagulation with or without N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate

To describe a novel technique for clampless and sutureless laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (LPN) using monopolar coagulation with or without N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate (NBCA).

Authors: Feng Zhang, Shuang Gao, Xiao-Nan Chen and Bin Wu

The consumption of chili peppers and the risk of colorectal cancer: a matched case-control study

Chili peppers have properties that plausibly could either increase or decrease a person’s risk of developing colorectal cancer, but their consumption in relation to disease risk has not been well studied. We s...

Authors: Yalan Yang, Jing Zhang, Noel S. Weiss, Linwen Guo, Li Zhang, Yanqi Jiang and Yanfang Yang

Grade III meningioma with gastro-intestinal tract and brain metastases: case report and review of the literature

Meningioma is the most common adult primary intracranial tumor. Malignant meningioma is a rare variant of meningioma. The prognosis for the patients with these tumors is poor, due to the tumor’s capacity for r...

Authors: Laura Bender, Benoit Lhermitte, Hélène Carinato, Seyyid Baloglu, Mehdi Helali, Hélène Cebula, Delphine Antoni and Georges Noel

Endoscopic submucosal dissection for gastric ectopic pancreas: a single-center experience

Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is a minimal invasive technology and could allow “en bloc” resection for superficial gastric tumors. The aim of this study is to evaluate the safety and feasibility of ES...

Authors: Yangyang Zhou, Siran Zhou, Yang Shi, Shimeng Zheng and Bingrong Liu

Laparoscopic versus open gastrectomy for locally advanced gastric cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies

This meta-analysis sought to evaluate the potential benefits and harms of laparoscopic gastrectomy with D2 lymphadenectomy for locally advanced gastric cancer versus open surgery.

Authors: Katharina Beyer, Ann-Kathrin Baukloh, Carsten Kamphues, Hendrik Seeliger, Claus-Dieter Heidecke, Martin E. Kreis and Maciej Patrzyk

An end-to-end pancreatic anastomosis in robotic central pancreatectomy

Suturing the proximal pancreatic stump and performing pancreaticoenterostomy for the distal pancreatic stump following central pancreatectomy is a conventional procedure. This reconstruction after resection of...

Authors: Zi-Zheng Wang, Guo-Dong Zhao, Zhi-Ming Zhao, Yuan-Xing Gao, Yong Xu, Zhu-Zeng Yin, Qu Liu, Wan Yee Lau and Rong Liu

Clinicopathological characteristics and risk factors for recurrence of well-differentiated pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors after radical surgery: a case-control study

Well-differentiated pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PanNETs) usually have a good prognosis; however, there are patients that experience recurrence after curative resection.

Authors: Pan Zhang, Yuan-liang Li, Xu-dong Qiu, Jie Luo, Yan-fen Shi, Yong-liang Sun, Fei Su, Zhi-rong Qi and Huang-ying Tan

Total laparoscopic nephroureterectomy for upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma under a single surgical position

To assess the feasibility and effectiveness of total laparoscopic nephroureterectomy for upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma (UUTUC) under a single surgical position.

Authors: Xuebao Zhang, Ke Wang, Jiajia Ma, Qiqiang Zhang, Chu Liu, Yuanshan Cui and Chunhua Lin

Analysis of the short- and long-term outcomes of membrane anatomy-guided laparoscopic spleen-preserving circumferential splenic hilar lymph node dissection for treating advanced proximal gastric cancer

To investigate the short- and long-term efficacy of membrane anatomy-guided laparoscopic spleen-preserving circumferential splenic hilar lymph node dissection for the treatment of advanced proximal gastric can...

Authors: Yanchang Xu, Zhixiong Li, Guofeng Pan, Haiyan Wu, Wenlin Lin, Jian Chen and Junpeng Li

Bowel obstruction caused by colonic metastasis of lung adenocarcinoma: a case report and literature review

Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer-related deaths globally. Metastatic disease is often found at the time of initial diagnosis in the majority of lung cancer patients. However, colonic metastases a...

Authors: N. A. Parker, C. McBride, J. Forge and D. Lalich

Lymph node yield and tumour subsite are associated with survival in stage I–III colon cancer: results from a national cohort study

It has been suggested that apart from tumour and nodal status, a range of patient-related and histopathological factors including lymph node yield and tumour location seems to have prognostic implications in s...

Authors: Jakob Lykke, Jacob Rosenberg, Per Jess and Ole Roikjaer

The effect of preoperative smoking cessation and smoking dose on postoperative complications following radical gastrectomy for gastric cancer: a retrospective study of 2469 patients

To investigate whether smoking adversely affects the short-term outcomes and the potential effects of cigarette dose and preoperative smoking cessation, in patients who underwent gastric cancer (GC) surgery.

Authors: Hu Quan, Linda Ouyang, Huijun Zhou, Yongzhong Ouyang and Hua Xiao

Bioinformatic identification of candidate biomarkers and related transcription factors in nasopharyngeal carcinoma

The incidence of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is rare, but a certain amount of mortality remains in NPC patients. Our study aimed to identify candidate genes as biomarkers for NPC screening, diagnosis, and t...

Authors: Zhimin Ye, Fangzheng Wang, Fengqin Yan, Lei Wang, Bin Li, Tongxin Liu, Fujun Hu, Mingxiang Jiang, Weiyang Li and Zhenfu Fu

Clinical outcome of cerebrospinal fluid shunts in patients with leptomeningeal carcinomatosis

Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis (LMC) is frequently associated with hydrocephalus, which quickly devastates the performance of the patient. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt is a widely accepted treatment of choic...

Authors: Hye Seon Kim, Jong Bae Park, Ho-Shin Gwak, Ji-Woong Kwon, Sang-Hoon Shin and Heon Yoo

Cytoreduction plus hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy for peritoneal carcinomatosis in colorectal cancer patients: a single-center cohort study

In this study, we report our experience of cytoreductive surgery plus hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (CRS-HIPEC) in patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) from colorectal cancer (CRC), focusin...

Authors: Leonardo Solaini, Fabrizio D’Acapito, Alessandro Passardi, Massimo Framarini, Francesca Tauceri, Daniela Di Pietrantonio, Giovanni Luca Frassineti, Andrea Casadei Gardini, Alessandro Cucchetti, Davide Cavaliere and Giorgio Ercolani

Letter to the Editor concerning the article “Application of red light phototherapy in the treatment of radioactive dermatitis in patients with head and neck cancer”

The aim of this Letter to the Editor was to report some methodological shortcomings in the recently published article “Application of red light phototherapy in the treatment of radioactive dermatitis in patien...

Authors: Jolien Robijns, Sandrine Censabella, Stefan Claes, Luc Pannekoeke, Lore Bussé, Dora Colson, Iris Kaminski, Victoria Broux, Joy Lodewijckx, Sofie Puts, Paul Bulens, Annelies Maes, Leen Noé, Marc Brosens, An Timmermans, Ivo Lambrichts…