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Caracterización de pacientes con tumores neuroendocrinos en un hospital de referencia de alta complejidad

Rev. colomb. cir; 35 (4), 2020
Introducción. Los tumores neuroendocrinos comprenden una amplia familia tumoral, siendo de mayor frecuencia aquellos localizados en el tracto gastrointestinal, los pulmones, el timo y el páncreas. Ocurren con poca frecuencia y cursan con un comportamiento biológico variable. El ob...

Sublobar resection in the treatment of elderly patients with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer

J. bras. pneumol; 46 (4), 2020
ABSTRACT Surgical resection is the primary treatment option for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer, lobectomy being considered the standard of care. In elderly patients, physiological characteristics can limit the suitability for surgery and the extent of resection. Sublobar resection (SLR) can be of...

Prognostic value of increased expression of RBM8A in gastric cancer

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 53 (4), 2020
This study was designed to investigate the expression of RBM8A protein in patients with gastric cancer (GC) and to explore its correlation with clinical pathological features as well as prognosis. One hundred pairs of gastric carcinoma tissues and adjacent tissues from patients undergoing gastrectomy for...

Effect of the sense of coherence and associated factors in the quality of life of head and neck cancer patients

Abstract The sense of coherence (SOC) is a measure of global orientation regarding the ability of individuals to cope with stressful situations. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the association between SOC and quality of life (QoL) and clinical and sociodemographic characteristics among survi...

Cosecha ganglionar en cáncer de colon. Mitos y magia

Rev. méd. Urug; 36 (2), 2020
Resumen: El compromiso ganglionar es crítico en la estadificación del cáncer de colon como factor pronóstico y como determinante de tratamiento adyuvante. Se sigue discutiendo el número de ganglios adecuados a resecar, cuáles son los factores que inciden en la cosecha ganglionar y el significado bi...

Evaluating the clinical significance of SHMT2 and its co-expressed gene in human kidney cancer

Biol. Res; 53 (), 2020
BACKGROUND: Kidney cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world. It is necessary to clarify its underlying mechanism and find its prognostic biomarkers. Current studies showed that SHMT2 may be participated in several kinds of cancer. METHODS: Our studies investigated the expression of SHMT2 in ...

Survival trends of patients with oral and oropharyngeal cancer treated at a cancer center in São Paulo, Brazil

Clinics; 75 (), 2020
OBJECTIVE: We aimed to estimate the overall survival (OS) and conditional survival (CS) in patients diagnosed with oral and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and to determine their survival trends. METHODS: The study included all consecutive patients treated at the A.C. Camargo Cancer Center f...

How pathological criteria can impact prognosis of tongue and floor of the mouth squamous cell carcinoma

J. appl. oral sci; 28 (), 2020
Abstract Pathological parameters have been indicated as tumor prognostic factors in oral carcinoma. Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of pathological parameters on prognosis of patients affected only by tongue and/or floor of the mouth squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). M...

Quality of life of women with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer

Rev. gaúch. enferm; 41 (), 2020
ABSTRACT Objectives: To identify the main affected domains of quality of life of hospitalized women with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer; and to analyze the association between the level of quality of life and stage of cancer. Method: This was a cross-sectional quantitative, study conduct...