Results: 291

Autophagy facilitates the sorafenib resistance of hepatocellular carcinoma cells

West Indian med. j; 62 (8), 2013
Liver cancer is the second most frequent cause of cancer death in men and the sixth leading cause of cancer death in women. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) represents the major subtype in liver cancer and its five-year survival rate remains very poor. Sorafenib, a molecular targeted therapeutic agent, was...

Para la Asociación Colombiana de Hepatología ha sido una constante preocupación la actualización en temas de interés académico y también la homogeneidad en el tratamiento de las diferentes patologías hepáticas. [Editorial]
For the Colombian Association of Hepatology, the updating of topics of academic interest and also the homogeneity in the treatment of different liver pathologies has been a constant concern. [Editorial]

Rev. colomb. gastroenterol; 28 (supl.1), 2013

Cystic echinococcosis: a disease mimicking cancer in a non-endemic country report of two cases

West Indian med. j; 62 (3), 2013
Echinococcosis is a parasitic disease that involves dogs as definitive host and sheep as intermediate host. Humans become infected incidentally through fecal-oral contact, particularly in the course of playful and close contact with an infected dog. Mexico is considered a region that is virtually free of...

The Role and Significance of Bcl-2 and Bax in the Hepatic Carcinoma

Int. j. morphol; 30 (4), 2012
This study aimed to observe the regularity of liver cell apoptosis and expression of apoptosis related gene Bcl-2 and Bax in the induced cancer, and explore the relationship between apoptosis and the development of liver cancer. In this study, 84 rats were used, 72 rats as experimental group induced by d...

Adenocarcinoma hepatoide gástrico
Hepatoid gastric adenocarcinoma

Rev. cuba. cir; 51 (2), 2012
El adenocarcinoma hepatoide gástrico es un tumor maligno que tiene una morfología que se asemeja al carcinoma hepatocelular, y algunos poseen alfa feto proteína inmunorreactiva. Es de mal pronóstico, agresivo y letal. Se presenta el caso de una paciente de 84 años de edad que padecía un adenocarcin...

Tissue expression of CD10 protein in colorectal carcinoma: correlation with the anatomopathological features of the tumor and with lymph node and liver metastases

BACKGROUND: The reduced expression of CD10 may be related to unfavorable prognosis of patients with colorectal carcinoma. The authors analyzed the tissue immunostaining of CD10 protein in colorectal carcinoma and its relationship to clinicopathologic features. METHOD: In 130 patients submitted to colorec...

Análise de 5 anos de seguimento de hepatectomias em portadores de turmor hepático

Introdução: os tumores hepáticos malignos são muito mais comuns do que os benignos, sendo os metastáticos ou secundários 20 vezes mais frequentes do que os primários. A hepatectomia permanece como o principal e mais utilizado método de tratamento dos tumores hepáticos. Infelizmente, esse método...

Carcinoma metastásico de células hepáticas en la mandíbula
Metastatic carcinoma of hepatic cells in the mandible

Rev. cuba. estomatol; 49 (1), 2012
El carcinoma hepático metastásico es una enfermedad compleja con una alta morbilidad y mortalidad. Las metástasis en los diferentes subsitios de la cavidad bucal son consecuencia rara de una diseminación a distancia de la enfermedad. Estas representan el 1 por ciento de todas las neoplasias malignas ...

Laparoscopic left lateral segmentectomy for metachronic metastases of small intestine adenocarcinoma: a case report

Hepatectomy has been the standard treatment for metachronic metastases of non-colorectal (NCR) origin, mainly when the disease-free interval is more than two years. Laparoscopic hepatectomy has become the golden standard mainly for left side resections, due to lower morbidity, shorter hospital stay, earl...

Cutaneous metastasis in choroidal melanoma

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 70 (5), 2011
Metastasis in choroidal melanoma is frequent on advanced diseases, involving mainly the liver, lungs and central nervous system. We report a case of cutaneous metastasis in choroidal melanoma because is an unusual condition, even in advanced disease....