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Gastric cancer with lesion extending to spleen and perforation into free peritoneum

Summary Perforated gastric carcinoma is a rare condition that is hard to diagnose preoperatively. It is associated with advanced cancer stages and has a high mortality, particularly in cases presenting preoperative shock. Few studies have investigated the presentation and adequate management of these car...

Laparoscopic cytoreductive surgery for metastatic colon cancer - how to improve treatment strategy

ABSTRACT Background: Colon cancer (CC) one of the most common oncological disease in World. Up to 30% patients in Russia have metastatic CC at first visiting to oncologist. The treatment results still controversial. Nowadays, minimally invasive laparoscopic precision technique allowed extending the indi...

Laparoscopic hemicolectomy for a patient with situs inversus totalis and colorectal cancer

ABSTRACT Situs inversus totalis is a congenital anatomic anomaly characterized by a complete inversion of thoracic and abdominal organs. We present a case of a 67 year-old patient diagnosed with situs inversus totals in his childhood who was referred for a two-month history of hematoquezia. Ascending col...

Pathological findings of colorectal polyps analyzed in Curitiba - Brazil

ABSTRACT Context: Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of death from malignancy in the world and the fourth leading cause in Brazil's ranks. Adenomatous polyps are considered premalignant lesions, and its resection reduces both morbidity and mortality rates. Objectives: Investigate the prevalen...

Tissue expresion of the genes mutyh and ogg1 in patients with sporadic colorectal cancer

ABCD (São Paulo, Impr.); 30 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT Background: MTUYH and OGG1 genes have importance in the base excision repair systems of oxidized DNA bases. Modification of the tissue expression of these genes is related to the increased risk of developing colorectal cancer. Aim: To evaluate the tissue expression of MUTYH and OGG1 comparin...

La preservación del recto como alternativa en pacientes con cáncer localmente avanzado
Preserving the rectum as an alternative in patients with locally advanced cancer

Caracterización de pacientes con cáncer colorrectal esporádico basado en la nueva subclasificación molecular de consenso

Rev. méd. Chile; 145 (4), 2017
Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is an heterogeneous disease. Three carcinogenic pathways determine its molecular profile: microsatellite instability (MSI), chromosomal instability (CIN) and CpG island methylator phenotype (CIMP). Based on the new molecular classification, four consensus CRC molecular...