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Angiolymphatic invasion as a prognostic fator in resected N0 pancreatic adenocarcinoma

ABCD (São Paulo, Impr.); 30 (1), 2017
ABSTRACT Background: Pancreatic adenocarcinoma remains one of the worst digestive cancers. Surgical resection is the main target when treating a patient with curative intent. Aim: To assess angiolymphatic invasion as a prognostic factor in resected pN0 pancreatic cancer. Methods: Thirty-eight patients...

Paraneoplastic necrotizing myopathy - A case report

Rev. bras. reumatol; 57 (1), 2017

Laparoscopic radical cystectomy with novel orthotopic neobladder with bilateral isoperistaltic afferent limbs: initial experience

Int. braz. j. urol; 43 (1), 2017
ABSTRACT Purpose To introduce a new method of constructing an orthotopic ileal neobladder with bilateral isoperistaltic afferent limbs, and to describe its clinical outcomes. Materials and Methods From January 2012 to December 2013, 16 patients underwent a new method of orthotopic ileal neobladder af...

Epidemiological aspects of endoscopic resections of colorectal polyps in patients at an endoscopy training center in the Santos region, Brasil

Introduction: Colorectal polyps are structures that project from the surface of the mucosal layer of the large intestine. They are classified as neoplastic or non-neoplastic. Early detection of pre-neoplastic lesions is important for preventing colorectal cancer. These can be resected so as to decrease t...

Alteración en la regulación de microRNAs en el cáncer gástrico: sobrerregulación de miR-21 y miR-106

El cáncer gástrico presenta una de las tasas de mortalidad más importante a nivel mundial, situación que es aún más preocupante en Colombia cuyas tasas son históricamente altas y en nuestro contexto regional particularmente para Boyacá, en la región nororiental de Colombia, es la primera causa d...

Intestinal mucinous adenocarcinoma with metastases to epididymis, testis and tunica albuginea in a dog

Braz. J. Vet. Pathol.; 10 (3), 2017
A case of intestinal mucinous adenocarcinoma with metastasis to gonadal tissue is reported. A 13-year-old, male, poodle dog presented with intestinal and peritoneal masses, as well as infiltrative masses in testicular tunics. Samples were biopsied and submitted for histopathological analysis. Microscopic...

Transformação maligna de endometriose de parede abdominal em carcinoma de células claras - relato de caso

RESUMO A transformação maligna de endometriose na parede abdominal é um evento raro e ainda pouco compreendido. Menos de 30 casos foram relatados na literatura mundial. Grande parte desses tumores é encontrada em cicatriz abdominal prévia para ressecção de focos de endometriose. A presença de met...

Overexpression of ezrin and galectin-3 as predictors of poor prognosis of cervical cancer

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 50 (4), 2017
The aim of this study was to explore the correlation of ezrin and galectin-3 expressions with prognosis in cervical cancer. The immunohistochemical method was applied to detect ezrin and galectin-3 expressions in normal cervix tissues (n=30), cervicitis tissues (n=28), cervical intraepithelial neoplasia ...

Establishment of patient-derived tumor xenograft (PDTX) models using samples from CT-guided percutaneous biopsy

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 50 (6), 2017
This study aimed to investigate the feasibility of the establishment of a human cancer xenograft model using samples from computed tomography (CT)-guided percutaneous biopsy. Fresh tumor tissues obtained from 10 cancer patients by CT-guided percutaneous biopsy were subcutaneously inoculated into NOD-Prkd...