Personalized Approach to the Role of Endoscopic Ultrasound in the Diagnosis and Management of Pancreaticobiliary Malignancies by Michael Makar, Eric Zhao, Amy Tyberg

“…Traditionally used for diagnostic purposes, EUS plays a critical role in tissue sampling and cancer staging. The emergence of the new field of interventional EUS has allowed EUS to also play a critical role in therapeutic management. …”
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The Endometriotic Tumor Microenvironment in Ovarian Cancer by Jillian R. Hufgard Wendel, Xiyin Wang, Shannon M. Hawkins

“…An important clinical caveat to the association of endometriosis with ovarian cancer is the improved prognosis for women with endometriosis at time of ovarian cancer staging. Whether endometriosis-associated ovarian cancers develop from the molecular transformation of endometriosis or develop because of the endometriotic tumor microenvironment remain unknown. …”
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Detect or not to detect very early stage hepatocellular carcinoma? The western perspective by Ju Dong Yang

“…Very early stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is defined as a single tumor with the largest diameter of the lesion measuring 2 cm or less according to Barcelona Liver Cancer staging system. Detection of very early stage HCC is clinically important as it confers an excellent prognosis with the 5-year survival rates over 60 to 80% after patients receive curative treatments. …”
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Incorporating Prognostic Biomarkers into Risk Assessment Models and TNM Staging for Prostate Cancer by Ragheed Saoud, Nassib Abou Heidar, Alessia Cimadamore, Gladell P. Paner

“…In current practice, prostate cancer staging alone is not sufficient to adequately assess the patient’s prognosis and plan the management strategies. …”
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Improving Cancer Metastasis Detection via Effective Contrastive Learning by Haixia Zheng, Yu Zhou, Xin Huang

“…The metastasis detection in lymph nodes via microscopic examination of H&E stained histopathological images is one of the most crucial diagnostic procedures for breast cancer staging. The manual analysis is extremely labor-intensive and time-consuming because of complexities and diversities of histopathological images. …”
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Dual-Energy Computed Tomography in Detecting and Predicting Lymph Node Metastasis in Malignant Tumor Patients: A Comprehensive Review by Mengting Chen, Yundan Jiang, Xuhui Zhou, Di Wu, Qiuxia Xie

“…The accurate and timely assessment of lymph node involvement is paramount in the management of patients with malignant tumors, owing to its direct correlation with cancer staging, therapeutic strategy formulation, and prognostication. …”
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Microfluidics for Profiling miRNA Biomarker Panels in AI-Assisted Cancer Diagnosis and Prognosis by Sangeetha Muthamilselvan MTech, Priyannth Ramasami Sundhar Baabu MTech, Ashok Palaniappan PhD

“…We describe various subclasses of miRNA biomarkers that could be useful in machine-based predictive modeling of cancer staging and progression. Strategies for optimizing the feature space of miRNA biomarkers are necessary to obtain a robust signature panel. …”
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Breast Cancer in Thi-Qar 2018, it's determinants, histopathological presentation and six years' time trends, A comparative study by Estabraq A. Habeeb, Alaa J. Hassan, Hameed N. Musa

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Comparison of the Pathological Findings by Endorectal Ultrasonography in Pre-operative Staging of Rectum Cancer by Muharrem Oner, Nadir Adnan Hacım

“…This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of ERUS in rectal cancer staging according to pathology results. METHODS: In this study, the impact of preoperative staging with ERUS was investigated retrospectively in 40 patients with rectal tumors and compared with the final histopathological diagnosis based on the TNM staging. …”
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Breast Cancer in Thi-Qar 2018, it's determinants, histopathological presentation and six years' time trends, A comparative study by Estabraq A. Habeeb, Alaa J. Hassan, Hameed N. Musa

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Standard MRI sequence for imaging and methods of calculation of depth of invasion in squamous cell cancers of Tongue by HK Shrivastava, Vandana Setia

“…DOI is added to the staging of oral cavity squamous cell cancers by TNM AJCC Cancer Staging. Materials and Methods: Visual rating: 1 - poor; 2 - acceptable; 3 - good; 4 – excellent, for the assessment of MRI sequences. …”
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Whipple Grossing in the Era of New Staging: Should We Standardize? by Jiaqi Shi, Olca Basturk

“…This issue has become even more challenging in the era of the size-based tumor staging systems recommended by the new 8th Edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) Cancer Staging Manual. Moreover, new concerns have been raised regarding how to best evaluate margin status and lymph nodes. …”
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Breast Cancer in Thi-Qar 2018, it's determinants, histopathological presentation and six years' time trends, A comparative study by Estabraq A. Habeeb, Alaa J. Hassan, Hameed N. Musa

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Capabilities of magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of cancer of the cervix uteri by Ye. V. Tarachkova, O. N. Streltsova, I. Ya. Bazaeva, G. I. Akhverdieva, V. O. Panov, O. A. Kravets, I. Ye. Tyurin

“…The treatment depends on the extent of disease, i. e. on the stage of cancer. Staging of CC is based on the FIGO classification (2009) which has challenges in the evaluation of tumor invasion in parametrium and pelvic walls, involvement of regional lymphnodes and establishment of the real dimensions of the tumor by routine diagnostics approaches.Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) looks like the method of choice in the staging of invasive CC. …”
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PROGNOSTIC FACTORS FOR LEFT COLECTOMY FOR COLON CANCER: A TEN YEARS EXPERIENCE OF A SINGLE UNIVERSITY INSTITUTION by Sergio Carlos NAHAS, Caio Sergio NAHAS, Leonardo Alfonso BUSTAMANTE-LOPEZ, Rodrigo Ambar PINTO, Carlos Frederico Sparapan MARQUES, Fabio Guilherme CAMPOS, Ivan CECCONELLO

“…Methods: Patients with left colon cancer surgically treated underwent clinical preoperative workout and cancer staging. The following factors were studied: gender, age, tumor location, T stage, lymph node yield, N stage, M stage, histological type, and tumor differentiation. …”
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Retrospective study of ovarian malignancy managed in surgical unit at Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore by Shalla Imdad Ali, Raza Hasnain Sayyed, Sana Amir Akbar, Muhammad Abubakar, Aamir Ali Syed

“…Key Words: Ovarian malignancy, Surgical management of ovarian cancer, Staging of ovarian cancer. Continuous... …”
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The Use of Gene Expression Profiling and Biomarkers in Melanoma Diagnosis and Predicting Recurrence: Implications for Surveillance and Treatment by James Sun, Kameko M. Karasaki, Jeffrey M. Farma

“…These tests seek to prognosticate melanomas independently of established AJCC 8 cancer staging and clinicopathologic features (sex, age, primary tumor location, thickness, ulceration, mitotic rate, lymphovascular invasion, microsatellites, and/or SLNB status). …”
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Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasms: From Clinic to Pathology and Prognosis by Luis González Bayón, Lorena Martín Román, Pablo Lozano Lominchar

“…The latest classifications by PSOGI and AJCC 8th edition Cancer Staging have made a great effort to incorporate the new pathological descriptions and develop prognostic groups. …”
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Comparison of integrated PET/MRI with PET/CT in evaluation of endometrial cancer: a retrospective analysis of 81 cases by Li-hua Bian, Min Wang, Jing Gong, Hong-hong Liu, Nan Wang, Na Wen, Wen-sheng Fan, Bai-xuan Xu, Ming-yang Wang, Ming-xia Ye, Yuan-guang Meng

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High-throughput isolation of cancer cells in spiral microchannel by changing the direction, magnitude and location of the maximum velocity by Vahid Omrani, Mohammad Zabetian Targhi, Fatemeh Rahbarizadeh, Reza Nosrati

“…Determining the genetic characteristics of these paranormal cells provides significant data to guide cancer staging and treatment. Cell focusing using microfluidic chips has been implemented as an effective method for enriching CTCs. …”
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