Estimation of patient radiation dose from whole body 18F-FDG PET/CT examination in cancer imaging: a preliminary study by Mahmud, Mohd Hafizi, Nordin, Abdul Jalil, Ahmad Saad, Fathinul Fikri, Azman, Ahmad Zaid Fattah

“…We reviewed 19 oncology patients who underwent 18F-FDG PET/CT at our centre for cancer staging. Internal and external doses were estimated using radioactivity of injected FDG and volume CT Dose Index (CTDIvol), respectively with employment of the published and modified dose coefficients. …”
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Proposed Modification of the 8th Edition of the AJCC Staging System for Gastric Cancer by Yannan Jiang, Ruhong Tu, Jun Lu, Yan Zhang, Jianhua Zhu, Wei Tang, Menghui Gu, Changming Huang, Xinhua Gu

“…The aim of this study was to improve this new gastric cancer staging system. Methods: We conducted median overall survival analyses in a cohort of 8359 gastric cancer patients from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database (2004–2014) via Kaplan–Meier curves and log-rank tests, and proposed a modified staging system based on median OS. …”
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CTNNB1 p.D32A (c.95A > C) somatic mutation in stage I grade 1 endometrioid endometrial carcinoma with lung metastasis: a case report by Lan Zhong, Wei Jiang, RutieYin, Hui Liu, Liang Song

“…Case presentation A 29-year-old woman presented with abnormal vaginal bleeding and was diagnosed with FIGO grade 1 endometrioid endometrial carcinoma by curettage. Comprehensive cancer staging including pelvic and para-aortic lymphadenectomy was then performed. …”
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Combination of Anatomical and Biological Factors to Predict Disease-Free Survival in Breast Cancer by Rehab F. Mohamed, Donia H. Abdelhameed, Mohamed Alaa Mohamed

“…Models incorporating G and ER status had the highest C-index (0.72) for T + N + G + ER in comparison with (0.69) PS + G + ER and the lowest AIC (953.01) for T + N + G + ER and (966.9) for PS + G + ER.ConclusionUsing the Bioscore in breast cancer staging helps to identify patients at increased risk of recurrence. …”
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A case of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) with markedly elevated CA15-3 levels requiring 2 years of diagnosis by Mutsumi Fujimoto, Yoshie Kobayashi, Kazuya Kuraoka, Tomoyuki Yoshiyama, Hideo Shigematu

“…Conclusion High CA15-3 levels can also be observed in DCIS, indicating that CA15-3 should not be used solely in breast cancer staging.…”
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Identification of prognostic factors and construction of nomogram to predict cancer‐specific survival for patients with ovarian granulosa cell tumors by Yue Zhang, Zhen Zhang, Xinyao Ding, Keyi Zhang, Youren Dai, Wenjun Cheng, Chengyan Luo

“…With desirable discrimination and calibration, the nomogram was more powerful in predicting CSS than the American Joint Committee on Cancer staging system in clinical use. Conclusion This novel prognostic nomogram, which comprises a stationary nomogram and a web‐based calculator, offers convenience for clinicians in personalized decision‐making including optimal treatment plans and prognosis assessments for OGCTs patients.…”
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Pathologic Complete Response Prediction after Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation Therapy for Rectal Cancer Using Radiomics and Deep Embedding Network of MRI by Seunghyun Lee, Joonseok Lim, Jaeseung Shin, Sungwon Kim, Heasoo Hwang

“…Assessment of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) after neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy (nCRT) is essential in rectal cancer staging and treatment planning. However, when predicting the pathologic complete response (pCR) after nCRT for rectal cancer, existing works either rely on simple quantitative evaluation based on radiomics features or partially analyze multi-parametric MRI. …”
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UBE2C Drives Human Cervical Cancer Progression and Is Positively Modulated by mTOR by An-Jen Chiang, Chia-Jung Li, Kuan-Hao Tsui, Chung Chang, Yuan-chin Ivan Chang, Li-Wen Chen, Tsung-Hsien Chang, Jim Jinn-Chyuan Sheu

“…Here, we carried out tissue microarray analysis of paraffin-embedded tissues from 294 cervical cancer patients with FIGO/TNM cancer staging records. The results indicated that UBE2C was highly expressed in human CESC tissues and its expression was related to the clinical characteristics of CESC patients. …”
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TACE-assisted multi-image guided radiofrequency ablation for the treatment of single hepatocellular carcinoma ≤ 5 cm: a retrospective study by Yong Xie, Tianshi Lyu, Li Song, Xiaoqiang Tong, Jian Wang, Yinghua Zou

“…Therefore, this study aimed to examine the efficacy and safety of transarterial chemoembolization (TACE)-assisted multi-image guided radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for the treatment of stage Ia HCC according to the China liver cancer staging (CNLC).MethodsThis study enrolled and analyzed a total of 118 patients diagnosed with HCC, each with a single nodular lesion no larger than 5 cm, who received TACE-RFA as first-line therapy between February 1, 2014, and December 31, 2021. …”
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Mutation Analysis and Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) of TP53 in Breast CancerIn East Java by Rizqa Radhiyah, I Kade Karisma Gita Ardana, Wisnubroto, Dwi Listyorini, Hendra Susanto

“…The conclusion of this study is breast cancer can be caused by mutations that occur in the exonand altered the structur of protein structure, so then affect the binding affinity between p53 and its target domain.Tp53 gene mutation is not the only cause of breast cancer staging development, there are other genes that also con-tribute to the development of cancer stage.In addition, Single Nucleotide Poly-morphism in the TP53gene can be used as a predisposition marker of breast cancer that has potential to be inherited.…”
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Effectiveness of c-TACE Combined With Sorafenib Versus c-TACE Monotherapy in Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Retrospective Study by Shanshan Liu, Yunwei Han, Zhihong Zhang, Fei Wu

“…Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed on patients with advanced HCC (stage C based on the Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer staging system) admitted to the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University from December 9, 2013, to February 25, 2021. …”
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Role of multi-parametric magnetic resonance imaging in preoperative staging of cervical carcinoma in females by Hoda Mohamed Helmy Ahmed Sadec, Shrouk Mohamed Awadallah, Ahmed Mohamed Ibrahim, Amany Mohamed Rashad Abdel-Aziz, Aliaa Sayed Sheha

“…Abstract Background In cervical cancer, accurate diagnosis of parametrial invasion (PMI) helps in determining the next step in management, either surgical resection or neoadjuvant therapy. Cervical cancer staging is still determined according to the clinical findings. …”
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Patient experience with bronchoscopy: topical versus monitored anesthesia by Chun-Ta Huang, Rou-Jun Chou, Geng-Ning Hu, Tien-Cheng Lee, Yi-Ju Tsai, Chao-Chi Ho

“…Main indications for bronchoscopy included tumor diagnosis (38%), esophageal cancer staging (18%), and pulmonary infection (17%). The average duration of the procedures was 20 min, with MA being associated with a significantly longer procedure time than TA (31 min vs. 16 min; P < 0.001). …”
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Assessment of Tissue Adequacy by EBUS in Conjunction with PET Scan and Operator’s Experience by Nagla Abdel Karim, Asad Ullah, Steven Pulliam, Ahmed Mostafa, Alejandro Aragaki, Audrey Eubanks, Amit Mahajan, Mahmoud Shehata, Sadia Benzaquen

“…Mediastinal lymph node assessment is a crucial step in non-small cell lung cancer staging. Positron emission tomography (PET) has been the gold standard for the assessment of mediastinal lymphadenopathy, though it has limited specificity. …”
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The Role of PET-CT-Guided Metabolic Biopsies in Improving Yield of Inconclusive Anatomical Biopsies: A Review of 5 Years in a Teaching Hospital by Dharmender Malik, Vineet Pant, Ishita Sen, Parul Thakral, Subha Shankar Das, Virupakshappa CB

“…PET-CT, being an essential component of cancer staging, may serve as a one-stop shop for the management of these patients’ conditions.…”
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Breast metastasis of signet ring cell carcinoma from the colon: a case report by Xiao Wang, Haibo Zhang, Yanwei Lu

“…Combined with postoperative pathological and computed tomography (CT) images, a diagnosis of cT3N2M0 mucinous adenocarcinoma of colon (according to AJCC cancer staging manual, Version 8) was established. Adjuvant chemotherapy (XELOX: oxaliplatin 130 mg/m2 on day 1 plus capecitabine 1000 mg/m2 twice daily on days 1 to 14 every 3 weeks for 18 weeks) was performed followed by surgical resection. …”
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Mediastinal Lymph Node Detection and Segmentation Using Deep Learning by Al-Akhir Nayan, Boonserm Kijsirikul, Yuji Iwahori

“…Automatic lymph node (LN) segmentation and detection for cancer staging are critical. In clinical practice, computed tomography (CT) and positron emission tomography (PET) imaging detect abnormal LNs. …”
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Robotic Hysterectomy: Surgical Approach and Outcomes Among a Large Institutional Cohort by Shirin Azadi, Sydney Graham, Stephen Bush, Nadim Bou Zgheib, Rachel Lee

“…The median time from skin-to-skin for the entire cohort was 28.43 minutes for benign rTLH +/- BSO (bilateral salpingo oophorectomy) and 30.23 minutes for rTLH/BSO/cancer staging. Surgical complications included vaginal laceration, vaginal bleeding, urinary tract infection, serous fluid leakage from the incision, abdominal wall abscess, pelvic abscess, surgical site infection, serosal tear, enterotomy, rectal injury, acute kidney injury, perforated diverticulitis, and incarcerated bowel through the ventral hernia. …”

The Utility of F-FDG-PET–CT Metabolic Parameters in Evaluating the Primary Tumor Aggressiveness and Lymph Node Metastasis of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma by Yun Zhang, Yuxiao Hu, Shuang Zhao, Rong Huang

“…Background: Following changes in primary tumor (T) and lymph node (N) staging for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) in the Eighth Edition AJCC Cancer Staging Manual , simplification of T staging has been proposed. …”
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Preemptive pyloroplasty for iatrogenic vagus nerve injury in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma patients undergoing extensive left-sided lymph node dissection: a retrospective observa... by Shin Hwang, Dong-Hwan Jung, Eun-Kyoung Jwa, Yumi Kim

“…Results All 10 patients were classified as stage IIIB due to T1-3N1M0 stage according to the 8th edition of American Joint Committee on Cancer staging system. The overall patient survival rate was 51.9% at 1 year, 25.9% at 2 years, and 0% at 3 years. …”
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