A lower serum albumin level, but not short-course of preoperative RT, was significantly associated with postoperative complications development after rectal resection with' out diverting stoma.
Introduction. Synchronous gastric and colorectal cancer is present in 4% of
cases, commonly as additional finding. This is the case of invasive,
synchronous gastric and sigmoid colon cancer. Case report. A 63-years-old
male patient admitted to our institution complaining on pains in
epigastrium, vomiting, rapid weight loss and occasional constipation. Using
the method of esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) the presence of
ulcero-infiltrative tumor of gastric fundus was verified, and colonoscopy
revealed stenosing tumor of sigmoid colon. Undergoing a multislice computed
tomography (MSCT) of the thorax and the abdomen the changes on the patient?s
right lung appeared, while video-assisted thoracoscopy (VATS) and biopsy of
the right lung excluded malignant dissemination. A total gastrectomy with
omentectomy, splenectomy, D2 lymphadenectomy and typical left hemicolectomy
were also performed. Histopathological examination verified invasive,
diffuse gastric adenocarcinoma and invasive, tubular colon adenocarcinoma.
The patient underwent systemic postoperative chemotherapy. Two years after
the surgical procedure, the patient is alive, with no signs of recidivism.
Conclusion. In patients with symptomatology which does not correspond to
primary malignancy, just like in the presented case, additional diagnostics
is required. Combined resection is adequate surgical procedure for
synchronous gastric and colonic cancer.
Introduction/Background Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is the most lethal gynecological malignancy, with relapse occurring in about 70% of advanced cases with poor prognosis. The aim of the study was to evaluate functional visceral fat activity (VAT) evaluated by 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) as a predictor of metastases in EOC. Methodology We enrolled study protocols and PET/CT data of 398 CRC patients; 345 patients were subsequently excluded for various reasons. The remaining 53 patients with histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma, carcinoma and cystadenocarcinoma were then prospectively assessed and underwent 18 F-FDG PET/CT after a surgical treatment and chemotherapy. Age, histology, stage, and tumor grade were recorded. Functional VAT activity was measured by maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) using 18F-FDG PET/CT and tested as a predictor of later metastases in eight abdominal locations (RE -
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