Journal of surgical oncology
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Recurrent laryngeal/hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LHSCC) is commonly associated with poor survival outcomes. We evaluated the prognostic role of 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18 F-FDG PET/CT) parameters quantitatively measured in patients who underwent salvage treatments for recurrent LHSCC. ⋯ 18 F-FDG PET/CT can be useful in predicting postsalvage recurrence and survival in patients with recurrent LHSCC.
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Intraoperative fluorescence imaging (IFI) can improve real-time identification of cancer cells during an operation. Phase I clinical trials in thoracic surgery have demonstrated that IFI with second window indocyanine green (TumorGlow® ) can identify subcentimeter pulmonary nodules, anterior mediastinal masses, and mesothelioma, while the use of a folate receptor-targeted near-infrared agent, OTL38, can improve the specificity for diagnosing tumors with folate receptor expression. Here, we review the existing preclinical and clinical data on IFI in thoracic surgery.
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The aim of this study was to identify if prolonged length of hospital stay was protective for certain post-discharge complications requiring readmission after pancreatectomy. ⋯ Readmission after pancreatectomy primarily occurs due to a new post-discharge event. Furthermore, increased LOS is protective for readmission for post-pancreatectomy complications, particularly those due to post-discharge organ space SSIs. Our findings suggest that solely focusing on reducing LOS in pancreatectomy may lead to the unintended consequence of increasing readmission rates.
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Recurrence of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNET) after surgery is common. Strategies to detect recurrence have limitations. We investigated the role of clinical criteria and the multigene polymerase chain reaction-based NETest during post-operative follow-up of pNET. ⋯ A multigene blood test facilitates effective identification of pNET recurrence, prediction of disease relapse, and outperforms CgA.
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There is currently no established model for predicting the recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients with negative alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) after curative resection. Therefore, the objective of this study was to establish a nomogram to identify the risk of recurrence in AFP-negative (