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Mar 08, 2019Open AccessArticle
Objective: To study the anti-tumor effect and mechanism of parthenolide in gastric cancer cell BGC-823. Methods: The cck8 assay was used to detect the changes of BGC-823 cells viability after treatment with different con-centrations of parthenolide at different time points. The proliferation ability of BGC-823 cells was detected by clone formation assay. And the cell cycle and apoptosis were measured by flow cy ...
Sep 26, 2018Open AccessArticle
Introduction: Mucinous carcinoma of the breast constitutes 1% to 4% of all breast cancers. Two different forms of
presentation are distinguished: pure mucinous carcinoma and mixed mucinous carcinoma. The purpose of our work was to clarify the anatomo-clinical and radiological particularities of this rare form of breast cancer. Materials and
methods: This was a retrospective study of a series of 14 cases of mucinous carcinoma of th ...
Jan 11, 2018Open AccessArticle
Thyroglossal duct cysts
are one of the most common congenital abnormalities of the cervical region.
Complications of these swellings are rare, and among these, appearance of a
carcinoma has also been noted. Thyroglossal duct cyst carcinoma (TGDC) is a
rare entity and its management is controversial. The incidence of thyroid
papillary carcinoma in thyroglossal duct cyst is less than 1%, in most cases, the diagnosis is made postoper ...
Dec 22, 2017Open AccessArticle
A collision tumor involving a tracheal sarcomatoid carcinoma
and a papillary thyroid carcinoma has never been reported in the literature. A 78-year-old
female presented with a large neck mass and hoarseness. A fine needle aspiration
demonstrated papillary thyroid carcinoma. Imaging revealed a right thyroid mass
invading into the tracheal lumen with bulky ipsilateral lymphadenopathy. The patient underwent
a total thyroidectomy, tra ...
Dec 01, 2017Open AccessArticle
Primary neuroendocrine carcinoma of the breast is a rare tumor that has been considered special features within conventional breast carcinomas until recently. In this article, we present a case report of a 77-year-old woman with a metastatic grade I primary neuroendocrine carcinoma of the breast that has been growing for seven years. The patient was treated with hormone therapy with good outcome.
Nov 30, 2017Open AccessArticle
Introduction: Results of laparoscopic colectomies from developing nations are reported rarely. We report our results of laparoscopic abdominoperineal resec-tion (LAPR) for low rectal cancer at K Hospital (National Cancer Hospital of Vietnam). Materials & Methods: From January 2012 to December 2015, a to-tal of 135 patients who were diagnosed with low rectal adenocarcinoma were recruited to evaluate for LAPR surgical outcome perfor ...
Oct 20, 2017Open AccessArticle
Vulvar cancer is a rare
female genital neoplasm representing 5% of all gynecological malignancies, and
occurring most frequently in women between the ages of 65 and 75. The most
common histological type is squamous cell carcinoma followed by melanoma, basal
cell carcinoma, and adenocarcinoma. In the early disease stage, surgical
treatment can be effective; however, once recurrence and metastas ...
Oct 18, 2017Open AccessArticle
In Tunisia, bladder cancer represents the first urological cancer before
even prostate cancer. However, its diagnosis is often delayed to the stage of
invasive tumor. Systemic chemotherapy represents an option for inoperable
and/or metastatic forms. Our study’s aims were to report our center’s therapeutic
results for locally advanced and metastatic forms of bladder cancer and to
analyze its prognosis factors. In our 40 patients wi ...
Jul 18, 2017Open AccessArticle
Male breast cancer is a
rare disease. In Tunisia, it represents 1% of all breast cancers and 1.6% of
Male neoplasia. This work is a retrospective study about 5 male patients with
breast cancer, treated in the department of medical oncology at Fattouma
Bourguiba University Hospital of Monastir (Tunisia) during a period of 3 years
from March 2013 to March 2016. Results showed that: invasive ductual carcinoma was the histological
typ ...
Jul 06, 2017Open AccessArticle
Abrikossoff’s
tumor or granular cell tumor is a rare soft and usually benign tissue neoplasm
of neural origin. It occurs usually in the neck region or in the head. About
16% occur in the vulva. Some malignant cases have been reported in literature.
Granular cell tumor was described first by Abrikossoff in 1926. The
histogenesis of granular cell tumors is unknown. The clinical diagnosis of
vulv ...
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