Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is a hereditary disease which, in addition to a high risk of bowel cancer, also a greatly increased risk of duodenal cancer. At present, the only treatment ...

Tumors arising in the non-ampullary (extra-ampullary) segment of the duodenum are considered true ‘duodenal cancers’. These primary ‘duodenal’ carcinomas are rare and constitute 35–50% of all small ...

Gastrointestinal metastases from primary lung adenocarcinoma are rare, with only a few reported cases of gastrointestinal bleeding caused by such metastases. Among the cancers that most commonly ...

Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is a hereditary disease which, in addition to a high risk of bowel cancer, also a greatly increased risk of duodenal cancer. At present, the only treatment ...

European Journal of Epidemiology, Vol. 20, No. 4 (2005), pp. 339-343 (5 pages) The objective was to design a method that considers, on clinical arguments, the likely existence of patient subgroups ...

A research team led by Nam Ki-taek, a professor at Yonsei University's Medical Life Sciences Department, and Jeong Ha-yeong, ...

A randomized clinical trail led by Huntsman Cancer Institute investigators finds that a combinatorial chemotherapy reduces precancerous polyps by 75 percent in patients at high-risk for cancer. This ...

A study of women with cervical or endometrial cancer who require treatment to the para-aortic (PA) lymph nodes can safely receive extended-field intensity modulated radiation therapy (EF-IMRT) without ...

Background A 64-year-old woman presented to the emergency room with a 3-month history of intermittent abdominal cramps, accompanied by nausea, vomiting, anorexia, and decreased bowel movements ...

Guadalupe Ayala, Lourdes Flores-Luna, Dulce Hernández-Amaro, Guillermo Mendoza-Hernández, Lilia Chihu-Amparán, Fernando Bernal-Sahagún, Margarita Camorlinga ...