We enrolled patients 18 years of age or older who had histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the esophagus, as defined according to the tumor–node–metastasis (TNM) staging system of the ...

Computed tomography (CT) and 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-PET are the established imaging modalities for staging and response assessment in malignant lymphoma. Combined FDG-PET/CT has higher ...

The main criteria were as follows: (a) informed consent; (b) no comorbidities (e.g., had suffered from other malignant ... (f) tumor stage classification was carried out according to the 7th edition ...

Staging can help determine the spread of the disease and inform treatment. Stage 0/In situ: Known as precancer. Typically no symptoms. Stage 1: Tumor is invasive but has ... Squamous Cell Carcinoma of ...

Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is still the disease with the highest incidence rate among malignant ... ninth edition of TNM staging. Although the indications for surgery under this staging are ...

Background—Laminin receptors are involved in cell-extracellular matrix interactions in malignant cells that show invasion ... The clinical stage was based on the TNM classification system of the ...

"What is a tumor?" This is the fundamental question to answer if we want to treat cancer effectively. Our vision of cancer ...

One of the most agonizing experiences a cancer patient suffers is waiting without knowing: waiting for a diagnosis, waiting ...

A team led by the Cancer Immunogenomics group at the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute, the Computational Biology group at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center and the Germans Trias i Pujol ...

Radiotherapy has been a cornerstone of cancer treatment for decades, offering a targeted approach to treat tumours. Yet, as effective as it is, it often causes unwanted damage to neighbouring ...