Predicting Peritoneal Carcinomatosis in Locally Advanced Gastric Cancer: The Significance of Tumor Markers in the Peritoneal Washing.

Purpose: Gastric cancer is the fifth most common malignant tumor worldwide. Many attempts have been made over the years to investigate the relationship between tumor markers and the risk of recurrence. This study aims to explore the predictive value of tumor markers measured in peritoneal washing during staging laparoscopy, regarding peritoneal carcinomatosis and mortality within 1 year.

Asymptomatic large duodenal GIST - An incidental finding in abdominopelvic ultrasonography: A case report.

Introduction: Duodenal GISTs are rare mesenchymal tumors of the digestive tract. They usually present as gastrointestinal bleeding or non-specific abdominal pain, but they can also be asymptomatic. High-risk GISTs have malignant potential.

Granular cell tumour of the neurohypophysis: an unusual cause of hypopituitarism.

Unlabelled: Granular cell tumours (GCT) are rare, slow-growing, benign neoplasms that are usually located in the head and neck. They are more frequent in the female gender and typically have an asymptomatic clinical course, being diagnosed only at autopsy. Symptomatic GCT of the neurohypophysis are exceedingly rare, being less than 70 cases described so far.

Pseudotumoral acute hemicerebellitis in a child.

Acute cerebellitis is an inflammatory disorder usually involving both sides of the cerebellum and presenting with localized signs such as ataxia. Hemicerebellitis is extremely rare in children and may clinically and radiologically resemble a tumor. There are very few reports of hemicerebellitis needing decompressive surgery.