Blood Cytokine Profile in Breast Cancer: Focusing on Differences among Molecular Subtypes.

Background: Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in women. Cytokines have been linked to various cancers, and both benign and malignant breast diseases are associated with inflammation. However, there is limited understanding of how the immune system's cytokine response varies among different subtypes of breast cancer.

Use of Pancreatic Density on Computed Tomography to Predict Postendoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Pancreatitis.

Introduction: Postendoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) pancreatitis (PEP) is a frequent complication, and its pathogenesis remains unclear, with various patient and procedural factors proposed as potential contributors. This study aimed to assess the predictive value of pancreatic to splenic density ratio on computed tomography (CT) for PEP in patients with inadvertent pancreatic duct cannulation.

Methods: This retrospective study involved 2556 patients undergoing ERCP from January 2014 to December 2020.

Cytokines the Etiology of Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis.

Objective: To investigate the roles of cytokines in the etiopathogenesis of idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM).

Design: Case-control study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Istanbul Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey, from September 2020 to January 2021.

Ga PSMA Uptake at Roux-en-Y Eso-jejunostomy Junction Mimicking the Recurrence of Gastric Carcinoma in PET/CT.

A 67-year-old male patient had undergone total gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y eso-jejunostomy 3 years ago for the treatment of tubular adenocarcinoma located at the corpus of the stomach. The patient was diagnosed with Gleason score 8 (4+4) metastatic prostate cancer during the follow-up period and received hormone therapy. Owing to his elevated prostate-specific antigen levels (77 ng/mL), his clinician referred him gallium-68 (Ga) prostate-specific membrane antigen 11 (PSMA) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) for restaging.

Prospective multi-center study of surgeon's assessment of the gallbladder compared to histopathological examination to detect incidental malignancy.

Purpose: Routine histopathological examination after cholecystectomy for gallstones is performed despite the low rates of incidental findings of malignancy. The aim of this study was to assess predictive values of macroscopic examination of cholecystectomy specimens by surgeons in gallstone disease.

Methods: A prospective multi-center diagnostic study was carried out between December 2015 and March 2017 at four different centers.

The Role of Nutrition in Women with Benign Cyclic Mastalgia: A Case-Control Study.

Objective: Smoking, caffeine, oral contraception, and exercise are the most cited factors for premenstrual mastalgia in the literature, but remain controversial. In this study, we aimed to investigate the most often proposed nutritional factors for cyclic breast pain.

Materials And Methods: Patients who met the criteria for participation in the mastalgia or control group were included in this case-control study.

Hybrid appendectomy with classic trocar on McBurney's point.

Introduction: Appendectomy is still the most commonly performed intra-abdominal operation worldwide. Interestingly, it has not reached the same popularity as other laparoscopic surgical procedures. Although multiple techniques have been described, a standard approach has not been described for the laparoscopic technique yet.

Synchronous male breast and colon cancer presenting with ileus: A case report.

Introduction: Cancer developing from more than one origin is called multiple primary cancer (MPC) and is a rare situation. In this article, we report a case presenting to the Emergency Clinic with symptoms of ileus who was diagnosed with synchronous colon and breast cancer.

Presentation Of Case: A 57year old male patient presented to the Emergency Clinic with abdominal pain, vomiting, constipation and lack of flatulence.

Importance of metastatic lymph node ratio in non-metastatic, lymph node-invaded colon cancer: a clinical trial.

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic importance of the metastatic lymph node ratio for stage III colon cancer patients and to find a cut-off value at which the overall survival and disease-free survival change.

Material/methods: Patients with pathological stage III colon cancer were retrospectively evaluated for: age; preoperative values of Crp, Cea, Ca 19-9, and Afp; pathologic situation of vascular, perineural, lymphatic, and serosal involvement; and metastatic lymph node ratio values were calculated.

Results: The study included 58 stage III colon cancer patients: 20 (34.