The effect of pericolic lymph nodes metastasis beyond 10 cm proximal to the tumor on patients with rectal cancer.

Background: This study aims to determine the real incidence of pericolic lymph nodes metastasis beyond 10 cm proximal to the tumor (pPCN) and its prognostic significance in rectal cancer patients.

Methods: Consecutive patients with rectal cancer underwent curative resection between 2015 and 2017 were included. Margin distance was marked and measured in vivo and lymph nodes were harvested on fresh specimens.

The prognostic significance of MRI-detected extramural venous invasion, mesorectal extension, and lymph node status in clinical T3 mid-low rectal cancer.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prognostic significance of the magnetic resonance imaging-detected extramural venous invasion (MR-EMVI), the depth of mesorectal extension (MR-DME), and lymph node status (MR-LN) in clinical T3 mid-low rectal cancer. One hundred and forty-six patients with clinical T3 mid-low rectal cancer underwent curative surgery were identified. Pretreatment high-resolution MRI was independently reviewed by two experienced radiologists to evaluate MR-EMVI score (0-4), MR-DME (≤4 mm or >4 mm), and MR-LN (positive or negative).

Clinical significance of the EMD/mesorectum ratio of T3 mid-low rectal cancer: A retrospective observational study.

Previous studies suggested that the extramural distance (EMD) should be considered in therapeutic decision-making of rectal cancer because it can be used as an indicator of the T3 subclassification; however, reports of impact of EMD/mesorectum ratio on prognosis are rare.The objectives of this study were to evaluate the feasibility of the extramural distance EMD/mesorectum ratio as a maker of the T3 subclassification for T3 mid-low rectal cancer and find the potential radiological marker on MRI for neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT).From December 2012 to December 2016, 287 consecutive patients with MRI-staged T3 mid-low rectal cancer were enrolled.

Lymphoepithelioma-like hepatocellular carcinoma: A case report and brief review of literature.

Rational: Lymphoepithelioma-like hepatocellular carcinoma (LEL-HCC) is a rare variant of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). To date, few cases have been reported in the literature, and almost no report in analyzing the different features of LEL-HCC.

Patient Concerns: We describe a 37-year-old female patient with a 32 × 30 mm mass in the right liver.

Prognostic role of the lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio in colorectal cancer: An up-to-date meta-analysis.

Background: Although previous meta-analyses have proved that lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR) is a prognostic factor in solid cancers, its prognostic role in colorectal cancer (CRC) remains controversial. We, therefore, conducted this up-to-date meta-analysis to evaluate the prognostic role of the LMR in CRC.

Methods: A systematic search was performed in PubMed and Embase for relevant studies in November 2016.

Do inflammatory markers predict prognosis in patients with synchronous colorectal cancer?

Systematic inflammatory response markers are considered as the most informative prognostic factors in many types of cancer. However, in synchronous colorectal cancer (synCRC), the prognostic value of inflammatory markers, including prognostic nutritional index (PNI), neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), derived neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (d-NLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR), had rarely been evaluated. Thus, this present study reviewed our consecutive patients with synCRC to investigate the prognostic value of those factors.

Laparoscopic Colectomy Versus Open Colectomy for Treatment of Transverse Colon Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: The surgical management of transverse colon cancer (TCC) is still not standardized. The aim of this meta-analysis was to evaluate the effect of laparoscopic colectomy (LC) for treatment of TCC in terms of short-term and long-term outcomes compared with open colectomy.

Method: A systematic literature search with no limits was performed in PubMed and Embase.

Endorsement of the CONSORT statement by Chinese journals of Traditional Chinese Medicine: a survey of journal editors and review of journals' instructions for authors.

Background: We aimed to assess the endorsement of the Consolidation Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) statement by Chinese journals of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and its incorporation into their editorial processes.

Methods: PubMed, Embase and major Chinese databases were searched to identify journals of TCM from China for inclusion. The latest 'instruction for authors' (IFA) of each included journal was obtained and any text mentioning CONSORT or CONSORT extension papers was extracted.