Small duct and large duct type intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma reveal distinct patterns of immune signatures.

Purpose: Dedicated gene signatures in small (SD-iCCA) and large (LD-iCCA) duct type intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma remain unknown. We performed immune profiling in SD- and LD-iCCA to identify novel biomarker candidates for personalized medicine.

Methods: Retrospectively, 19 iCCA patients with either SD-iCCA (n = 10, median age, 63.

Excisional biopsy of perforated gastric ulcer: mandatory or potentially harmful?

Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the morbidity associated with excisional biopsy in patients with spontaneous gastric perforation.

Methods: A retrospective, single-center, observational study was performed. All consecutive patients with spontaneous gastric perforation who underwent surgical therapy were included.

Diagnostic performance of non-invasive liver fibrosis scores in patients with early-intermediate hepatocellular carcinoma.

Purpose: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) arises in individuals with underlying liver disease. Diagnosing the degree of hepatic fibrosis helps to determine the severity of the underlying liver disease and may influence therapeutic decisions in HCC patients. Non-invasive fibrosis scores can be used to estimate the degree of fibrosis in liver disease patients, but most of these scores were developed in patients with viral hepatitis and without HCC.

[Fluorescence confocal microscopy-complete digitization of pathology].

Background: Fluorescence-based confocal microscopy (FCM) can be used to create virtual H&E sections in real time. So far, FCM has been used in dermato-, uro-, and gynecopathology. FCM allows the creation of a completely digitized frozen section, which could potentially replace conventional frozen sections in the future.

Heterogeneity of small duct- and large duct-type intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma.

Aims: The histological subtype of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA) is associated with different mutational characteristics that impact clinical management. So far, data are lacking on the presence of small duct iCCA (SD-iCCA) and large duct iCCA (LD-iCCA) in a single patient. The aim of the current study was to determine the presence and degree of intratumoural heterogeneity of SD- and LD-iCCA features in different tumour regions.

[Challenges of automation in quantitative evaluation of liver biopsies : Automatic quantification of liver steatosis].

Background: Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), or non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), is a common disease that is diagnosed through manual evaluation of liver biopsies, an assessment that is subject to high interobserver variability (IBV). IBV can be reduced using automated methods.

Objectives: Many existing computer-based methods do not accurately reflect what pathologists evaluate in practice.

Active Autophagy Is Associated with Favorable Outcome in Patients with Surgically Resected Cholangiocarcinoma.

Data on the impact of autophagy in primary cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) remain scarce. Here, we therefore investigated the role of active autophagy and its impact on survival in CCA patients. All CCA patients who underwent surgical resection with curative intent between 08/2005 and 12/2021 at University Hospital Frankfurt were evaluated.

The Diagnosis and Treatment of Ampullary Carcinoma.

Background: Ampullary or papillary carcinoma is a malignant tumor arising from the mucosa in the region of the major duodenal papilla, also known as the ampulla of Vater. Uniform treatment recommendations are lacking both for the adjuvant situation and for palliative care.

Methods: A selective literature search was carried out in PubMed in order to identify the most informative publications concerning the epidemiology, clinico-pathological background, and surgical and medical treatment of this condition.

Fluorescence confocal microscopy on liver specimens for full digitization of transplant pathology.

Fluorescence confocal microscopy (FCM) is a rapidly evolving tool that provides real-time virtual HE images of native tissue. Data about the potential of FCM as an alternative to frozen sections for the evaluation of donor liver specimens are lacking so far. The aim of the current study was to determine the value of FCM in liver specimens according to the criteria of the German Society for Organ Procurement.

CXCL1 and CXCL6 Are Potential Predictors for HCC Response to TACE.

Distinct immune patterns of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) may have prognostic implications in the response to transarterial chemoembolization (TACE). Thus, we aimed to exploratively analyze tumor tissue of HCC patients who do or do not respond to TACE, and to identify novel prognostic biomarkers predictive of response to TACE. We retrospectively included 15 HCC patients who had three consecutive TACE between January 2019 and November 2019.

CT-radiomics and clinical risk scores for response and overall survival prognostication in TACE HCC patients.

We aimed to identify hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients who will respond to repetitive transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) to improve the treatment algorithm. Retrospectively, 61 patients (mean age, 65.3 years ± 10.

Prognostic value of paraaortic lymph node metastases in patients with ductal adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head.

Introduction: The role of paraaortic lymphadenectomy for cancer of the pancreatic head is controversial. The aim of this study is to analyze the prognostic role of paraaortic lymph node (PALN) metastases after resection for ductal adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective analysis of all patients, who underwent upfront resection for ductal adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head at the Frankfurt University Hospital from 2011 to 2020 was performed.

Colonization with multidrug-resistant organisms is associated with impaired survival of patients with surgically resected cholangiocarcinoma.

Background & Aims: Colonization with multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO) has been shown to impair survival in patients with various malignancies. Despite the increasing spread of MDRO, its impact on patients with cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is unclear. Aim of this study was to analyse the impact of MDRO-colonization on overall prognosis in CCA patients.

Expression of MUC16/CA125 Is Associated with Impaired Survival in Patients with Surgically Resected Cholangiocarcinoma.

MUC16/CA125 is associated with cancer proliferation in several tumor entities. The data on MUC16 expression in cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) tissue are very limited. The aim of this study was to assess the MUC16 status and its impact on survival in CCA patients.

Impact of small duct- and large duct type on survival in patients with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: Results from a German tertiary center.

Background & Aims: In recent years, histopathological characterization of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma revealed small duct type (SD-iCCA) and large duct type (LD-iCCA). Data on the prevalence of the subtypes are limited and highly varying. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of SD-iCCA and LD-iCCA and their impact on survival for the first time in a European cohort.

Site of analysis matters - Ongoing complete response to Nivolumab in a patient with HIV/HPV related metastatic anal cancer and mutation.

Anal cancer is a rare disease with increasing incidence. In patients with locally recurrent or metastatic disease which cannot be treated with chemoradiotherapy or salvage surgery systemic first-line chemotherapy with carboplatin and paclitaxel is standard of care. For patients who progress after first-line therapy and are still eligible for second-line therapy Programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) antibodies are potential therapeutic options.

Impact of Liver Fibrosis on Survival of Patients with Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Receiving Gemcitabine-Based Chemotherapy.

Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA) is the most frequent subtype of cholangiocarcinoma (CCA), and the incidence has globally increased in recent years. In contrast to surgically treated iCCA, data on the impact of fibrosis on survival in patients undergoing palliative chemotherapy are missing. We retrospectively analyzed the cases of 70 patients diagnosed with iCCA between 2007 and 2020 in our tertiary hospital.

[Introduction of an interdisciplinary tumor board leads to improvement of treatment outcome of cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer)].

Background: Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA, bile duct cancer) is a rare malignant disease with a poor prognosis. For several years interdisciplinary tumor boards (TuB) with the participation of experts from various disciplines have been organized to optimize medical treatment for patients suffering from oncological diseases.

Objective: This study addressed the question whether the introduction of TuB leads to a better life expectancy and quality of life for patients with CCA.

gene rearrangement: a powerful driver of β-catenin activation in liver tumours.

Objective: We aimed at the identification of genetic alterations that may functionally substitute for mutation in ß-catenin-activated hepatocellular adenomas (HCAs) and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

Design: Large cohorts of HCA (n=185) and HCC (n=468) were classified using immunohistochemistry. The mutational status of the gene was determined in ß-catenin-activated HCA (b-HCA) and HCC with at least moderate nuclear CTNNB1 accumulation.

Evaluation of 2D- Shear Wave Elastography for Characterisation of Focal Liver Lesions.

Background And Aim: This is a prospective study for evaluation of 2D-shear wave elastography (2D-SWE) for characterisation and differentiation of benign und malignant focal liver lesions (FLLs).

Methods: The patients referred to our ultrasound unit were prospectively included. B-mode ultrasound and 2D-SWE (Aixplorer® France) were performed for one FLL in each patient.

To treat or not to treat - Successful hepatitis C virus eradication in a patient with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma and complete response to sorafenib.

 Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the leading causes of cancer-related death worldwide. Infection with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is one of the most frequent underlying diseases leading to HCC development. Sorafenib is the standard of care for HCC patients not amenable to local treatment, resection, or liver transplantation.

Inhomogeneous distribution of Alzheimer pathology along the isocortical relief. Are cortical convolutions an Achilles heel of evolution?

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is neuropathologically characterized by neuritic plaques and neurofibrillary tangles. Progression of both plaques and tangles throughout the brain follows a hierarchical distribution which is defined by intrinsic cytoarchitectonic features and extrinsic connectivity patterns. What has less well been studied is how cortical convolutions influence the distribution of AD pathology.

Intraductal biopsies in indeterminate biliary stricture: Evaluation of histopathological criteria in fluoroscopy- vs. cholangioscopy guided technique.

Background: Differentiating malignancy from benign disease in indeterminate biliary stricture by imaging modalities is limited. Definite diagnosis relies on histopathological diagnosis.

Aims: To assess accuracy of histopathological diagnosis of fluoroscopy-guided vs.

The toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) -196 to -174 del/ins polymorphism affects viral loads and susceptibility to hepatocellular carcinoma in chronic hepatitis C.

Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). HCV proteins core and NS3 can bind to toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) and trigger inflammatory responses. Polymorphisms in the TLR2 gene predispose to various forms of malignancy but have not been studied in HCV-associated HCC.