Goblet Cell Carcinoma of the Appendix with Synchronous Adenocarcinoma of the Cecum: Distinct or Related Entities?

Goblet cell carcinoma (GCC) is a rare primary tumor of the appendix characterized by both epithelial and neuroendocrine components containing goblet cells. While in the past, the GCC has been associated with neuroendocrine tumors, recent studies consider that GCC is closer to adenocarcinoma than a neuroendocrine component. The association between gastro-intestinal (GI) carcinoids and second primary malignancies (SPMs) is widely described in the literature, but there is no reported case of GCC and synchronous adjacent adenocarcinoma of the colon.

Predictors of Long-Term Outcomes of Video-Laparoscopic Versus Open Surgery in Obese Patients with Colorectal Cancer: A Propensity Score Matching Study.

Background: Minimally invasive methods in colorectal surgery offer unquestionable advantages, especially in the context of obesity. The current study addresses the lack of scientific evidence on the long-term oncologic safety of video-laparoscopic (VL) approaches in excess-weight CRC patients undergoing surgery. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed a surgical database consisting of 138 CRC patients undergoing VL (n = 87, 63%) and open CRC surgery (n = 51, 37%).

Video-Laparoscopic versus Open Surgery in Obese Patients with Colorectal Cancer: A Propensity Score Matching Study.

Minimally invasive surgery in obese patients is still challenging, so exploring one more item in this research field ranks among the main goals of this research. We aimed to compare short-term postoperative outcomes of open and video-laparoscopic (VL) approaches in CRC obese patients undergoing colorectal resection. We performed a retrospective analysis of a surgical database including 138 patients diagnosed with CRC, undergoing VL ( = 87, 63%) and open ( = 51, 37%) colorectal surgery.

Doege-Potter syndrome by malignant solitary fibrous tumor of the liver: A case report and review of literature.

Background: Solitary fibrous tumor of the liver (SFTL) is a rare occurrence with a low number of cases reported in literature. SFTL is usually benign but, 10%-20% cases are reported to be malignant with a tendency to metastasize. The majority of malignant SFTL cases are associated with a paraneoplastic hypoglycaemia defined as Doege-Potter syndrome.

The ability to point to well-known places in young and older adults.

Background And Aims: A mental map of well-known places is organized according to a specific orientation where spatial information located in front of a person is more accessible than information located at the back (front-back effect). This study investigated age-related differences between young and older adults in building a mental map of well-known places when front and back pointing were required.

Methods: Thirty young (20-30 year olds) and 29 older (60-72 year olds) adults living in the same Italian town were compared in their ability to point to places inside their own town, and surrounding villages located in the front and back of their physical position in the city.

Age differences in verbal and visuo-spatial working memory updating: evidence from analysis of serial position curves.

Memory updating is the ability to select and update relevant information and suppress no-longer-relevant data. The few studies in this area, targeting mainly the verbal domain, have investigated and confirmed an age-related decline in working memory updating ability (De Beni & Palladino, 2004; Van der Linden, Bredart, & Beerten, 1994). The present research examines the ability of younger and older adults to update information in verbal and visuo-spatial running memory tasks.