Peritumoral Adipose Tissue Features Derived from [F]fluoro-2-deoxy-2-d-glucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography as Predictors for Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer Patients.

This study investigated whether the textural features of peritumoral adipose tissue (AT) on [F]fluoro-2-deoxy-2-d-glucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) can predict the pathological response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) and progression-free survival (PFS) in breast cancer patients. We retrospectively enrolled 147 female breast cancer patients who underwent staging FDG PET/CT and completed NAC and underwent curative surgery. We extracted 10 first-order features, 6 gray-level co-occurrence matrix (GLCM) features, and 3 neighborhood gray-level difference matrix (NGLDM) features of peritumoral AT and evaluated the predictive value of those imaging features for pathological complete response (pCR) and PFS.

Relationship of FDG PET/CT imaging features with tumor immune microenvironment and prognosis in colorectal cancer: a retrospective study.

Background: Imaging features of colorectal cancers on 2-deoxy-2-[F]fluoro-d-glucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) have been considered to be affected by tumor characteristics and tumor immune microenvironment. However, the relationship between PET/CT imaging features and immune reactions in tumor tissue has not yet been fully evaluated. This study investigated the association of FDG PET/CT imaging features in the tumor, bone marrow, and spleen with immunohistochemical results of cancer tissue and recurrence-free survival (RFS) in patients with colorectal cancer.

Adipose Tissue Quantification Improves the Prognostic Value of GLIM Criteria in Advanced Gastric Cancer Patients.

The present study investigated whether the risk of recurrence after curative surgery could be further stratified by combining the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) criteria and changes in subcutaneous (SAT) and visceral (VAT) adipose tissue mass after surgery in patients with advanced gastric cancer (AGC). This study retrospectively analyzed 302 patients with AGC who underwent curative surgery. Based on the GLIM criteria, patients were classified into malnourished and non-malnourished groups.

Prognostic significance of programmed cell death-ligand 1 expression on immune cells and epithelial-mesenchymal transition expression in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.

Purpose: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have been shown significant oncological improvements in several cancers. However, ICIs are still in their infancy in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Programmed cell death-ligand 1 (PD-L1), tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs), and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) have been known as prognostic factors in HCC.

Relationship of FDG Uptake of the Reticuloendothelial System with Tumor Immune Microenvironment and Prognosis in Patients with Gastric Cancer.

2-deoxy-2-[F]fluoro-D-glucose (FDG) uptake of the reticuloendothelial system, including the bone marrow (BM) and spleen, on positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) has been shown to be a significant prognostic factor in diverse malignancies. However, the relationship between FDG uptake of the BM and spleen and histopathological findings, including the tumor immune microenvironment, has not been fully evaluated. This study aimed to investigate the relationship of FDG uptake in the BM and spleen with histopathological findings and recurrence-free survival (RFS) in patients with gastric cancer.

Predicting the Recurrence of Gastric Cancer Using the Textural Features of Perigastric Adipose Tissue on [F]FDG PET/CT.

This study aimed to assess the relationship between the histopathological and textural features of perigastric adipose tissue (AT) on 2-deoxy-2-[F]fluoro-D-glucose ([F]FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) and to evaluate the prognostic significance of perigastric AT textural features in predicting recurrence-free survival (RFS) in patients with gastric cancer. Sixty-nine patients with gastric cancer who underwent staging [F]FDG PET/CT and subsequent curative surgery were retrospectively reviewed. Textural features of perigastric AT were extracted from PET images.

Prognostic significance of liver CT-attenuation and F-FDG uptake for predicting hepatic recurrence following curative resection of colorectal cancer.

Objective: This study investigated the predictive values of computed tomography (CT)-attenuation and fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (F-FDG) uptake in the liver for the hepatic recurrence of colorectal cancer.

Subject And Methods: This study retrospectively included 257 colorectal cancer patients who underwent staging F-FDG positron emission tomography (PET)/CT and were subsequently treated with curative surgical resection. Using non contrast-enhanced CT images in PET/CT, the liver-spleen ratio and liver-spleen difference of CT-attenuation and CT-attenuation of the liver were calculated.

Relationship of FDG PET/CT Textural Features with the Tumor Microenvironment and Recurrence Risks in Patients with Advanced Gastric Cancers.

The relationship between 2-deoxy-2-[F]fluoro-D-glucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) textural features and histopathological findings in gastric cancer has not been fully evaluated. We investigated the relationship between the textural features of primary tumors on FDG PET/CT with histopathological findings and recurrence-free survival (RFS) in patients with advanced gastric cancer (AGC). Fifty-six patients with AGC who underwent FDG PET/CT for staging work-ups were retrospectively enrolled.

Reconstruction of a Neglected, Extensor Hallucis Longus Tendon Rupture Using Interposed Scar Tissue: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Injury of the extensor hallucis longus (EHL) tendon is relatively rare, but surgical repair is necessary to prevent deformity and gait disturbance. Primary suturing is possible if the condition is acute, but not when it is chronic. The scar tissue between the ruptured ends is a proliferative tissue composed of fibroblasts and collagen fibers.

Prognostic significance of imaging features of peritumoral adipose tissue in FDG PET/CT of patients with colorectal cancer.

Purpose: This study investigated the relationship of imaging features of primary tumor and peritumoral VAT on PET/CT with histopathological findings of peritumoral VAT and recurrence-free survival (RFS) in patients with colorectal cancer.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 133 patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer who underwent staging FDG PET/CT and received curative surgery. Histogram-based imaging features of primary tumor and peritumoral VAT were extracted from PET/CT images.

Predicting Survival in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer by Integrating Bone Marrow FDG Uptake and Radiomic Features of Primary Tumor in PET/CT.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prognostic significance of FDG uptake of bone marrow (BM SUV) and to investigate its role combined with radiomic features of primary tumors in improving the prediction of overall survival (OS) in patients with pancreatic cancer. We retrospectively enrolled 65 pancreatic cancer patients with staging FDG PET/CT. BM SUV and conventional imaging parameters of primary tumors including total lesion glycolysis (TLG) were measured.

Penile schwannoma mistaken for hemangioma: a rare case report and literature review.

Penile neoplasm is uncommon. Schwannomas of the penis are especially rare. For this reason, it is difficult to get an accurate impression to enable decision making.

Scalp metastasis of advanced gastric cancer.

Head and neck cutaneous metastasis of advanced gastric cancer is uncommon, and scalp metastasis is particularly rare. We present the case of a 60-year-old man who was diagnosed with cutaneous metastasis on the scalp originating from advanced gastric cancer. The patient was referred to the plastic surgery department for a scalp mass near the hairline.

Isolated temporalis muscle metastasis of renal cell carcinoma.

Isolated head and neck metastasis of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is relatively rare and metastasis to the temple area is very rare. Here, we present the case of a 51-year-old man who was diagnosed with RCC 2 years earlier and had a contralateral metastatic temple area lesion. The patient who was diagnosed with renal cell cancer and underwent a nephrectomy 2 years ago was referred to the plastic surgery department for a temple mass on the contralateral side.

Pd-Catalyzed asymmetric [5 + 2] cycloaddition of vinylethylene carbonates and cyclic imines: access to N-fused 1,3-oxazepines.

A Pd-catalyzed asymmetric [5 + 2] cycloaddition reaction was developed for the synthesis of N-fused 1,3-oxazepines using vinylethylene carbonates and sulfamate-derived cyclic imines. Under mild reaction conditions, a series of optically active N-fused 1,3-oxazepines were synthesized in good yields (up to 89%) and enantioselectivities (up to 90 : 10 er), indicating this method as a straightforward approach to enantiomerically enriched 1,3-oxazepine derivatives. The synthetic utility of the presented reaction was further demonstrated by the successful transformation of the resulting 1,3-oxazepines to useful polycyclic N-fused 1,3-oxazepanes.

Ovarian yolk sac tumor with epithelial tumor component in a postmenopausal woman - case report and literature review.

Ovarian yolk sac tumors are common germ cell tumors usually arising in young women. Yolk sac tumors in elderly women are infrequently encountered and most of them are combined with other epithelial tumor components including endometrioid carcinoma or serous carcinoma. Here, we report an extremely rare case of a yolk sac tumor with mucinous tumor and large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma components in a postmenopausal woman, which is the third yolk sac tumor case with a neuroendocrine tumor element in an elderly woman.

Direct reconstruction of chronic extensor digitorum longus tendon rupture using interposed scar tissue in the foot: A case report.

Rationale: Primary repair of acute ligament injury is possible due to the proximity of the ends. In the case of chronic injury, however, primary repair is difficult because the ends of ruptured ligament will have receded, and tendon graft, transfer, or reconstruction is needed. Satisfactory clinical results have been reported after reconstruction with newly formed interposed scar tissue between the ends of the ruptured tendon in chronic Achilles tendon injury and chronic extensor halluces longus (EHL) tendon injury.

Clinicopathological correlation of PD-L1 and TET1 expression with tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes in non-small cell lung cancer.

The immunohistochemical analysis of PD-L1 expression is still important in cancer immunotherapy. PD-L1 expression is affected by various tumor microenvironmental factors including tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) and DNA methylation biomarkers. Given the complex communication between tumor cells and immune cells, we analyzed the expression of PD-L1 and TET1 with TILs in human NSCLC and the correlation with various clinicopathological characteristics and patient prognosis.

Loss of ARID1A expression is associated with poor prognosis in non-small cell lung cancer.

Adenine-thymine-rich inactive domain-containing protein 1A (ARID1A) is a large subunit of the switch-sucrose nonfermenting (SWI-SNF) complex. ARID1A is considered to be a tumor suppressor in various cancers. We investigated the clinicopathological significance including prognosis of ARID1A expression in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Relations between hepatobiliary scintigraphy findings and histopathological factors in patients with recurrent biliary colic.

Background/purpose: The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between hepatobiliary scintigraphy findings and histopathological results in patients with recurrent biliary colic.

Methods: We retrospectively enrolled 107 patients who underwent hepatobiliary scintigraphy for recurrent biliary colic and subsequent cholecystectomy. According to the hepatobiliary scintigraphy findings, patients were categorized into a nonvisualization of gallbladder activity (nonvisualized GB) group, low gallbladder ejection fraction (GBEF) group, and normal GBEF group.

Low LATS2 expression is associated with poor prognosis in non-small cell lung carcinoma.

Large tumor suppressor kinase 2 (LATS2) is a core component in the Hippo signaling pathway, and it functions as a tumor suppressor associated with tumor cell proliferation and apoptosis. The purpose of this study is to explore LATS2 expression and its clinicopathological significance in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We examined LATS2 protein expression by immunohistochemistry in 184 resected NSCLC specimens using tissue microarrays.

Vulvar epithelioid leiomyoma with myxoid change: A case report and literature review.

Rationale: Smooth muscle tumors of the vulva are infrequent neoplasms with diverse histologic features and unclear biologic behavior. Herein, we report a very rare case of vulvar epithelioid leiomyoma and review of previous reported cases of these tumors. In addition, we have discussed the representative diagnostic criteria of vulvar smooth muscle tumors and prognostic significance of epithelioid morphology.

Single-stranded DNA binding protein 2 expression is associated with patient survival in hepatocellular carcinoma.

Background: SSBP2, single-stranded DNA binding protein 2, is a subunit of the ssDNA-binding complex that is involved in the maintenance of genome stability. The majority of previous studies have suggested a tumor-suppressive role of SSBP2, which is silenced by promoter hypermethylation in several human malignancies, such as hematologic malignancies, prostate cancer, esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, ovarian cancer, and gallbladder cancer. However, an oncogenic role of SSBP2 has been suggested in glioblastoma patients.

FOXO3a expression is associated with lymph node metastasis and poor disease-free survival in triple-negative breast cancer.

Aims: Forkhead box O (FOXO) transcription factors, consisting of FOXO1, FOXO3a, FOXO4 and FOXO6, are involved in carcinogenesis and tumour progression. Recent studies have suggested that FOXOs act as tumour suppressors in a variety of human cancers. This study investigated the clinicopathological significance of FOXOs in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC).

Clinicopathologic implications of TNFAIP3/A20 deletions in extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma.

The A20/Tumor necrosis factor-alpha-induced protein 3 (A20/TNFAIP3) is a negative regulator of NF-κB signaling. We analyzed the clinicopathologic implications of A20 deletions in extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma (NKTL). Fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis of the A20 gene was performed using archived formalin-fixed tissues in 49 cases of NKTL.