This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between sessile serrated lesion (SSL) size and the comorbidity rate of SSL with dysplasia (SSLD) and cancer in SSL (SSL-cancer). This retrospective, single-center analysis identified SSL cases that underwent endoscopic resection between January 2015 and December 2022. The prevalence of SSL, SSLD, and SSL-cancer and their annual trends were assessed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWith increasing global life expectancy, the significance of geriatric assessment parameters has increased. Sarcopenia is a crucial assessment parameter and is defined as the age-related loss of muscle mass and strength. Sarcopenia is widely acknowledged as a risk factor for postoperative complications in diverse advanced malignancies and has a detrimental effect on the long-term prognosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Although much progress has been made in diagnosis of carcinomas, no established methods have been confirmed to elucidate their morphological features.
Methods: Three-dimensional structure of esophageal carcinomas was assessed using transparency-enhancing technology. Endoscopically resected esophageal squamous cell carcinoma was fluorescently stained, optically cleared using a transparency-enhancing reagent called LUCID, and visualized using laser scanning microscopy.
The ABC method is a classification method used for stratifying the risk of gastric cancer. However, whether the ABC method should be performed only once or multiple times throughout an individual's lifetime remains unclear. Therefore, this study aimed to analyze whether performing ABC screening twice in a lifetime is useful.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAlthough the mortality rates of gastric cancer (GC) are gradually declining, gastric cancer is still the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. This may be due to the high rate of patients who are diagnosed with GC at advanced stages. However, in countries such as Japan with endoscopic screening systems, more than half of GCs are discovered at an early stage, enabling endoscopic resection (ER).
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