Preoperative prognostic factors in patients with ductal adenocarcinoma of the head of the pancreas.

Objective: To identify the preoperative prognostic factors influencing pancreatic cancer survival following curative resection in a single Brazilian institution.

Methods: From 2005 to 2018, preoperative clinic, demographic and laboratory data were prospectively collected. Survival analysis was performed by the Kaplan-Meier method and the comparison between curves by the log-rank test.

Immunohistochemical Coexpression of Epithelial Cell Adhesion Molecule and Alpha-Fetoprotein in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Background And Aim: The epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM) has been proposed as a marker for cancer stem cells in human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) as well as in the development of novel target therapies. This study aimed to investigate the immunohistochemical expression of EpCAM and alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) in HCC patients and their association with clinicopathological characteristics.

Methods: This study included Child-Pugh A HCC patients undergoing curative surgical resection.

Duodenum-preserving pancreatic head resection in solid pseudopapillary neoplasm-Report of a case.

Introduction: Solid pseudopapillary neoplasm (SPPN) was first characterized by Virginia Frantz in 1959. The duodenum-preserving pancreatic head resection (DPPHR) has been described as treatment for low-grade malignant tumors of the head of the pancreas including eight cases of SPPN.

Presentation Of Case: A 16-year-old white female patient presented with abdominal pain and dyspepsia.