Poor response at restaging MRI and high incomplete resection rates of locally advanced mucinous rectal cancer after chemoradiation therapy.

Aim: Mucinous carcinoma is a histological subtype of rectal cancer and has been associated with a poor response to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CRT). The primary aim of this study was to analyse the response on MRI of mucinous locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) after CRT compared to regular adenocarcinoma.

Method: Patients with LARC (defined as cT4 and/or cN2), who underwent CRT followed by restaging MRI and surgery in two tertiary referral hospitals were retrospectively included in the study.

Method for adequate macroscopic gallbladder examination after cholecystectomy.

Background And Aims: There is no clear guideline nor protocol for macroscopic examination of the gallbladder, leaving surgeons extemporaneous in regard of gallbladder examination in selective histopathologic policy. The purpose of this article is to describe a surgical approach for adequate macroscopic inspection of the gallbladder.

Materials And Methods: The described practical method was developed in collaboration between surgeons and pathologists.

Paraganglion, a pitfall in diagnosis after regular cholecystectomy.

Introduction: Neuroendocrine neoplasm of the gallbladder is an extremely uncommon diagnosis. We present a case of a benign gallbladder paraganglion that was initially incorrectly diagnosed as a neuroendocrine tumour (NET).

Presentation Of Case: A 27-year-old female with symptomatic gallstone disease underwent an uncomplicated laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

NR4A3 rearrangement reliably distinguishes between the clinicopathologically overlapping entities myoepithelial carcinoma of soft tissue and cellular extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma.

Myoepithelial carcinoma of soft tissue (MEC) and cellular extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma (cEMC) share striking similarities. In this paper, we compare ten MECs with five cEMCs. MEC patients had an equal gender distribution.