Pancreatic gastrointestinal stromal tumors (PGISTs) are exceptionally rare, accounting for <5% of extra-gastrointestinal stromal tumors (EGISTs) and <1% of malignant pancreatic neoplasms. We present a unique case of concurrent double primary malignancies in a 46-year-old female with a history of recurrent myoepithelial carcinoma of the parotid gland, managed through surgical resection and adjuvant therapy. She presented with an enlarging abdominal mass, initially suggestive of pancreatic metastasis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Aims: Liver cancer is the third leading cause of global cancer deaths, and hepatocellular carcinoma is its most common type. Liver resection is one of the treatment options for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). This study aims to explore our hospital's more than a decade of experience in liver resection for HCC patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction And Importance: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most prevalent malignancies in Indonesia and is well-known as a silent killer disease due to its mortality rate among males. Furthermore, a pedunculated HCC (P-HCC) is a rare subtype challenging to diagnose when presented as an extrahepatic mass.
Case Presentation: A 61-year-old man was admitted to our hospital due to abdominal pain with a palpable mass in the left upper abdomen after being referred from secondary health care.
Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) needs several mutations to occur in various genes, and can vary widely in different individuals; hence it is essential to be discovered in a specific population. Until recently, there has been no known study describing APC, TP53, PIK3CA, KRAS, and MLH1 of CRC in Indonesian population. This study describes the nature and location of mutation in CRC patients treated at three different hospitals in Jakarta.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Bile duct injuries (BDI) can occur after a cholecystectomy procedure performed by any surgeons. These ensured a poor experience for patients and surgeons and marred the minimally invasive surgery approach, which should have promised rapid recovery. This study aimed to evaluate the management of BDI following cholecystectomy procedure in Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta, as a tertiary hospital.
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September 2020
Background: Gastric cancer in pregnancy is a very rare case with an incidence of 0.016% and is mostly detected in a locally advanced or advanced stage due to misinterpretation of non-specific signs and symptoms. Management of gastric cancer in pregnancy should emphasize mother and fetal survival.
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