Sarcomatoid carcinoma of the pancreas (Review).

Sarcomatoid carcinoma of the pancreas (SCP) is a rare and aggressive subtype of undifferentiated pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, with a generally poor prognosis and only sporadic cases reported worldwide. Histologically, the most notable feature of SCP is the presence of abundant of mesenchymatoid spindle tumor cells in the tumor, which lack glandular differentiation. Immunohistochemically, SCP is characterized by the expression of both mesenchymal and epithelial markers.

Comparison of the short-term outcomes of open and laparoscopic hepatectomy in the treatment of recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma: a single-center retrospective study.

Background: To retrospectively analyze the short-term outcomes between open hepatectomy (OH) and laparoscopic hepatectomy (LH) in the treatment of recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The objective is to develop the optimal surgical method for patients with recurrent liver cancer after operation.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the data of 165 HCC patients whose cancer recurred after hepatectomy between January 2015 and March 2021 at our medical center.

Options for the treatment of intrahepatic recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma: Salvage liver transplantation or rehepatectomy?

Objective: To explore prognostic factors by comparing the efficacy of salvage liver transplantation (sLT) and rehepatectomy (RH) for the treatment of recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma after hepatectomy.

Methods: Clinical data were collected for 124 patients treated at our center from January 2012 to August 2018. The median follow-up time for the patients was 39 months.