The authors present a review of pathogenesis, diagnosis and various approaches to treatment for an extremely rare tumor - primary hepatic leiomyosarcoma. This tumor is dif- ficult to be diagnosed by imaging examinations. The prevalent method of treatment is a radical resection (RO surgery). Ac- cording to literature the median survival of patients with LMSL is about one year with DFS after treatment about 10 months. Also the authors describe a case report of the successful cure of middle-aged female with primary hepatic leiomyosarcoma and Hodgkin's lymphoma in the anamnesis. She has undergone 6 cycles of neoadjuvant chemotherapy with Ifosfamide and Doxorubicin. The tumour response was estimated as partial. Then patient has undergone radical surgery in the volume of extended left hemihepatectomy with LND. Follow-up exami- nation 38 months after treatment revealed no progression of the disease.
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Front Med (Lausanne)
January 2025
Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou, China.
Primary hepatic carcinosarcoma (HCS) is an extremely rare malignant tumor with carcinomatous and sarcomatous elements. Few reported cases of HCS exist, especially with sufficient records to describe imaging and pathological features, making the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of HCS a significant challenge for physicians. Here, we report a case of HCS with spontaneous rupture as the initial symptom in a 77-year-old elderly male who was admitted with right upper abdominal pain for 8 days.
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January 2025
The School of Clinical Medicine, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
Background: The combination of local therapy with lenvatinib and programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1) inhibitors represents an emerging treatment paradigm for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (uHCC). Our study sought to investigate the interrelationship between gut microbiota and intratumoral microbiota in the context of triple therapy, with a view to identifying potential biological markers.
Methods: The gut microbial community profiles of patients with primary untreated hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and those treated with local therapy combined with lenvatinib and PD-1 inhibitors were analyzed by 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing.
Front Cell Infect Microbiol
January 2025
Department of Gastroenterology, Third Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Shanxi Bethune Hospital, Shanxi Academy of Medical Sciences, Tongji Shanxi Hospital, Taiyuan, China.
Background And Aims: The impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) remains unclear. To investigate the clinical characteristics of patients with ACLF complicated with COVID-19 in order to provide evidence for the precise treatment of this patient population.
Methods: A total of 34 ACLF patients with COVID-19 admitted to these three hospitals from December 2022 to August 2023 were included as the ACLF+COVID-19 group.
Stem Cell Res Ther
January 2025
Organoid Innovation Center, Suzhou Institute of Nanotech and Nano-bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 398 Ruoshui Rd, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China.
The lack of in vivo accurate human liver models hinders the investigation of liver-related diseases, injuries, and drug-related toxicity, posing challenges for both basic research and clinical applications. Traditional cellular and animal models, while widely used, have significant limitations in replicating the liver's complex responses to various stressors. Liver organoids derived from human pluripotent stem cells, adult stem cells primary cells, or tissues can mimic diverse liver cell types, major physiological functions, and architectural features.
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January 2025
Argentinian Critical Care Ultrasonography Association (ASARUC), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Hepatic gas gangrene (HGG) is a rare but life-threatening condition typically caused by anaerobic bacteria such as Clostridium perfringens, though Gram-negative bacteria like Escherichia coli and Klebsiella species have also been implicated. Traditionally diagnosed via computed tomography (CT), point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has emerged as a valuable tool in critical care settings for its non-invasive, bedside utility. We report the case of a 51-year-old female with choledochal syndrome secondary to cholangiocarcinoma who developed HGG following left extended hepatectomy and biliary reconstruction.
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