Pretreatment Levels of Chromogranin A and Neuron-specific Enolase in Patients With Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasia.

Background/aim: Chromogranin A (CgA) and neuron-specific enolase (NSE) are applied in the diagnosis of neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs), especially non-functional ones. The aim of this study was to investigate the predictive values of CgA and NSE in long-term survival.

Patients And Methods: Our retrospective analysis included 65 patients with histologically verified gastroenteropancreatic NEN between 2005 and 2019.

The role of subtotal and total gastrectomy in the treatment of gastric cancer.

The optimal procedure for the lower third gastric adenocarcinoma is still an open question. We performed an analysis of the long-term survival of patients after subtotal (SG) or total gastrectomy (TG) on 164 enrolled patients. Bivariate and multivariable analyses were performed in order to identify characteristics associated with long-term survival.

Fibrinogen Levels Are Associated with Lymph Node Involvement and Overall Survival in Gastric Cancer Patients.

Background/aim: Combination of perioperative chemotherapy with gastrectomy with D2 lymphadenectomy improves long-term survival in patients with gastric cancer. The aim of this study was to investigate the predictive value of preoperative levels of CRP, albumin, fibrinogen, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and routinely used tumor markers (CEA, CA 19-9, CA 72-4) for lymph node involvement.

Materials And Methods: This retrospective study was conducted in 136 patients who underwent surgery between 2007 and 2015.