background: the presence of metastatic lymph nodes is the most important prognostic factor for gastric carcinoma; however, the optimal system for the accurate staging of lymph node metastasis for patients with gastric cancer remains controversial. this study was designed to compare five systems in relation to the n classification of gastric carcinoma. materials and methods: this multicentric hi...

hepatocellular carcinoma (hcc) represents one of the most common neoplasms worldwide.  liver trasnplantation (lt) is the treatment of choice for selected group of patients with hcc. lt is actually a consolidated therapeutic option for hcc because it cures both tumor and underlying cirrhosis. in 1996, the publication of a pivotal prospective study on less than 50 patients, transplanted for hcc u...

Abstract Background Cervical cancer is a major public health problem for women. Accurate staging may lead to proper management of cervical cancer. We retrospectively reviewed all patients with who underwent pre-treatment MRI between January 2009 and December 2018 analyzed the correlation clinical staging. Results Correlation overall by percent agreement moderate (73.9%), but kappa coefficient s...

Lymph node metastases are a poor prognostic indicator in many tumours and therefore accurate identification during staging is important prior to commencing treatment. The presence of lymph node metastases can significantly alter patient management and therefore accurate diagnosis of the presence and extent of nodal disease can help optimise patient management. In this review, the radiologic fea...

An accurate staging is necessary to select the best treatment and evaluate prognosis in oncology. Staging usually begins with noninvasive imaging such as computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging or positron emission tomography. In the absence of distant metastases, endoscopic ultrasound plays an important role in the diagnosis and staging of gastrointestinal tumors, being the most accura...

Purpose to evaluate the agreement between the clinical and pathological stagings of breast cancer based on clinical and molecular features. Methods this was a cross-sectional study, in which clinical, epidemiological and pathological data were collected from 226 patients who underwent surgery at the Prof. Dr. José Aristodemo Pinotti Women's Hospital (CAISM/Unicamp) from January 2008 to Septembe...