background: vascular endothelial growth factor (vegf) is a signal protein produced by cells that stimulates angiogenesis and increased vascular permeability. the prognostic value of vegf expression in colorectal cancer is unclear as shown by the discordant results still reported in the literature. this study was designed for the evaluation of vegf expression and correlation with clinicopatholog...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Mucinous gastric carcinoma (MGC) is a rare histopathological type of gastric carcinoma, for which the clinicopathological features and prognosis remain controversial. To clarify the clinical significance of mucinous histological type in gastric cancer, we studied clinicopathological characteristics of MGC tumors and prognosis of patients. METHODOLOGY Forty-one patients with MG...

Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) is the second most common primary tumor of the liver. To further define its clinicopathology and surgical management, we reviewed our experience. Clinical presentations of 32 patients with ICC was similar to that with hepatocellular carcinoma. Jaundice occurred in only 27 percent. ICC was unresectable due to advanced disease stage in 81 percent. Six patient...

BACKGROUND Many studies have reported that the expression level of lncRNA H19 was increased in various tumors. LncRNA H19 may play a significant role in cancer occurrence and development. An increased level of H19 was also associated with poor clinical outcomes of cancer patients. RESULTS 12 eligible studies were screened, with a total of 1437 cancer patients. From the results of meta-analysi...