Application of an artificial intelligence-based system in the diagnosis of breast ultrasound images obtained using a smartphone
Breast ultrasound (US) is useful for dense breasts, and the introduction of artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted diagnoses of breast US images should be considered. However, the implementation of AI-based tec... (Source: World Journal of Surgical Oncology)
Source: World Journal of Surgical Oncology - January 2, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Ryutaro Mori, Mai Okawa, Yoshihisa Tokumaru, Yoshimi Niwa, Nobuhisa Matsuhashi and Manabu Futamura Tags: Research Source Type: research

The role of the diaphragm in prediction of respiratory function in the immediate postoperative period in lung cancer patients using a machine learning model
The prediction of postoperative respiratory function is necessary in identifying patients that are at greater risk of complications. There are not enough studies on the effect of the diaphragm on postoperative... (Source: World Journal of Surgical Oncology)
Source: World Journal of Surgical Oncology - December 22, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Radomir Vesovic, Milan Milosavljevic, Marija Punt, Jelica Radomirovic, Slavisa Bascarevic, Milan Savic, Vladimir Milenkovic, Marko Popovic and Maja Ercegovac Tags: Research Source Type: research

Association between glycolysis markers and prognosis of liver cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis
In recent years, the capacity of tumor cells to maintain high levels of glycolysis, even in the presence of oxygen, has emerged as one of the main metabolic traits and garnered considerable attention. The purp... (Source: World Journal of Surgical Oncology)
Source: World Journal of Surgical Oncology - December 20, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Boqin Wang and Rong Pu Tags: Review Source Type: research

Prognostic analysis of percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) combined with 125I implantation on lumbosacral vertebral osteoblastic metastases
Lumbosacral vertebral osteoblastic metastasis is treated with percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) combined with 125I seed implantation and PVP alone. Compared to PVP alone, we evaluated the effects of combination t... (Source: World Journal of Surgical Oncology)
Source: World Journal of Surgical Oncology - December 20, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Lei Xu, Xin Huang, Yan Lou, Wei Xie, Jun He, Zuozhang Yang, Yihao Yang and Ya Zhang Tags: Research Source Type: research

Streamlining robotic-assisted abdominoperineal resection
Robot-assisted surgery has proven to be a safe and feasible approach for the management of rectal cancer, including abdominoperineal resection (APR). However, it often incurs longer operative times and higher ... (Source: World Journal of Surgical Oncology)
Source: World Journal of Surgical Oncology - December 20, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Kazunosuke Yamada, Jun Imaizumi, Ryuji Kato, Takahiro Takada and Hitoshi Ojima Tags: Case Report Source Type: research

Neoadjuvant pyrotinib plus trastuzumab and chemotherapy for HER2-positive breast cancer: a prospective cohort study
This prospective study aims to investigate the efficacy and safety of pyrotinib (P) combined with 4 cycles of epirubicin and cyclophosphamide followed by 4 cycles of taxane and trastuzumab (P  + EC-TH) regimen ... (Source: World Journal of Surgical Oncology)
Source: World Journal of Surgical Oncology - December 19, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Lu Liu, Mingzhi Zhu, Yanyan Wang, Muhan Li and Yuanting Gu Tags: Research Source Type: research

Clinical value of station 4R node dissection in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
The objective of this study was to explore the characteristics... (Source: World Journal of Surgical Oncology)
Source: World Journal of Surgical Oncology - December 18, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Xin-ye Wang, Xia-yu Fu, Hong Yang, Jing Wen, Peng Lin and Jian-hua Fu Tags: Research Source Type: research

Evaluation of different scoring systems in the prediction of complications, morbidity, and mortality after laparoscopic radical gastrectomy
This retrospective study aimed to assess the suitability of POSSUM and its modified versions, E-PASS and its modified score, SRS, and SORT scores for predicting postoperative complications and mortality in pat... (Source: World Journal of Surgical Oncology)
Source: World Journal of Surgical Oncology - December 18, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Haoyu He, Yubiao Liu, Xin Liu, Zhaoxiong Zhang, Daohan Wang and Weihua Fu Tags: Research Source Type: research

Serum concentrations of proinflammatory biomarker interleukin-6 (IL-6) as a predictor of postoperative complications after elective colorectal surgery
The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the role of serum IL-6 as a potential predictive biomarker of postoperative complications (POC) in elective colorectal surgery. (Source: World Journal of Surgical Oncology)
Source: World Journal of Surgical Oncology - December 14, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Vladim ír Procházka, Lukáš Lacina, Karel Smetana Jr, Martin Svoboda, Kateřina Skřivanová, Miroslava Beňovská, Jiří Jarkovský, Leoš Křen and Zdeněk Kala Tags: Research Source Type: research

Surgical outcomes and risk factors for surgical complications after en bloc resection following reconstruction with 3D-printed artificial vertebral body for thoracolumbar tumors
The outcomes of patients with tumors of the thoracolumbar spine treated with en bloc resection (EBR) using three-dimensional (3D)-printed endoprostheses are underreported. (Source: World Journal of Surgical Oncology)
Source: World Journal of Surgical Oncology - December 14, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Jinxin Hu, Guohui Song, Hongmin Chen, Huaiyuan Xu, Anqi Wang, Xiangqin Wang, Bingbing Hou, Jinchang Lu, Qinglian Tang, Jin Wang and Xiaojun Zhu Tags: Research Source Type: research

Lymphovascular invasion is a significant risk factor for non-sentinel nodal metastasis in breast cancer patients with sentinel lymph node (SLN)-positive breast cancer: a cross-sectional study
A connection between lymphovascular invasion and axillary lymph node metastases in breast cancer has been observed, but the findings are inconsistent and primarily based on research in Western populations. We ... (Source: World Journal of Surgical Oncology)
Source: World Journal of Surgical Oncology - December 14, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Chunyu Wei, Yongqing Deng, Suosu Wei, Zhen Huang, Yujie Xie, Jinan Xu, Lingguang Dong, Quanqing Zou and Jianrong Yang Tags: Review Source Type: research

Apoptosis-related factors are relevant to progression of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors
Multidisciplinary therapy centered on antitumor drugs is indicated in patients with unresectable pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PanNET). However, the criteria for selection of optimal therapeutic agents is ... (Source: World Journal of Surgical Oncology)
Source: World Journal of Surgical Oncology - December 12, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Shota Amano, Teijiro Hirashita, Yoko Kawano, Haruto Nishida, Hiroki Orimoto, Masahiro Kawamura, Takahide Kawasaki, Takashi Masuda, Yuichi Endo, Masayuki Ohta, Tsutomu Daa and Masafumi Inomata Tags: Research Source Type: research

Correction: Clinicopathologic and mutational profiles of primary breast diffuse large B cell lymphoma in a male patient: case report and literature review
(Source: World Journal of Surgical Oncology)
Source: World Journal of Surgical Oncology - December 12, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Fengbo Huang, Yachao Ruan, Xiaojuan He, Hui Lian and Jinhua Yang Tags: Correction Source Type: research

Perioperative, function, and positive surgical margin in extraperitoneal versus transperitoneal single port robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Extraperitoneal and transperitoneal approaches are two common modalities in single-port (SP) robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP), but differences in safety and efficacy between the two remain controver... (Source: World Journal of Surgical Oncology)
Source: World Journal of Surgical Oncology - December 12, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Yu Jiang, Yang Liu, Shize Qin, Shuting Zhong and Xiaohua Huang Tags: Review Source Type: research

Nomogram for predicting prolonged postoperative ileus after laparoscopic low anterior resection for rectal cancer
Prolonged postoperative ileus (PPOI) is a common complication after colorectal surgery that increases patient discomfort, hospital stay, and financial burden. However, predictive tools to assess the risk of PP... (Source: World Journal of Surgical Oncology)
Source: World Journal of Surgical Oncology - December 11, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Fangliang Guo, Zhiwei Sun, Zongheng Wang, Jianfeng Gao, Jiahao Pan, Qianshi Zhang and Shuangyi Ren Tags: Research Source Type: research