The epidemiology of pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer

D Yadav, AB Lowenfels - Gastroenterology, 2013 - Elsevier
Acute pancreatitis is one of the most frequent gastrointestinal causes of hospital admission
in the United States. Chronic pancreatitis, although lower in incidence, significantly reduces …

Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: pathogenesis and rationale for molecular therapies

D Sia, V Tovar, A Moeini, JM Llovet - Oncogene, 2013 - nature.com
Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) is an aggressive malignancy with very poor
prognosis. Genome-wide, high-throughput technologies have made major advances in …

Prognostic nomogram for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma after partial hepatectomy

Y Wang, J Li, Y Xia, R Gong, K Wang, Z Yan… - Journal of clinical …, 2013 - ascopubs.org
Purpose This study aimed to establish an effective prognostic nomogram for intrahepatic
cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) after partial hepatectomy. Patients and Methods The nomogram …

A critical role for notch signaling in the formation of cholangiocellular carcinomas

S Zender, I Nickeleit, T Wuestefeld, I Sörensen… - Cancer cell, 2013 - cell.com
The incidence of cholangiocellular carcinoma (CCC) is increasing worldwide. Using a
transgenic mouse model, we found that expression of the intracellular domain of Notch 1 …

Slow regression of liver fibrosis presumed by repeated biomarkers after virological cure in patients with chronic hepatitis C

T Poynard, J Moussalli, M Munteanu, D Thabut… - Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Chronic hepatitis C is both a virologic and fibrotic disease and
complications can occur in patients with sustained virologic response (SVR) with residual …

Pancreatic cancer: a comprehensive review and update

T Muniraj, PA Jamidar, HR Aslanian - Disease-a-month, 2013 - Elsevier
The term pancreatic cancer encompasses both exocrine and endocrine tumors of the
pancreas. More than 90% of pancreatic tumors originate from ductal epithelium and this …

[HTML][HTML] A comparison of trends in mortality from primary liver cancer and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma in Europe

P Bertuccio, C Bosetti, F Levi, A Decarli, E Negri… - Annals of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Background To update and compare mortality from primary liver cancer (PLC) and
intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) in Europe in 1990–2010. Materials and methods We …

Treatment outcomes and prognostic factors of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

R Dhanasekaran, AW Hemming… - Oncology …, 2013 - spandidos-publications.com
The aim of the present study was to determine the treatment outcome and prognostic factors
for survival in patients with peripheral intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC). A …

Multidisciplinary approaches to intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

SK Maithel, TC Gamblin, I Kamel… - Cancer, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
After hepatocellular carcinoma, intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) is the second most
common primary hepatic malignancy. The etiology of ICC in most patients is not known, but …

Small intrahepatic mass-forming cholangiocarcinoma: target sign on diffusion-weighted imaging for differentiation from hepatocellular carcinoma

HJ Park, YK Kim, MJ Park, WJ Lee - Abdominal imaging, 2013 - Springer
Purpose To determine the differential MRI features of small mass-forming intrahepatic
cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) from hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Methods Sixty-four …