The role of liver biopsy in the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has been
challenged over time by the ability of imaging techniques to characterize liver lesions in …

Periampullary cancers include pancreatic, ampullary, biliary and duodenal cancers. At
presentation, the majority of periampullary tumours have grown to involve the pancreas, bile …

Donor spins in silicon are highly competitive qubits for upcoming quantum technologies,
offering complementary metal-oxide semiconductor compatibility, coherence (T 2) times of …

Background Periampullary adenocarcinoma consists of pancreatic adenocarcinoma
(PDAC), distal cholangiocarcinoma (DC), ampullary cancer (AC), and duodenal …

Most tumours in the head of the pancreas are adenocarcinomas of the exocrine pancreas.
However, carcinomas located in the head of the pancreas may originate from the papilla of …

Objective: This study aimed to compare surgical and oncological outcomes after minimally
invasive pancreatoduodenectomy (MIPD) versus open pancreatoduodenectomy (OPD) for …

Abstract Background Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a cancer of the exocrine
pancreas and 5-year survival rates remain constant at 7%. Along with PDAC, Periampullary …

Background Growing evidence indicates that the systemic inflammatory response plays an
important role in cancer development and progression. Several inflammatory markers have …

Molecular alterations in oncogenes and tumor suppressors in various signaling pathways
are basis for personalized therapy in cancer. Periampullary carcinoma behaves differently …

Objectives Large biobanks with uniform collection of biomaterials and associated clinical
data are essential for translational research. The Netherlands has traditionally been well …