Background:Although guidelines recommend systemic therapy even in patients with limited extrahepatic metastases from hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC),a few recent studies suggested a potential benefit forresection of ex...
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Background:Although guidelines recommend systemic therapy even in patients with limited extrahepatic metastases from hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC),a few recent studies suggested a potential benefit for resection of extrahepatic ***,the benefit of adrenal resection(Ar)for adrenal-only metastases(AOM)from HCC was not proved *** is the first study to compare long-term outcomes of Ar to those of sorafenib in patients with AOM from ***:The patients with adrenal metastases(AM)from HCC were identified from the electronic records of the institution between January 2002 and December *** who presented AM and other sites of extrahepatic disease were ***,the patients with AOM who received other therapies than Ar or sorafenib were ***:A total of 34 patients with AM from HCC were *** of these,22 patients had AOM,6 receiving other treatment than Ar or ***,8 patients with AOM underwent Ar(Ar group),while 8 patients were treated with sorafenib(SOr group).The baseline characteristics of the two groups were not significantly different in terms of age,sex,number and size of the primary tumor,timing of AM diagnosis,Child-Pugh and ECOG *** a median follow-up of 15.5 months,in the Ar group,the 1-,3-,and 5-year overall survival rates(85.7%,42.9%,and 0%,respectively)were significantly higher than those achieved in the SOr group(62.5%,0%and 0%at 1-,3-and 5-year,respectively)(P=0.009).The median progression-free survival after Ar(14 months)was significantly longer than that after sorafenib therapy(6 months,P=0.002).Conclusions:In patients with AOM from HCC,Ar was associated with significantly higher overall and progression-free survival rates than systemic therapy with *** results could represent a starting-point for future phase II/III clinical trials.
BACKGrOUND Secondary hypertension is a relatively rare condition most commonly caused by renovascular disease due to atherosclerotic vascular disease or fibromuscular *** accessory renal arteries are frequent,to date,...
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BACKGrOUND Secondary hypertension is a relatively rare condition most commonly caused by renovascular disease due to atherosclerotic vascular disease or fibromuscular *** accessory renal arteries are frequent,to date,only six cases of secondary hypertension determined by their existence have been *** SUMMArY We describe a case of a 39-year-old female who came to the emergency department with an urgent hypertensive crisis and hypertensive *** normal renal arteries,the computed tomography angiography revealed an inferior polar artery with 50%stenosis of its *** treatment with amlodipine,indapamide and perindopril was adopted,leading to blood pressure control within one *** To the best of our knowledge,there are controversies regarding accessory renal arteries as a potential etiology for secondary hypertension,but the seven similar cases already described,along with the current case,could reinforce the necessity of more studies concerning this subject.
To the Editor:Extensive liverresection represents a life-saving intervention in patients with primary or secondary liver *** advances made in the field of chemotherapy and surgical techniques have translated into a g...
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To the Editor:Extensive liver resection represents a life-saving intervention in patients with primary or secondary liver *** advances made in the field of chemotherapy and surgical techniques have translated into a greater number of patients who are older and with more complex comorbidities presenting for major liver surgery[1]and thus having an increased risk of perioperative mortality.
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