The Sister Mary Joseph (SMJ) nodule is a clinical sign of metastatic cancer involving the umbilicus. The vast majority of these instances represent adenocarcinomas arising from ovarian or colorectal primaries. We present ...

Cancer is a leading cause of death in both developed and developing countries. Although advances in cancer research lead to improved anti-neoplastic therapies, they continue to have unfavorable outcomes, including poor ...

Objective: To estimate and analyze the evolution of mortality rates of gastrointestinal (GI) cancer in Peru and its regions between 2005-2014. Material and methods: We performed a nationwide secondary analysis of Peru’s ...

Fistula between arteries and the gastrointestinal tract are a rare cause of gastrointestinal bleeding, but potentially fatal. The recognition and early treatment can modify the patient prognosis. We report a case of a ...

Resumen La presente investigación tuvo como objetivo Comparar el Afrontamiento e Imagen Corporal entre los Pacientes con cáncer Gastrointestinal sometidos a cirugía en la zona Urbana y Rural. Se realizó un estudio cuantitativo, ...

Introduction: A key step in cancer progression is tumor irrigation through the recruitment of blood vessels. This process can be complemented in sub-sets of highly aggressive cancers in a process called vasculogenic mimicry ...