BACKGROUND: The present study was designed to provide an analysis of factors for angiogenesis and proliferation. MATERIAL AND METHOD: We analyzed tumor tissues from 37 rectal cancer patients with concurrent or subsequent ...

Current surgical treatment modalities for breast reconstruction include latissimus dorsi mycotaneous flap with immediate permanent breast implant (LDI). The aim of the present study was to analyze reconstruction with LDI ...

The etiological role of human papillomavirus (HPV) in a number of squamous malignant tumors is well known. Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of colon is a rare disease with uncertain etiology. Our objective was to detect ...

Tumor invasion and metastasis is a highly complicated, multi-step phenomenon. In the complex event of tumor progression, tumor cells interact with basement membrane and extracellular matrix components. Proteolytic enzymes ...

Massive localized lymphoedema (MLL) is a relatively frequent complication in obesity. MLL is present as a giant swelling and associated with characteristic skin changes. Due to the pathologic and morphologic similarity to ...

INTRODUCTION: A technique of reconstructing the inguinal ligament using pedicled fascia lata flap is described. PRESENTATION OF CASE: A 66-year-old woman was referred with massive incarcerated left inguinal hernia, following ...

Between the 1 It of January, 1998 and the 3111 of December, 2002 we treated Ill patients for gastric cancer in the 2nd Department of Surgery, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary. The majority of patients belonged to ...

Background: Cathepsin B and L (CATB, CATL), urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) and its inhibitor PAI-I play an important role in colorectal cancer invasion. The tumor marker utility and prognostic relevance of ...