Vol 2, No 3 (July 06, 2013): Translational Gastrointestinal Cancer

Is competency assessment at the specialist level achievable?

New competency assessment tool for laparoscopic colorectal surgery

Preoperative capecitabine and pelvic radiation in locally advanced rectal cancer: preliminary results (Mansoura experience)

Progranulin: a novel regulator of gastrointestinal cancer progression

Circulating tumor cells in gastrointestinal malignancies

Non-goblet columnar epithelium in the distal esophagus: review of recent advances in understanding the origin and neoplastic potential

Unveiling the role of tumor reactive stroma in cholangiocarcinoma: an opportunity for new therapeutic strategies

The heterogeneity of KRAS mutations in colorectal cancer and its biomarker implications: an ever-evolving story

Effect of adjuvant chemotherapy with fluorouracil plus folinic acid or gemcitabine vs. observation on survival in patients with resected periampullary adenocarcinoma

Future perspective of laparoscopic surgery for gastric cancer: sentinel node navigation function-preserving surgery for early gastric cancer

Gangrenous cholecystitis complicating pancreatic head adenocarcinoma: a case report