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

Editorials

New competency assessment tool for laparoscopic colorectal surgery
Karin M. Hardiman
PDF Pages: 108-109 Full Text
Is competency assessment at the specialist level achievable?
Kinesh Patel, Omar Faiz, Siwan Thomas-Gibson
PDF Pages: 110-111 Full Text

Original Article

Preoperative capecitabine and pelvic radiation in locally advanced rectal cancer: preliminary results (Mansoura experience)
Abeer Hussien Anter, Ghada Ezzat Eladawei, Mahmoud Mosbah
PDF Pages: 112-117 Full Text

Review Articles

Unveiling the role of tumor reactive stroma in cholangiocarcinoma: an opportunity for new therapeutic strategies
Massimiliano Cadamuro, Stuart Duncan Morton, Mario Strazzabosco, Luca Fabris
PDF Pages: 130-144 Full Text
Progranulin: a novel regulator of gastrointestinal cancer progression
Sharon DeMorrow
PDF Pages: 145-151 Full Text
Circulating tumor cells in gastrointestinal malignancies
Guy A. Weiss, Sandeep T. Samuel, Omar Al Ustwani, Dan Iancu
PDF Pages: 118-129 Full Text
Non-goblet columnar epithelium in the distal esophagus: review of recent advances in understanding the origin and neoplastic potential
Fateh Bazerbachi, Omar Al Ustwani, Taher Reza Kermanshahi
PDF Pages: 152-156 Full Text

Perspectives

Future perspective of laparoscopic surgery for gastric cancer: sentinel node navigation function-preserving surgery for early gastric cancer
Keun Won Ryu, SENORITA (Sentinel Node Oriented Tailored Approach) Study Group
PDF Pages: 160-163 Full Text
The heterogeneity of KRAS mutations in colorectal cancer and its biomarker implications: an ever-evolving story
Ibrahim H Sahin, Christopher Garrett
PDF Pages: 164-166 Full Text
Effect of adjuvant chemotherapy with fluorouracil plus folinic acid or gemcitabine vs. observation on survival in patients with resected periampullary adenocarcinoma
Robert de W Marsh, Mark S. Talamonti, Yuan Ji
PDF Pages: 157-159 Full Text

Case Report

Gangrenous cholecystitis complicating pancreatic head adenocarcinoma: a case report
Ammar Kayyali, Anis Toumeh, Yuying Jiang, Wael Youssef
PDF Pages: 167-169 Full Text