www.doi.org/10.52768/jjgastro/1119
Gastric cancer was the third most deadly cancer in the world. However, the 5-year survival rate of patients, who was diagnosed with early gastric cancer for the first time, were over 90% after regular treatment. Therefore, it is important to improve the diagnostic performance of gastric cancer through effective early screening means, and then take timely interventions to achieve secondary prevention. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (UGIE) played a crucial role in the diagnosis of early gastric cancer.
www.doi.org/10.52768/jjgastro/1120
Infectious esophagitis, including candida and HSV, often presents in the backdrop of systemic illness and an immunocompromised state, with dysphagia as a prominent symptom. Here, we describe a case of infectious esophagitis in the setting of neurosyphilis. A 45-year-old female presented to our emergency department with severe, acute onset headaches. Her workup revealed lytic lesions in the calvarium and diffuse FDG avid lymphadenopathy.
www.doi.org/10.52768/jjgastro/1121
To analyze the diagnostic value of AFP, AFP-L3 and DCP in primary liver cancer. Serum samples were collected from outpatients, inpatients and healthy people who visited the Second Hospital of Shandong University. The contents of AFP, AFP-L3 and DCP in serum samples were detected by automatic chemiluminescence immunoassay. According to the research purpose, they were divided into 5 groups: chronic hepatitis B group, hepatitis B cirrhosis group, other etiology (alcoholic and hepatitis C) cirrhosis group, primary liver cancer group and healthy control group.
www.doi.org/10.52768/jjgastro/1122
The COVID-19 pandemic has led all to important changes in clinical practice, having to reorganize many protocols and procedures to deal with patients in, sometimes, disadvantageous situations, such as when it is necessary to wear heavy and uncomfortable Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). In late 2019, new coronavirus pneumonia (coronavirus disease 2019, COVID-19) flared up in Wuhan, China. The World Health Organization (WHO) has characterized COVID-19 as a pandemic.
www.doi.org/10.52768/jjgastro/1123
Colorectal Cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide, affecting both men and women. A genetic CRC characteristic is the presence of microsatellite instability (MSI). This instability could result from the inactivation of the Mismatch Repair (MMR) system by either MMR gene mutations, or MMR gene promoter hypermethylation, mainly in the MLH1 gene promoter. Lynch Syndrome (LS), the most common form of hereditary colorectal cancer, is caused by germline mutations in MMR genes.