KJCO :: Korean Journal of Clinical Oncology

ORIGINAL ARTICLE 2022 December 30 FSP-1 expression in cancer cells is relevant to long-term oncological outcomes in nonmetastatic colorectal cancer
Purpose: Recent studies have revealed that the expression of cancer-associated fibroblast (CAF) activation biomarkers in cancer cells is associated with clinical outcomes in patients with certain types of malignant tumors. However, whether the expression of CAF activation biomar...

CASE REPORT 2022 December 30 Alternative management of intractable chylous ascites following robot-assisted pancreaticoduodenectomy of Viscum album sclerotherapy: a case report
A patient showed signs of fever and Hemovac insertion site discharge 8 days after surgery and was admitted. Abdominal paracentesis found milky ascites with triglyceride levels of the peritoneal fluid as high as 1,603 g/mL. Diagnosed as chylous ascites, symptomatic therapy such a...

CASE REPORT 2022 December 30 Appendiceal mucocele masquerading as an epithelial borderline ovarian tumor: a case report and literature review
Appendiceal mucocele is a rare mucin-producing neoplasm of appendiceal origin. Due to its location and imaging findings, appendiceal mucocele is easily confused with tumors of the right adnexa. We present a rare case of a patient initially misdiagnosed with an ovarian tumor intr...

CASE REPORT 2022 December 30 Ectopic cervical thymic squamous cell carcinoma misdiagnosed as thyroid cancer: a case report
Ectopic thymic neoplasm, particularly ectopic thymic carcinoma, is a rare disease that presents as a neck mass. Here, we present a case of ectopic thymic squamous carcinoma in a 65-year-old man who presented with persistent hoarseness. After fine needle aspiration cytology, the ...