Embryologic Origin of the Primary Tumor and RAS Status Predict Survival after Resection of Colorectal Liver Metastases.

Background and objectives. In colorectal cancers, the embryologic origin of the primary tumor determines important molecular dissimilarities between right-sided (RS) and left-sided (LS) carcinomas. Although important prognostic differences have been revealed between RS- and LS-patients with resected colorectal liver metastases (CLMs), it is still unclear if this observation depends on the RAS mutational status. To refine the impact of primary tumor location (PTL) on the long-term outcomes of patients with resected CLMs, the rates of overall survival (OS), relapse-free survival (RFS) and survival after recurrence (SAR) were compared between RS- vs. LS-patients, according to their RAS status. Material and Methods. All patients with known RAS status, operated until December 2019, were selected from a prospectively maintained database, including all patients who underwent hepatectomy for histologically-proven CLMs. A log-rank test was used to compare survival rates between the RS- vs. LS-group, in RAS-mut and RAS-wt patients, respectively. A multivariate analysis was performed to assess if PTL was independently associated with OS, RFS or SAR. Results. In 53 patients with RAS-mut CLMs, the OS, RFS and SAR rates were not significantly different (p = 0.753, 0.945 and 0.973, respectively) between the RS and LS group. In 89 patients with RAS-wt CLMs, the OS and SAR rates were significantly higher (p = 0.007 and 0.001, respectively) in the LS group vs. RS group, while RFS rates were similar (p = 0.438). The multivariate analysis performed in RAS-wt patients revealed that RS primary (p = 0.009), extrahepatic metastases (p = 0.001), N-positive (p = 0.014), age higher than 65 (p = 0.002) and preoperative chemotherapy (p = 0.004) were independently associated with worse OS, while RS location (p < 0.001) and N-positive (p = 0.007) were independent prognostic factors for poor SAR. Conclusions. After resection of CLMs, PTL had no impact on long-term outcomes in RAS-mut patients, while in RAS-wt patients, the RS primary was independently associated with worse OS and SAR.

Diagnosis, morphopathological profile and treatment of mucinous cystadenoma of the pancreas - a single center experience.

AIM: Pancreatic mucinous cystadenoma (MCA) occurs almost exclusively in perimenopausal women and represents between 10% and 45% of cystic neoplasm of the pancreas, being considered a premalignant lesion. MATERIALS AND METHODS: From 1983 to 2017, 31 patients underwent surgery for MCA of the pancreas in our Center. The median age was 47 years (range 17-81 years). All data were obtained retrospectively. RESULTS: The female∕male gender ratio was 14.5∕1. Most of the patients (90.3%) were symptomatic. The most common clinical manifestation was non-specific abdominal pain (58.06%), followed by fatigue and vomiting. The median cyst size was 7 cm, with a range between 2 cm and 15 cm. There were 35 procedures in 31 patients (in four patients the resection was preceded by a drainage procedure). From the 28 resections, most of them (89.28%) were performed by an open approach; a minimal invasive approach was used in three patients (robotic - two; laparoscopic - one). Most of the resections (82.14%) were distal pancreatectomies. In all cases, the final diagnosis was based on histological examination that revealed columnar epithelium and ovarian-type stroma. Postoperative complications occurred in 10 (34.48%) patients. Postoperative mortality was 3.44% (one patient) by septic shock secondary to acute postoperative pancreatitis. CONCLUSIONS: MCAs represent a rare pancreatic pathology with challenging diagnostic and therapeutic implications. Multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) scan, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)∕magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) are useful in the differential diagnosis with other pancreatic fluid collections and treatment. Oncological surgical resections are recommended. Histopathological examination establishes the final diagnosis. The most common postoperative complication is pancreatic fistula.

Fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma with ovarian metastasis - an unusual presentation.

AIM: Fibrolamellar carcinoma (FLC) has been considered a distinct clinical entity vs. hepatocellular carcinoma, with respect to its epidemiology, etiology, and prognosis. CASE PRESENTATION: We describe the unusual case of a 23-year-old female patient with FLC and ovarian (Krukenberg) and peritoneal metastases, clinically mimicking an ovarian carcinoma. Multiple recurrences occurred despite initial R0 resection and chemotherapy, requiring surgical treatment. The patient survived five years and died from generalized disease. DISCUSSION: The particularities of our case are discussed by comparison with the other two similar cases and other date from the literature. CONCLUSIONS: To our knowledge, the ovarian involvement encountered in our case is the third case published in literature, being explained by the superficial location of the liver tumor.