Publications by authors named "Wei-Lin Sun"
Clinical outcome and prognostic factors of T4N0M0 colon cancer after R0 resection: A retrospective study.
World J Gastrointest Oncol
May 2024
Background: Paradoxically, patients with T4N0M0 (stage II, no lymph node metastasis) colon cancer have a worse prognosis than those with T2N1-2M0 (stage III). However, no previous report has addressed this issue.
Aim: To screen prognostic risk factors for T4N0M0 colon cancer and construct a prognostic nomogram model for these patients.
Clinical significance of skip lymph-node metastasis in pN1 gastric-cancer patients after curative surgery.
Gastroenterol Rep (Oxf)
June 2019
Article Synopsis
- The study examines skip lymph-node metastasis (SLNM) in gastric cancer (GC), a rare form of metastasis, and its impact on patient outcomes compared to more typical lymph-node metastasis patterns.
- Of 505 GC patients with lymph-node metastasis, 4.8% showed SLNM, which significantly influenced overall survival in those categorized as pN1, indicating that SLNM could be a critical factor in assessing prognosis.
- The research suggests that larger tumor size may predict SLNM occurrence, highlighting the need for further investigation into SLNM and its clinical implications for improving patient management in GC.
The coccolithophore Emiliania huxleyi is covered with elaborated calcite plates, the so-called coccoliths, which are produced inside the cells. We investigated the incorporation of zinc into the coccoliths of E. huxleyi by applying different zinc and calcium amounts via the culture media and subsequently analyzing the zinc content in the cells and the Zn/Ca ratio of the coccoliths.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFValidation of the Chinese version of EORTC QLQ-BM22 in patients with bone metastases.
Support Care Cancer
March 2016
Purpose: Our aim is to test the validity, reliability, and acceptability of the Chinese version of European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire-Bone Metastases 22 (EORTC QLQ-BM22) module to assess health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients with bone metastases in China.
Methods: Patients with histological confirmation of malignancy and bone metastases from Tianjin Cancer Institution and Hospital from June 2013 to April 2014 were enrolled in this study. All patients self-administered the EORTC QLQ-BM22 and the EORTC QLQ-C30.
[Experimental study on spermatogenic and strengthening yang action of baxian capsule].
Zhonghua Nan Ke Xue
October 2003
Objective: To discuss spermatogenic and strengthening yang action of Baxian(BX) capsule and its possible mechanism.
Methods: Rats or mice were divided randomly into five groups: control group, Baxian groups(2.5 g/kg, 7.
The genome of the japonica subspecies of rice, an important cereal and model monocot, was sequenced and assembled by whole-genome shotgun sequencing. The assembled sequence covers 93% of the 420-megabase genome. Gene predictions on the assembled sequence suggest that the genome contains 32,000 to 50,000 genes.
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