Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
30773194
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) is currently indicated to treat anal squamous cell carcinoma (ASCC). Conformal dose delivery and steep dose gradients may cause marginal misses. We analyzed patterns of locoregional...
Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy
28133087
The patient was a 53-year-old man who complained of perianal pain. He had a 20-year history of an anal fistula. There was a 10 cm tumor with mucin-like discharge on the left side of the anus. His CEA level was high, at 7.3 ng/mL, and T2-weighted MRI ...
BACKGROUND: Accurate target volume delineation is a prerequisite for high-precision radiotherapy. However, manual delineation is resource-demanding and prone to interobserver variation. An automatic delineation approach could potentially save time an...
A 37-year-old man with Crohn's disease (CD) and a history of abdominal surgery was diagnosed with anal canal cancer. Robot-assisted laparoscopic abdominoperineal resection was performed and the patient was discharged without any postoperative complic...
Anal cancer incidence is significantly higher in people living with HIV as HIV increases the oncogenic potential of human papillomavirus. The incidence of anal cancer in the United States has recently increased, with diagnosis and treatment hampered ...
Clinical and translational gastroenterology
38270249
INTRODUCTION: High-resolution anoscopy (HRA) is the gold standard for detecting anal squamous cell carcinoma (ASCC) precursors. Preliminary studies on the application of artificial intelligence (AI) models to this modality have revealed promising res...
Cytopathology : official journal of the British Society for Clinical Cytology
40070157
INTRODUCTION: Recent studies have shown that digital cytology (DC) coupled with artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms is a valid approach to the diagnosis of cervico-vaginal lesions using liquid-based cytology (LBC). We evaluated the use of these m...