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Aim
Appendiceal neoplasms are rare subtypes of colorectal tumours that mainly affect younger patients some 20 years earlier than other colon tumours. The aim of this study was to gain more insight into the histological subtypes of this rare disease and include cases previously excluded, such as mucinous neoplasia.
Method
The cohort study included 1097 patients from the Munich Cancer Registry (MCR)...
Adjuvant chemotherapy has become standard of care for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) as it improves patient outcome. However, its clinical meaning in early‐stage, UICC I tumors remains uncertain. We examined the effect of adjuvant therapy on disease‐free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) of UICC stage I PDAC patients treated at an academic tertiary care center between 2000 and 2016...