The robotic "flip" arm technique allows the surgeon to fully utilize all the robotic arms in LAR, which is unique versus other techniques.

Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosed in the United States. Majority of patients have localized disease that is amenable to curative resection. Disease recurrence remains a major concern after resection. In addition, patients are at an increased risk for developing a second or metachronous colon cancer. The principal goal of surveillance following treatment of colon cancer is to improve disease-free and overall survival. Survivorship is a distinct phase following surveillance to help improve quality of life and promote longevity.

We read with great interest the article entitled, "Paranuclear dot-like immunostaining for CD99: A unique staining pattern for diagnosing solid-pseudopapillary neoplasm of the pancreas" authored by Dr. Xiao and colleagues. The authors describe a unique paranuclear dot-like immunoreactivity for CD99 in neoplastic epithelial cells of solid-pseudopapillary neoplasms of the pancreas, different from the expected cellular immuno-localization along the cell membrane, indicative of intercellular cohesive signaling. The authors utilize this unique immunostaining pattern to distinguish solid-pseudopapillary neoplasms from other pancreatic solid tumors.

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