Annals of surgical oncology
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Nipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM) is increasingly used in women with breast cancer who are not eligible for conservative surgery, but extensive outcome data are lacking and indications have not been established. ⋯ The findings in this large series, with a median follow-up of nearly 8 years, indicate that NSM is oncologically safe for selected patients. The rate of NAC loss was acceptably low.
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) associated with tumor extension in the portal vein, hepatic vein, or inferior vena cava (IVC) is traditionally considered an advanced stage of disease to which palliative radiotherapy or sorafenib chemotherapy is proposed.1,2 Recent studies have shown a significant survival benefit in patients treated with R0 liver resection.3-5 METHODS: We describe the case of a 45-year-old female patient presenting with a voluminous HCC developed in a non-cirrhotic liver with a tumor thrombus obstructing the retrohepatic IVC and the middle hepatic vein termination. Initial treatment included two cycles of selective internal radiation therapy with Yttrium 90 and sorafenib treatment for 1 year. Re-evaluation revealed a significant reduction of the tumor and compensative hypertrophy of the left liver lobe, enabling surgical resection. ⋯ Liver surgery with complex vascular resections for HCC with major vascular invasion should be considered a valid therapeutic option in high-volume hepatobiliary centers.
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Current esophageal treatment guidelines suggest that, when more than 15 lymph nodes are detected, dissection should be done as the minimum requirement for staging in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) patients undergoing esophagectomy without induction chemoradiotherapy (CRT). However, for neoadjuvant CRT, there is limited information. We sought to clarify the role of lymphadenectomy in ESCC patients with and without neoadjuvant CRT. ⋯ Extent of lymphadenectomy was associated with survival in patients with neoadjuvant CRT followed by esophagectomy. The optimum lymphadenectomy should be modulated by pathologic stage.
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Comment
ASO Author Reflections: Re-resection of Positive Bile Duct Margin for Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma.
Abstract
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The aim of this study is to compare robotic total mesorectal excision (R-TME) with laparoscopic TME (L-TME) in a series of consecutive rectal cancer patients. ⋯ R-TME is less likely to be converted to open surgery than L-TME; operative time and curative pathologic criteria are equivalent. Future prospective trial should compare standardized procedures performed by experienced surgeons for subgroups of high-risk patients.