Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP
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J Coll Physicians Surg Pak · Sep 2020
Observational StudyPET-CT and MR Imaging in the Management of Axillary Nodes in Early Stage Breast Cancer.
To discriminate between malignant or benign axillary lymph nodes in breast cancer using MRI, PET-CT, and sentinel lymph node biopsy. ⋯ Combining PET-CT and MRI is superior to PET-CT or MRI imaging alone in distinguishing benign and malignant axillary lymph node; and contributes to deciding the approach to axillary lymph node surgery. Lymph node size is also important for this imaging method to determine benign and malignant nodes correctly. Key Words: Breast cancer, PET-CT, MRI, Sentinel lymph node biopsy, Axilla.
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J Coll Physicians Surg Pak · Sep 2020
Case ReportsTuberculous Spondylodiscitis after Lumbar Microdiscectomy.
Postoperative spondylodiscitis (PSD) and postoperative osteomyelitis (POM) are known complications of lumbar disc surgery. Many infectious agents play a role in its etiology and it is mostly bacterial. A 55-year male patient underwent lumbar microdiscectomy (LMD) for left L4-5 disc hernia. ⋯ We report a very rare case of PSD due to TB infection after LMD. Clinical results and management of the patient was compared with other patients with similar characteristics in the literature. Key Words: Discectomy, Osteomyelitis, Spondylodiscitis, Tuberculosis.