Staging classification in patients with non-small cell lung cancer does not always correlate perfectly with surgical resectability. Therefore, it is important to evaluate individual features of a patient's tumor in order to determine if surgical resection is the optimal method of treatment, regardless of tumor stage. Such features include characteristics of the primary tumor, regional lymph nod...

324 ABSTRACT: Survival and recurrence rates for all rectal cancers in BC in 1996 were suboptimal relative to reports from other centres. From chart reviews, questionnaire mail-outs, and telephone calls, we now report possible factors which could result in suboptimal outcomes, including suboptimal staging investigations, surgical procedures, and adjuvant radiation and chemotherapy. Staging inves...

For more than 30 years Fontan-type procedures have been performed for surgical treatment in patients with functionally univentricular hearts. Advances in proper patient selection, staging of the Fontan palliation, and modifications of the surgical technique resulted in continuous improvement of the surgical results during the past two decades. However, increasing experience with medium term and...

management of those problems. Only with a complete knowledge of the staging of the disease can the appropriate treatment be applied, be it surgical or medical. Many of the approaches for this pre-operative (or “non operative”) staging are based in imaging exams that have shown, up till now, some degree of failure in its results. This is due to a lack of definition, both in dimensions and in his...

facial reconstruction is one of the most challenging problems faced by a reconstructive surgeon. we present a case of complex facial reconstruction with a composite trauma to the nose resulting in near total loss of skin and lining along with complete loss of left eyebrow with exposed frontal bone and partial loss of the left eyelid. we combined a temporoparietal fascial flap for reconstruction...

The precise role of laparoscopic assessment of biliary tract malignancy is yet to be defined. The evidence for its use has been reviewed to establish the role of laparoscopy for preoperative staging of cholangiocarcinoma. Published papers were reviewed for the evidence relevant to intrahepatic, proximal intrahepatic and distal biliary carcinoma. There is no randomized trial evaluating staging l...

AIM Accurate preoperative staging is essential in determining optimal therapeutic procedures and planning for individual patients. Advances in imaging technology have raised interest in the potential role of positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) examination for staging of rectal cancer. The primary end point of the study was the correct classification of the tumor node-metas...

Abstract Penile cancer is more common in developing countries and presents unique challenges treatment, given the psychological impact of surgical treatment options on patients. While clinical assessment lesions nodal disease critical, imaging does play a role initial staging, response assessment, surveillance. This article aims to delineate guidelines for radiological evaluation penile cancers...

Surgical resection remains the standard of care for functionally operable early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and resectable stage IIIA disease. The role of invasive staging and restaging techniques is currently being debated, but they provide the largest biopsy samples which allow for precise mediastinal staging. Different types of operative procedures are currently available to the...

We are reporting two cases with similar appearances on post chemo radiotherapy MRI scan of the mucinous adenocarcinoma. There was high signal on T2-weighted sequences of the mucin pools within and beyond the rectal wall. Does this imply that wall tissues become less resistant to cancer pools intrusion after chemo radiation? Does the high intramural pressure have an impact on the protrusion of t...