Purpose: Obesity is a well described risk factor for the development of colorectal cancer. Some data suggest that obese patients with advanced cancer may have improved outcomes. Limited evidence exists in case undergoing hepatic resection liver metastases. Sarcopenia has been associated poorer outcomes treated chemotherapy, but there are limited examining these resection.

OBJECT With recent advances in the adjuvant treatment of malignant brain astrocytomas, it is increasingly debated whether extent of resection affects survival. In this study, the authors investigate this issue after primary and revision resection of these lesions. METHODS The authors retrospectively reviewed the cases of 1215 patients who underwent surgery for malignant brain astrocytomas (Wo...

PURPOSE Issues related to body image and a permanent stoma after abdominoperineal resection may decrease quality of life in rectal cancer patients. However, specific problems associated with a low anastomosis may similarly affect quality of life for patients undergoing low anterior resection. The aim of this study was to compare quality of life of low rectal cancer patients after undergoing abd...

BACKGROUNDS/AIMS Gallbladder carcinoma (GBCa) T2 lesions are considered to be advanced tumors showing diverse features in tumor extent. When this T2 lesion does not involve the cystic duct and there is no evidence of lymph node metastasis, we have to consider what is the most reasonable extent of resection - that is, whether to perform concurrent extra-hepatic bile duct resection (EHBD) resecti...

the most common metastatic sites for colorectal carcinomas include the liver, lungs, brain, bones and peritoneal surfaces. in this report, a case of sigmoid colon carcinoma presented with cervical lymphadenopathy was detected with the help of pet/ct. a 57 year-old male presented with a complaint of swelling on the left side of his neck. ultrasonographic examination of the neck revealed three hy...

BACKGROUND Patients with incomplete surgical resection of medulloblastoma are controversially regarded as having a marker of high-risk disease, which leads to patients undergoing aggressive surgical resections, so-called second-look surgeries, and intensified chemoradiotherapy. All previous studies assessing the clinical importance of extent of resection have not accounted for molecular subgrou...

OBJECTIVES The objective of this review was to determine the feasibility of emergency lung resection for massive haemoptysis without preoperative bronchial artery embolization (BAE). The potential for fatal recurrent haemoptysis following BAE may be avoided if surgery is undertaken instead. Furthermore, if the outcomes for emergency lung resection with and without BAE are equivalent, it may be ...

AIM This study aimed to investigate the operative procedure for neuroendoscope-assisted microscopic resection of petroclival meningioma to improve prognosis. MATERIAL AND METHODS Twelve patients with petroclival meningioma who had undergone neuroendoscope-assisted microscopic resection at the Department of Neurosurgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University were selected. I...

Portal vein tumor thrombus (PVTT) is a complication of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Our aim was to determine if sorafenib given postoperatively prolongs the survival of HCC patients with PVTT who undergo hepatic resection. Between 2009 and 2013 advanced HCC with PVTT who underwent surgical resection were given the option to take sorafenib postoperatively. Overall survival (OS) and disease-fr...

Intradural extramedullary spinal cord tumors (ID-EMSCT) make up 40% of all neoplasms. Resection these is mostly conducted using intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM). However, the literature shows heterogenous data on its added value for ID-EMSCT. The aim this study to define sensitivity and specificity IONM in ID-EMSCT resection possible correlations between preoperative, intraoperative, posto...