Increasing numbers of women with breast cancer are electing for contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM) to reduce the risk of developing contralateral breast cancer. The objective of this study was to identify factors that may affect a patient's decision to undergo CPM. We identified 2,504 women with stage 0 to III unilateral primary breast cancer who underwent breast surgery at our institu...

BACKGROUND The management of contralateral bullae incidentally found in radiological studies is controversial, largely due to the unpredictability of the natural course of incidentally found contralateral bullae. This study aimed to identify the factors associated with the contralateral occurrence of primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP), and to characterize the outcomes of contralateral bulla...

Introduction: The role of the anatomical variations and severity of acute rhinosinusitis (ARS) in the development of ARS complications is still an unknown issue. Regarding this, the present study evaluated the relationship between the severity of ARS and anatomical nasal variations in pediatric patients with ARS-related orbital complications.   Materials and Methods: Thi...

Background: Auto-immunization was proposed as the mechanism of contralateral testicular damage following unilateral vas deferens injuries. The objective of this experimental in vitro study was to elucidate the effect of tacrolimus (TS) as a powerful immunosuppressant on contralateral epididymal sperm fertilizing capacity following unilateral vas deferens obstruction (UVO) in mice. Materials and...

Os autores descrevem a utilização do retalho musculo-cutâneo reto abdominal, no que concerne anatomia, técnica operatória e casuística, com casos demonstrativos. Tecem comentários sobre as vantagens cuidados deste retalho. Vantagens 1. O é suficientemente grande para reconstruir mama depressão infraclavicular. sem de prótese. 2. Não deixa deformidades na área doadora. 3. Apresenta semelhança co...

O tumor das células da granulosa é o tipo de neoplasia mais comum que acomete os ovários éguas, geralmente benigno e unilateral ovário contralateral se encontra atrofiado sem atividade folicular. A suspeita diagnóstica feita a partir dos sinais clínicos alterações comportamentais, como anestro aumento libido; porém confirmado por meio exames hormonais, ultrassonográfico histopatológico. objetiv...

BACKGROUND Despite increased demand for contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM), the survival benefit of this procedure remains uncertain. METHODS We used the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database to identify 107 106 women with breast cancer who had undergone mastectomy for treatment between 1998 and 2003 and a subset of 8902 women who also underwent CPM during the same per...

The incidence of contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM) has increased among women with breast cancer, despite uncertain survival benefit and a declining incidence of contralateral breast cancer (CBC). Patient-related reasons for undergoing CPM include an overestimation of the risk of CBC, increased cancer worry, and a desire to improve survival. We summarize the existing literature on CBC ...