aim : the aim of this study is to evaluate the accuracy of preoperative abdominal ultrasonography in suspected appendicitis, and equivocal exam. background : acute appendicitis is a common problem and occasional challenging diagnosis in emergency department of every general hospital. patients and methods : within a period of one year from march 2007 through march 2008, all patient with suspecte...

Individualized selection of the most effective adjuvant (or neoadjuvant) chemotherapy for breast cancer based on the molecular characteristics of the tumor could improve the risk:benefit ratio of current therapies. It could also streamline the development of new regimens for those who are unlikely to benefit from existing drugs. It is expected that combinations of markers will be more informati...

BACKGROUND Several reports have presented conflicting results regarding the association between resection margins (RMs) and outcome after surgery for colorectal liver metastases (CLM), especially in the era of modern chemotherapy. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of RMs on overall survival (OS), time to recurrence (TTR) and local recurrence (LR) status, particularly for pati...

The granulocyte-colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF)-producing esophageal carcinosarcoma is extremely rare in esophageal cancer. In the present case, multidisciplinary therapy, which is surgical resection with preoperative chemotherapy, has been effectively treatment to granulocyte-colony-stimulating factor producing esophageal carcinosarcoma of the esophagus.

OBJECTIVE To document preoperative outcomes of a behavioral lifestyle intervention delivered to patients prior to bariatric surgery in comparison to treatment as usual (insurance-mandated physician supervised diet). DESIGN AND METHODS After completing a baseline assessment, candidates for surgery were randomized to a 6-month, evidence-informed, manualized lifestyle intervention (LIFESTYLE, n ...

We registered 170 relapses in 1392 children with nephroblastoma in the SIOP/GPOH trials. The study aimed to evaluate prognostic factors for outcome in relapsed patients. Age, gender, initial stage, metastatic disease, local stage, histology, time to relapse and tumour volume were analysed for their prognostic relevance. Overall survival after relapse was 48% (median follow-up 5 years). Relapses...