PURPOSE Local recurrence, due to residual tumor, may occur after endoscopic resection for early gastric cancer. The aims of this study are to evaluate the predictive factors for local recurrence, and suggest an appropriate follow-up biopsy strategy. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed 396 early gastric cancers from 372 consecutive patients, who underwent endoscopic resection bet...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of ultrasound-guided radiofrequency (RF) ablation in patients with incompletely treated hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) and to evaluate possible prognostic factors for this therapy. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Thirty nine patients with incompletely treated single HCC (≤ 5 cm) after TACE were treated with RF ...

One of the unusual variant of ovarian tumor is sex cord stromal tumor with annular tubules (SCTAT). The recurrence in case of malignant ovarian SCTAT ranges from 3mo to 20yr. This report describes the case of recurrence of SCTAT in a 35yr old woman after 4yr of hysterectomy with bilateral salphingo-Oopherectomy. Microscopic examination revealed features of SCTAT. Because of its unusual behavior...

We herein report a rare case of thyroid chondrosarcoma in which laryngeal preservation surgery was performed. The patient man his 40s. A hard mass palpated on the right lateral side cartilage. Enhanced computed tomography showed tumor cartilage with partial destruction Ultrasonography-guided fine-needle aspiration cytology suggested lesion origin. therefore diagnosed tumor. performed laryngecto...

OBJECTIVE The internal mammary vessels are a popular recipient site for microsurgical anastomoses of free flap breast reconstructions. We, however, observed 3 patients undergoing internal mammary vessel delayed free flap breast reconstruction that subsequently developed tumor recurrence at this site. We reviewed their characteristics to determine whether there was a correlation between delayed ...

statement of problem: chondrosarcoma is a tumor which includes 10 percent of the bone primary tumors. its prevalence is half of the osteosarcoma and two times of ewing’s. the mean age of the patients ranges between 30-50 years of old. there is no significant sex or race predilection. the most common complaint is the presence of a painless and enlarging mass. its clinical course is described as ...

BACKGROUND Our aim was to determine the incidence of local control in patients with selected squamous carcinoma of the vallecula treated with horizontal supraglottic laryngectomy; to analyze the consequences of local recurrence in terms of nodal recurrence, distant metastasis, survival, causes of death, overall local control, and laryngeal preservation; and to identify any clinical factors pred...

The aim of this study is to compare the thin section computed tomography (CT) characteristics of the early local tumor recurrence with those of the stump deformity or granulation tissue after the resection of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC).Twenty-nine consecutive patients with local recurrence after definitive SCC operation from April 2006 to September 2012 were included in our study. Pre- and p...

Several factors determine overall outcome and possible local recurrence after curative surgery for rectal carcinoma. Surgical performance is usually believed to be the most pertinent factor, followed by adjuvant oncological treatment and tumor histopathology. However, chromosomal instability is common in colorectal cancer and tumor clones are assumed to differ in aggressiveness and potential of...

Purpose Increase in FLAIR signal of the fluid within the resection cavity is described as a highly specific and early sign for tumor recurrence in gliomas. The aim of this study was to assess the prognostic value of FLAIR signal increase in partially or completely resected brain metastases. Materials and Methods 209 cases of surgery for brain metastases were assessed. 41 cases with at least two...