Conservative Mastectomies provide removal of the entire breast parenchyma, saving the outer covering of the mammary gland with the possibility of performing an immediate reconstruction preserving women body image. With the oxymoron “conservative mastectomies”, we indicate Skin-Sparing Mastectomies (SSM), Nipple-Areola Complex-Sparing Mastectomies (NSM) and Skin-Reducing Mastectomies (SRM). Even...

Breast-conserving therapy (BCT) has become the standard of care for vast majority patients with early breast cancer [1]. A regular approach are two independent incisions tumor and sentinel lymph node (SLN). Despite preserving oncological safety, surgery progressively less radical in favor improved cosmetic outcome minimal functional deficiency over time [2]. Oncoplastic conserving (OPS) been wi...

An increasing number of patients are living with or surviving cancer due to improvements in detection and treatment. However, patients who survive cancer may experience functional disabilities that impact on health, quality of life and ability to work. For example, physical disorders may include fatigue, reduced muscle strength, cognitive dysfunction, paresthesia or nutrition problems, while me...

Aim/object: The aim of this survey was to identify psycho-oncological and psycho-social need in the routine patient care of oncological patients. Material and Methods: A total of 200 oncological patients underwent the paper-based Hornheider questionnaire, a validated instrument to identify the need of psycho-oncological and psycho-social care at first contact. Hornheider sum-scores ≥4 were cons...

The Russian Congress «Pharmacotherapy Safety 360°: NOLI NOCERE!» was successfully held at the Ministry of Health in May 2023, providing a high-level, expert platform to discuss current and topical issues pharmacovigilance pharmacotherapy safety for different patient groups, including pediatrics, gerontology geriatrics, pregnant women, patients with orphan oncological diseases. Extensive scienti...

During the last decade, robotic surgery for rectal cancer has rapidly gained acceptance among colorectal surgeons worldwide, with well-established safety and feasibility. The lower conversion rate and better surgical specimen quality of robotic compared with laparoscopic surgery potentially improves survival. Earlier recovery of voiding and sexual function after robotic total mesorectal excisio...

Abstract Introduction Thermal tumour ablation techniques are effective alternatives to nephrectomy for small renal masses (SRM). effects limit their use in tumours adjacent vital structures. We review safety and oncological outcomes of irreversible electroporation (IRE), a novel non-thermal technique, SRMs. Method MEDLINE, EMBASE, SCOPUS databases were interrogated up 29/11/2020 studies reporti...

The article reviews the use of robotic technology for head and neck tumours. The authors discuss the development of transoral robotic surgery (TORS), the current status of the technology, and the set-up in the operating room. The article provides a review of the literature, highlighting the applications, advantages, functional outcomes, and disadvantages of TORS for each anatomic subsite (oroph...