Long-Term Outcomes of Limb-Salvage Surgery for Malignant Bone Tumors at a Single Institution in a Developing Country.

Introduction: With the introduction of neoadjuvant chemotherapy, increased expertise in surgical oncology, and advanced skeletal imaging techniques, limb salvage surgery is becoming the standard of care for treating malignant bone tumors. However, few studies have examined the outcomes of limb salvage surgery with relatively large sample sizes in developing countries.

Materials And Methods: Therefore, we conducted a retrospective study of 210 patients who received limb salvage surgery at King Hussein Cancer Center in Amman, Jordan, over a follow-up period of 1 to 14.

Comparison of Two Standard Treatment Approaches in Locoregionally Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma.

Issa Mohamad  To compare outcomes and toxicity of two standard treatment approaches of advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC).  Between 2010 and 2016, patients with NPC, stage II-IVa, treated with induction chemotherapy (IC) (TPF), followed by concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) (induction group), or CCRT, followed by adjuvant chemotherapy (AC) (PF) (no-induction group), were retrospectively reviewed. CCRT included platinum-based chemotherapy with intensity-modulated radiotherapy.

Impact of head-and-neck radiation oncology clinical fellowship on multidisciplinary assessment, radiation workflow, and survival of adult patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

Purpose: The purpose of the study wast to evaluate the influence of head-and-neck clinical fellowship training on multidisciplinary assessment, radiation workflow, and clinical outcomes of patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC).

Materials And Methods: This was a retrospective review of patients with NPC treated between 2010 and 2017. The study cohort was allocated into prefellowship cohort (pre-FSC) (January 2010-September 2014) and postfellowship cohort (post-FSC) (October 2014-December 2017).

En-plaque sphenoid wing grade II meningioma: Case report and review of literature.

Introduction And Importance: En-plaque-meningioma (EPM) is characterized by its flat growth along the bony contour. It accounts for 2-9% of all meningiomas. Very few grade II or III EPM cases were reported.

Moving Experience from North America to Developing Country to Approach a Desired Level of Quality Assurance in Head and Neck Radiation Therapy.

Evidence is lacking correlation between head and neck (HN) radiation oncology fellowship training and quality assurance (QA) round decision for plan modifications. This study was conducted to identify the association between training and changes in QA decisions. From 2007 to 2018, data on HN cancer cases presented at departmental QA rounds were prospectively collected.

Variables altering the impact of respiratory gated CT simulation on planning target volume in radiotherapy for lung cancer.

Background: Respiratory gated CT simulation (4D-simulation) has been evolved to estimate the internal body motion. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of tumor volume and location on the planning target volume (PTV) for primary lung tumor when 4D simulation is used.

Methods: Patients who underwent CT simulation for primary lung cancer radiotherapy between 2012 and 2016 using a 3D- (free breathing) and 4D- (respiratory gated) technique were reviewed.

Factors influencing survival in metastatic synovial sarcoma: importance of patterns of metastases and the first-line chemotherapy regimen.

Metastatic synovial sarcoma (SS) is associated with poor prognosis. Nevertheless, data addressing prognostic factors for patients with metastatic disease are very limited. We identified patients with SS who presented with or developed metastases at our institution from January 2000 to October 2012.