Assessing Mode of Recurrence in Breast Cancer to Identify an Optimised Follow-Up Pathway: 10-Year Institutional Review.

Background: Breast cancer surveillance programmes ensure early identification of recurrence which maximises overall survival. Programmes include annual clinical examination and radiological assessment. There remains debate around the value of annual clinical exam in diagnosing recurrent disease/second primaries.

Assessing Clinical Acumen in Predicting Acute Appendicitis in Emergency Surgery: A Prospective Study.

Background: Clinical acumen and experience are critical in the diagnosis of the commonest surgical emergency, acute appendicitis. However, there is an increasing focus on haematological and radiological parameters in reaching the diagnosis of appendicitis, which can negate the importance of clinical findings. The aim was to assess the accuracy of each grade of the surgical team in diagnosing acute appendicitis using clinical acuity alone and compare them to each other as well as validated predictive scores.

Long-term survival in patients with node-positive breast cancer who undergo sentinel lymph node biopsy alone after neoadjuvant chemotherapy: meta-analysis.

Background: Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) in patients with breast cancer who are initially node-positive but convert to clinically/radiologically node-negative remains controversial. The primary aim was to assess pooled 5-year disease-free (DFS) and overall (OS) survival for patients who are initially node-positive but have a negative SLNB after NACT, and do not proceed to axillary lymph node dissection (ALND).

Methods: The study was performed using PRISMA guidelines.

The academic impact of 20 years of Irish otolaryngology society conferences.

Background: & Purpose: The Irish Otolaryngology Society (IOS) conference takes place annually. This conference allows surgeons and surgical trainees from Ireland and abroad an opportunity to showcase research ideas from their respective centres. This allows them to disseminate results, accept critique, and obtain different perspectives.

Arthroscopic Suture-Button Versus Hook-Plate Fixation for Acromioclavicular Joint Injuries-A Systematic Review of Comparative Studies.

Purpose: To systematically review the comparative studies in the literature to compare joint stability, clinical outcomes, and complications of acromioclavicular joint fixation using a hook plate versus arthroscopic suture-button (SB) fixation.

Methods: A literature search was performed in accordance with the PRISMA guidelines to identify clinical studies comparing the hook plate and arthroscopic SB techniques for acromioclavicular joint injuries. Qualitative statistical analysis was performed using SPSS, and a value of ≤.

The histopathological and molecular features of breast carcinoma with tumour budding-a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Purpose: Tumour budding (TB) is an adverse histological feature in many epithelial cancers. It is thought to represent epithelial-mesenchymal transition, a key step in the metastatic process. The significance of TB in breast carcinoma (BC) remains unclear.