Comparison of Single-Use Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy (sNPWT) and Standard Dressings Applied to the Same Patient During Bilateral Tissue Expander-to-Implant Exchanges.

Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women. The number of cases is increasing among young women, and consequently, breast reconstructions are performed more often. Postoperative complications, wound healing, and the quality of scars influence the final cosmetic outcomes.

The Advancement Stage of Gastric Cancer and the Levels of CEA and Ca19-9 in Serum and Peritoneal Lavage.

Background: This study aimed to analyze the relationship between the levels of tumor markers-specifically, carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and Ca19-9 antigen-determined in both serum (sCEA and sCa19-9) and intraoperative peritoneal washings (pCEA and pCa19-9) and the advanced stage of gastric cancer (including the occurrence of cancer cells in cytology from abdominal fluid).

Methods: This study included 47 patients with histopathologically confirmed gastric cancer or gastroesophageal junction cancer who underwent surgical treatment. The material for the cytological examination and assessment of CEA and Ca19-9 concentrations in peritoneal fluid was collected intraoperatively.

Nodal Burden and Oncologic Outcomes in Patients With Residual Isolated Tumor Cells After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy (ypN0i+): The OPBC-05/ICARO Study.

Purpose: The nodal burden of patients with residual isolated tumor cells (ITCs) in the sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs) after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) (ypN0i+) is unknown, and axillary management is not standardized. We investigated rates of additional positive lymph nodes (LNs) at axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) and oncologic outcomes in patients with ypN0i+ treated with and without ALND.

Methods: The Oncoplastic Breast Consortium-05/ICARO cohort study (ClinicalTrials.

Retrospective analysis of treatment, including access to breast reconstructions, of breast cancer patients - war refugees from Ukraine in Poland - the experience of a single tertiary care institution.

<b>Introduction:</b> Following the Russian invasion, more than 3600000 refugees have fled Ukraine and settled down in Poland; this group includes a growing number of breast cancer patients whose treatment had been started in Ukraine and hence required urgent therapy in Poland.</br></br> <b>Aim:</b> The aim of the study was to analyze the treatment of breast cancer patients from Ukraine, who entered Poland as war refugees - the experience of a single tertiary care institution.</br></br> <b>Material and methods:</b> The treatment of 25 consecutive breast cancer patients, war refugees from Ukraine was reviewed retrospectively.