Epidemiologic and histologic characteristics of CNS lesions: a 20-year experience of a tertiary center in Lebanon.

Report the epidemiologic and histologic characteristics of CNS lesions in the Lebanese population. We conducted a retrospective study evaluating 2025 CNS lesions diagnosed between 1998 and 2017 in the pathology laboratory of a Lebanese tertiary center. 52.

Toxicities Associated with Docetaxel-Based Regimens in the Adjuvant Treatment of Early-Stage Breast Cancer: A Multicenter Prospective Real-Life Experience.

Background: The present study reports on the efficacy and safety of adjuvant docetaxel in real-life patients with early-stage breast cancer.

Methods: This is a prospective, multicenter, post-marketing study that evaluates the efficacy and safety of docetaxel-based regimens in patients with early breast cancer treated between 2007 and 2012.

Results: A total of 698 female breast cancer patients receiving adjuvant docetaxel-based regimens were included in this study.

Central Macular Thickness Monitoring after a Taxane-Based Therapy in Visually Asymptomatic Patients.

Background: Taxanes are drugs used in various chemotherapeutical protocols to treat solid tumors. They have multiple systemic adverse effects, such as bone marrow suppression, alopecia, nausea, and vomiting, and may rarely cause ocular symptoms. In the past decade, a few reported cases have shown the occurrence of a cystoid macular edema with significant visual loss after the use of a taxane-based chemotherapy.

Where does chemotherapy stands in the treatment of ampullary carcinoma? A review of literature.

Ampullary carcinoma (AC) is a rare gastrointestinal tumor without clear treatment recommendations. The management of this tumor is usually extrapolated from the treatment of pancreatic, biliary duct and intestinal cancers. Few papers have studied the AC as an independent entity and yet succombs to several limitations.