[Simultaneous surgery of competing cardio-vascular and malignant diseases of lungs and mediastinum].

36 patients were operated on lung cancer (30), trachea (1), lung colon cancer metastases (1), left atrium paraganglioma, bronchogenic thymic cyst (1) and lung tuberculoma (2). Competing cardio-vascular diseases were as follows: coronary heart disease (30), valve failure (3) and critical stenosis of internal carotid artery (3). Simultaneous operations were performed in 13 (36.

[Long-term impact of breast reconstruction on quality of life among breast cancer patients].

Psychological impact of modified radical mastectomy carried out simultaneously with breast reconstruction (n=45) was compared with that in controls who underwent similar surgery for cancer alone (n=50). After 12 months, depression was less frequent in group 1 and indices such as being a good mixer, joyfulness, activity, happiness, job satisfaction and access to leisure and entertainment were significantly higher than among controls (p< or =0.05).

[Surgical treatment of patients with colorectal cancer and severe concurrent cardio-vascular diseases].

The study population comprised 14 patients, operated on account of colon cancer (n=2), sigmoid cancer (n=1), rectal cancer (n=6), synchronous rectal and prostatic cancer (n=1) and lung (n=1) and liver (n=2) colon cancer metastases. The diagnosed concurrent cardiovascular pathology was: coronary heart disease (n=8), valve disease (n=2), aortic aneurism (n=2), coronary heart disease combined with aortic aneurism (n=2). Simultaneous operations were performed in 3 patients, 11 patients were operated on consecutively.