Prognostic Value of Multiple Draining Lymph Node Basins in Melanoma: A Matched-Pair Analysis Based on the John Wayne Cancer Institute Experience.

Background: The prognostic significance of multiple draining basins is controversial in melanoma because analyses have not adequately controlled for standard prognostic variables. We hypothesized that an analysis based on prognostically matched pairs of patients with multiple versus single drainage basins would clarify any independent role of basin number.

Study Design: We identified patients in our 40-year prospective database, who underwent preoperative lymphoscintigraphy, intraoperative sentinel node biopsy and wide local excision for cutaneous melanoma.

Race influences stage-specific survival in gastric cancer.

Gastric adenocarcinoma studies show improved survival for Asians but have not reported stage-specific overall survival (OS) or disease-specific survival (DSS) by race. The Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results database was queried for cases of gastric adenocarcinoma between 1998 and 2008. We evaluated OS and DSS by race and stage.

A new method of continuous venovenous rewarming.

Purpose: Hypothermia is a significant problem in medicine and is part of a deadly triad, including hypothermia, acidosis, and coagulopathy. Multiple methods of rewarming are used to treat moderate hypothermia. The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of continuous venovenous rewarming (CVVR) using the FMS 2000 (Belmont Instrument Corp.