Role of right hemicolectomy in patients with low-grade appendiceal mucinous adenocarcinoma.

Background: There is little consensus with regards to the most appropriate surgical management for low-grade appendiceal mucinous adenocarcinomas (LAMA), though right hemicolectomy is usually recommended.

Methods: The SEER database was queried for all patients with non-metastatic LAMA. Disease specific and overall survival was compared by surgery type: 1) appendectomy, 2) formal right hemicolectomy 3) non-formal colectomy (including ileocecectomy).

Comparative morbidity of axillary lymph node dissection and the sentinel lymph node technique: implications for patients with breast cancer.

Objective: To assess our long-term complications from complete axillary lymph node dissection (AXLND) in patients with breast cancer.

Summary Background Data: Complete AXLND as part of the surgical therapy for breast cancer has come under increased scrutiny due the use of the sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy technique to assess the status of the axillary nodes. As the enthusiasm for the SLN technique has increased, our impression has been that the perceived complication rate from AXLND has increased dramatically while the negative aspects of the SLN technique have been underemphasized.