[Innovation in medicine: opportunities of 3D modeling and printing for perioperative care of cardio and thoracic surgical patients. ].

Use of 3D planning and 3D printing is expanding in healthcare. One of the common applications is the creation of anatomical models for the surgical procedure from DICOM files. These patient-specific models are used for multiple purposes, including visualization of complex anatomical situations, simulation of surgical procedures, patient education and facilitating communication between the different disciplines during clinical case discussions.

[Role of MRI and CT in the evaluation of postirradiation status and complications in head and neck cancer].

Most head and neck cancer patients are treated with combined modalities such as surgery, radiotherapy (RT), chemotherapy (ChT). Concurrent chemo-radiation has improved treatment outcomes with increased toxic effects. Reactions after RT are divided into early and late changes.

[Minimally invasive resection of nonpalpable pulmonary nodules after wire- and isotope-guided localization].

Introduction: Nowadays ever smaller, sub-centimetre lung nodules are screened and diagnosed. For these, minimally invasive resection is strongly recommended both with diagnostic and therapeutic purpose.

Aim: Despite many advantages of minimally invasive thoracic surgery, thorough palpation of the lung lobes and thus the localization of lung nodules are still limited.

[Stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy (SABRT) for locally advanced pancreatic cancer. Case report and review of literature].

Pancreatic cancer has one of the worst outcomes among malignant tumors. At the time of diagnosis only 20% of the cases are resectable and 30-50% are locally advanced, when curative intervention cannot be performed. After resection local relapse occurs in 20-60%, and in 30% it is the reason of death.

[Salvage 125I brachytherapy of locally recurrent prostate cancer].

The purpose of the study is to report a case of salvage low dose rate (LDR) prostate brachytherapy in a patient with locally recurrent prostate cancer, four years after his first treatment with combined external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) and high dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy. A 61-year-old man was treated with 1x10 Gy HDR brachytherapy and a total of 60 Gy EBRT for an organ confined intermediate risk carcinoma of the prostate in 2009. The patient's tumor had been in regression with the lowest PSA level of 0.

[Quality assurance of rapid on-site evaluation of CT-guided fine-needle aspiration cytology of lung nodules].

Introduction: The methods available for the diagnosis of lung cancer include radiologic, cytologic and pathologic procedures.

Aims: The aim of this study was to determine the quality assurance of CT guided fine needle aspiration cytology of lung nodules.

Methods: Cytology results were rated to 4 categories (positive; suspicious; negative; not representative).

[Long-term experience with therapy of a female patient with Gardner's syndrome, first presenting with extra-abdominal desmoid tumor, and review of the literature].

Gardner's syndrome is a clinical subgroup of familial adenomatous polyposis, an autosomal dominant disease. It is characterized by gastrointestinal polyps and extra-intestinal manifestations including multiple osteomas, skin and soft tissue tumours. Aggressive desmoid tumours can be very difficult to manage in patients with Gardner's syndrome.