Age distribution of breast cancer in Lebanon: increased percentages and age adjusted incidence rates of younger-aged groups at presentation.

Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer in Lebanese women. Lebanon has no national cancer registry and the American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) is one of the largest hospitals in Lebanon and has a fully operational cancer registry. Earlier studies showed that it sees about one third of all cancer cases in Lebanon.

Laparoscopic colorectal resections. Initial experience at the AUB-MC.

Background: Laparoscopic colorectal surgery has many advantages to offer. However, it is a complex procedure, and demands advanced technical skills and instrumentation. In addition, its safety when applied to malignant disease is debatable.

Unusual manifestation of an ampullary tumor presenting with severe upper gastrointestinal bleeding.

Ampullary tumors can occasionally ulcerate and present as frank gastrointestinal bleeding. The most common clinical presentation is jaundice like in other tumors of the biliary tree. We report on a 68-year-old man who presented with severe upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage secondary to an asymptomatic mass of the ampulla of Vater.

Tamoxifen and endometrial pathologies: a prospective study.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to prospectively follow a group of women with breast cancer, on tamoxifen, for the development of endometrial pathologies.

Materials And Methods: Eighty women with breast cancer, on tamoxifen, were prospectively followed every 6 months with pelvic examination, Pap smear, vaginal ultrasound, and endometrial biopsy.

Results: Nine women were lost to follow-up prior to initiation of treatment and 4 refused biopsies, leaving 67 patients for evaluation.