Publications by authors named "Karthik Chandra Bassetty"

Background: Recurrence rates of FIGO stage IB-IIA and IIB-IVA cervical cancer  28-64  respectively. There is a scarcity of data on the recurrence recurrence pattern for unusual sites and theirrecurrence pattern for unusual sites and its association with survival and prognosis.

Objective: To study overall survival in patients with distant metastasis compared to local and regional nodal metastasis.

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Background: In 2023 FIGO revised the endometrial cancer staging system after 13 years. There is a lacuna of data regarding the performance and practicality of the revised 2023 FIGO staging schema for endometrial cancer from Low Middle-Income Countries (LMIC).

Objective: To estimate the shift of stage and adjuvant management of endometrial cancer based on the FIGO 2023 system compared to the FIGO 2009 system and assess the predictive potential of the FIGO 2023 system.

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Purpose: In an oncological set up the role of frozen section biopsy is undeniable. They serve as an important tool for surgeon's intraoperative decision making but the diagnostic reliability of intraoperative frozen section may vary from institute to institute. The surgeon should be well aware of the accuracy of the frozen section reports in their setup to enable them to take decisions based on the report.

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