Effect of Preoperative Body Mass Index on Postoperative and Long-Term Outcomes in an East Indian Gastric Cancer Cohort.

Background: Gastric cancer is a global health concern with varying clinical outcomes. This study aims to investigate the influence of preoperative Body Mass Index (BMI) on survival in patients who underwent curative resection for gastric cancer in Eastern India.

Methods: Data from a prospectively maintained Surgical Oncology database were analysed for patients who underwent curative resection for primary gastric adenocarcinoma between May 2016 and March 2022.

Second Primary Spindle Cell Carcinoma of the Tongue: A Rare Histology.

Spindle cell carcinoma (SpCC) is a rare variant of poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), characterised by the presence of both squamous (carcinomatous) and spindle cell (sarcomatous) elements. Early detection and improvement in treatment for oral SCC lead to prolonged survival, thereby increasing the frequency of second primary tumours (SPTs) in the oral cavity. In this paper, we report a case of SpCC of the tongue in a 62-year-old male with a history of SCC; the right lateral border of his tongue status post-treatment completion four years ago, now presented with a polypoidal growth over the tip of his tongue for four months.

Exocrine and endocrine functions and pancreatic volume in patients with pancreatic trauma.

Introduction: Injury to the pancreas may lead to significant morbidity and mortality. We aim to assess pancreatic endocrine and exocrine functions and evaluated morphological regenerations of pancreas following partial pancreatectomy in patients with pancreatic trauma.

Methods: The study was performed between June 2016 and December 2017.

Impact of the initial phase of COVID-19 pandemic on surgical oncology services at a tertiary care center in Eastern India.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a global health emergency and affected the resources in both the public and private health sectors significantly. The present study aims to assess the impact of the pandemic on the services by the department in the first 3 months since the first COVID case in the region.

Methods: The study period was from 16 March to 15 June 2020.