[Long term survival in patient with metastatic breast cancer treated with sacituzmab govitecan.].

The clinical case presented refers to a woman suffering from metastatic breast cancer treated with sacituzumab govitecan (SG) who has a long progression-free survival. The case is characterized by the extreme aggressiveness of the neoplastic disease that relapses during adjuvant hormonal treatment with a metastatic disease that presents immunohistochemical characteristics different from the primary tumor. After first-line therapy with nabpaclitaxel and atezolizumab and the subsequent one with carboplatin and gemcitabine, both characterized by short PFS, the third line with SG is characterized by obtaining a complete response and a prolonged PFS as well as extreme tolerability that continues to this day after 15 months of treatment.

Lenvatinib versus Sorafenib Second-Line Therapy in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Progressed to Atezolizumab plus Bevacizumab: A Retrospective Real-World Study.

Introduction: The most frequently used first-line treatment in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is atezolizumab plus bevacizumab. Upon progression after this treatment, the standard of care in many countries is sorafenib, due to the lack of reimbursement for other drugs. Several randomized trials are currently underway to clarify the best second-line therapy in patients with HCC.

The Increasing Role of CT-Guided Cryoablation for the Treatment of Liver Cancer: A Single-Center Report.

Purpose: Cryoablation (CrA) is a minimally invasive treatment that can be used in primary and metastatic liver cancer. The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of CrA in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and liver metastases. Methods: We retrospectively evaluated the patients who had CrA for HCC or liver metastases between 2015 and 2020.

Acute appendicitis in children: not only surgical treatment.

Purpose: An accurate diagnosis of acute appendicitis is important to avoid severe outcome or unnecessary surgery but management is controversial. The aim of study was to evaluate, in younger and older children, the efficacy of conservative management for uncomplicated appendicitis and the outcome of complicated forms underwent early surgery.

Methods: Children with acute appendicitis were investigated by clinical, laboratory variables and abdominal ultrasound and divided in two groups: complicated and uncomplicated.

Fourth branchial cleft anomaly: management strategy in acute presentation.

Objectives: Branchial malformations are common congenital head and neck lesions usually diagnosed in childhood during the first decade of life. Acute presentation is usually managed with conservative protocols before a definitive surgical procedure although the risk of life-treating septic complications may influence the physician's decision. Surgery is the treatment of choice with the removal of the lesion alone, nevertheless more aggressive approaches must be considered in complicated cases.