Publications by authors named "Marcelo L V Costa"

Inferior vena cava leiomyosarcoma (IVCL) is a rare malignant mesenchymal tumor. Surgical treatment is a challenge because it must combine free surgical margins with vascular reconstruction, using prosthetic or autologous grafts, primary suture, or simple ligation without vein reconstruction. The ligation option is possible thanks to the slow growth of the tumor, allowing collateral venous circulation to develop.

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CD44 and CD133 have been considered as cancer stem cell (CSC) markers. Stem cell markers are rarely described in healthy stomach tissues. However, the clinicopathological and prognostic value of CD44 and CD133 in gastric cancer remains controversial.

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Objective: to evaluate the profile of morbidity and mortality and its predictors related to extensive pelvic resections, including pelvic exenteration, to optimize the selection of patients and achieve better surgical results.

Methods: we performed 24 major resections for anorectal pelvic malignancy from 2008 to 2015 in the Instituto do Câncer do Ceará. The factors analyzed included age, weight loss, resected organs, total versus posterior exenteration, angiolymphatic and perineural invasion, lymph node metastasis and overall and disease-free survival.

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Purpose: Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) has been associated with irinotecan (IRI)-based cancer chemotherapy regimens. The purpose of this study was to propose and test a consistent model of IRI-induced NASH, filling a gap in the medical literature.

Methods: Swiss male mice were distributed in groups (n = 8) and injected with saline (5 mL/kg, i.

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A 78-year-old woman presented with an abdominal mass diagnosed by ultrasound and computed tomography. The patient underwent a laparotomy, during which a retroperitoneal tumor adherent to the cecum wall was identified. Microscopically, it showed spindle-cell proliferation in whorls, with low mitotic count (2 per 50 high-power fields) and was strongly positive for S-100 protein and vimentin.

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Objective: To describe the epidemiological, clinical and surgical features of patients with iatrogenic bile duct injury (IBDI) attending the General Hospital of Fortaleza (HGF) during the period from 2005 to 2009.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective study of medical records of patients admitted to HGF with the diagnosis of IBDI, evaluating the following variables: gender, age, origin, conditions of cholecystectomy, type of surgery, symptoms, exams performed, surgical findings, classification of injury, treatment, complications, total duration of hospitalization and discharge conditions.

Results: There were 27 confirmed cases of IBDI.

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Background: This study was designed to establish a prognostic score for gastric cancer that takes into account factors related to the tumor, the patient, and the treatment.

Methods: Two hundred thirty patients with gastric adenocarcinoma admitted t o the Department of Abdominal Surgery at Hospital do Câncer A. C.

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Hemangioma is the most common primary tumor of the liver and its diagnosis has become increasingly prevalent. Most of these lesions are asymptomatic and are managed conservatively. Large hemangiomas are often symptomatic and reports of surgical intervention are becoming increasingly frequent.

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Objective: To evaluate factors that are predictive of outcome for patients with chest wall soft-tissue sarcomas.

Patients And Methods: A retrospective review of 55 surgically treated patients, from March 1964 to October 1996.

Results: The median age of the patients was 47.

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Celiac trunk or superior mesenteric artery stenosis are usually innocuous conditions. In such patients, arterial blood supply to the stomach, spleen, liver and bowel is sustained through extraordinarily well-developed pathways through the pancreas. If division of these collateral vessels is necessary during a surgical procedure such as pancreaticoduodenectomy, life-threatening celiac organ or bowel ischemia may occur.

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