Incidence of postoperative pneumonia in various surgical subspecialties: a retrospective study.

Postoperative pneumonia (POP) can be defined as either hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP, pneumonia developing 48-72 h after admission) or ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP, pneumonia developing 48-72 h after endotracheal intubation)' or within 30 days in postoperative patients. POP accounts for 2.7-3.

Co-existence of malignant phylloid tumor and metaplastic malignant spindle cell carcinoma: case report.

Phyllodes tumors (PTs) and Metaplastic Malignant Spindle Cell Carcinoma (MMSCC) are rare and challenging breast malignancies. MMSCC is even rarer and highly aggressive. Surgical excision is the mainstay of treatment for both, but MMSCC generally carries a poorer prognosis.