Reduction in Renal Specimen After Laparoscopic Radical Nephrectomy: A Histopathologic Analysis.

Abstract Background and Purpose: There is no consensus on the most appropriate way to extract the kidney after laparoscopy. A previous study evaluated the reduction in total kidney volume and incision size (40%) after perfusion with a 5% hypertonic solution in a porcine model. The purpose of the current study was to compare the histopathologic renal tumor diagnosis before and after this perfusion.

Sublingual gland tumors: clinical, pathologic, and therapeutic analysis of 13 patients treated in a single institution.

Background: Sublingual gland tumors are rare, although frequently malignant. This study describes the clinicopathologic features and treatment results and reviews the literature.

Methods: Thirteen cases treated between 1996 and 2007 were reviewed with interest on clinical, pathologic, and therapeutic information.

Management of the N0 neck in moderately advanced squamous carcinoma of the larynx.

Objective: To assess the oncological efficacy of selective neck dissection (SND) in patients with T3-4 N0 laryngeal squamous carcinoma.

Subjects And Methods: A total of 327 patients underwent 654 neck dissections; each side of the neck was individually evaluated.

Results: Three percent of patients who had SND developed regional recurrence (RR) in comparison with 11.

Supracricoid laryngectomy with cricohyoidoepiglottopexy for advanced glottic cancer.

Background: Supracricoid laryngectomy with cri-cohyoidoepiglottopexy (CHEP) is a conservative surgical procedure indicated in selected cases of advanced glottic carcinoma.

Methods: This study is a review of our experience with 43 patients with T3/T4 glottic squamous cell carcinoma who underwent CHEP in our institution. All but two patients underwent selective neck dissections.

Clinical prognostic factors in malignant parotid gland tumors.

Objective: To analyze the factors in parotid malignant epithelial tumors influencing recurrences and disease-specific survival.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the files of 150 patients treated at our institution, from 1974 to 1998. Twenty-four patients were not treated by surgery and were excluded from this study.

Prognostic factors and outcome for nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

Background: Nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC) is a distinct form of cancer of the upper respiratory or digestive tract in which the epidemiologic features, origin, histopathologic types, treatment, and prognosis are different from those associated with other malignant neoplasms of this anatomical area. Recent publications have demonstrated the advantage of aggressive multimodality treatment for advanced NPC.

Objectives: To evaluate the results of standardized treatment of NPC during 11 years and to identify pertinent factors for clinical outcome.