Sentinel node mapping in Marjolin's ulcers: is it feasible?

Introduction: This study evaluated the feasibility of sentinel node biopsy in Marjolin's ulcers using peritumoral injection of the radiotracer and blue dye.

Materials And Methods: Ten patients with Marjolin's ulcers (5 male and 5 females) ranging in age from 39-65 years, and who were candidates for surgical removal of their tumors, were included in this study. The patients received 2 mCi technetium 99m (99mTc) antimony sulfide colloid in 2 divided doses subcutaneously in the peritumoral region.

Does orientation of full-thickness groin grafts affect hyperpigmentation in burn contracture and syndactyly hands?

Background: Some grafts harvested from the groin area do not become hyperpigmented and in an individual with multiple pieces of grafts, the hyperpigmentation of the pieces may vary. This study evaluates the orientation of the inset of groin grafts according to their donor sites (superior-inferior) and its role in graft hyperpigmentation.

Methods: Patients with hand burn contracture or syndactyly who required at least 2 pieces of grafts were enrolled.

Chronic Low Back Pain due to Retroperitoneal Cystic Lymphangioma.

Abdominal cystic lymphangioma is a rare benign neoplasm. Less than 1% of lymphangiomas is in the retroperitoneum. Lymphangioma is mostly asymptomatic.

Accuracy of prognostic and predictive markers in core needle breast biopsies compared with excisional specimens.

Background: Core needle biopsy (CNB) is widely accepted for preoperative diagnosis of breast cancer and sometimes can be the only way of providing a suitable specimen for prognostic and predictive marker studies prior to neoadjuvant treatment. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of CNB by comparing histological tumor type and grade as well as estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), p53, and HER2/ neu status by immunohistochemistry in CNB and excisional surgical specimens.

Patients And Methods: During a 2.