Treatment of Capsular Contracture in Previously Irradiated Breasts Implants and Expanders with the Use of Porcine Acellular Dermal Matrices: Outcomes and Complications.

: Radiation therapy is a crucial component of breast cancer treatment. However, it is well known to increase the risk of unsatisfactory cosmetic outcomes and higher complication rates. The aim of this study is to provide further insight into the use of acellular dermal matrices (ADMs) for the prevention of capsular contracture.

Giant Common Peroneal Nerve Schwannoma Mimicking Synovial Sarcoma: An Unusual Case Report.

Schwannoma, also known as neurilemmoma or Schwann cell tumor, is one of the most common neoplasms of the nerve sheath which usually appears at the head, neck, or upper extremity. Schwannoma occurrence in the lower extremity originating from the common peroneal nerve is rarely reported according to literary findings. We report a case of a 32-year-old man who presented with a 6-month history of a growing lump in the left knee.

Omission of Axillary Dissection Following Nodal Downstaging With Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy.

Importance: Data on oncological outcomes after omission of axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) in patients with breast cancer that downstages from node positive to negative with neoadjuvant chemotherapy are sparse. Additionally, the best axillary surgical staging technique in this scenario is unknown.

Objective: To investigate oncological outcomes after sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) with dual-tracer mapping or targeted axillary dissection (TAD), which combines SLNB with localization and retrieval of the clipped lymph node.

The Impact of Adjuvant Radiotherapy on Immediate Prepectoral Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction.

Background: Immediate prepectoral implant-based breast reconstruction (IBBR) rates have increased in recent years owing to improved cosmetic and psychological benefits. However, there is a lack of studies regarding complications rates following adjuvant radiotherapy (RT) among patients undergoing immediate prepectoral IBBR.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective monocentric analysis of a cohort of consecutively treated patients who underwent NSM following immediate prepectoral IBBR at our institution between March 2017 and November 2021.

Bovine Acellular Dermal Matrix-Based Breast Reconstruction in Previously Irradiated Breasts: Complications and Outcomes From a Single-Center Experience.

Radiation therapy is considered today an integral part of the management of breast cancer. However, radiotherapy significantly increases the incidence of total complications in breast reconstruction. Several procedures have been adopted to reduce complication rates in irradiated fields, including the use of acellular dermal matrices (ADMs).

Ptotic versus Nonptotic Breasts in Nipple-sparing Mastectomy and Immediate Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction.

Unlabelled: In recent years, nipple-sparing mastectomy followed by implant-based breast reconstruction has gained popularity due to improved cosmetic and psychological benefits. However, patients with ptotic breasts remain the main challenge for surgeons, owing to the potential risk of postoperative complications.

Methods: A retrospective chart review was performed for patients who underwent nipple-sparing mastectomy and prepectoral implant-based breast reconstruction between March 2017 and November 2021.

Prepectoral Versus Subpectoral Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction: A Systemic Review and Meta-analysis.

Background: Implant-based breast reconstruction (IBBR) remains the standard and most popular option for women undergoing breast reconstruction after mastectomy worldwide. Recently, prepectoral IBBR has resurged in popularity, despite limited data comparing prepectoral with subpectoral IBBR.

Methods: A systematic search of PubMed and Cochrane Library from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2021, was performed following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) reporting guidelines, data were extracted by independent reviewers.

Malignant phyllodes tumor of the breast with metastases to the lungs: A case report and literature review.

Phyllodes tumors (PTs) are rare fibroepithelial neoplasms of the breasts. Approximately 10%-15% of PTs are malignant, and 9%-27% of patients with malignant PTs, develop metastatic disease. The lungs are the most common target organ for distant metastasis of PT.

Retrospective, Multicenter Analysis Comparing Conventional with Oncoplastic Breast Conserving Surgery: Oncological and Surgical Outcomes in Women with High-Risk Breast Cancer from the OPBC-01/iTOP2 Study.

Introduction: Recent data suggest that margins ≥2 mm after breast-conserving surgery may improve local control in invasive breast cancer (BC). By allowing large resection volumes, oncoplastic breast-conserving surgery (OBCII; Clough level II/Tübingen 5-6) may achieve better local control than conventional breast conserving surgery (BCS; Tübingen 1-2) or oncoplastic breast conservation with low resection volumes (OBCI; Clough level I/Tübingen 3-4).

Methods: Data from consecutive high-risk BC patients treated in 15 centers from the Oncoplastic Breast Consortium (OPBC) network, between January 2010 and December 2013, were retrospectively reviewed.

[Effects of selective proximal vagotomy on gastrin, glucagon and insulin contents in blood of patients with duodenal ulcer].

Content of gastrin, glucagon and insulin in the blood of 49 patients with a duodenal ulcer was similar to that in control group patients. Significant increase in gastrin and glucagon levels, decrease in insulin content was noted 14-15 days after the performance of selective proximal vagotomy. At the late period, concentration of the hormones studied was within the limits of physiologic levels.

[Tactics of the treatment of acute pancreatitis].

During the period of 6 years 176 patients with an acute pancreatitis were treated in the clinic, 17 (9,1%) of whom with destructive forms of disease. Tactics of treatment was developed on the grounds of ultrasonographic scanning of pancreas data, laparoscopy and enzymologic investigation results. Twenty two (12,5%) of patients were operated on.

[Genetic disorders in the pollen cells of waxy barley in radioactive contamination after the Chernobyl accident].

Genotoxic effects during microsporogenesis and gametogenesis were studied in barley of the waxy strain grown on 3 experimental plots situated in the region of the Chernobyl disaster (plot 1 in the town of Chernobyl, plots 2 and 3 in the town of Yanov, 3 km away from the damaged power plant). It was determined that an increased level of radionuclide pollution and chronic irradiation during ontogenesis results in higher incidence of meiotic disturbances and abnormalities during formation of the male gametophyte. Incidence of waxy reversions in pollen grains depends on the activity of radionuclide pollutants as well.