Comparison of colonic stenting and stoma creation as palliative treatment for incurable malignant colonic obstruction.

Background And Aim: Self-expandable metal stent (SEMS) is a favorable therapeutic option for patients with incurable malignant colonic obstruction (MCO). However, their long-term efficacy and safety compared with those of stoma creation have not been well investigated. This study aimed to compare these long-term outcomes between these two techniques in patients with incurable MCO.

Axillary and elbow lymph node metastasis arising after complete excision of microcystic adnexal carcinoma of a hand: A rare presentation.

Introduction: Microcystic adnexal carcinoma (MAC), a malignant transformation of adnexal structures, constitutes a rare locally aggressive malignancy of skin. Generally, the disease is associated with local invasion and distant metastases are extremely rare. We presented a case of MAC with distant metastasis after adequate wide excision.