Effect of gentamicin lavage of the axillary surgical bed after lymph node dissection on drainage discharge volume.

Unlabelled: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of axillary lavage with a gentamicin solution before wound closure on drainage volume.

Patients And Methods: A prospective, randomized study was performed. Inclusion criteria were a diagnosis of breast neoplasms and plans to undergo an elective axillary lymph node dissection due to axillary metastasis.

Sacral chordoma: management of a rare disease in a tertiary hospital.

Introduction: Chordoma is a rare malignant bone tumor. The outcome depends on the adequate surgical treatment with complete excision of the tumor with microscopic clear margins.

Materials And Methods: We performed a retrospective review of 13 cases of chordomas operated in our center between 1988 and 2009.