[Minimally invasive open access thyoid surgery--main point, indications and effectiveness].

Unlabelled: Various new, minimally invasive techniques, using endoscopic, video-assisted and non-endoscopic, open access have recently appeared in the surgical treatment of nodular thyroid disease. Aim of this study is to examine the feasibility, indications and efficacy of the minimally invasive open approach (MOATS) in the thyroid surgery.

Patients And Methods: 395 patients (368 (93.

[Sentinel lymph node mapping in patients with colorectal cancer].

Unlabelled: The colorectal cancer is the most frequent and clinically significant tumor of the gastrointestinal tract. For more than 100 years, radical lymphadenectomy has been the diagnostic and therapeutic gold standard for the management of metastatic nodal disease. More than 50% of patients are initially present with I and II stage of the disease.

[Sentinel lymph node biopsy in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma].

Unlabelled: The concept of sentinel lymph node (SLN) has been proven to be successful and accurate in surgical decision making for the treatment of some solid tumors. The AIM of this study is to investigate the feasibility and accuracy of the SLN biopsy in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma.

Patients And Methods: Twenty eight patients underwent SLN biopsy for the period from 01 January 2003 to 30 June 2006 in our institution.

[Role of sentinel lymph nodes and lymphatic mapping of colorectal cancer].

The accuracy of staging of colorectal cancer is dependable of number of lymph nodes, colected and investegated from the pathologist. Moreover 50% of newfounded cases with colorectal cancer are diagnosed as I or II stage of the desease. Between 15% and 20% of these patients develop regional or distant metastases around 5 years after the examination, despite of the radical surgery.