Phyllodes Tumors of the Breast (the Egyptian Experience).

Phyllodes tumors (PT) are rare fibroepithelial lesions, about 0.3-0.5% of all breast tumors.

Pulmonary manifestations in a group of patients with Behcet's disease.

Aim: In this study we investigated the frequency and characteristics of pulmonary manifestations in a group of patients with Behcet's disease (BD) who were admitted to Cairo University Hospital.

Methods: Fifteen patients were included in our study, 14 men (93.3%) and one woman (6.

Multidisciplinary approach to wilms' tumor: a retrospective analytical study of 53 patients.

Aim Of The Work: The aim of this work was to assess the epidemiologic aspects, clinico-pathological features and the results of multidisciplinary treatment of Wilms' tumor (WT) in pediatric patients treated at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), Cairo University, between January 2002 and December 2004.

Patients And Methods: This study included 53 patients, all under the age of 16 years, with previously untreated WT. Initial evaluation of all patients comprised laboratory investigations and radiological assessment which included chest X-ray and CT, abdomino-pelvic ultrasonography and CT.

Stepladder reconstructive options in post-ablative complex surgical defects in the head and neck.

Background: Reconstruction of head and neck defects can pose many challenges to the reconstructive head and neck surgeon. Achieving the best cosmetic and functional results without compromising the safety of oncologic surgery are the primary reconstructive goals. Speech and articulation are particularly important in oral reconstructive procedures.

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) of the stomach: retrospective experience with surgical resection at the National Cancer Institute.

Background: Gastric GISTs account for more than half of all gastrointestinal stromal tumors and represent less than 5% of all gastric tumors. The peak age for harboring GIST of the stomach is around 60 years and a slight male preponderance is reported. These tumors are identified by expression of CD117 or CD34 antigen.

Oncoplastic resection of retroareolar breast cancer: central quadrantectomy and reconstruction by local skin-glandular flap.

Background: Patients with central breast neoplasms account for 5 to 20% of breast cancer cases and, for a long time, they have been denied Breast Conservation Surgery (BCS) and conventionally treated with mastectomy. The high incidence of Nipple-Areola-Complex (NAC) involvement usually associated with these tumors necessitates nipple and areolar resection together with an adequate safety margin around the tumor, which yields an unacceptable cosmetic result. With the help of Oncoplastic Surgical Techniques, BCS can be offered to these patients.

Expanding the role of breast conservation surgery by immediate volume replacement with the latissimus dorsi flap.

Introduction: Many women with early breast cancer are treated with Mastectomy, instead of Breast Conservation Surgery (BCS), for fear of suboptimal tumor removal or cosmetic failure due to volume and shape loss. These women can be satisfactorily treated by BCS and immediate volume replacement. Synchronous breast augmentation by the autologous Latissimus Dorsi (LD) Muscle or Myocutaneous Flaps in the treatment of relatively large and/or retroareolar breast tumors was investigated in this study held at the National Cancer Institute of Cairo University and at the Aswan Cancer Center.