Postoperative Surgical Site and Secondary Infections in Colorectal Cancer Patients With a History of SARS-CoV-2: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Background: The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic brought unique challenges to the field of healthcare, particularly to the surgical field. This retrospective cohort study aims to compare the risk of surgical site infection (SSI) and secondary infection between colorectal cancer (CRC) patients with a history of COVID-19 infection and those without.

Method: A cohort of 200 CRC patients, comprising 100 with a documented history of COVID-19 infection and 100 without, were retrospectively analyzed.

Evaluation of the Clinicopathological Features Associated With Malignancy of Phyllodes Tumor of the Breast.

Objective: Phyllodes tumor (PT) is a variant of fibroepithelial proliferations of the breast, histologically demonstrating a leaf-like pattern. The WHO has categorized PTs as benign, borderline, or malignant based on their histological characteristics. The objective of this paper is to assess the clinicopathological factors with malignancy in PT of the breast.