Versatility of Rectus Abdominis Myocutaneous Flap in Primary Reconstruction of Defects in Surgical Oncology.

With the advent of microvascular surgery, the choice of reconstruction following resection of the primary has an important bearing on the final functional and cosmetic outcome in surgical oncology. The vertical rectus abdominis myocutaneous (VRAM) flap is arguably the most widely used and versatile flap in reconstructive surgery. All patients undergoing a VRAM flap reconstruction following resection of their tumor in the Surgical Oncology Department of a tertiary cancer center from 2012 to 2019 were included in the study.

Metachronous Synchronous Sternal and Colonic Metastasis with Asymptomatic Colo-colic Fistula from Carcinoma Ovary Rare Presentation of Ovarian Cancer.

Ovarian cancer is one of the most common gynecological cancers worldwide. It is the third leading cause of cancer among women in India. Metastatic disease to the visceral organs from ovarian cancer occurs as a terminal event in the natural history of the disease.

Diagnostic Dilemma in a Thyroid Incidentaloma: Second Primary versus Metastatic Nodule?

With the increasing use of 18F-Fluro-Deoxyglucose (FDG) Positron Emission Tomography (PET) the number of thyroid incidentalomas is on the rise. Focal thyroid incidentalomas identified by FDG-PET have been reported to have a high incidence of malignancy. Neuroendocrine tumours of the thyroid are rare entities.

Epidemiological and clinical profile of patients with chronic myeloid leukemia at Health-Care Global, Bangalore Institute of Oncology.

Health-Care Global, Bangalore Institute of Oncology is a cancer care center, which provides comprehensive care for cancer patients. Here, we present data of 350 patients diagnosed as cases of chronic myeloid leukemia over a period of 10 years. In our patient population, there was male predominance and majority of patients lied between the age group of 40 and 50 years.

Isolated nasopharyngeal metastasis from hepatocellular carcinoma.

Introduction: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common cancers worldwide, the incidence of which parallels that of areas with high prevalence of chronic hepatitis. HCC commonly metastasizes to the lungs, lymph nodes, adrenals and bones with the overall prognosis of metastatic HCC being dismal.

Presentation Of Case: We herein with present a case of a 70-year-old male who was referred to our institution with history of nasal obstruction and nasal bleeding which on further evaluation was diagnosed to have an isolated metastasis to nasopharynx from liver primary.