Bilobed Pectoralis Major Myocutaneous Flap Reconstruction: a Single Institution Experience of 150 Patients and Methods to Prevent Complications.

Introduction: Bilobed PMMC flap is done for patients who have diseases that require resection of oral cavity mucosa along with the overlying skin, either because of direct tumor invasion to the skin or for achieving adequate tumor-free base of resection. The versatility of the flap allows it to be used to cover both inner and outer linings for a full-thickness defect.

Materials And Methods: This was a single-center, retrospective, observational study carried out in the Department of Head and Neck Oncology at a regional cancer center from January 2019 to December 2019.

Giant Cutaneous Horn: Is It a Tip of An Iceberg? Two Case Reports and a Review of Literature.

Cutaneous horns are uncommon lesions which consist of proliferation of keratotic material resembling that of an animal horn. This lesion most commonly occurs in sun-exposed areas, particularly the face, ear, nose, forearms and dorsum of hands. The purpose of the study was to highlight the atypical presentation of squamous cell carcinoma as a giant cutaneous horn along with the review of literature.

Unusual Presentation of Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumour of Mandible as a Colossal Tumour After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy.

The uniqueness of this case is the presentation of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors arising from the mandible as a colossal tumor of size of about 28 cm and weight of 1.5 kg after the first cycle of neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Role of neoadjuvant chemotherapy remains controversial and can be avoided if margin negative resection is feasible.

Pseudovascular Adenoid Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Buccal Mucosa-a Rare Aggressive Variant.

Pseudo-vascular adenoid squamous cell carcinoma (PASCC) is an uncommon histological variant. It is characterized by an acantholysis of the tumor cells and the formation of anastomosing spaces and channels. It gives a false appearance of glandular differentiation mimicking angiosarcoma.

Clinical and oncological outcomes of surgery in Anorectal melanoma in Asian population: A 15 year analysis at a tertiary cancer institute.

Introduction: Anorectal malignant melanoma (ARMM) is an aggressive malignancy with dismal prognosis and a 5-year survival rate less than 20% in most of the previous studies. The ideal surgical treatment has still remained controversial. This retrospective study aims at analysing the outcome in patients with ARMM treated with curative surgical resection.

Log ODDS (LODDS) of positive lymph nodes as a predictor of overall survival in squamous cell carcinoma of the penis.

Objective: To evaluate the role of logarithmic ODDS (LODDS) in the number of positive lymph nodes and the number of negative lymph nodes as a prognostic metric in the squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) penis.

Methods: Data were retrospectively collected from 96 cases of SCC penis that underwent bilateral groin dissection between 2010 and 2015 at our institute. Lymph node density (LND) and LODDS were calculated for all the patients and classified according to American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) pN staging.

Human papillomavirus: footprints in the population of western India.

Objectives: Cancer is a multi-factorial disease, with various intrinsic and environmental factors contributing to its occurrence. Human papillomavirus (HPV) has been associated with the occurrence of many cancers. India severely suffers from 3 HPV-associated cancers (cervical cancer, oral cancer, and oropharyngeal cancer).

Survival Impact of Surgical Resection in Locally Advanced T4b Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

Objective/hypothesis: With non-surgical treatment, T4b oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) have an unacceptably poor prognosis. A subset of patients if selected wisely for surgery, can have significantly improved survival. The present study aims to explore the feasibility of radical resection and neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) in the T4b OSCC and their impact on survival, along with the factors affecting it.

Impact of COVID -19 in cancer patients on severity of disease and fatal outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background And Aimsbackground: Currently there is limited knowledge on cancer and COVID-19; we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the impact of cancer on serious events including ICU admission rate and mortality in COVID 19.

Methods: PubMed, Cochrane Central Register of Clinical Trials were searched on April 16, 2020, to extract published articles that reported the outcomes of cancer in COVID-19 patients. The search terms were "coronavirus" and "clinical characteristics" with no language or time restrictions.

Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Lower Lip Reconstructed with Bilateral Fan Flap.

The most frequent tumor related to the lips is the squamous cell carcinoma, with the lower lip more commonly involved than the upper lip. The pivotal risk factors having impact on the prognosis include size of the tumor, histopathological type and grade, perineural invasion, regional lymph node metastasis, and local recurrences. Management of lip cancer and reconstruction is a surgical challenge.