Overuse of Hematocrit Testing After Elective General Surgery at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

Objective: To evaluate the clinical usefulness and costs of routine postoperative hematocrit testing after elective general surgery.

Methods: We reviewed charts of all patients who had elective general surgery at New Mexico Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Albuquerque hospital from 2011 through 2014. Demographic data and patient characteristics (eg, comorbidities, smoking/drinking history), estimated blood loss (EBL), pre- and postoperative hematocrit levels, and signs and symptoms of anemia were compared in patients who did or did not receive a blood transfusion within 72 hours of the operation.

The Utility of ACR TI-RADS in Predicting False-Negative Fine Needle Aspiration for Thyroid Cancer.

Background: Thyroid nodule fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsies are associated with a low false-negative rate. There is limited data regarding the predictive value of American College of Radiology Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System for false-negative FNA.

Methods: This single-center retrospective study evaluated 119 patients who underwent thyroidectomy.

Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma presenting as postmenopausal bleeding.

Key Clinical Message: Endometrial lymphoma is a rare etiology of abnormal uterine bleeding and endometrial thickening, and often shares similar clinical and imaging characteristics with other uterine malignancies such as endometrial carcinoma. Chemotherapy appears adequate for treating primary endometrial lymphoma.

Abstract: We report a case of primary endometrial diffuse large B-cell lymphoma to increase awareness of this condition which is essential for correct diagnosis and treatment.

Characterizing Occult Nodal Disease Within a Clinically Node-Negative, Neoadjuvant Breast Cancer Population.

Background: Neoadjuvant therapy aims to preoperatively downstage breast cancer patients. We evaluated nodal upstaging in clinically node-negative (cN0) patients receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) and neoadjuvant endocrine therapy (NET).

Methods: cN0 patients undergoing neoadjuvant therapy from 2009 to 2018 were reviewed.

Gauging the efficacy of neoadjuvant endocrine therapy in breast cancer patients with known axillary disease.

Background And Objectives: Neoadjuvant endocrine therapy (NET) for ER+ breast cancer can downstage primary tumors. We evaluated NET efficacy in node-positive patients.

Methods: Node-positive patients undergoing NET for ER+ breast cancer from 2012 to 2019 were reviewed.

High-precision isotopic analysis of serum and whole blood Cu, Fe and Zn to assess possible homeostasis alterations due to bariatric surgery.

Bariatric surgery is an effective procedure to achieve weight loss in obese patients. However, homeostasis of essential metals may be disrupted as the main absorption site is bypassed. In this study, we determined Cu, Fe and Zn isotopic compositions in paired serum and whole blood samples of patients who underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery for evaluation of longitudinal changes and their potential relation to mineral element concentrations and relevant clinical parameters used for monitoring the patient's condition.