Successful Management of Neutropenic Sepsis Is Key to Better Survival of Patients With Blood Cancer in Sri Lanka: Real-World Data From the Resource-Limited Setting.

Purpose: Sepsis is the main cause of nonrelapse mortality, and there are no published data on applicability of supportive care protocols from high-income countries such as Sri Lanka. The aim of the study was to investigate management and mortality of neutropenic episodes among Hemato-Oncology patients.

Materials And Methods: Retrospective analysis of clinical characteristics, management, morbidity, and mortality of neutropenic Hemato-Oncology patients presented to the Lanka Hospital Blood Cancer Centre from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019 was performed.

Lung Cancer Survival in Sri Lanka.

Nuradh Joseph  Lung cancer is the second commonest cancer among males in Sri Lanka. Real-world survival data are scarce, and we conducted a retrospective survival analysis among patients treated for lung cancer.  All patients with primary lung cancer treated at three selected units during 2015-2016 were included in the study.

Outcomes of patients with esophageal and gastric cancer in Sri Lanka: A retrospective survival analysis.

Introduction: Esophageal carcinoma is the fourth most common cancer among males and sixth most common cancer among females in Sri Lanka. Gastric cancer is less common, but its incidence is gradually rising. We conducted a retrospective analysis of survival of esophageal and gastric cancer patients treated at National Cancer Institute, Maharagama, Sri Lanka.

Response and Survival Estimates of Patients With Plasma Cell Myeloma in a Resource-Constrained Setting Using Protocols From High-Income Countries: A Single-Center Experience From Sri Lanka.

Purpose: There is a significant disparity in global cancer care and outcome between countries. Progress in the treatment of symptomatic plasma cell myeloma (PCM) in high-income countries is not seen in low- and middle-income countries.

Materials And Methods: This is was a retrospective cohort study of all patients diagnosed with PCM between May 1, 2013, and September 30, 2021, at the first hemato-oncology center in Sri Lanka.

Blood cancer care in a resource limited setting during the Covid-19 outbreak; a single center experience from Sri Lanka.

Background: The Covid-19 pandemic has caused significant morbidity and mortality among patients with cancer. Most countries employed measures to prevent spread of Covid-19 infection which include shielding, quarantine, lockdown, travel restrictions, physical distancing and the use of personal protective equipment. This study was carried out to assess the change in patient attendance and the efficacy of newly implemented strategies to mitigate the impact of Covid-19 on services at the Lanka Hospital Blood Cancer Centre (LHBCC) in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Applicability of protocols from high-income countries in a resource limited setting; real world data of histopathology, clinical features and long-term outcome of Hodgkin Lymphoma in Sri Lanka.

: There is a significant disparity in global cancer care and out-come between countries. We aimed to provide data on characteristics, average cost of treatment and survival estimates in patients with Hodgkin Lymphoma in Sri Lanka. All patients diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma between 01.

Applicability of Western protocols in resource-limited setting: Real-world data of long-term outcome of intensive treatment of adult acute myeloid leukaemia in Sri Lanka.

There are no published data on long-term survival and applicability of treatment protocols from developed countries in acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) in Sri Lanka. Eighty-seven AML patients were reviewed; there were 56 newly diagnosed patients between 18 and 65 years. Thirty-one out of 33 who started treatment achieved complete remission after first cycle of treatment.

Radical External-Beam Radiotherapy in Combination With Intracavitary Brachytherapy for Localized Carcinoma of the Cervix in Sri Lanka: Is Treatment Delayed Treatment Denied?

Purpose: Radical external-beam radiotherapy (EBRT) followed by intracavitary brachytherapy is standard of care for patients with localized carcinoma of the cervix unsuitable for radical surgery. However, outcome data are scarce in resource-limited settings. We conducted a retrospective analysis of survival in a cohort of patients treated with this strategy in Sri Lanka.

Breast Cancer Survival in Sri Lanka.

Purpose: In this study, we report survival data of the largest cohort of patients with breast cancer in Sri Lanka.

Patients And Methods: All female patients with histologically confirmed breast cancer treated at a single unit at the National Cancer Institute of Sri Lanka between 1994 and 2006 were included in the study. Clinical records were reviewed and data obtained on the following clinical and pathologic factors: age, histology, stage at presentation, grade, and immunohistochemistry profile.

Pancreatic desmoplastic small round cell tumour--a rare presentation of painful obstructive jaundice.

Context: Pancreatic desmoplastic small round cell tumour (DSRCT) is an extremely rare malignancy of which very few reports exist. It follows an aggressive course and has a dismal prognosis.

Case Report: A twenty-four-year-old male presented with a one-month history of rapidly progressive obstructive jaundice associated with abdominal pain suggestive of a biliary colic.