Prognostic Factors and Survival Outcomes of Surgical Resection of Huge Hepatocellular Carcinomas.

Introduction: The aim of the study was to analyze the various prognostic factors that influence survival and clinical outcomes in patients undergoing liver resection for huge hepatocellular carcinomas.

Materials And Methods: The records of patients who underwent curative surgery between 1991 and 2011 for huge hepatocellular carcinoma were analyzed. Various prognostic factors that influenced the survival were studied.

Prospective Nonrandomized Comparative Study of Laparoscopic Versus Open Surgical Staging for Endometrial Cancer in India.

Laparoscopic procedures to treat endometrial cancer are currently emerging. At present, we have evidence to do laparoscopic oncologic resections for endometrial cancer as proven by many prospective studies from abroad such as LAP2 by GOG. So, we have decided to assess the safety and feasibility of such a study in our population with the following as our primary objectives: (1) to study whether laparoscopy is better compared to open approach in terms of duration of hospital stay, perioperative morbidity and early recovery from surgical trauma and (2) to study whether the laparoscopic approach is noninferior to the open approach in terms of number of lymph nodes harvested in lymphadenectomy and rate of conversion to open surgery.

Postoperative Morbidity and Mortality Following D2 Gastrectomy-an Audit of 456 Cases.

Background: D2 gastrectomy is routinely performed in Japanese centres for carcinoma stomach with low morbidity and mortality. There were concerns in Western centres with regard to D2 gastrectomy in view of high morbidity and mortality rates. This study was aimed to study the postoperative morbidity and mortality following D2 gastrectomy for carcinoma stomach in a high volume centre in India.

Preliminary Experience and Morbidity Analysis of Cytoreductive Surgery with Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (CRS/HIPEC) from a Tertiary Cancer Center in India.

Background: Peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) can arise directly from peritoneum (primary) or from regional spread of gastrointestinal and gynecological malignancies. It is often considered a terminal event. CRS/HIPEC procedure provides encouraging outcomes in select sub-set of patients with PC.

Prognostic factors in node-positive carcinoma of the penis.

Background: Lymph node metastasis is the most important prognostic factor in patients with carcinoma of the penis. In this article, we have reviewed the outcome of the patients with pathologic node-positive carcinoma of the penis after groin dissection performed at the Cancer Institute (WIA) between 1987 and 1998.

Methods: The case records of all patients who underwent groin dissection for carcinoma of the penis between 1987 and 1998 were analyzed.