Hyperthermic intrathoracic chemotherapy (HITHOC) in ovarian carcinoma - a propos of a case.

A female patient aged 42, started chemotherapy for advanced ovarian carcinoma in June 2016. Considering intraoperative findings, cytoreductive surgery with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) were performed, followed by adjuvant chemotherapy. In March 2018, computed tomography (CT) examination showed disease progression in the form of pleural carcinomatosis with increased levels of tumor markers.

Predictors of sentinel lymph node status of cutaneous melanoma in Serbian patients.

Purpose: Presence of metastasis in sentinel lymph node (SLN) is considered to be the most important factor in terms of patient survival. The main aim of this study was to identify predictors of positive SLN in Serbian patients with melanoma.

Methods: This retrospective study was conducted on 147 patients.