Importance of sentinel lymphatic node biopsy in detection of early micrometastases in patients with cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.

Background: Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC) is the second most common malignant skin cancer with a tendency to spread through the lymphogenic pathway. Metastases are found in 2-6% of cases. The aim of this study was to determine CSCC micrometastases when non-invasive examination methods do not detect them.

Sentinel lymph node biopsy for high-risk cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma: Analysis of recurrence-free survival.

Background And Aim: Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC) is a malignant epithelial cell tumor. CSCC has a tendency to spread via lymphogenic pathway. Metastases are found in 2%-6% of cases.

Epidemiology of paediatric burns in Lithuania: focus on a vulnerable population exposed to the risk of scalds at home without hot tap water supply.

Objective: To describe the epidemiology of paediatric burns in Lithuania, identify the trends of burn occurrence, the vulnerable population and aetiology.

Methods: This study was based on all inclusive national information obtained from the National Health Insurance database for the period of 2001-2010. Information on the burns aetiology was collected in the Hospital of Lithuanian University of Heath Sciences Kauno Klinikos.

Measurement of melanoma thickness--comparison of two methods: ultrasound versus morphology.

Objective: The aim of our study was to investigate the association between non-invasive ultrasound examination and morphologic test results in the measurement of cutaneous melanoma thickness influencing surgical treatment strategy.

Methods: Our prospective clinical study has been conducted in the Clinic of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery of Kaunas University of Medicine Hospital (KUMH) since January 2004 until October 2008. A total of 100 patients with a clear clinical diagnosis of stage I-II cutaneous melanoma were enrolled in this study.

Surgical treatment of pressure ulcers: an 11-year experience at the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery of Hospital of Kaunas University of Medicine.

Unlabelled: The aim of this study was to evaluate morphological characteristics of pressure ulcers, methods of surgical treatment and its effectiveness in the Clinic of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery of Kaunas University of Medicine Hospital.

Material And Methods: A retrospective data analysis of 139 patients with pressure ulcers treated in the Clinic of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kaunas University of Medicine Hospital, from January 1996 to January 2007 was performed.

Results: A total of 139 patients were surgically treated for pressure ulcers at the Clinic of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kaunas University of Medicine Hospital, from January 1996 to January 2007.

The comparison of two methods of treatment evaluating complications and deficiency of functions of hands after deep partial skin thickness hand burns.

Unlabelled: Hands actively participate in daily activities of a human; therefore, hands are the most vulnerable parts of the human body. People injure hands so often because namely hands are in the closest position to the dangerous equipment. According to the data of various authors, the injuries of hands and fingers make even 30-75% of all industrial traumas, and burns of hands account for about 6% of all traumas of hands.

[Sentinel lymph node biopsy in melanoma patients: methods, indications, and clinical significance].

The incidence of melanoma in Lithuania has doubled over the last decade. Sentinel lymph node biopsy, currently becoming a standard method in the US and Europe, is a minimal invasive and highly sensitive surgical procedure. It can be used for the detection of melanoma micrometastasis in regional lymph nodes in cases when non-invasive methods fail to reveal them.