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World J Surg Oncol
January 2025
Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospitals Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
A 34-year-old male patient with recently diagnosed with medullary thyroid carcinoma underwent total thyroidectomy and radical neck dissection, requiring sharp dissection to separate the tumour from the trachea. He required post operative intubation due to bilateral vocal cord paralysis. He developed ischaemic necrosis of the upper two thirds of the trachea presenting with marked surgical emphysema and an infective wound.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTransl Cancer Res
December 2024
College of Life Science, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, China.
Background: Esophageal cancer (EC) is one of the most common malignant tumors worldwide, which has severely threatened human health. This study aims to evaluate the prognostic factors and predictors of survival in patients diagnosed with advanced lower third esophageal carcinoma (aLEC). Based on the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database, we developed a model (nomogram) to provide accurate and individualized survival prediction for the patients who have lost the opportunity to undergo radical surgery.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Exp Pharmacol
January 2025
Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Padjadjaran, Jatinangor, Indonesia.
Introduction: Lung cancer is recognized as a highly lethal disease, demanding swift and accurate solutions. Previous analysis showed the cytotoxic impact of extract containing ergost-22-en-3-one and ergost-7-en3-ol against A549 lung cancer cells, with an IC value of 9.38 μg/mL.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Gastrointest Cancer
January 2025
MM Medical College Sadopur, Haryana, India.
Purpose: Neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by esophagectomy is the usual approach to manage esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). The optimal interval to operate after completion of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (NACRT) still remains controversial.
Methods: A prospective study was conducted to observe and compare postoperative complications and pathological outcomes in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus who underwent NACRT followed by surgery within 8 weeks or after 8 weeks of NACRT completion.
Radiol Case Rep
March 2025
Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Charles Nicolle Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia.
Tracheal adenoid cystic carcinoma is a rare malignancy. We report the case of a 65-year-old male who presented to our department due to a 3-month history of mild dysphagia without other associated symptoms. The neck, laryngeal, and hypopharyngeal examinations were normal.
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