A plastic T tube has been used for internal drainage between the common bile duct and a loop of jejunum in six patients suffering from an advanced inoperable cancer of the head of the pancreas. The procedure proves to be very simple, without complications, and short in duration and offers certain advantages over other similar operative technics.
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Lung Cancer Manag
July 2024
Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Single-fraction stereotactic body radiation therapy (SF-SBRT) for peripheral lung tumors was reviewed. Medically inoperable peripheral lung tumors eligible for SF-SBRT 34 Gray were treated. Patient characteristics, treatment and toxicity parameters were retrospectively collected, and toxicities were evaluated.
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January 2025
Subdirección de Investigación Básica, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Tlalpan, Mexico City, Mexico. Electronic address:
Objective: Our retrospective study aimed to investigate the role of computed tomography (CT) using both the tomographic Fagotti index and the Sugarbaker peritoneal cancer index (PCI) in predicting the feasibility of optimal interval debulking surgery in epithelial ovarian cancer.
Methods: Patients with advanced ovarian cancer treated in our institution who were eligible for interval debulking surgery were identified and included in the study. A retrospective image collection was operated, and CT scan evaluations were conducted by 2 independent radiologists to establish both scores (Fagotti index and Sugarbaker PCI).
Port J Card Thorac Vasc Surg
January 2025
Thoracic surgeon, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy.
The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in surgery is expanding as the medical community started adopting it, with good results, for procedures with high risk of respiratory and hemodynamic instability. This technique provided the possibility to reduce the number of patients previously considered inoperable because of these limitations. Thymic epithelial tumors (TETs) are rare neoplastic mediastinal lesions, with a reported incidence of 0.
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January 2025
Pediatric Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, 9030 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD 20892-8200, USA.
Background: Oral therapeutic options for plexiform neurofibromas (PNs) in individuals with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) are receiving attention in clinical research. The MEK inhibitor (MEKi) Selumetinib is FDA-approved in children ages 2+ years with inoperable PNs, and shows activity in adults. Prolonged therapy with selumetinib is necessary to maintain tumor reduction.
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January 2025
Division of Oncology, Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST) is a rare but aggressive soft-tissue sarcoma characterized by poor response to therapy. The primary treatment remains surgical resection with negative margins. Nonetheless, in the setting of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), the five-year survival rate is at 20-50%, with recurrence occurring in up to 50% of individuals.
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