Treatment and outcomes in breast cancer patients: A cross section study from the EUSOMA breast centre network.

Introduction: The present study was designed to describe tumour features and treatments for patients with breast cancer. It also aimed at assessing the risk of distant metastases in relation to biological profiles, disease stages and treatment.

Methods: Data were analysed from 81,882 patients in the EUSOMA database (disease stages at diagnosis 0-IV; median age 61 years; range 20-100 years).

The impact of the SARS-COV-2 pandemic on the quality of breast cancer care in EUSOMA-certified breast centres.

Aims: We analysed the impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic (COVID-19) on the quality of breast cancer care in certified EUSOMA (European Society of Breast Cancer Specialists) breast centres.

Materials And Methods: The results of the EUSOMA quality indicators were compared, based on pseudonymised individual records, for the periods 1 March 2020 till 30 June 2020 (first COVID-19 peak in most countries in Europe) and 1 March 2019 till 30 June 2019. In addition, a questionnaire was sent to the participating Centres for investigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the organisation and the quality of breast cancer care.

Viabahn stent for hemodialysis shunt: efficacy, long segment recanalization and prognostic factors for reintervention.

Introduction: The study evaluated the Heparin Bioactive Surface (HBS) Viabahn Stent (W.L. Gore & Associates, Flagstaff, Arizona) efficacy in the maintenance or re-establishment of hemodialysis.

A Rare Anatomical Variant of Spermatic Vein as Cause of Recurrence After Surgical Correction of Varicocele.

Varicocele may be treated with many different modalities, including radiologic and surgical approaches, but what is the best treatment remains controversial. The recurrence rate following varicocele repair ranges from 0.6% to 35% depending upon the technique used.

Role of B-scan ocular ultrasound as an adjuvant for the clinical assessment of eyeball diseases: a pictorial essay.

We report our experience in B-mode ocular ultrasonography, focusing on its contribution when the clinical examination proves to be difficult, mainly due to the existence of intraocular opacities of the ocular fundus or diagnostic doubts. We revise the ocular ultrasound technique, its indications and contraindications, comparing to the other imaging techniques. In our experience ultrasonography revealed pathological findings which confirmed the clinical suspicion in most of cases or provide additional information.