Resectability versus Operability in Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
AbstractPurpose of ReviewWith increased detection of early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) owing to screening, determining optimal management increasingly hinges on assessing resectability and operability. Resectability refers to the feasibility of achieving microscopically negative margins based on tumour size, location and degree of local invasion and achieving an anatomical lobar resection. Operability reflects the patient ’s tolerance for resection based on comorbidities, cardiopulmonary reserve and frailty. Standardized criteria help guide these assessments, but application variability contributes to practi...
Source: Current Oncology Reports - December 22, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
The survival in octogenarians undergoing surgery for pancreatic cancer and its association with the nutritional status
ConclusionsSurvival outcomes were poor in octogenarians. However, an age ≥ 80 years old alone should not be considered a contraindication for pancreatic cancer surgery. The maintenance of perioperative nutritional status is an important factor associated with the survival. (Source: Surgery Today)
Source: Surgery Today - December 19, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: research
An inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the ampulla of Vater, an exceptional location: a case report
CONCLUSION: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors are rare. The diagnosis was based on histopathological findings and confirmed using immunohistochemical techniques.PMID:38098604 | PMC:PMC10718341 | DOI:10.1097/MS9.0000000000001416 (Source: Annals of Medicine)
Source: Annals of Medicine - December 15, 2023 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Aliou Zabeirou Boubacar Efared Tarek Souiki Lassey James Didier Karim I Majdoub Imane Toughrai Laila Chbani Khalid Mazaz Source Type: research
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided perivascular pancreatic radiofrequency ablation using a hydroxyethyl starch solution prior to pancreatectomy
Conclusions Preoperative perivascular augmented RFA using HES was
safe, and in the pancreatic animal model, the best timeframe was within 24 hours before
pancreatic surgery. This technique might improve resectability in selected borderline and
locally advanced pancreatic cancers. [...] Georg Thieme Verlag KG Rüdigerstraße 14, 70469 Stuttgart, GermanyArticle in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents | Abstract | open access Full text (Source: Endoscopy International Open)
Source: Endoscopy International Open - December 13, 2023 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Montanelli, Julieta Sosa-Valencia, Leonardo Badaoui, Abdenor Averous, Gerlinde Swanstrom, Lee Mutter, Didier Pessaux, Patrick Seeliger, Barbara Tags: Innovation forum Source Type: research
