Determinants of Survival in Cancer Rectum: Our Experience at a Tertiary Care Center by Rashmi Singh, Anup Kumar, Manika Verma, Payal Raina

“…Fifteen patients underwent upfront surgery, among them 66.6% of cases had ≤12 lymph node removal. 40% (6 / 15) of patients had either proximal (n = 1), distal (n = 2), or CRM positive (n = 3) (3 / 6). …”
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Clinical and Oncological Value of Preoperative BMI in Gastric Cancer Patients: A Single Center Experience by Costantino Voglino, Giulio Di Mare, Francesco Ferrara, Lorenzo De Franco, Franco Roviello, Daniele Marrelli

“…No significant correlations between BMI and TNM (2010), UICC stage (2010), Lauren’s histological type, surgical results, lymph node dissection, and postoperative morbidity and mortality were observed. …”
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[Comment] Surgical quality assessment for the prospective study of oncologic outcomes after laparoscopic modified complete mesocolic excision for nonmetastatic right colon cancer (... by Chen Beifeng, Sun Lingyu

“…Metastatic lymph node distribution varied by tumor location and extent. …”
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Bronchoplatic surgery in the treatment of patients with nonsmall cell lung cancer by A. A. Aksarin, M. D. Ter-Ovanesov, S. M. Kopeyka

“…If metastases in these lymph nodes were not detected, we performed bronchoplastic lobectomy. …”
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Factors Predicting Postoperative Quality of Life among Rectal Cancer Patients in Thailand: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Cherdsak Iramaneerat, Natthida Owattanapanich, Woramin Riansuwan, Varut Lohsiriwat, Siriluck Prapasrivorakul

“… Objective: The objectives of this study were to evaluate the postoperative quality of life (QoL) measures of Thai rectal cancer patients and to determine which factors impact the QoL. Materials and Methods: We reviewed the medical records of rectal cancer patients who underwent abdominoperineal resection or low anterior resection between 2009 and 2012. …”
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Single-incision laparoscopic antrectomy for type I gastric neuroendocrine tumor: a case report by Junya Kitadani, Toshiyasu Ojima, Keiji Hayata, Masahiro Katsuda, Shinta Tominaga, Naoki Fukuda, Hideki Motobayashi, Shotaro Nagano, Masaki Nakamura, Hiroki Yamaue

“…A Lap-Protector was inserted in a 3 cm incision at the umbilicus, and set an EZ Access equipped with two 5 mm trocars and one 12 mm trocar. Antrectomy without lymph node dissection was performed using a 5 mm forward-oblique viewing endoscope, a vessel sealing device, and linear staplers, while reconstruction was by Billroth I reconstruction. …”
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Tumour Budding with Epithelial Mesenchymal Transition Markers – A Novel Prognostic Tool for Breast Carcinoma by Priyadharshini Kumar, Meghashree Vishwanath, Saranyabai Selvaraj

“…High TB scores are significantly associated with lymphovascular invasion, lymph node metastasis, and higher tumor grading. …”
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Potential predictor of prognosis in breast carcinoma: Tumor budding by İnci Usta, Tülin D. Yalta, Nuray Can, Necdet Süt, Ebru Taştekin, Fulya Ö. Puyan, Ufuk Usta, Ezgi G. Erdoğan, Elif M. Demirtaş, Merve Bağış, Erkan Özcan, İrfan Çiçin

“…Results: This study revealed a statistically significant relationship between high-grade TB and increased tumor size, advanced pathological primary tumor (pT) category, lymph node metastasis, lymphatic invasion, blood vessel invasion, increased recurrence, and mortality as well as reduced overall and disease-free survival. …”
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Single-incision versus conventional laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer: a meta-analysis of clinical and pathological outcomes by Gangmi Kim, Kang Young Lee

“…Perioperative mortality, overall complications, reoperation, and readmission were similar. Numbers of harvested lymph nodes, lengths of proximal and distal margin, circumferential resection margin involvements, incomplete mesorectal grade, and R0 resection rates were similar. …”
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Long-Term Surgical Complications in the Oral Cancer Patient: a Comprehensive Review. Part I by Antonia Kolokythas

“…Over the last several decades the approach to treatment of oral cancer has changed very little with regards to primary tumour extirpation while the approach to the “at risk” lymph nodes has evolved significantly. Perhaps the most significant change in the surgical treatment of cancer is the introduction of free flap for reconstruction post resection. …”
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Bladder Adenocarcinoma in a Constellation of Multiple Site Malignancies: An Unusual Case and Systematic Review by Daniel Porav-Hodade, Raul Gherasim, Andrada Loghin, Bianca Lazar, Ovidiu Simion Cotoi, Mihail-Alexandru Badea, Mártha Orsolya Katalin Ilona, Ciprian Todea-Moga, Mihai Dorin Vartolomei, Georgescu Rares, Nicolae Crisan, Ovidiu Bogdan Feciche

“…Results: Contrast CT highlighted multiple pulmonary metastases, a poly nodular liver conglomerate, retroperitoneal lymph node, II/III grade left ureterohydronephrosis, and no digestive tract tumor masses. …”
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Features of integrin subunit β4 expression depending on clinical and morphological parameters of breast cancer by M. V. Zavyalova, G. A. Kuznetsov, E. S. Grigorieva, L. A. Tashireva, A. V. Zavyalov, V. E. Popova, V. V. Alifanov, D. S. Pismenny, E. S. Andryukhova, V. M. Perelmuter

“…Surgical intervention involved resection of the mammary gland with axillary lymph node dissection or radical mastectomy. …”
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Long-term outcomes of isolated limb perfusion with hyperthermia in patients with soft tissue sarcomas by T. K. Kharatishvili, N. S. Petrochenko, E. I. Gribkova, Yu.  V. Buidenok, S. M. Kaspshik, M. D. Aliyev

“…All patients underwent IRP with melphalan, in one case – in combination with tumor necrosis factor alpha. Additional lymph node dissection was performed in 8 cases (19%). …”
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Radiological Features of Changes in the Lungs Caused by Fast- or Slow-Growing Nontuberculous Mycobacteria by R. B. Amansakhedov, L. I. Dmitrieva, T. G. Smirnova, A. A. Veshkin, A. E. Ergeshov

“…The diagnosis was based on patient’s complaints, specified case history, radiological studies, clinical laboratory studies, sputum smear studies, bronchoalveolar lavage studies, different types of bronchial biopsies, and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery resection samples. According to the results of high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT), a comparative analysis of the degree of involvement in the pathological process of such anatomical formations as parenchyma and stroma, vessels, bronchi, pleura and intrathoracic lymph nodes was carried out.Results. …”
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X-RAY MORPHOLOGICAL SEMIOTICS OF NON-TUBERCULOUS MYCOBACTERIAL PULMONARY DISEASE by R. B. Amansakhedov, L. N. Lepekha, L. I. Dmitrieva, I. Yu. Andrievskaya, A. T. Sigaev, N. N. Makar’yants, V. V. Romanov, A. E. Ergeshov

“…To clarify the activity of pathological changes in the thoracic organs, 16 (43.2%) patients underwent a radionuclide study with 99mTc-technetrile on a Nucline Spirit gamma camera in planar and single photon emission computed tomography modes.The diagnosis was verified by sputum smear microscopy and clinical laboratory and bronchologic examinations: bronchoalveolar lavage in 11 (29.7%) patients, various types of bronchial biopsies in 17 (46.0%), morphological examinations, and videoassisted thoracoscopic surgery for pulmonary resection in 9 (24.3%).Results. The dissemination foci in mycobacterial diseases were characterized by their location in the lung parenchyma with vascular and bronchial involvement and reactive changes in the pulmonary pleurae and intrathoracic lymph nodes (ITLN). …”
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Controversies in minimally invasive surgery for invasive cervical cancer by O. N. Churuksaeva, L. A. Kolomiets, A. L. Chernyshova, A. B. Villert, M. O. Ochirov, Yu. M. Trushchuk, A. A. Maltseva, L. A. Tashireva

“…The presence of parametrial lymphovascular space invasion and the frequency of lymphadenopathy were comparable for both groups of patients. there were no statistically significant differences in the number of the resected lymph nodes, but there was a statistically significant difference in volume of blood loss and the duration of surgery between the groups (p=0.0001). …”
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Consensus clustering based on CT radiomics has potential for risk stratification of patients with clinical T1 stage lung adenocarcinoma by Hao Dong, Yang Li, Lingli Zhao, Lekang Yin, Xiaojun Guan, Xiaodan Ye, Xiaojun Xu

“…The clinical and pathological information included age, gender, smoking history, tumor location, pathological subtype, infiltration level, lymph node metastasis (LNM), visceral pleural infiltration (VPI), lymphovascular invasion (LVI), spread through air space (STAS), Ki-67 proliferation index, and gene mutation information. …”
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Personalized adjuvant chemotherapy for stage II–III non-small cell lung cancer by E. O. Rodionov, S. V. Miller, M. M. Tsyganov, L. D. Zhuikova, L. V. Pikalova, O. V. Pankova, V. M. Perelmuter, D. V. Podolko, A. A. Mokh, O. A. Ananina, D. S. Pismenny, V. A. Markovich, D. M. Loos, N. V. Litvyakov

“…Currently, the most studied predictors are monoresistance and multidrug resistance genes, such as ABCC5, RRM1, ERCC1, BRCA1, TOP1, TOP2a, TUBB3 and TYMS.The aim of the study was to analyze the outcomes of combined modality treatment using radical surgery and personalized adjuvant chemotherapy for stage II–III NSCLC.Material and Methods. The study included 120 patients with stage II–III NSCLC, who underwent radical lung resection with mediastinal ipsilateral lymph node dissection. …”
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Long-Term Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Conversion Surgery After Induction Chemotherapy: Turkish Oncology Group Study by Furkan Ceylan, Selin Aktürk Esen, Olçun Ümit Ünal, Ferit Aslan, İlknur Deliktaş Onur, Öztürk Ateş, Erkut Demirciler, İlkay Tuğba Ünek, Ahmet Gülmez, Esra Özen Engin, Semra Taş, Gamze Gököz Doğu, Melih Şimşek, Hacı Mehmet Türk, Ali İnal, Gökhan Şahin, Haydar Çağatay Yüksel, Ateş Kutay Tenekeci, Mutlu Hızal, Mehmet Ali Nahit Şendur, Doğan Uncu

“…Factors associated with shorter PFS included advanced tumor stage (ypT3-T4), lymph node metastasis, and multiple metastases, while shorter OS was linked to advanced tumor stage and lack of objective response. …”
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Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) membranous and cytoplasmic overexpression on immunohistochemistry: An additional prognostic marker in oral squamous cell carcinoma by Guddi Rani Singh, Shabana Azad, Tulika Singh, Manish Kumar, Kumari Sunny, Divya Sanehi, Debaditya Haldar

“…One can opt for wedge resection in place of extensive surgery if small punch biopsies show EGFR negativity and radiology shows uninvolved lymph nodes. …”
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