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Risk Factors for Prognosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Curative Resection In Patients with Low Hepatitis B Viral Load

Ann. hepatol; 16 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT Background. A retrospective cohort study was conducted to investigate the effect of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) level on prognosis in low viral load (< 2000 lU/mL) patients with hepatitis B-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after curative resection. Material and methods. A tota...

Prognostic factors for left colectomy for colon cancer: a ten years experience of a single university institution

ABCD (São Paulo, Impr.); 30 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT Background: Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in the world. In Brazil, it is the leading cause of cancer in the gastrointestinal tract. Aim: To evaluate the preoperative, perioperative, and postoperative risk factors for recurrence and overall survival of patients with left co...

Do the radiological criteria with the use of risk factors impact the forecasting of abdominal neuroblastic tumor resection in children?

ABCD (São Paulo, Impr.); 30 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT Background: The treatment of neuroblastoma is dependent on exquisite staging; is performed postoperatively and is dependent on the surgeon's expertise. The use of risk factors through imaging on diagnosis appears as predictive of resectability, complications and homogeneity in staging. Aim: ...

Risk factors for the prognosis of pediatric medulloblastoma: a retrospective analysis of 40 cases

Clinics; 72 (5), 2017
OBJECTIVES: In this study, we evaluated the association of molecular subtypes, clinical characteristics and pathological types with the prognosis of patients with medulloblastoma. METHODS: We analyzed forty patients with medulloblastoma who underwent surgical resection at our center between January 2004...

Prognostic factors affecting outcomes in multivisceral en bloc resection for colorectal cancer

Clinics; 72 (5), 2017
OBJECTIVES: This study sought to determine the clinical and pathological factors associated with perioperative morbidity, mortality and oncological outcomes after multivisceral en bloc resection in patients with colorectal cancer. METHODS: Between January 2009 and February 2014, 105 patients with primar...

Estudio observacional, pacientes con diagnóstico y tratamiento de Melanoma en el Instituto Oncológico Solca, Guayaquil
Observational study, patients with diagnosis and treatment of Melanoma at the Solca Cancer Institute, Guayaquil

Oncología (Guayaquil); 27 (1), 2017
Introducción:La calidad de vida de pacientes con melanoma ha mejorado en la última década, gracias a los diagnósticos tempranos y tratamientos complementarios disponibles. El objetivo del presente estudio es determinar las características clínicas de pacientes con melanoma y su grado d...

Immediate reconstruction with autologous fat grafting: influence in breast cancerregional recurrence

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 44 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: to evaluate local and systemic recurrence of breast cancer in patients submitted to autologous fat grafting in the immediate reconstruction after conservative surgery for breast cancer. Methods: this is a historical cohort study comparing 167 patients submitted to conservative sur...

Open partial nephrectomy for entirely intraparenchymal tumors: a matched case-control study of oncologic outcome and complication rate

Int. braz. j. urol; 43 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT Purpose To compare the oncologic and clinical outcomes for open partial nephrectomy (OPN) performed in patients with entirely intraparenchymal tumors versus case-matched controls, with exophytic lesions. Material and methods Patients having undergone OPN between 2007 and 2012 were investigat...

Cytopathologic evaluation of patients submitted to radiotherapy for uterine cervix cancer

Summary Cervical cancer is an important public health problem. Pap smear is the leading strategy of screening programs for cervical cancer worldwide. However, delayed diagnosis leads to more aggressive and less effective treatments. Patients with uterine cervix malignancies who are referred for radiother...

Breast-conserving surgery in locally advanced breast cancer submitted to neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Safety and effectiveness based on ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence and long-term follow-up

Clinics; 72 (3), 2017
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence after breast-conserving surgery for locally advanced breast cancer. METHODS: A retrospective observational cohort study was performed in patients with locally advanced breast cancer submitted to breast-conserving surgery after neoadjuvant chemot...