Results: 359

Oncological outcomes following radical prostatectomy for patients with pT4 prostate cancer

Int. braz. j. urol; 42 (6), 2016
ABSTRACT Objectives: Radical prostatectomy (RP) for locally advanced prostate cancer may reduce the risk of metastasis and cancer-specific death. Herein, we evaluated the outcomes for patients with pT4 disease treated with RP. Materials and methods: Among 19,800 men treated with RP at Mayo Clinic from ...

Conservative surgical management of in situ subungual melanoma: long-term follow-up

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (6), 2016
Abstract Subungual melanoma represents 20% of all melanomas in Hispanic population. Here, we report the outcome of 15 patients with in situ subungual melanoma treated with resection of the nail unit with a 5-mm margin without amputation, followed up for 55.93 ± 43.08 months. The most common complication...

Performance of adjuvant treatment correlates with survival in reoperated glioblastomas

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 74 (11), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective To analyze cases of recurrent glioblastoma subjected to reoperation at a Brazilian public healthcare service. Methods A total of 39 patients subjected to reoperation for recurrent glioblastoma at the Department of Neurosurgery, São Paulo Hospital, Federal University of São Paulo,...

External validation of EORTC risk scores to predict recurrence after transurethral resection of brazilian patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer stages Ta and T1

Int. braz. j. urol; 42 (5), 2016
ABSTRACT Validate the EORTC risk tables in Brazilian patients with NMIBC. Methods: 205 patients were analyzed. The 6 parameters analyzed were: histologic grading, pathologic stage, size and number of tumors, previous recurrence rate and concomitant CIS. The time for first recurrence (TFR), risk score an...

Indication guidelines for Mohs micrographic surgery in skin tumors

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (5), 2016
Abstract: Mohs micrographic surgery is a technique used to excise skin tumors based on comprehensive surgical mapping, in which the surgeon removes the tumor, followed by a complete histological evaluation of the tumor's margins. The correlation of the presence of a tumor in histological examinations and...

Excisão, crioterapia e mitomicina C no tratamento da neoplasia intraepitelial córneo-conjuntival

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 75 (5), 2016
RESUMO Objetivo: Avaliar a segurança e eficácia de três técnicas distintas para o tratamento de neoplasia intraepitelial córneo-conjuntival. Métodos: Vinte e seis pacientes, 11 mulheres e 15 homens, com idade entre 32 e 88 anos (média 64,84 anos), atendidos entre 1999 e 2014, foram incluídos ne...

Disease-free survival in patients with non-metastatic breast cancer

SUMMARY Introduction: Breast cancer is the second most common malignancy in the world and the one with highest incidence in the female population; it is also a major cause of death from cancer among women. Objective: To analyze the disease-free survival (DFS) at 5 years and prognostic factors in women ...

Radioterapia intraoperatória de tumores de mama

O objetivo deste relatório é descrever a análise crítica, realizada pelo Núcleo de Avaliação de Tecnologias em Saúde (NATS) do Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia (INC/MS), em parceria com o Departamento de Gestão e Incorporação de Tecnologias em Saúde (DGITS/SCTIE/MS), sobre as evidências cie...

Biatrial approach provides better outcomes in the surgical treatment of cardiac myxomas

Abstract Objective: We aimed to present clinical features, surgical approaches, importance of surgical technique and long-term outcomes of our patients with cardiac myxoma who underwent surgery. Methods: We retrospectively collected data of patients with cardiac myxoma who underwent surgical resection ...

Neoadjuvant therapy and surgery for rectal cancer. Comparative study between partial and complete pathological response

Arq. gastroenterol; 53 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT Background The approach of locally advanced extra-peritoneal rectal adenocarcinoma implies a treatment with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy associated with total mesorectal excision surgery. However, the tumors respond variably to this neoadjuvant therapy, and the mechanisms for response are not ...