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Resultados del tratamiento del cáncer de mama, Programa Nacional de Cáncer del Adulto

Rev. méd. Chile; 145 (12), 2017
Background Breast cancer is the most common malignant tumor in women in the world. In 2005, it was incorporated to the Explicit Guaranties Health System (GES) in Chile. Aim To describe the demographic and clinical characteristics of breast cancer patients and to determine the effect of incorporating the...

Ureteral orifice involvement by urothelial carcinoma: long term oncologic and functional outcomes

Int. braz. j. urol; 43 (6), 2017
ABSTRACT Purpose: Bladder cancer (BC) may involve the ureteral orifice, and the resection of the orifice has oncological and functional consequences such as development of upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC), vesicoureteral reflux or ureteral stenosis. The aim of this study was to investigate the on...

Nephrometry scores and perioperative outcomes following robotic partial nephrectomy

Int. braz. j. urol; 43 (6), 2017
ABSTRACT Objectives: Based on imaging features, nephrometry scoring systems have been conceived to create a standardized and reproducible way to characterize renal tumor anatomy. However, less is known about which of these individual measures are important with regard to clinically relevant perioperativ...

Carotid blowout syndrome in patients treated by larynx cancer

Abstract Introduction: Carotid blowout syndrome is an uncommon complication for patient treated by head and neck tumors, and related to a high mortality rate. Objective: The aim of this study was to study the risk of carotid blowout in a large cohort of patients treated only by larynx cancer. Methods:...

Thyroglobulin levels before radioactive iodine therapy and dynamic risk stratification after 1 year in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer

ABSTRACT Objectives: We sought to assess the relationship between stimulated thyroglobulin (sTg) before radioactive iodine therapy (RIT), and the dynamic risk stratification 1 year after treatment, and to establish the utility of the sTg as a predictor of response to therapy in these patients. A retrosp...

Identification of the sentinel lymph node using hemosiderin in locally advanced breast cancer

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 44 (6), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: to verify the agreement rate in the identification of sentinel lymph node using an autologous marker rich in hemosiderin and 99 Technetium (Tc99) in patients with locally advanced breast cancer. Methods: clinical trial phase 1, prospective, non-randomized, of 18 patients with breas...

Eficacia de la ultrasonografía endoscópica en la estadificación de tumores del recto
Endoscopic ultrasound efficacy in the staging of rectal cancer

Rev. cuba. med. mil; 46 (4), 2017
Introducción: el cáncer rectal representa un problema de salud en el mundo y la estadificación clínica constituye la llave para definir la conducta a seguir. Objetivo: determinar la eficacia de la ecoendoscopia en el estadiaje T y N del cáncer rectal. Métodos: se realizó un estudio descriptivo, de...

Oncological results of surgical treatment versus organ-function preservation in larynx and hypopharynx câncer

Summary Introduction: Since the beginning of the 1990s, non-surgical radiochemotherapy treatment has become popular with the prospect of maintaining oncological results and preserving the organ in patients with advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx and hypopharynx. However, subsequent studies d...

Análise de sobrevivência de mulheres com câncer de mama: modelos de riscos competitivos

Resumo O objetivo deste estudo foi estimar os efeitos de fatores prognósticos na sobrevida do câncer de mama, como idade, estadiamento e extensão do tumor, utilizando modelos de riscos proporcionais de Cox e de riscos competitivos de Fine-Gray. É um estudo de coorte retrospectiva de base-populacional...