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The effect of proliferative hypertrophic scars on determining treatment options for preventing recurrence of vesicourethral anastomotic stenosis after radical prostatectomy: a single-center cross-sectional study

Säo Paulo med. j; 139 (3), 2021
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Vesicourethral anastomotic stenosis (VUAS) following retropubic radical prostatectomy (RRP) significantly worsens quality of life. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the relationship between proliferative hypertrophic scar formation and VUAS, and predict more appropriate surgical interve...

Síndrome de McCune-Albright, una forma poco frecuente de pubertad precoz: diagnóstico, tratamiento y evolución

Arch. argent. pediatr; 119 (5), 2021
Introducción. El síndrome de McCune-Albright (SMA) es un trastorno genético caracterizado por displasia ósea fibrosa, manchas cutáneas color “café con leche” e hiperfunción autónoma de uno o varios órganos endocrinos. El SMA es producido por mutaciones activadoras del gen GNAS1. L...

Presentación inusual de teratomas ováricos bilaterales en gemelas

RESUMEN Los teratomas maduros son los tumores ováricos más frecuentes en edad pediátrica. A la fecha, se han descrito escasos reportes sobre su aparición en gemelas. Se presenta el caso de teratomas ováricos bilaterales en gemelas bicoriales, tratadas con tumorectomía laparoscópica. A los 45 días...

Disección endoscópica submucosa para el tratamiento de neoplasias incipientes del tubo digestivo: experiencia en un centro universitario de alto volumen

Rev. méd. Chile; 149 (4), 2021
Background: Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) allows en-bloc resection of early gastro-intestinal neoplasms (EGIN) with healing potential. Aim: To describe the results of patients treated with ESD for EGIN by our team. Patients and Methods: Descriptive study of patients with EGIN who underwent ESD w...

Switching of hormone therapies in breast cancer women

Abstract Objective The objective of the present study was to analyze the reasons that led to hormone therapies (HTs) regimen changes in women with breast cancer. Methods This was a retrospective cross-sectional study from a single-institution Brazilian cancer center with patient records diagnosed wit...

Puesta al día: carcinoma paratiroideo

Rev. méd. Chile; 149 (3), 2021
Parathyroid carcinoma is a rare malignant disease that presents as a sporadic or familial primary hyperparathyroidism (PHP). The latter is associated with some genetic syndromes. It occurs with equal frequency in both sexes, unlike PHP caused by parathyroid adenoma that is more common in women. It should...

Sinonasal inverted papilloma: rate of recurrence and malignant transformation in 44 operated patients

Abstract Introduction: Although sinonasal inverted papillomas are benign lesions, they are locally aggressive and have a potential malignant transformation ranging from 5% to 15%, with a high recurrence rate. Objective: The aim of this article is to describe the rate of recurrence and malignant transfo...

Debulking obstructing laryngeal cancers to avoid tracheotomy

Abstract Introduction: Upper airway obstruction, secondary to neoplasms presenting with stridor, is traditionally treated by tracheostomy. However, this common procedure can potentially have an impact on the long-term outcome, with tumor implantation into the tracheostomized wound leading to peristomal ...

The current role of surgery in the treatment of cardiac metastases from malignant melanoma: an educational presentation

Abstract A 71 year-old male with a history of multiple excisions of an initial Clark's level V melanoma of the breast followed by combined radiation and interferon treatment, as well as a recurrence, 3 years later, of a BRAF-positive tumor of the shoulder, with subsequent therapy with dabrafenib and tram...

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