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Lymphadenectomy in the differentiated thyroid carcinoma.
BACKGROUND: In this study the authors analyze the indications and the type of surgical procedure to perform on the neck lymph nodes in cases of differentiated thyroid carcinoma. METHODS: The study has been carried in a retrospective way. Between 1993 and 2001, 93 differentiated thyroid cancer were observed. There were 72 women and 21 men, with a mean age of 45.9 years (range 18-77). Patients have been divided into three groups: the first included 25 patients who underwent only thyroidectomy (24 total thyroidectomy, 1 lobectomy); the second group included 52 patients who underwent total thyroidectomy and lymphadenectomy of the central compartment. The third group included 16 patients who underwent total thyroidectomy and functional neck dissection. The median follow-up was 65.9 months. RESULTS: The postoperative complications was similar between three groups. Follow-up has shown similar survival and recurrences between groups.
CONCLUSIONS: The elective lymphadenectomy of the central could be a solution for a routine treatment of differentiated thyroid cancer without lymph node involvement. The presence of cervico-lateral node metastases imposes a functional neck dissection
The extempore intraoperative cytology of peritoneal lavage fluid. A study of the reliability of the method
Terapia chirurgica della RCU e della Poliposi diffusa mediante proctocolectomia totale e ileo-ano anastomosi con reservoir a J.
Syncrhonous neoplasms of tha colon and kidney:analisis of 2 case reports
Up until only a few decades ago synchronous renal cell carcinoma associated with primary tumors of other organs was diagnosed almost exclusively in necropsy series. Recently the widespread use of ultrasonography and CT has permitted diagnosis of clinically silent renal cell carcinoma in patients undergoing a work-up for other primary tumors. We report two cases of synchronous colon and renal cancer: 1) a 75 year old woman presented bilateral pulmonary nodules at chest X-Ray and stratigraphy. Total-body CT scan showed multiple, apparently metastatic, bilateral pulmonary lesions and two tumors in the right kidney and ascending colon. A right nephrectomy and right hemicolectomy were performed. She succumbed after 18 months as a result of metastatic spread to the liver, lungs and bone; 2) a 64 year old man was discovered to have a colon cancer during a barium enema examination and endoscopy. CT scan of the abdomen yielded an incidental diagnosis of a tumor in the left kidney. A left nephrectomy and left hemicolectomy were performed. After 6 months CT revealed no evidence of recurrence or metastases. Histology findings revealed two primary malignancies in both cases: a clear cell renal carcinoma and an adenocarcinoma of the colon
Restorative proctocolectomy with J pouch in the surgical treatment of ulcerative colitis and polyposis coli.
Risultati funzionali dopo colectomia totale e proctectomia mucosa. Confronto tra ileo-anoanastomosi diretta e pouch ileale a J.
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