Published in World Journal of Surgery
BackgroundTransduodenal ampullectomy (TDA) is a less invasive procedure than pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD). However, the outcomes of TDA and PD have been compared rarely in early ampullary cancer.MethodsFrom September 1994 to June 2013, the patients who underwent curative surgery for Tis or T1 ampulla of Vater neoplasm were identified. The patients ...
Published in Annals of Surgical Oncology
BackgroundTwo randomized intraoperative radiation therapy trials for early-stage breast cancer were recently published. The ELIOT Trial used electrons (IOERT), and the TARGIT-A Trial Update used 50-kV X-rays (IORT). These studies were compared for similarities and differences. The results were analyzed and used to determine which patients might be ...
Published in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment
Published in Journal of Orthopaedic Science
BackgroundMyxofibrosarcoma is characterized by a high local recurrence rate despite optimal surgical treatment. The definition of prognostic factors for recurrence offers high-risk patients a closer follow-up and a multidisciplinary therapeutic approach.MethodsA cohort of 23 patients treated for primary myxofibrosarcoma was retrospectively analyzed...
Published in Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research®
The need for segmental resection versus intralesional treatment of low-grade chondrosarcomas of the appendicular skeleton remains controversial. We hypothesized extended intralesional treatment would equally control malignant disease but with improved functional outcomes and decreased postoperative complications. We retrospectively reviewed 31 pati...
Published in Annals of Surgical Oncology
Published in Head and Neck Pathology
