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Peritoneal carcinosis of ovarian origin
2010
Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is the second most common genital malignancy in women and is the most lethal gynecological malignancy, with an estimated five-year survival rate of 39%. Despite efforts to develop an effective ovarian cancer screening method, 60% of patients still present with advanced disease. Comprehensive management using surgical cytoreduction to decrease the tumor load to a minimum, and intraperitoneal chemotherapy to eliminate microscopic disease on peritoneal surface, has the potential to greatly improve quality of life and to have an impact on survival in ovarian cancer patients. Despite achieving clinical remission after completion of initial treatment, most patients…
The use of video-assisted thoracic surgery in the management of Pancoast tumours
2010
We describe our experience using video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) as an adjunct to the surgical management of Pancoast tumors. Between March 2004 and November 2009, 13 patients with Pancoast tumors were included in this study. Surgery was performed by positioning the patient to allow either an anterior or a posterior thoracotomy. VATS was employed to explore the pleural cavity, to optimize the surgical access and as an assistance during surgical resection. Three patients with pleural carcinosis at thoracoscopy did not undergo further surgery. Seven lobectomies and three wedge resections were performed with an en bloc chest-wall resection and mediastinal lymphadenectomy. The surgical a…
Bildgebende Diagnostik der Peritonealkarzinose
1990
Two hundred and eighty-seven radiological and sonographic examinations in 142 patients with confirmed peritoneal carcinosis were evaluated retrospectively. The examinations included abdominal films (19), infusion urograms (20), contrast examinations of the intestine (26), small bowel enemas (2), double-contrast examinations of the colon (40), demonstrations with water-soluble contrast (6), sonographies (80) and CTs (96). CT and colonic double-contrast studies were complementary and valuable methods for diagnosing peritoneal carcinosis and should both be used.