Specimen of Post-Rectal Fibro-Leiomyoma

Transvaginal resection of a rectal leiomyoma: A case report.

The present study reports the case of a patient with a rectal submucosal tumor (leiomyoma) that was resected transvaginally. A 51-year-old female presented with a rectal submucosal tumor on the anterior wall of the lower rectum, located within 3 cm of the anal verge. This location would normally require intersphincteric or abdominal perineal resection. However, in order to minimize the invasive...

Post-Abortal Placental Polyp Masquerading Uterine Leiomyoma: A Case Report

Placental polyp is a organized mass of retained bits of placental tissue following delivery, which is hyalinized during their prolonged retention. It is a rare entity, histologically composed of necrotic and hyalinized chorionic villi. These placental masses present within days to weeks following an abortion or delivery of a term placenta. The usual clinical presentations are abnormal uterine b...

What does absence of lymph node in resected specimen mean after neoadjuvant chemoradiation for rectal cancer

BACKGROUND The effect of insufficient node sampling in patients with rectal cancer managed by neoadjuvant chemoradiation followed by surgery has not been clearly determined. We evalulated the impact of insufficient sampling or even abscence of lymph nodes in the specimen on survival in patients at high-risk (T3, T4 or node positive) for rectal cancer. METHODS We conducted a single institution...

The effect of Rectal Retractor, a rectal protector on rectal dose in radical prostate radiotherapy

Introduction: The close proximity of the rectum tissue to the prostate gland results in rectal toxicity during prostate radiotherapy. Rectal Retractor (RR) is a rectal displacement technique that inserts into the rectum, as a result, the lateral and dorsal part of the rectal wall push away from high dose areas. The aim of this study was to investigate the dosimetric consequence...

Circulation in Fibro-Sarcomas