Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is often detected incidentally and early. Currently, open partial nephrectomy and laparoscopic total nephrectomy form competing technologies. The former is invasive, but nephron-sparing; the other is considered less invasive but with more loss of renal mass. Traditionally, emphasis has been placed on oncologic outcomes. However, a patient with an excellent oncologic o...

BACKGROUND Until recently, open radical prostatectomy was the only approach for the surgical management of prostate cancer. Laparoscopy is now increasingly used as an alternative approach. The procedure can be performed directly or with robot assistance. METHODS We review the relevant literature regarding oncologic and functional outcomes with laparoscopic surgery in the management of localiz...

Learning objectives • Dual-energy CT (DECT) can amply contribute to a more efficient workflow in oncologic imaging. • DECT has the potential to reduce the radiation dose and to replace classical dual-phase protocols. • DECT improves oncologic imaging with improved tumour detection and opens up avenues for tissue differentiation and characterisation. • DECT allows for optimised and repeatable th...

BACKGROUND Transoral robotic-assisted oncologic surgery of the head and neck offers promising functional results. Nonetheless, the efficacy of oncologic surgery remains critically dependent on obtaining negative margins. We aimed to integrate a miniaturized high-resolution fiber-optic microendoscope (HRME), which provides real-time histological assessment, with the da Vinci robotic system (Intu...

Bevacizumab (Avastin) has rapidly gained status as a broadly active agent for malignancies of several different histologies in adults. This activity has spawned a range of uses in pediatrics for both oncologic and non-oncologic indications. Early analyses indicate that pediatric cancers exhibit a spectrum of responses to bevacizumab that suggest its activity may be more limited than in adult on...

The current standard treatment for rectal cancer is based on a multimodality approach with preoperative radiochemotherapy in advanced cases and complete surgical removal through total mesorectal excision (TME). The most frequent surgical approach is traditional open surgery, as laparoscopic TME requires high technical skill, a long learning curve, and is not widespread, still being confined to ...

We describe a neonate with isotretinoin embryopathy and an incidental finding of congenital neuroblastoma. Diffuse liver metastases led to the decision to provide oncologic therapy followed by tumor resection. Despite the possible need for chronic care related to the comorbidities of the isotretinoin embryopathy and oncologic management, the patient remains disease-free. Because of the uncertai...

*Director Head & Neck Oncologic Institute Hospital HIMA-San Pablo Caguas, Puerto Rico; Assistant Professor Dept. of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico; †General Physician, Assistant at Head & Neck Oncologic Institute Hospital HIMA-San Pablo Caguas, Puerto Rico; ‡Immunopathology and Molecular Pathology Laboratory at Hato ...