A 26-year-old male with an intracranial teratoma, metastasizing from a testicular yolk sac tumor refractory to cis-diamminedichloroplatinum (CDDP), vinblastin, and bleomycin (PVB) therapy, was successfully treated with a combination of etoposide (VP-16), CDDP, and ACNU (salvage chemotherapy). Emergency surgery for subcortical hemorrhage discovered the metastasis, diagnosed as a yolk sac tumor. ...

The earthquake had hit Muzaffarabad on October 8, 2005. Being one of the dreadful events, it badly devastated the area. In addition, the post earthquake scenario raised fears of pressure on forestry resources, especially for reconstruction phase. It was, therefore, essential to assess the availability of salvage wood to prevent/or reduce the pressure on forestry resources. Thus, the study was l...

embolectomy has long been the gold standard for treating limbs acutely threatened by arterial occlusion. delayed embolectomy has not been investigated adequately due to the belief that accompanying mortality and morbidity render the case futile. following our previous experience with late arterial repair for leg or knee salvage i we applied the same principle to limbs threatened with prolonged ...

A 31-year-old male was diagnosed with osteoblastic osteosarcoma of the talus. Limb-salvage surgery for talar performed by replacing intact talus a 3D-printed prosthesis made from medical-grade titanium. The had 3 tunnels simulating ligaments around At last follow-up, functional and clinical outcomes were excellent. Our patient achieved 93% restoration Musculoskeletal Tumor Society score as well...

Background The amount of myocardial salvage is a critical determinant of prognosis in acute myocardial infarction (AMI). T2WCMR in combination with DE-CMR is thought to be a promising method that could presumably measure salvage. However, direct comparisons with the appropriate reference standard are limited. Additionally, even if a pathology reference standard is present, co-registration with ...

A new concept designated 'oligo-recurrence (OR)' has been proposed, which indicates one to several distant metastases/recurrences in one or more organs, which can be treated with local therapy, after the primary site of the cancer has been controlled. The purpose of this study was to assess the efficacy and toxicity of salvage radiotherapy (RT) for the second OR of breast cancer. The second OR ...

INTRODUCTION We present our experience with limb salvage emphasising the use of vascularised bone grafts in combination with autoclaved tumour bone for limb salvage in osteosarcoma. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty-six cases with extremity osteosarcoma, all of which were managed at a single institution between 1980 and 1999, were reviewed at a mean follow-up of 9 years (range, 10 months to 200 mo...

For primary radiation therapy (RT) of prostate cancer, dose intensification is established as standard of care. Less is known on the role of dose intensification in the postprostatectomy setting for salvage RT. Thus, we aimed to identify and summarize the existing literature. In retrospective analyses, dose-intensified salvage RT showed a superior biochemical control compared to standard dose s...

Objective: Recurrence rates of 40–60% after percutaneous radiotherapy or brachytherapy and 20–40% after prostatectomy are described. This review will discuss curative treatment options for salvage after primary therapy. Methods: Relevant information was identified through searches of published studies, abstracts from scientific meetings, and review articles. Results: Clinical experience in salv...

BACKGROUND The role of pre-transplant salvage chemotherapy has been controversial in relapsed acute leukemia. METHODS We investigated post-transplant outcomes in 65 patients with acute leukemia treated with allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) during first relapse or second remission. RESULTS The 5-year cumulative incidence of relapse (CIR) was 52.3%. Multivariate analysis fo...