The management of recurrent cervical cancer depends mainly on previous treatment as well as on the site and extent of recurrence. Pelvic exenteration usually represents the only therapeutic approach with curative intent for women with central pelvic relapse who have previously received irradiation. In the present report, we share our experience regarding survival outcome in a patient with recur...

INTRODUCTION Improving quality of life and supportive care are of paramount importance in helping patients of advanced cervical cancer. Pelvic exenteration has both palliative and curative role in the management of cervical cancer. We aim to demonstrate the feasibility of performing laparoscopic total pelvic exenteration in advanced carcinoma of the cervix and to evaluate the immediate morbidit...

BACKGROUND Fournier gangrene due to advanced rectal cancer is a rapidly progressive gangrene of the perineum and buttocks. Emergency surgical debridement of necrotic tissue is crucial, and secondary surgery to resect tumors is necessary for wound healing. However, pelvic exenteration damages the pelvic floor, increasing the likelihood of herniation of internal organs into the infectious wound. ...

BACKGROUND The incidence of rectal cancer recurrence after surgery is 5-45%. Extended pelvic resection which entails En-bloc resection of the tumor and adjacent involved organs provides the only true possible curative option for patients with locally recurrent rectal cancer. AIM To evaluate the surgical and oncological outcome of such treatment. PATIENTS AND METHODS Between 2006 and 2012 a ...

BACKGROUND Pelvic exenteration is a potentially curative treatment for locally advanced primary rectal cancer. Previous studies have been limited by small sample sizes and heterogeneous data. A consecutive series of patients was studied to identify the clinicopathological determinants of survival. METHODS All patients undergoing pelvic exenterative surgery for primary rectal cancer (1992-2014...

Total pelvic exenteration is a radical abdominoperineal operation designed to treat locally extensive pelvic malignancy. In the past, the morbidity and mortality has been such that this procedure was considered justified only in the curative setting. As experience has increased and operative survival has improved, the indications for radical pelvic surgery have expanded to include palliation of...

1. ”Carol Davila” Univeristy of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania 2. ”Ponderas” Hospital, Bucharest, Romania 3. I.O.M.C, Polizu Hospital, Bucharest, Romania Vulvar carcinomas are rare gynecologic malignancies. In cases presenting local invasion oncologic treatment such as chemo-irradiation might be performed. However complete remission is achieved in rare cases, most of the patients nec...