Fibrous dysplasia is a benign osseous disease, although radical resection is commonly recommended because of the possibility of recurrence or malignant change. However, radical resection is undesirable, particularly in the maxillofacial region, because facial bones are difficult to replace in an aesthetically-pleasing manner after radical excision. In our department, conservative shaving, as re...

This brief review defines the various surgical procedures for breast cancer, which are under dispute by laymen and some surgeons, because of lack of controlled comparative studies and differences in classification of stages of breast cancer. The simplest procedure, tylectomy or lumpectomy, consists of resection of the local lesion only. Simple mastectomy refers to removal of the involved mamm...

We reviewed 79 patients with a total of 100 digits affected by Dupuytren's disease, who were treated surgically in our institution between 1990 and 1998. The mean follow-up was 4.4 years with a range of 2 to 10 years. Only patients with PIP joint deformity of more than 30 degrees were included in the study. All patients had radical excision of diseased fascia tissue to the mid axial line and ap...

Congenital cholesteatoma of the petrous bone, though originating in childhood, has often a delayed diagnosis due to its poor symptoms and can grow achieving great extension. When asymptomatic or pauci-symptomatic, the diagnosis is incidental and purely radiological. Leaving the lesion untreated implies an inexorable progression leading to extensive erosion of the petrous bone and cranial nerves...

Total mesorectal excision (TME) has been established as a standardized radical surgical procedure in malignant tumors of the middle and lower rectal third. In carcinomas of the upper rectal third, TME is seen as controversial. The aims of TME are low rates of locoregional recurrences and good functional results. Total mesorectal excision in the radical surgical treatment of lower and middle thi...

We present the interesting case of a 15-year old boy with a monophasic synovial sarcoma (MSS) of the mediastinum, which was infiltrating the right heart chambers and the inferior vena cava (IVC). A radical excision was performed, with extensive reconstruction of the heart, under deep hypothermic circulatory arrest. Radical surgical excision is considered to be the treatment of choice for these ...

Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC), is one of the most common primary malignant tumors of the lacrimal gland. It accounts for less than 4% of all lacrimal gland tumours. Mean age of incidence is 40 years 1 . It has a poor prognosis, in view of its locally invasive and metastatic potential .2-7 . Radical Excision with negative margin is the treatment of choice. However, the complex anatomy of orbita...

INTRODUCTION The repair of complex urethrorectal fistulas, which can be the result of treating prostate cancer with radical prostatectomy, is a big problem in urology and its final result is not always satisfactory. There are no universally accepted methods for repairing such fistulas. In our work we present a retrospective analysis of patients treated for urethrorectal fistulas after previous ...

The occurrence of primary carcinoma of the ureteral stump following radical nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma is extremely rare; 7 patients with the disease have been reported previously. All these patients were males with transitional cell carcinoma. The current study reports the case of a 61-year-old woman, who presented with gross hematuria following a radical nephrectomy for local clear ...