OBJECTIVES If concurrent chemoradiotherapy cannot be performed, induction chemotherapy followed by radical-intent surgical treatment is an acceptable option for non primarily resectable non-small-cell lung cancers (NSCLCs). No markers are available to predict which patients may benefit from local treatment after induction. This exploratory study aims to assess the feasibility and the activity o...

Background: The marriage age has been increasing recently throughout the world and researches have shown an increased rate of gynecological cancers among young women. Therefore, fertility sparing in these patients is an important point and many works have been done on conservative management in young women with gynecological cancer. Materials and Methods: In this study, we report our experience...

OBJECTIVE The main aim of this study is to determine the improvement in quality of life in patients who have undergone radical surgery because of severe endometriosis. PATIENTS AND METHODS This nonrandomized interventional study (quasi experimental) was carried out between January 2009 and September 2014. A total of 46 patients with diagnosis of severe endometriosis were included. Radical sur...

BACKGROUND Radical hysterectomy has traditionally been the treatment of choice for early invasive cervical carcinoma. Validation of the sentinel lymph node concept in gynaecology has led to less radical surgery. If preservation of fertility is an issue, then radical trachelectomy is an accepted approach. CASE REPORT A 29-year-old female presented with stage IB1 cervical cancer was treated by ...

Radical trachelectomy, which leaves the uterus intact, has emerged as a desirable surgical option for eligible women with early-stage cervical cancer who wish to preserve fertility. The available data suggest excellent obstetrical outcomes with radical trachelectomy, and no differences in sexual responding between radical trachelectomy and radical hysterectomy. There is a need to examine the ef...

CONTEXT Radical cystectomy with orthotopic derivation is one of the most complex urological techniques, although laparoscopic surgery has made this procedure increasingly less invasive. OBJECTIVE To provide an up-dated review of the single port approach to carry out radical surgery due to bladder cancer. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION A comprehensive review of the literature was performed using Medli...

BACKGROUND Primary intrathoracic liposarcoma is an extremely rare malignancy as well as a rare histologic subtype of intrathoracic sarcoma. Relatively few reports appear in the world literatures. We explored the clinicopathologic features and prognostic factors of this tumor in this study. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed the clinicopathological data of 23 patients with primary intrathorac...

background & aim: medicinal plants can be a good replacement for common cancer treatment including chemotherapy, radiation therapy and surgery because they don’t have many side effects. the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of temperature on the free radical scavenging in the presence of medicinal plants. experimental: for determination of free radical scavenging activity was...

inverted papillomas of the nose and paranasal sinuses are uncommon neoplasms, characterized by their tendency to occur and by their association with malignancy. in the past decade there has been a trend toward the use of endoscopic surgical techniques in the management of these tumors. this article presents the results of a prospective study of24 patients with inverted papilloma resected by the...

BACKGROUND Endoscopic resection (ER) has recently become standard treatment, even for early gastric cancer (EGC) in the remnant stomach. We aimed to compare long-term survival after ER versus radical surgery for EGC in the remnant stomach. METHODS We retrospectively compared overall and cause-specific survival of patients who had undergone ER or radical surgery for EGC in the remnant stomach ...