Background: Reviewing and analyzing the Clinico-pathologic aspects of non-melanoma skin cancer of the head and neck (NMSCHN), type of management, prognostic factors, and disease-free survival (DFS) in a period of 5 ye...Background: Reviewing and analyzing the Clinico-pathologic aspects of non-melanoma skin cancer of the head and neck (NMSCHN), type of management, prognostic factors, and disease-free survival (DFS) in a period of 5 years at the National Cancer Institute—Cairo University—Egypt. Materials and Methods: A retrospective study of two hundred patients with NMSCHN was treated at the National Cancer Institute—Cairo University—Egypt from January 2008 to December 2012. The mean follow-up was 6 months (1 - 84 months). Results: 117 males and 83 females with 90% ≥ 50 years old. The scalp (27.5%), the periorbital region (13%), the cheek (12.5%) and the nose (12.5%) are the main anatomical sites affected. BCC represented 71.5% with nodular type (79%) predominance;SCC represented 21% with GII (61.1%) the commonest grade. Surgery was the main modality of treatment (93%) with local flaps only (63.9%) and primary closure (14.7%) were the main surgical options following wide local excision. Positive and close margins were detected in 23.5% of excised specimens. No significant association was found between disease-free survival (DFS) and pathology, treatment modality, the occurrence of complications or safety margin status. Conclusion: NMSCHN lesions should be surgically excised in specialized high volume centers with readily available peripheral margin control and should be operated by senior experienced surgeons.展开更多
Background: Ovarian sex cord-stromal tumors are an uncommon heterogeneous group of tumors with different biological behaviors and clinico-patho- logic aspects. Aim of the Work: This study will review the clinico-patho...Background: Ovarian sex cord-stromal tumors are an uncommon heterogeneous group of tumors with different biological behaviors and clinico-patho- logic aspects. Aim of the Work: This study will review the clinico-pathologic aspects of sex-cord stromal ovarian tumors at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), Cairo University, Egypt, as well as their management and follow-up regarding disease free survival and overall survival. Patients and Methods: This retrospective study was conducted at the National Cancer Institute Cairo University, Egypt on female patients with ovarian sex cord stromal tumors in the period from January 2008 to December 2012 with a follow-up period of 24 to 84 months. The age of the patients, different clinical presentations, radiological findings, associated uterine bleeding (need for endometrial biopsy), pre-operative CA125 levels, surgical management done, different histopathological types, different biological behaviors, presence of ascites (and its correlation with the histopathology), Adjuvant chemotherapy (according to biological behavior and pathological type), and follow-up of non-benign cases for up to 84 months will all be documented and studied. Results: The mean age at presentation was 47.34;abdominal pain and mass were the commonest presentations 54.5% and 53.2% respectively;the main radiologic findings were a pelvic mass +/- ascites which had no correlation to the pathological type (p = 0.075). Endometrial hyperplasia and endometrial carcinoma were associated with 22% and 2.5% of cases respectively. Stages I and II represented 95% of patients with non-benign tumors (48 patients). Panhysterectomy +/- infracolic omentectomy or fertility sparing surgery were done in 70.1% and 29.9% of patients respectively. AGCTs were the commonest pathological type (49.4%). Adjuvant chemotherapy was given to 14 patients (46.7%) with non-benign tumors. 6 recurrences (20%) in 30 patients with non-benign tumors on regular follow-up were documented. The median of disease free survival (DFS) was 50.5 months. The median overall survival was 49.5 months. Conclusion: Ovarian SCSTs are uncommon neoplasms with different biological behaviors where AGCTs are the commonest among Egyptian females. Hormonal manifestations are uncommon where abnormal vaginal bleeding is the commonest one. The presence of ascitic fluid has no correlation with the pathological type of the tumor. Early stages (I and II) represented about 95% of non-benign tumors. Surgical management without lymphadenectomy +/- adjuvant chemotherapy is the main line of treatment at our institute. The OS was shorter than that documented in the literature. A small number of patients, reluctance of follow-up and unavailability of some patients’ data were the main drawbacks in this study.展开更多
文摘Background: Reviewing and analyzing the Clinico-pathologic aspects of non-melanoma skin cancer of the head and neck (NMSCHN), type of management, prognostic factors, and disease-free survival (DFS) in a period of 5 years at the National Cancer Institute—Cairo University—Egypt. Materials and Methods: A retrospective study of two hundred patients with NMSCHN was treated at the National Cancer Institute—Cairo University—Egypt from January 2008 to December 2012. The mean follow-up was 6 months (1 - 84 months). Results: 117 males and 83 females with 90% ≥ 50 years old. The scalp (27.5%), the periorbital region (13%), the cheek (12.5%) and the nose (12.5%) are the main anatomical sites affected. BCC represented 71.5% with nodular type (79%) predominance;SCC represented 21% with GII (61.1%) the commonest grade. Surgery was the main modality of treatment (93%) with local flaps only (63.9%) and primary closure (14.7%) were the main surgical options following wide local excision. Positive and close margins were detected in 23.5% of excised specimens. No significant association was found between disease-free survival (DFS) and pathology, treatment modality, the occurrence of complications or safety margin status. Conclusion: NMSCHN lesions should be surgically excised in specialized high volume centers with readily available peripheral margin control and should be operated by senior experienced surgeons.
文摘Background: Ovarian sex cord-stromal tumors are an uncommon heterogeneous group of tumors with different biological behaviors and clinico-patho- logic aspects. Aim of the Work: This study will review the clinico-pathologic aspects of sex-cord stromal ovarian tumors at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), Cairo University, Egypt, as well as their management and follow-up regarding disease free survival and overall survival. Patients and Methods: This retrospective study was conducted at the National Cancer Institute Cairo University, Egypt on female patients with ovarian sex cord stromal tumors in the period from January 2008 to December 2012 with a follow-up period of 24 to 84 months. The age of the patients, different clinical presentations, radiological findings, associated uterine bleeding (need for endometrial biopsy), pre-operative CA125 levels, surgical management done, different histopathological types, different biological behaviors, presence of ascites (and its correlation with the histopathology), Adjuvant chemotherapy (according to biological behavior and pathological type), and follow-up of non-benign cases for up to 84 months will all be documented and studied. Results: The mean age at presentation was 47.34;abdominal pain and mass were the commonest presentations 54.5% and 53.2% respectively;the main radiologic findings were a pelvic mass +/- ascites which had no correlation to the pathological type (p = 0.075). Endometrial hyperplasia and endometrial carcinoma were associated with 22% and 2.5% of cases respectively. Stages I and II represented 95% of patients with non-benign tumors (48 patients). Panhysterectomy +/- infracolic omentectomy or fertility sparing surgery were done in 70.1% and 29.9% of patients respectively. AGCTs were the commonest pathological type (49.4%). Adjuvant chemotherapy was given to 14 patients (46.7%) with non-benign tumors. 6 recurrences (20%) in 30 patients with non-benign tumors on regular follow-up were documented. The median of disease free survival (DFS) was 50.5 months. The median overall survival was 49.5 months. Conclusion: Ovarian SCSTs are uncommon neoplasms with different biological behaviors where AGCTs are the commonest among Egyptian females. Hormonal manifestations are uncommon where abnormal vaginal bleeding is the commonest one. The presence of ascitic fluid has no correlation with the pathological type of the tumor. Early stages (I and II) represented about 95% of non-benign tumors. Surgical management without lymphadenectomy +/- adjuvant chemotherapy is the main line of treatment at our institute. The OS was shorter than that documented in the literature. A small number of patients, reluctance of follow-up and unavailability of some patients’ data were the main drawbacks in this study.
