Isolated splenic metastases from colorectal cancer are very rare clinical entities and when they are present, they usually manifest widely disseminated disease. In this paper we report a case of metachronous solitary isolated splenic metastasis from colon cancer in a 64-year-old woman who was successfully treated by laparoscopic splenectomy. We discuss the pathological and clinical aspects of this condition. We furthermore comment on the diagnostic and therapeutic options of this rare entity through our observation of the case and consideration of the 31 case reports published in the literature.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the benefit of postexcision preradiation mammography for patients with early-stage breast cancer. The records of 101 patients (103 breasts) with either ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) or early invasive breast cancer diagnosed based on microcalcifications on a mammogram between January 1999 and December 2001 at our institution were reviewed. Sixty-one patients had a postexcision preradiation mammogram, and 42 patients did not have a mammogram until the completion of radiation. Of the 61 patients who had a preradiation mammogram, 1 patient (2%) was found to have residual microcalcifications after the completion of chemotherapy. A core biopsy revealed DCIS, and a wide excision revealed no additional abnormalities. Of the 42 patients who underwent a postradiation mammogram, 1 patient had calcifications in the same quadrant as her original biopsy. A wide excision revealed only sclerosing adenosis. For women who receive chemotherapy before the initiation of radiation, a preradiation mammogram ought to be considered because there will frequently be a 6-month interval from the patient's lumpectomy to the initiation of radiation. However, for women scheduled to start radiation within an interval of 4 months or less, our data do not support the routine use of postexcision preradiation mammography. Although we recognize that our data may not be representative of the community at large, our observations do not support the routine use of postexcision preradiation mammography in women with small breast cancers.
L'objectif de cette étude est de rapporter les particularités épidémiologiques, cliniques, histologiques, thérapeutiques et évolutives des sarcomes des tissus mous à l'Institut National d'Oncologie et de définir les facteurs influençant la survie des patients. C'est une étude rétrospective de 33 cas de sarcome des tissus mous, colligés entre janvier 2008 et décembre 2010. Les critères d’éligibilité étaient un âge supérieur à 16 ans, une épreuve histologique d'un sarcome des tissus mous à l'exclusion des tumeurs stromales gastro-intestinales (GIST). Les items recueillis étaient: épidémiologiques, cliniques, histologiques, Radiologiques, et thérapeutiques. Des analyses univariées puis multivariées ont été réalisées à la recherche de facteurs influençant la survie à 2 ans. Il s'agit de 33 cas, 17 Hommes et 16 Femmes, l’âge moyen était de 43,21 ans (Extrêmes= 18-76 ans). La tumeur était localisée aux extrémités dans 24 cas (72,72%). Le type histologique prédominant était le Liposarcome dans 9 cas (27,27%). Le stade tumoral était localisé dans 25 cas (75,8%), métastatique dans 8 cas (24,2%). Vingt-cinq tumeurs ont été traitées chirurgicalement dont 21 cas (84%) de chirurgie conservatrice et 4 cas (16%) de chirurgie radicale. La radiothérapie a été réalisée chez 10 patients (30,3%). La chimiothérapie a été faite chez 20 patients. En analyse univariée les facteurs pronostiques étaient l’âge (p=0,03) et le stade tumoral (p=0,09). L’âge et le stade tumoral sont des facteurs pronostiques influençant la survie des sarcomes des tissus mous.
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