Nadeem R Abu Rustum

..The objective of the study was to evaluate whether surgical removal of regional lymph nodes influences the overall survival of women with endometrial carcinoma...

..This review summarizes some of the techniques that have been published and are currently utilized in sentinel lymph node mapping for cervical and uterine malignancies...

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..This novel approach is also pertinent to the pediatric patient and is described in this report. A molecular analysis is also performed to determine if these are DES-associated tumors...

..To describe the incidence of retroperitoneal pelvic or paraaortic lymph node metastasis in patients with primary and recurrent ovarian granulosa cell tumors...

..To describe the accuracy of SLN mapping in patients with a preoperative diagnosis of grade 1 endometrial cancer...

..The purpose of this report is to describe our technique of radical abdominal trachelectomy, a fertility-sparing operation in women with cervical cancer, and review the current literature on this procedure...

..The objective of the study was to compare chemotherapy response and survival of patients with advanced primary peritoneal carcinoma (PPC) vs those with epithelial ovarian carcinoma (EOC)...

..To compare the safety and efficacy of laparoscopic staging of ovarian or fallopian tube cancers to staging via laparotomy for epithelial ovarian carcinoma...

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..The purpose of this study was to analyze the results of these changes...

..To analyze the impact of bulky upper abdominal disease (UAD) cephalad to the greater omentum on surgical outcomes for patients with stage IIIC epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, and primary peritoneal carcinoma...

..To determine the percentage of patients with early-stage cervical cancer who may be eligible for fertility preservation with laparoscopic radical vaginal trachelectomy (LRVT)...

..The treatment of FIGO stage IB2 cervical cancer is controversial. Our aim was to assess treatment patterns, outcomes, and complications in patients with stage IB2 cervical cancer...

..To determine the progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) in a cohort of patients who received either platinum-based chemotherapy with or without radiation therapy (pelvic or WAI), or RT alone...

..To describe the surgical and pathologic findings of fertility-sparing radical abdominal trachelectomy using a standardized surgical technique, and report the rate of post-trachelectomy adjuvant therapy that results in permanent sterility...

..To describe the incidence of symptomatic postoperative lower-extremity lymphedema in women treated for uterine corpus cancer, and to evaluate its relationship to regional lymph node removal and postoperative therapy...

..To describe the incidence of isolated paraaortic nodal recurrences in patients with a final diagnosis of grade 1 endometrial carcinoma initially treated with surgery...

..To compare the oncologic outcomes of women who underwent a fertility-sparing radical trachelectomy (RT) to those who underwent a radical hysterectomy (RH) for stage IB1 cervical carcinoma...

..The purpose of this study was to analyze our initial 10-year experience with laparoscopy and to determine risk factors for complications and conversions to laparotomy for technical difficulty...

..The purpose of this study was to describe the overall survival of patients with ovarian, primary peritoneal, and fallopian tube cancers treated for VTE within 30 days of initial surgery...

..p.) chemotherapy for ovarian cancer. Because of recent reports of higher rates of catheter complications, we performed this study to update our experience with the fenestrated catheter...

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..The aim of this study was to describe the feasibility and outcome of total laparoscopic radical hysterectomy with pelvic lymphadenectomy for stage I cervical cancer using the argon-beam coagulator...

..To evaluate the ability of a preoperative diagnosis of FIGO grade 1 endometrial adenocarcinoma and intraoperative depth of myoinvasion (DOI) to predict low-risk (LR) and high-risk (HR) final uterine pathology...

..To date, only one prediction model has been reported for patients with epithelial ovarian carcinoma (EOC). The objective of this study was to develop a more accurate survival nomogram for patients with bulky stage IIIC EOC...

..It remains unresolved whether this is due to better chemotherapy response and/or simply "re-setting the clock," such that patients with less residual disease take longer to recur and succumb to their disease...

..To analyze the findings and impact on the management of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) before planned abdominal exploration in patients with suspected advanced ovarian cancer and moderate to large pleural effusions...

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..Planar imaging helps to localize hot nodes but lacks accuracy of the anatomic location of those nodes. In this study, we compared SPECT-CT to planar LSG in endometrial and cervical cancer to assess its ability to localize SLN...

..A secondary objective was to assess the relationship of CA125 level to PFS...

..To compare surgeons' operative assessments of residual disease (RD) to those identified on postoperative computed tomography (CT) scans in patients with advanced ovarian carcinoma reported to have undergone optimal primary cytoreduction...

..To determine the impact of the decrease in use of postoperative pelvic external beam radiation (EBRT) in favor of intravaginal RT (IVRT) alone in patients with early stage endometrial cancer who had lymphovascular invasion (LVI)...

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..To describe the incidence of clinically detected laparoscopy-related subcutaneous tumor implantation in women with malignant disease who were treated by a gynecologic oncology service...

..To report a single institution experience in surgical stage I-II serous endometrial cancer using combined carboplatin/paclitaxel and intravaginal radiation (IVRT)...

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..The purpose of this study was to report the outcomes of a series of patients who underwent splenectomy for persistent or recurrent ovarian cancer via laparoscopy or hand-assisted laparoscopy...

..The aim was to determine the long-term outcome for patients with FIGO stage IV epithelial ovarian carcinoma (EOC) treated with intraperitoneal (IP) chemotherapy after second-look assessment...

..The aim was to describe the rate of laparoscopic trocar-related subcutaneous tumor implants in women with underlying malignant disease...

..The goal of this study was to compare the surgical adequacy and postoperative morbidity of three surgical approaches to staging the disease of obese women with uterine cancer...

..In the following article we outline the surgical anatomy and describe the essential steps of the RPLND...

..To investigate the incidence of cervical stenosis and related emotional and sexual adjustment concerns in women treated with radical trachelectomy...

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..Women with ovarian cancer primarily present with advanced intra-abdominal disease, frequently involving the diaphragm...

..The objective of the study was to identify additional factors that may improve the ability to predict underlying carcinoma risk in patients with complex atypical hyperplasia (CAH) of the uterus...

..The objective of this study was to report the surgical findings and management of patients who underwent VATS in an update of our experience...

..The prognosis is generally poor when disease has spread beyond the ovary. We conducted this study to review our experience with this disease and describe our current treatment modality...

..To describe the role of temporary retrograde ureteral catheterization at the time of fertility-sparing radical vaginal or abdominal trachelectomy in women with early-stage cervical cancer...

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..Most were managed conservatively without requiring a chest tube or thoracentesis. The incidence of symptomatic effusions was not high enough to recommend routine chest tube placement at the time of diaphragm peritonectomy or resection...

..This initial maximal surgical effort was associated with improved survival in patients who would have otherwise been suboptimally cytoreduced...

..Follow-up is performed with periodic cytology specimens. The objective of the current study was to analyze the cytologic findings after this novel procedure...

..To compare the surgical and pathologic outcomes utilizing two surgical approaches for fertility-sparing radical trachelectomy in patients with stage IB1 cervical cancer...

..To determine the incidence, management, and outcome of patients diagnosed with a pancreatic leak after a distal pancreatectomy during primary surgical cytoreduction for ovarian, peritoneal, or tubal cancer...

..To report the incidence of intestinal obstruction after intraperitoneal chemotherapy (IP) in women with ovarian, tubal, or peritoneal malignancies, and determine the frequency of malignant versus adhesion-related obstruction...

..To determine if micrometastasis (MM) and isolated tumor cells (ITCs) in sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs) of endometrial cancer patients are artifactual and related to uterine manipulation at the time of diagnosis and surgery...

..Consideration should be given to evaluate this area during staging laparotomy or laparoscopy. The role of routine bilateral infrarenal aortic nodal dissection needs further evaluation...

..Extraperitoneal laparoscopy for para-aortic and pelvic lymph node dissections has been shown to yield adequate nodal counts and to be safe and feasible in the management of gynecologic cancers...

..To prospectively assess and describe the emotional, sexual, and QOL concerns of women with early-stage cervical cancer undergoing radical surgery...

..To determine the impact on progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) of a programmatic change in surgical approach to advanced epithelial ovarian cancer...

..In this review, we examine the body of literature related to gynecologic cancer malignancies and SLN biopsy...

..To obtain prospective outcomes data on patients (pts) undergoing palliative operative or endoscopic procedures for malignant bowel obstruction due to recurrent ovarian cancer...

..To determine whether HA-CMC was associated with the development of postoperative intra-abdominal collections in patients undergoing laparotomy for ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal malignancies...

..Radical trachelectomy may broaden the treatment options for pregnant women with stage IB1 cervical cancer who have a strong desire to avoid definitive pregnancy termination and commence treatment without delay...

..The objective of this study was to examine the incidence and management of bevacizumab-associated gastrointestinal (GI) perforations in patients with recurrent ovarian carcinoma...

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..To empirically assess and describe the emotional, sexual, and physical impact of cancer-related infertility on gynecologic cancer survivors...

..To assess the morbidity and mortality associated with extensive upper abdominal surgery (EUAS) performed during primary cytoreduction for advanced ovarian carcinoma...

..The primary objective of the current study was to determine whether the use of HA-CMC is associated with the development of postoperative intra-abdominal collections in patients undergoing laparotomy for uterine or cervical malignancies...

..The objective of this study was to evaluate patterns of recurrence and prognostic factors as well as the role of adjuvant chemotherapy in stage II-IV ovarian SBT...

..To compare the accuracy of D&C vs office endometrial biopsy in predicting final post-hysterectomy FIGO grade in patients diagnosed with a preoperative FIGO grade 1 endometrial adenocarcinoma...

..To describe sentinel lymph node (SLN) detection rates in endometrial cancer and estimate how many cases are needed to achieve >90% SLN detection...

..To describe the incidence of isolated paraaortic nodal metastasis in surgically staged endometrial cancer patients with negative pelvic lymph nodes...

..Specifically, transperitoneal laparoscopic lymphadenectomy including pelvic and paraaortic nodes is a feasible and efficacious procedure in the management of certain gynecologic malignancies...

..Accurate diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer versus ovarian cancer can be made laparoscopically, thereby avoiding laparotomy in the metastatic breast cancer setting...

..To report the reproductive concerns of women treated for stage I cervical cancer with fertility-preserving surgery...

..New techniques, including hand-assisted laparoscopic procedures and extraperitoneal lymph node dissections, are expanding the role of laparoscopy in the treatment of all gynecologic malignancies...

..01]). CONCLUSIONS: Laparoscopic RRSO is safe and feasible in patients who have undergone a prior TRAM flap reconstruction...

..Patients with positive mesorectal lymph nodes appear to have a worse outcome with a shorter time to recurrence of disease...

..No individual chemotherapy treatment imparted a survival advantage. Novel that therapeutic approaches are needed in this setting...

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..CONCLUSION: Interval debulking with hepatic resection may be a promising approach for patients left with bulky parenchymal liver metastasis after primary cytoreductive surgery...

..Surgical resection of metachronous metastatic breast cancer to the abdomen and pelvis may be an important component of the management of this disease and should be considered in candidate patients...

..Use of the stapler expeditiously assists in removal of the specimen with minimal blood loss. In cases where large defects cannot be repaired primarily, a Gore-tex patch should be used...

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..Protective ileostomy is not always necessary and should be used selectively...

..The prognosis of recurrent metastatic cervical cancer is extremely poor. Platinum-based palliative chemotherapy constitutes the mainstay of treatment. Cure is extremely rare...