Background: The objective of this study is to summarize the current body of evidence detailing
the impact of immediate lymphatic reconstruction (ILR) on the incidence of breast cancer-…

With increasing breast cancer survival rates, one of our contemporary challenges is to
improve the quality of life of survivors. Lymphedema affects quality of life on physical, …

Locoregional management of breast cancer is founded on evidence generated over a vast
time period, much longer than the career span of many practicing physicians. Oncologists rely …

Background Measuring the quality of surgical care is essential to identifying areas of
weakness in the delivery of effective surgical care and to improving patient outcomes. Our …

Background The ability to measure surgical quality of care is important and can lead to
improvements in patient safety. As such, processes should be carried out in an identical fashion …

Introduction Peritoneal mesothelioma (PM) is a rare malignancy originating from the peritoneal
lining. Cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) is …

Background: The present study was conducted to define the lymphedema rate at our
institution in patients undergoing axillary (ALND) or inguinal (ILND) lymph node dissection (LND) …

Background Among women with early invasive breast cancer and 1–2 positive sentinel
nodes, sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is non-inferior to axillary lymph node dissection (…

Objectives Cytology of ascites or peritoneal washing is a routine part of staging of peritoneal
metastases (PM). We aim to determine value of cytology in patients undergoing pressurized …

Background: In medical education, simulation can be defined as an activity in which an
individual demonstrates skills, procedures and critical thinking using interactive mannequins in a …