This retrospective study evaluated the relationship between factors according to TNM clinical classification proposed by the UICC in 1987 in 122 patients with histologically confirmed breast cancer overlooking Bethlehem Hospital from 1966 to 1983. The mean age was 48.4 ± 11.9 years (range, 23-87 years). The fifth decade was the most affected (36.1%) and 62 patients (50.8%) were premenopausal. The TE medium was 12.5 months (range, 12 days to 10 years), the most frequent symptoms were breast lump (95.1%), breast tenderness (40.9%), skin redness (13.1%) and haematological Nipple discharge (6.5%) . Clinical signs were diagnosis: tumor (99.1%), axillary lymph node (46.7%), retraction of the nipple (33.6%) and orange peel (18.8%). The most frequently committed neoplasia left breast (55.8%) than the right (44.2%); and it was located in the CSE in 54.1% of cases, 21.3% CSI, CIE 8.2%, the entire...

Anastomotic leakages at the gastrojejunostomy site are difficult to repair, due to complex gastrointestinal anatomy. This is thefirst study reporting clinical use of rectus abdominis muscle (RAM) flap for repair of gastrojejunostomy leakage. A patient withleakage of gastrojejunostomy after distal gastrectomy with Billrroth II anastomosis for gastric cancer underwent repair using leftRAM flap, based on superior epigastric artery. Rectus abdominis muscle flap, after being harvested was then anchored to theedges of the leak of gastrojejunostomy with few interrupted 2-0 vicryl sutures. Gastrojejunostomy leak sealed in the two cases.Rectus abdominis muscle flap for closure of gastrointestinal defect is a simple, technically easy and dependable procedure,which can be performed, quickly in critically ill patients. It can be used for repair of a large gastrointestinal defect with friableedges wh...

This retrospective study evaluated the relationship between factors according to TNM clinical classification proposed by the UICC in 1987 in 122 patients with histologically confirmed breast cancer overlooking Bethlehem Hospital from 1966 to 1983. The mean age was 48.4 ± 11.9 years (range, 23-87 years). The fifth decade was the most affected (36.1%) and 62 patients (50.8%) were premenopausal. The TE medium was 12.5 months (range, 12 days to 10 years), the most frequent symptoms were breast lump (95.1%), breast tenderness (40.9%), skin redness (13.1%) and haematological Nipple discharge (6.5%) . Clinical signs were diagnosis: tumor (99.1%), axillary lymph node (46.7%), retraction of the nipple (33.6%) and orange peel (18.8%). The most frequently committed neoplasia left breast (55.8%) than the right (44.2%); and it was located in the CSE in 54.1% of cases, 21.3% CSI, CIE 8.2%, the entire...