EP.WE.484Conservative management of post-operative chyle leak after surgery for a large adrenal cavernous haemangioma

2021 ◽  
Vol 108 (Supplement_7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharmaine Yen Ling Quake ◽  
Yunli Chua ◽  
Wael Elsaify

Abstract Post-operative chyle leak is a rare but recognised complication after abdominal surgeries particularly those involving dissection adjacent to the retroperitoneal lymph nodes and/or lymphatic systems. There are limited cases of post-operative chyle leak associated with adrenal surgery reported in the literature with no consensus on its management. Lymphatics of the adrenal gland drain into the thoracic duct via regional lymph nodes or directly into the cisterna chyli, posterior to the aorta. If not adequately managed, chyle leak can be associated with hypovolemia, electrolyte imbalances, malnutrition and immunosuppression. These consequences can be attributed to the loss of fluid, electrolytes, lipids, proteins, and immunoglobulins. We hereby report a case of post-operative chyle leak in a 79-year-old male who underwent an open left adrenalectomy, left nephrectomy, splenectomy and distal pancreatectomy for a large, 20.8cm left adrenal cavernous haemangioma. Chyle leak was confirmed on post-operative day 7 based on high levels of triglycerides in the abdominal drain output. Intra-operatively there was no evidence of lymphatic damage. However, the major abdominal surgery involving retroperitoneal viscera close to the lymphatic trunk predisposed the patient to this complication. The patient was managed conservatively with the aim of decreasing chyle production by dietary manipulation and use of somatostatin. Enteral nutrition was continued with a strict low-fat diet and regular dietician input. These strategies contributed to the gradual resolution of chyle leak and the patient’s recovery.

Kanzo ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 46 (7) ◽  
pp. 437-442 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tadashi YOSHIDA ◽  
Atsushi NAGASAKA ◽  
Yayoi OGAWA ◽  
Syuji NISHIKAWA ◽  
Akifumi HIGUCHI

2018 ◽  
Vol 64 (3) ◽  
pp. 335-344
Author(s):  
Aleksey Karachun ◽  
Yuriy Pelipas ◽  
Oleg Tkachenko ◽  
D. Asadchaya

The concept of biopsy of sentinel lymph node as the first lymph node in the pathway of lymphogenous tumor spread has been actively discussed over the past decades and has already taken its rightful place in breast and melanoma surgery. The goal of this method is to exclude vain lymphadenectomy in patients without solid tumor metastases in regional lymph nodes. In the era of minimally invasive and organ-saving operations interventions it seems obvious an idea to introduce a biopsy of sentinel lymph node in surgery of early gastric cancer. Meanwhile the complexity of lymphatic system of the stomach and the presence of so-called skip metastases are factors limiting the introduction of a biopsy of sentinel lymph node in stomach cancer. This article presents a systematic analysis of biopsy technology of signaling lymph node as well as its safety and oncological adequacy. Based on literature data it seems to us that the special value of biopsy of sentinel lymph nodes in the future will be in the selection of personalized surgical tactics for stomach cancer.


2018 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-165
Author(s):  
Mikhail Fridman ◽  
Svetlana Mankovskaya ◽  
Olga Krasko

Among the factors determining the relapse/persistence of papillary thyroid cancer in children and adolescents the most important are the age of the patient (p= 0.003), the presence of concomitant background pathology (p


2019 ◽  
Vol 65 (5) ◽  
pp. 749-755
Author(s):  
D. Reyes Santyago ◽  
Anzhella Khadzhimba ◽  
M. Smirnova ◽  
Sergey Maksimov

Objective: to justify the expediency of the surgical stage as a part of the combination treatment for stage IIA-IIIB cervical cancer. Materials and methods. The study included 343 women with stage IIA-IIIB cervical cancer treated from 2013 to 2016 with mandatory follow-up for at least 2 years. Patients were divided into 2 groups. The first group included 214 patients who received a combination treatment. At the first stage, neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy was performed (remote radiation therapy 5 days a week with radio modification with Cisplatin once a week at a dose of 40 mg/m2). After evaluating the effect, patients were subjected to surgical treatment or continued chemoradiotherapy. The second group (n = 129) received standard combined radiation therapy. Various schemes of combination and complex treatment and standard combined radiation therapy were evaluated using the indices of general and relapse-free survival. Results. The proposed scheme for the combination therapy for patients with locally advanced cervical cancer showed significantly higher survival rates at all the analyzed stages. For the combined treatment group with complete cytoreduction, the two-year overall and relapse-free survival with stage IIA is 94.1% vs. 82.4%, with IIB 90.8% vs. 80.3%, with IIB 87.5% vs. 75%, with IIB with metastatic lesion of regional lymph nodes 85% vs. 70%. For the second group, two-year overall and relapse-free survival with stage IIA 75% vs. 50%, with IIB 70.9% vs. 56.3%, with IIB 59.1% vs. 40.9%, with IIB with metastatic lesion of regional lymph nodes 62.2% and 40.5%. The advantages of this approach are most clearly seen within patients with metastatic lesions of regional lymph nodes (85% vs. 62% accordingly). Conclusion. Cytoreductive surgery in combination with the combination therapy allows to achieve a significant increase in overall and relapse-free survival for patients with locally advanced cervical cancer compared with standard treatment programs.


1999 ◽  
Vol 161 (2) ◽  
pp. 665-667 ◽  
Author(s):  
HIDEO KIYOKAWA ◽  
YASUHIKO IGAWA ◽  
OSAMU MURAISHI ◽  
YOSHIHIKO KATSUYAMA ◽  
KEIJI IIZUKA ◽  
...  

Animals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 1649
Author(s):  
Emanuela Maria Morello ◽  
Marzia Cino ◽  
Davide Giacobino ◽  
Arturo Nicoletti ◽  
Selina Iussich ◽  
...  

Apocrine gland anal sac adenocarcinoma (AGASACA) is locally aggressive and highly metastatic to regional lymph nodes. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic significance of Ki67 in surgically excised AGASACA. Prognostic impact of size, regional lymph nodes metastasis, hypercalcemia, histologic pattern, mitotic count, necrosis, inflammatory and lympho-vascular invasion, anisokaryosis and anisocytosis was also evaluated. Thirty-five dogs were included, twenty-four of which also had metastatic lymph nodes. When the entire population was evaluated, only metastatic disease spread to regional lymph nodes, and necrosis and inflammatory infiltration were correlated to prognosis. When only dogs with metastatic disease were evaluated, size, solid histologic pattern, presence of lymphatic and vascular invasion showed influence on prognosis. Ki67 index was not associated with survival time and disease free interval in any case. The results of this study showed that lymph nodes metastasis at diagnosis reduced disease free interval. Moreover, tumor size greater than 5.25 cm, presence of lymphatic and vascular invasion and a solid histologic pattern were associated with a shorter survival time in dogs with metastasis to regional lymph nodes. Ki67 expression was not significantly associated with prognosis, therefore it could not be considered as a prognostic factor in this tumor type, while the role of hypercalcemia remained unclear.


2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomoko Mizota ◽  
Masato Suzuoki ◽  
Saya Kaku ◽  
Kenichi Mizunuma ◽  
Kazuto Ohtaka ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Sarcoid-like reaction (SLR) is a histological pattern of granulomatous inflammation that is clinically differentiated from sarcoidosis. Since SLR is known to occur in several neoplasias and occasionally causes lymphadenopathy and mimics metastatic malignancy, it needs to be considered whether lymphadenopathy is due to metastasis or SLR for the choice of cancer treatment. Few cases of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with SLR have been reported. Here, a case of HCC with lymphadenopathy diagnosed as SLR without metastasis is presented. Case presentation A 69-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of upper abdominal pain. She tested positive for hepatitis C virus ribonucleic acid. Imaging modalities showed an 81 × 65-mm-sized tumor with multiple nodules in segment 3 and a 17 × 12-mm-sized tumor in segment 5 with a common HCC enhancement pattern. In addition, a lymph node in the hepatoduodenal ligament was enlarged at 13 mm in size, suggesting the metastasis of HCC. Hepatectomy of the lateral segment and segment 5 and lymph node dissection in the hepatoduodenal ligament were performed. Both tumors in segments 3 and 5 were pathologically diagnosed as HCC without vessel invasion. The tumors contained necrotic cells and epithelioid cell granulomas with multinucleated giant cells, which is typically observed in sarcoidosis. The dissected lymph nodes also contained epithelioid cell granulomas, as well as giant cells with asteroid bodies. There was no malignancy in the lymph nodes. The pathological findings suggested the coexistence of malignancy and sarcoidosis. However, since the patient did not show any typical findings of pulmonary or cardiac sarcoidosis, the case was diagnosed as HCC with SLR in the primary lesion and regional lymph nodes. Conclusions SLR needs to be considered in the differential diagnosis when a cancer patient develops lymphadenopathy. However, lymphadenopathy due to SLR is indistinguishable from that due to metastasis even when using multiple imaging modalities. Pathological examinations may be helpful for the diagnosis.


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