Delaying axillary node dissection for a few weeks does not appear to be detrimental in breast cancer patients with positive sentinel nodes, according to a report in the July 20th Journal of Clinical Oncology. Reuters Health Information
In breast cancer patients with clinically node-negative disease, sentinel lymph node dissection (SLND) before preoperative chemotherapy is associated with accurate staging of the axilla, according to a report in the Archives of Surgery for July. Reuters Health Information
In patients with refractory advanced colorectal cancer, panitumumab monotherapy appears to benefit patients with wild-type KRAS tumors but not those with mutated forms of the gene. Medscape Medical News
The author of this viewpoint article discusses the advantages, disadvantages, current, and future applications for virtual reality simulation in modern surgery. Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology & Hepatology
