Eficácia local e complicações da terapêutica neoadjuvante no carcinoma epidermóide do esôfago: radioterapia versus radioterapia associada à quimioterapia

OBJETIVO: avaliar por meio de um estudo retrospectivo não randomizado as respostas tumorais à terapêutica neoadjuvante, conforme os achados histopatológicos das peças cirúrgicas dos pacientes operados e tratados por carcinoma espinocelular do terço médio e distal do esôfago. MÉTODOS: Foram incluídos no estudo 97 pacientes assim distribuídos: grupo I 81 (83,5%) submetidos à radioterapia neoadjuvante; e grupo II 16 (16,5%) submetidos à radioterapia e quimioterapia neoadjuvantes. Um terceiro grupo de 26 pacientes submetidos à esofagectomia exclusiva foi utilizado na comparação das complicações pós-operatórias. As características de cada paciente (idade, sexo e raça), o local do tumor, o estadiamento, e a avaliação histológica das modalidades de tratamento foram revisadas e analisadas. A resposta tumoral à terapêutica neoadjuvante foi avaliada com estudos histopatológicos da peça cirúrgica. RESULTADOS: Não houve diferenças estatisticas significativas quanto à cor, sexo, idade, estadiamento e complicações pós-operatórias nos pacientes dos três grupos analisados. Os pacientes submetidos à radioterapia e quimioterapia neoadjuvante apresentaram redução tumoral mais satisfatória, com melhor eficácia local, quando comparado ao grupo submetido apenas a radioterapia neoadjuvante. CONCLUSÃO: o estudo sugere que a radioterapia associada à quimioterapia apresentou maior eficácia local na redução tumoral em comparação com o grupo tratado com radioterapia; além disso, a terapêutica neoadjuvante não elevou as complicações pós-operatórias em comparação aos pacientes submetidos à cirurgia exclusiva.

Local control of human papillomavirus infection after anal condylomata acuminata eradication

OBJECTIVE: To verify whether the eradication of anal condylomata acuminata was effective for local control of HPV infection using anal colposcopy and anal brush cytology.METHODS: We evaluated 147 patients treated for anal margin and/or anal canal condyloma, with 108 HIV-positive and 39 HIV-negative individuals. The average age for males was 40 years for HIV-positive and 27.5 for HIV-negative. In females, the mean age was 37.5 years for HIV-positive and 31.5 for HIV-negative.RESULTS: Twenty-four patients (16.3%) had normal cytology and anal colposcopy, 16 (10.9%) normal cytology and altered anal colposcopy, 52 (35.4%) normal anal colposcopy and altered cytology, and 55 (37.4%) had altered cytology and anal colposcopy.CONCLUSION: the eradication of clinical lesions failed to locally control HPV infection.

Use of local muscle flaps to cover leg bone exposures

Objective: To evaluate the use of the medial gastrocnemius muscle and/or soleus muscle flaps as surgical treatment of the leg bone exposure.Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the medical records of patients undergoing transposition of the medial gastrocnemius and / or soleus for treating exposed bone in the leg, from January 1976 to July 2009, gathering information on epidemiological data, the etiology the lesion, the time between the initial injury and muscle transposition, the muscle used to cover the lesion, the healing evolution of the skin coverage and the function of the gastrocnemius-soleus unit.Results: 53 patients were operated, the ages varying between nine and 84 years (mean age 41); 42 were male and 11 female. The main initial injury was trauma (84.8%), consisting of tibia and / or fibula fracture. The most frequently used muscle was the soleus, in 40 cases (75.5%). The rank of 49 patients (92.5%) was excellent or good outcome, of three (5.6%) as regular and of one (1.9%) as unsatisfactory.Conclusion: the treatment of bone exposure with local muscle flaps (gastrocnemius and/or soleus) enables obtaining satisfactory results in covering of exposed structures, favoring local vascularization and improving the initial injury. It offers the advantage of providing a treatment in only one surgical procedure, an earlier recovery and reduced hospital stay.

Assesment of the treatment of earlobe keloids with triamcinolone injections, surgical resection, and local pressure

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the combined treatment of ear lobe keloids. METHODS: We studied 46 consecutive patients with 81 ear lobe keloids. Patients underwent local infiltration of triamcinolone acetonide (TCN) at concentrations of 40mg/ml (Group 1), 20 mg/ml (Group 2) and 10mg/ml (Group 3). The volume of TCN infiltrate varied according to the size of the lesion. Treatment consisted of three monthly injections before surgery, excision of keloid in the fourth month and perioperative infiltration, followed by two more leaks TCN within two months. Patients used earrings pressure on the scar after operation for four months. The pressure exerted by earrings in the ear lobe was measured electronically. Post-treatment follow-up of patients was 24 months. RESULTS: TCN at concentrations of 20mg/ml and 40mg/ml were effective for the treatment of keloids, no difference between the groups (p = 0.58). However, patients in which TCN was infiltrated the 10mg/ml had poor involution of keloid and the study of this group was stopped. CONCLUSION: the combination of infiltration TCN month to 20 mg/mL (1.2mg to 2.0mg per mm3 TCN injury), surgical excision and pressure application device is effective for treatment of keloid ear lobe.