AC Camargo Hospital

Globalising the access to advanced molecular diagnostics of CNS tumors: Experience of the Molecular Neuro-Pathology (MNP) Outreach Consortium

Central nervous system (CNS) tumors pose a major global health challenge, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where outcomes remain disproportionately poor. The global CONCORD-3 study (Lancet Oncology) highlighted stark disparities in five-year survival (201...

Development and Validation of a Tool to Measure Documented Health Care Encounter Time

Importance Time toxicity, defined as the time patients spend receiving cancer treatment and interacting with health care systems, is an emerging treatment-related burden. Existing studies typically quantify time toxicity using health care contact days, which may inadequately capt...

Differential associations between treatment delay and survival across head and neck cancer subsites: a national hospital-based framework for risk-stratified prioritization

Purpose Delays in time to treatment initiation (TTI) have been associated with inferior outcomes in head and neck cancer, yet prior studies have typically evaluated tumors collectively, assuming uniform time sensitivity across diseases. This study quantified subsite- and stage-sp...

Implementation of a structured same-day discharge pathway following robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: a pilot study from a Latin American cancer center

To present the initial experience with a structured same-day discharge (SDD) pathway after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) and to evaluate its early clinical outcomes in a high-volume Latin American cancer center. This observational pilot study evaluated the implement...

Management of Soft Tissue and Visceral Leiomyosarcomas

Importance Leiomyosarcoma is a rare and heterogeneous malignant mesenchymal neoplasm associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Given recent advances in biologic understanding and the complexity of leiomyosarcoma, a consensus-driven approach is needed to harmonize manag...

Impact of robotic platform transition on short term outcomes in colorectal cancer surgeries

Abstract Robotic colorectal surgery is increasingly complex, expanding from pelvic to multiquadrant procedures. Reports on the impact of institutional robotic platform transition remain limited. This study evaluated the challenges and effects of transitioning from the da Vinci Si...

Discontinuous Peripheral Punctate Echogenic Foci in Thyroid Nodules: A New Sonographic Pattern Suggestive of Papillary Carcinoma

Background: Ultrasound risk stratification systems for thyroid nodules worldwide describe different types of echogenic foci, including punctate echogenic foci (microcalcifications), coarse internal calcifications, and peripheral (rim) calcifications (complete or incomplete), with...

Limited agreement between nutritional screening tools and CT-defined body composition alterations in hospitalized cancer patients: a real-world analysis

Abstract Purpose Nutritional screening tools are widely used in routine oncologic care to identify patients at nutritional risk. However, their ability to identify hospitalized patients with relevant alterations in body composition remains unclear. This study aimed to evaluate wh...