[Desmoids: report of cases]. / Desmoidy--opis przypadków.

Desmoids (fibromatosis agressiva) are rare neoplasms of soft tissues. The most common localization of these lesions are limbs, retroperitoneal space, wall of abdomen and chest cavities. The aim of this study is to report two cases of fibromatosis agressiva extraabdominalis and review some facts concern with symptoms, investigation and treatment of this disease.

[Radioimmunoguided surgery in colorectal cancer]. / Radioimmunodetekcja w chirurgii raka jelita grubego.

Radioimmunoguided surgery (RIGS) is a technique that enables to determine the extent of a primary, as well as of a recurrent tumour and its local and distant spread. Before the surgery the patient is administered with radiolabelled monoclonal antibodies targeted against the tumour-associated antigen. The radiotracer and, in consequence, the tumour cells localisation is detected intraoperatively using a hand-held gamma detecting probe. Local assessment of tumour, regional lymph nodes or other organs (particularly liver), may allow a more complete surgical clearance of carcinoma lesions. This article presents the idea of RIGS technique (use of monoclonal antibodies, isotopes, and gamma detecting probe) and the results of worldwide clinical investigations conducted during the last years.

[Case of leiomyosarcoma: diagnosis, treatment and prognosis in the rate stomach tumor]. / Przypadki leiomyosarcoma--diagnostyka, leczenie i rokowanie w rzadkim zlosliwym nowotworze zoladka.

Between the years 1996 to 2000 350 patients were operated due to cancer of the stomach in the Wielkopolska Cancer Center. There were 4 cases of leiomyosarcoma in this group. This tumour is characterized by hyperplasia in the form of a nodular mass beyond the stomach lumen, which is concerned with two crucial facts: the tumour already is palpable in early phase; it is difficult to obtain histopathological material for endoscopic examination. The treatment consisted of performing two partial resections of the stomach (Billroth II method) and one total resection (Rouh--Y method). In the fourth case palliative resection was performed: with partial resection of the stomach (Billroth II method) with the resection of nodules of the celiac stump, right part large intestine and one tumour in the left hepar lobe. All the patients who were operated on were discharged from hospital in good condition.