RUBENS ANTONIO AISSAR SALLUM

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  • article 0 Citação(ões) na Scopus
    MANAGEMENT OF SYMPTOMS RECURRENCE AFTER MYOTOMY FOR ACHALASIA. A PRACTICAL APPROACH
    (2023) TUSTUMI, Francisco; SZACHNOWICZ, Sergio; ANDREOLLO, Nelson Adami; SEGURO, Francisco Carlos Bernal da Costa; BIANCHI, Edno Tales; DUARTE, Andre Fonseca; NASI, Ary; SALLUM, Rubens Antonio Aissar
    BACKGROUND: Achalasia is an esophageal motility disorder, and myotomy is one of the most used treatment techniques. However, symptom persistence or recurrence occurs in 9 to 20% of cases. AIMS: This study aims to provide a practical approach for managing the recurrence or persistence of achalasia symptoms after myotomy. METHODS: A critical review was performed to gather evidence for a rational approach for managing the recurrence or persistence of achalasia symptoms after myotomy. RESULTS: To properly manage an achalasia patient with significant symptoms after myotomy, such as dysphagia, regurgitation, thoracic pain, and weight loss, it is necessary to classify symptoms, stratify severity, perform appropriate tests, and define a treatment strategy. A systematic differential diagnosis workup is essential to cover the main etiologies of symptoms recurrence or persistence after myotomy. Upper digestive endoscopy and dynamic digital radiography are the main tests that can be applied for investigation. The treatment options include endoscopic dilation, peroral endoscopic myotomy, redo surgery, and esophagectomy, and the decision should be based on the patient's individual characteristics. CONCLUSIONS: A good clinical evaluation and the use of proper tests jointly with a rational assessment, are essential for the management of symptoms recurrence or persistence after achalasia myotomy.
  • article 47 Citação(ões) na Scopus
    PROGNOSTIC FACTORS AND SURVIVAL ANALYSIS IN ESOPHAGEAL CARCINOMA
    (2016) TUSTUMI, Francisco; KIMURA, Cintia Mayumi Sakurai; TAKEDA, Flavio Roberto; UEMA, Rodrigo Hideki; SALUM, Rubens Antonio Aissar; RIBEIRO-JUNIOR, Ulysses; CECCONELLO, Ivan
    Background: Despite recent advances in diagnosis and treatment, esophageal cancer still has high mortality. Prognostic factors associated with patient and with disease itself are multiple and poorly explored. Aim: Assess prognostic variables in esophageal cancer patients. Methods: Retrospective review of all patients with esophageal cancer in an oncology referral center. They were divided according to histological diagnosis (444 squamous cell carcinoma patients and 105 adenocarcinoma), and their demographic, pathological and clinical characteristics were analyzed and compared to clinical stage and overall survival. Results: No difference was noted between squamous cell carcinoma and esophageal adenocarcinoma overall survival curves. Squamous cell carcinoma presented 22.8% survival after five years against 20.2% for adenocarcinoma. When considering only patients treated with curative intent resection, after five years squamous cell carcinoma survival rate was 56.6 and adenocarcinoma, 58%. In patients with squamous cell carcinoma, poor differentiation histology and tumor size were associated with worse oncology stage, but this was not evidenced in adenocarcinoma. Conclusion: Weight loss (kg), BMI variation (kg/m(2)) and percentage of weight loss are factors that predict worse stage at diagnosis in the squamous cell carcinoma. In adenocarcinoma, these findings were not statistically significant.
  • article 2 Citação(ões) na Scopus
    Predictive factors of recurrence in adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction in the multimodal era
    (2021) TAKEDA, Flavio Roberto; RAMOS, Marcus Fernando Kodama Pertille; PEREIRA, Marina Alessandra; MUNIZ, Renan Rosetti; TUSTUMI, Francisco; CASTRIA, Tiago Biachi de; SALLUM, Rubens Antonio Aissar; ZILBERSTEIN, Bruno; RIBEIRO JUNIOR, Ulysses; CECCONELLO, Ivan
    Introduction: Adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction (AEGJ) represents a poor prognostic tumor. We evaluated the recurrence pattern and risk factors associated with recurrence in patients undergoing surgical resection by AEJG. Methods: Recurrences were categorized as locoregional, peritoneal, or distant. These three recurrence groups and a non-recurrence group were compared, and overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) for each one was obtained. Results: We analyzed 188 patients with curative surgical treatment. Recurrence was observed in 72 (38.3%) patients. Locoregional recurrence was observed in 17 (23.6%); 20 (27.8%) peritoneal recurrence and 35 (48.6%) distant metastasis. DFS was 9, 5, and 8 months, and OS was 21.8, 13.2, and 20.8, respectively. Tumors larger than 5 cm are risk factors for peritoneal recurrence (OR:2.88, p = 0.012). Positive lymph nodes were related to distant metastasis (OR:9.15, p = 0.040), and lymphatic invasion for locoregional recurrence (OR:3.81, p = 0.028). Conclusion: AEGJ is associated with high rates of early recurrence.
  • article 71 Citação(ões) na Scopus
    Esophageal achalasia: a risk factor for carcinoma. A systematic review and meta-analysis
    (2017) TUSTUMI, F.; BERNARDO, W. M.; ROCHA, J. R. M. da; SZACHNOWICZ, S.; SEGURO, F. C.; BIANCHI, E. T.; SALLUM, R. A. A.; CECCONELLO, I.
    Achalasia of the cardia is associated with an increased risk of esophageal carcinoma. The real burden of achalasia at the malignancy genesis is still a controversial issue. Therefore, there are no generally accepted recommendations on follow-up evaluation for achalasia patients. This study aims to estimate the risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma in achalasia patients. We searched for association between carcinoma and esophageal achalasia in databases up to January 2017 to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis. A total of 1,046 studies were identified from search strategy, of which 40 were selected for meta-analysis. A cumulative number of 11,978 esophageal achalasia patients were evaluated. The incidence of squamous cell carcinoma was 312.4 (StDev 429.16) cases per 100,000 patient-years at risk. The incidence of adenocarcinoma was 21.23 (StDev 31.6) cases per 100,000 patient-years at risk. The prevalence for esophageal carcinoma was 28 carcinoma cases in 1,000 esophageal achalasia patients (CI 95% 2, 39). The prevalence for squamous cell carcinoma was 26 cases in 1,000 achalasia patients (CI 95% 18, 39) and for adenocarcinoma was 4 cases in 1,000 achalasia patients (CI 95% 3, 6). The absolute risk increase for squamous cell carcinoma was 308.1 and for adenocarcinoma was 18.03 cases per 100,000 patients per year. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first meta-analysis estimating the burden of achalasia as an esophageal cancer risk factor. The high increased risk rate for cancer in achalasia patients points to a strict endoscopic surveillance for these patients. Also, the increased risk for developing adenocarcinoma in achalasia patients suggests fundoplication after myotomy, to avoid esophageal reflux and Barret esophagus, a known risk factor for adenocarcinoma.
  • article 8 Citação(ões) na Scopus
    Prognostic value of F-18-fluorodeoxyglucose PET/computed tomography metabolic parameters measured in the primary tumor and suspicious lymph nodes before neoadjuvant therapy in patients with esophageal carcinoma
    (2021) TUSTUMI, Francisco; DUARTE, Paulo Schiavom; ALBENDA, David Gutierrez; TAKEDA, Flavio Roberto; SALLUM, Rubens Antonio Aissar; RIBEIRO JUNIOR, Ulysses; BUCHPIGUEL, Carlos Alberto; CECCONELLO, Ivan
    Background F-18-fluorodeoxyglucose PET/computed tomography (F-18-FDG PET/CT) metabolic parameters are prognostic indicators in several neoplasms. This study aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of the maximum and average standardized uptake value (SUVmax and SUVavg), metabolic tumor value (MTV), and total lesion glycolysis (TLG) measured in the primary tumor and suspicious lymph nodes preneoadjuvant therapy in patients submitted to surgical resection for esophageal cancer. Methods A cohort of 113 patients with esophageal cancer who performed F-18-FDG PET/CT preneoadjuvant therapy was assessed. The association of the SUV, MTV, and TLG measured in the primary tumor and in the suspicious lymph nodes with the overall survival was assessed. It was also analyzed other potentially confounding variables such as age, sex, clinical stage, and histologic subtype. The analyses were performed using Kaplan-Meier curve, log-rank test, and Cox regression. Results The univariate analyses showed that the MTV and TLG in the primary tumor, the SUV in the suspicious lymph nodes, the age, the histologic subtype, and the clinical stage were associated with survival after surgery (P <= 0.05). In the Cox regression multivariate analyses, all variables identified in the univariate analyses but the clinical stage were associated with survival after surgery (P <= 0.05). Conclusion In esophageal cancer patients, some of the F-18-FDG PET/CT metabolic parameters measured in the primary tumor and in the suspicious lymph nodes before the neoadjuvant therapy are independent indicators of overall survival and appear to be more important than the clinical stage in the prognostic definition of this group of patients.
  • article 0 Citação(ões) na Scopus
    Prognostic Value of Bone Marrow Uptake Using 18F-FDG PET/CT Scans in Solid Neoplasms
    (2022) TUSTUMI, Francisco; ALBENDA, David Gutierrez; PERROTTA, Fernando Simionato; SALLUM, Rubens Antonio Aissar; RIBEIRO JUNIOR, Ulysses; BUCHPIGUEL, Carlos Alberto; DUARTE, Paulo Schiavom
    Background: Fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computerized tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT) uptake is known to increase in infective and inflammatory conditions. Systemic inflammation plays a role in oncologic prognosis. Consequently, bone marrow increased uptake in oncology patients could potentially depict the systemic cancer burden. Methods: A single institute cohort analysis and a systematic review were performed, evaluating the prognostic role of 18F-FDG uptake in the bone marrow in solid neoplasms before treatment. The cohort included 113 esophageal cancer patients (adenocarcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma). The systematic review was based on 18 studies evaluating solid neoplasms, including gynecological, lung, pleura, breast, pancreas, head and neck, esophagus, stomach, colorectal, and anus. Results: Bone marrow 18F-FDG uptake in esophageal cancer was not correlated with staging, pathological response, and survival. High bone marrow uptake was related to advanced staging in colorectal, head and neck, and breast cancer, but not in lung cancer. Bone marrow 18F-FDG uptake was significantly associated with survival rates for lung, head and neck, breast, gastric, colorectal, pancreatic, and gynecological neoplasms but was not significantly associated with survival in pediatric neuroblastoma and esophageal cancer. Conclusion: 18F-FDG bone marrow uptake in PET/CT has prognostic value in several solid neoplasms, including lung, gastric, colorectal, head and neck, breast, pancreas, and gynecological cancers. However, future studies are still needed to define the role of bone marrow role in cancer prognostication.
  • article 3 Citação(ões) na Scopus
    18F-FDG-PET/CT-measured parameters as potential predictors of residual disease after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in patients with esophageal carcinoma
    (2022) TUSTUMI, Francisco; ALBENDA, David Gutiérrez; SALLUM, Rubens Antonio Aissar; NAHAS, Sergio Carlos; RIBEIRO JUNIOR, Ulysses; BUCHPIGUEL, Carlos Alberto; CECCONELLO, Ivan; DUARTE, Paulo Schiavom
    Abstract Objective: To evaluate the maximum and mean standardized uptake values, together with the metabolic tumor value and the total lesion glycolysis, at the primary tumor site, as determined by 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron-emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG-PET/CT), performed before and after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT), as predictors of residual disease (RD) in patients with esophageal cancer. Materials and Methods: The standardized uptake values and the volumetric parameters (metabolic tumor value and total lesion glycolysis) were determined by 18F-FDG-PET/CT to identify RD in 39 patients before and after nCRT for esophageal carcinoma. We used receiver operating characteristic curves to analyze the diagnostic performance of 18F-FDG-PET/CT parameters in the definition of RD. The standard of reference was histopathological analysis of the surgical specimen. Results: Eighteen patients (46%) presented RD after nCRT. Statistically significant areas under the curve (approximately 0.72) for predicting RD were obtained for all four of the variables evaluated after nCRT. Considering the presence of visually detectable uptake (higher than the background level) at the primary tumor site after nCRT as a positive result, we achieved a sensitivity of 94% and a specificity of 48% for the detection of RD. Conclusion: The use of 18F-FDG-PET/CT can facilitate the detection of RD after nCRT in patients with esophageal cancer.
  • article 6 Citação(ões) na Scopus
    LYMPHOCYTE COUNT AND PLATELET VOLUME PREDICTS POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS IN ESOPHAGECTOMY FOR CANCER: A COHORT STUDY
    (2019) TUSTUMI, Francisco; TAKEDA, Flávio Roberto; BRANDÃO, Antonio Adolfo Guerra Soares; SALLUM, Rubens Antonio Aissar; RIBEIRO JUNIOR, Ulysses; CECCONELLO, Ivan
    ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Biomarkers from routine complete blood count are known predictive factors of long-term outcomes in cancer patients. The value of these biomarkers in the setting of trimodal therapy for esophageal cancer in predicting early postoperative outcomes is not studied. OBJECTIVE: The present study evaluated the value of cellular blood components changes during neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy followed by curative intent esophagectomy for cancer in predicting postoperative mortality and morbidity. METHODS: A cohort of 149 consecutive patients that underwent chemoradiotherapy using platinum- and taxane-based regimens followed by esophagectomy was analyzed. Cellular components of blood collected before neoadjuvant therapy (period A) and before surgery (period B) were assessed for postoperative mortality and complications. Univariate and multivariate Cox regression models were applied to evaluate the independent prognostic significance of blood count variables. RESULTS: Postoperative morbidity was present in 46% of the patients. On multiple regression analysis platelet volume (B) (OR: 1.53; 95% CI: 1.2-2.33) was an independent predictor of general complications. Severe postoperative surgical complications were present in 17% of the patients. On multiple regression analysis, lymphocyte decrease between B-A periods (OR: 0.992; 95% CI: 0.990-0.997) was related to higher risk for severe complications. Cervical anastomotic leakage was present in 25.6% of the patients. On univariate analysis eosinophil count in A and B periods was related to cervical anastomotic leakage. For this outcome, multivariate joint model could not identify independent risk variables of cellular components of blood. The 30-day mortality rate was 7.4%. On univariate analysis, platelet count in period B was associated to higher risk for mortality. The multivariate joint model could not accurately predict mortality due to the few number of patients in the mortality group. CONCLUSION: This is the first study to assess the relationship between peripheral blood count variables changes during neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy using a platinum- and taxane-based regimen followed by curative intent esophagectomy for cancer in predicting postoperative complications. The platelet volume prior to surgery is related to postoperative complications and the lymphocyte count change prior to surgery predicts severe postoperative complications in the setting of trimodal therapy for esophageal cancer.
  • article 6 Citação(ões) na Scopus
    Diaphragmatic Hernia Repair After Esophagectomy: Technical Report and Lessons After a Series of Cases
    (2020) TAKEDA, Flavio R.; TUSTUMI, Francisco; FILHO, Marco A. S.; SILVA, Matheus O.; JUNIOR, Ulysses R.; SALLUM, Rubens A. A.; CECCONELLO, Ivan
    Introduction: Diaphragmatic hernia (DH) repair after esophagectomy is infrequent and technically challenging. Such hernias are mostly asymptomatic and have an estimated incidence of around 2.5%. Controversy continues over suture versus mesh cruroplasty. This article reports a series of cases and a description of the technique, showing this type of procedure being performed in the medical literature and its results. Methods: A DH was diagnosed, and repair was performed in eight out of 328 esophagectomies. All of them were performed through the following steps: (1) Pulling the hernia content down properly without handling the intestinal segment directly to not promote serosal lesions; (2) Lysis of adhesions-this should be done close to the diaphragmatic pillar, with precaution toward the vessels running in the epiplon and near the greater gastric curvature; and (3) Closure of the diaphragmatic hiatus achieved with anterior and posterior sutures. Mesh repair was performed across the DH defects that measured more than 5.5 cm. Results: The patients constituted five men (62.5%) with a mean age of 61.6 years. The main DH-related symptom was abdominal pain, reported by four patients (50%). The other symptoms mentioned were dyspnea (37.5%), thoracic pain (25%), and dysphagia (25%). The mean hospitalization period was 17.5 days and was related to the restoration of the respiratory function. Most of the DH repairs were performed by adopting a laparoscopic approach. Conclusions: DH is a rare complication following esophagectomy with most of the symptomatic manifestations. However, its repair is feasible and safe, with low morbidity (only respiratory complications) and no mortality.
  • article 5 Citação(ões) na Scopus
    TRANSHIATAL ESOPHAGECTOMY IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH POOR QUALITY LYMPHADENECTOMY
    (2019) TAKEDA, Flavio Roberto; TUSTUMI, Francisco; NIGRO, Bruna de Camargo; SALLUM, Rubens Antonio Aissar; RIBEIRO-JUNIOR, Ulysses; CECCONELLO, Ivan
    Background: Esophageal cancer neoadjuvant therapy followed by surgery increases the likelihood of treatment success. Aim: To evaluate variables that can influence the number of retrieved lymph nodes, the number of retrieved metastatic lymph nodes and lymphnodal recurrence in esophagectomy after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy. Methods: Patients of a single institute were evaluated after completion of trimodal therapy. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to evaluate variables that can influence in the number of retrieved lymph nodes and retrieved metastatic lymph nodes. Results: One hundred and forty-nine patients were included. Thoracoscopy access was considered an independent factor for the number of lymph nodes retrieved, but was neither related to the number of positive lymph nodes retrieved nor to lymphnodal recurrence. Pathological complete response on the primary tumor and male were independent variables associated with the number of positive lymph node retrieved. Pathological complete response on the primary tumor site did not statistically influence the likelihood of a lower number of lymph nodes retrieved. Conclusion: Patients submitted to esophagectomy after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy, thoracoscopic access is more accurate for pathological staging, even in a complete pathological response. With a proper patient selection, transhiatal surgery may preserve the quality of lymphadenectomy of the positive lymph nodes.