Oncohema Key

Site Optimal radiotherapy utilisation rate (%) Bladder 47 Brain 80 Breast 87 Cervix 71 Colon 4 Gall bladder 17 Head and neck 74 Kidney 15 Leukaemia 4 Liver 0 Lung…

Fig. 1 Ratio of ENKL in malignant lymphoma among each country 3 Pathology and Phenotype Histologically, lymphoma cells of ENKL show diffuse proliferation with angiocentric or angiodestructive growth pattern (Fig….

Fig. 1 Standardized incidences of prostate cancer in the different countries of the world and in Guadeloupe and Martinique 1.2 Mortality Cancer mortality in the Caribbean is generally lower, except…

Incidence (annual rate per 100,000) Entity Prevalence (per 100,000) >50 Epithelial tumours of the breast 594 Epithelial tumours of the lung 85 >20–50 Epithelial tumours of the skin 474 Epithelial…

Fig. 1 Proposed management for patients with glioblastoma Fig. 2 Proposed management for anaplastic gliomas in patients with good performance status after maximal, safe resection of the tumor with preservation…

Fig. 16.1 HPV viruses belong to the Papillomaviridae family that includes 16 genera [2] Fig. 16.2 Genetic structure of HPV 16 [3] 1.2 Genotypes To date, more than 150 human…

Triple test: clinical, USS, Trucut/FNAC One-day, one-stop triple diagnosis Incision/excision biopsy as indicated Mandatory pathology and IHC testing Staging: CXR, abdominal USS, bone scintigraphy USS ultrasound scanning, FNAC fine-needle aspiration…

Problems Prevalence (%) ECOG PS ≥2 ~20 ADL dependence ~20 IADL dependence 50–60 Comorbidity >90 Severe comorbidity 30–40 Depression 20–40 Cognitive impairment 25–35 At risk of malnutrition/malnourished 30–50 Comorbidity is…

Fig. 1 Four global maps illustrating the four main factors associated with the epidemiological profile of skin cancer in the tropics: (a) more intense ultraviolet radiation (http://​www-med-physik.​vu-wien.​ac.​at/​uv/​uv_​online.​htm); (b) a higher…

Classic (1872) Elderly men of Eastern, European, or Mediterranean origin Slow chronic evolution Localized lesions Lower extremities Endemic: three different forms (1914–1950) Adults (mostly men) but also some children in…