Gestational Trophoblastic Disease

Oct 9, 2016 by in ONCOLOGY Comments Off on Gestational Trophoblastic Disease

Fig. 5.1. (a) Complete hydatidiform mole. All chorionic villi are enlarged and have abnormal shapes. There is marked hyperplasia of the trophoblast. Circumferential proliferation of the trophoblast around the villi…

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Palliative Care

Oct 9, 2016 by in ONCOLOGY Comments Off on Palliative Care

Opioid Dosage form Strength Starting doses of short-acting opioids for opioid naïve patients Morphine Oral solution Tablets ER (q12 h) Tablets ER (q 24 h) Tablets IR Injectable SC, IV,…

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Cancer of the Vulva and Vagina

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Fig. 3.1. Histolopathologic Types of Carcinoma of the Vulva: SEER Data 1988–2001 [2]. Data source: Kosary CL. Cancer of the Vulva. In: Ries LAG, Young JL, Keel GE, Eisner MP,…

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Cervical Cancer

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E1 E2 E4 E5 E6 E7 L1 L2 ATPase Regulator of E6 and E7 Disrupts cytokeratin matrix for release of virions Potentiation of membrane bound EGF receptors Bind and inactivate…

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Chemotherapy for Gynecologic Cancer

Oct 9, 2016 by in ONCOLOGY Comments Off on Chemotherapy for Gynecologic Cancer

Agent Mechanism of action Toxicities Clinical pearls Paclitaxel [1, 2] Antimicrotuble agent; stabilizes microtubules inhibiting interphase and mitosis •Myelosuppression •Nausea/vomiting (low risk) •Peripheral neuropathy •Arthralgia/myalgia •Hypersensitivity •Alopecia •Vascular irritant •Should…

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Uterine Corpus Cancers

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  Panici trial ASTEC trial #Patients 514 1408 Eligibility Clinical Stage I, >50 % myometrial invasion (excluded Stage IB grade 1), age <75, good performance status, no prior RT or…

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Dual Energy CT in Musculoskeletal Tumors

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Fig. 9.1 A 56-year old man presented with bilateral medial malleolus acute pain without history of trauma. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) was negative. There was no history of gout, malignancy,…

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Dual Energy CT in Pancreatic Tumors

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Fig. 6.1 A 66-year-old woman with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. (a) DECT pancreatic parenchymal phase GSI server standard pancreatic carcinoma postprocessing “collage” with 70 keV (left column), 52 keV (middle column),…

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Dual Energy CT: Basic Principles

Oct 9, 2016 by in ONCOLOGY Comments Off on Dual Energy CT: Basic Principles

(1.1) Here μ is the linear attenuation coefficient of the x-rays at point (x, y, z), L is the thickness of the tissue crossed by the x-ray beam, and s…

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