Epidemiology and Natural History
Region Number of cases Age-standardized incidence (per 100,000) Africa Algeria, Setif 0 – Tunisia, Centre, Sousse 0 – Zimbabwe, Harare: African 19 0.9 Uganda, Kyadondo County 25 2.8 America, Central…
Introduction to the Management of Penile Cancer
Daniel J. Culkin (ed.)Management of Penile Cancer201410.1007/978-1-4939-0461-7_1 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014 1. Introduction to the Management of Penile Cancer Daniel J. Culkin1 (1) Department of Urology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 920…
Locoregional Treatment of Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases
Modality Advantages Limitations Sensitivity (%) CT – Widespread availability – poor detection and characterization of lesions <10 mm 70–85 – Relatively low cost – reduced sensitivity in setting of chemotherapy…
Stromal Tumors
NSEa Chromogranin S-100 CK-PANb DOG-1c CD117 (c-kit) CD34 Gangliocytic paraganglioma + (all 3 cell types) + (mostly described in epithelial component) + (spindle cell component) + 50 % of…
Carcinomatosis
Malignancies causing peritoneal surface disease (PSD) Primary Peritoneal Mesothelioma Locoregional metastasis Appendiceal Colon Ovarian Gastric Small bowel Sarcoma Distant metastasis Breast Other Fig. 1 Intraoperative image of peritoneal surface disease…
Controversies in Thyroid Cancer
Fig. 1 Proposed algorithm for non-operative analysis with the gene expression classifier and somatic mutation testing in indeterminate thyroid nodules Surgical Treatment of Thyroid Cancer Patients with a diagnosis of…
in the Surgical Management of Melanoma
Tumor thickness Recommended margin of excisiona (cm) In situb 0.5 ≤1.0 mm 1 1.01–2.0 mm 1–2 2.01–4.0 mm 2 ≥4 mm 2 aExcision recommendations are based on clinical margins taken…
Controversies in Cancer Care: Breast Cancer
Avoidance of Axillary Lymph Node Dissection Patient Selection Guidelines(ACOSOG Z0011) Tumor size <5 cm (T1 or T2) Fewer than 3 positive SLN No evidence of extracapsular tumor extension in SLN…
of the Pancreas
Neoplastic Non-neoplastic Ductal adenocarcinoma Lymphoepithelial cyst Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma Congential cyst Pancreatoblastoma Mucinous non-neoplastic cyst Neuroendocrine tumor Enterogeneous cyst Solid pseudopapillary tumor Retention cyst Serous cystadenoma Duodenal cyst Mucinous cystadenoma Endometrial…
