Cystic neoplasms of the pancreas are a heterogeneous group of pancreatic tumors that vary in pathophysiology, malignant potential, clinical course, and outcomes. Their management is heavily predicated on establishing an…
Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMN) are mucinous cystic tumors of the pancreas, which were first classified into a unified diagnosis by the World Health Organization in 1996. These lesions originate…
Pancreatic cancer remains a challenging disease, being the fourth leading cause of death in both men and women in the United States. Patients with pancreatic cancer present with symptoms including…
FDG PET imaging is useful for preoperative diagnosis of pancreatic carcinoma in patients with suspected pancreatic cancer in whom CT fails to identify a discrete tumor mass or in whom…
Adjuvant chemotherapy is effective in reducing the risk of recurrence and death from breast cancer. Tumor stage and biologic characteristics are important when making decisions about who should receive chemotherapy…
One of the most impressive changes in the therapeutic landscape of breast cancer in the past decade has been the advent of targeted therapies for specific subtypes. This article discusses…
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) is being used with increasing frequency in the multidisciplinary care of women with breast cancer. NAC can increase the chances for successful breast conservation and may decrease…
Adjuvant endocrine treatment is an essential component in therapy for hormone receptor–positive breast cancer. Among postmenopausal patients, options include tamoxifen, aromatase inhibitors, or a sequence of these agents. Tamoxifen and…
Neoadjuvant endocrine therapy improves surgical outcomes for postmenopausal women with bulky hormone receptor–positive breast cancer. Recent studies indicate that this approach may also be used in the management of smaller…
Breast cancer is a heterogeneous disease associated with variable clinical outcomes and response to therapy. Classic clinicopathologic factors associated with outcome include anatomic features associated with prognosis (eg, tumor size,…
