1259 Dedifferentiated Liposarcoma William W. Tseng, Angelo Paolo Dei Tos, Roberta Giovanna Sanfilippo, Jennifer Wang, and Alessandro Gronchi Dedifferentiated (DD) liposarcoma is a high-grade, adipocytic malignancy and can be considered…
20915 Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma Emily E. Jonczak and Breelyn A. Wilky Alveolar soft part sarcoma (ASPS) is a rare, translocation-driven soft tissue sarcoma (STS) classically affecting adolescents and young…
13710 Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor César Serrano and Suzanne George Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) span a wide clinical spectrum that ranges from lesions with essentially no metastatic potential to malignant and…
132 Surgical Oncology Mark Fairweather and Chandrajit P. Raut Soft tissue sarcomas are composed of a heterogeneous group of tumors that demonstrate distinctive clinical behavior based on their inherent tumor…
1178 Leiomyosarcoma Amanda Parkes and Neeta Somaiah Leiomyosarcoma (LMS) is a relatively common type of soft tissue sarcoma, commonly with an aggressive clinical course. The two broad categories of LMS…
31 Medical Oncology Ravin Ratan and Shreyaskumar R. Patel Localized approaches such as surgery and radiation therapy are the mainstay for localized, resectable, low-risk sarcoma patients. However, a significant portion…
434 Radiation Oncology Jessica W. Lee and David G. Kirsch Radiation therapy (RT) uses ionizing radiation (IR), which damages DNA to exert the end effect of cell death. IR is…
19 SUPPORTIVE AND PALLIATIVE CARE IN LUNG CANCER Shruti Bhandari, MD • Jonathan S. Alexander, MD A 50-year-old Hispanic male is treated for metastatic adenocarcinoma of the lung. He complains…
11 DIAGNOSTICS OF LUNG CANCER Shruti Bhandari, MD • Umair Gauhar, MBBS • Bilal Athar Jalil, MD • Emily Jonczak, MD • Raja Mudad, MD, FACP • Chandler Park, MD,…
13 NON–SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER TREATMENT: EARLY STAGE Victor van Berkel, MD, PhD • Michael J. Carr, MD, MS • Neal E. Dunlap, MD • Matthew Fox, MD • Ignacio…
