Fig. 2.1 80 kVp (a), Sn140 kVp (b) and weighted average (WA) 120 kVp (c) portal venous phase images of the upper abdomen, demonstrating a low attenuation cystic mass in…
Fig. 7.1 A 69-year-old male with biopsy-proven adenocarcinoma of the stomach shown on axial non-contrast-enhanced CT images (a) and fused color-coded iodine maps (b) (arrows). The DECT shows excellent intralesional…
Fig. 1 a, b Actuarial patient survival after liver resection and liver transplant. Used with permission [33, 38] Table 1 Summary of studies examining liver resection versus liver transplant for early hepatocellular cancer…
Author, year Complications due to primary (%) Benoist, 2005 15 Cellini, 2010 67 Galizia, 2008 30 Karoui, 2011 19 McCahill, 2012 14 Muratore, 2007 8.6 Ruo, 2003 29 Scoggins, 1999…
Fig. 1 Impact of efficacy randomized controlled trials on the surgical management of breast cancer (select trials represented) However, even as we acknowledge the important role of RCTs in defining the…
Biology Depth Patient Ulceration Positive deep margin Excessive anxiety Lymphovascular invasion Regression Age (younger) Mitotic rate Clark level IV or V Vertical growth phase >0.75 mm Studies have reported an increased…
Fig. 1 Comparative effectiveness topics 1.1 Prostate Cancer Screening Prostate cancer screening is highly controversial. The United States Preventative Services task force gave prostate cancer screening with PSA a D rating…
Trial N Histology (%) CRT regimen (Gy) Median survival 3 year OS (%) p value Lee et al. [20] 50 S SqCC 100 Cisplatin, 5FU, 45.6 27.3 m – NS 51 CRT…
29. Sinclair CF, McColloch NL, Carroll WR et al (2011) Patient-perceived and objective functional outcomes following transoral robotic surgery for early oropharyngeal carcinoma. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 137:1112–1116CrossRefPubMed 30….
Fig. 1 Pancreas cancer research framework 1.1 Cancer Directed Care Cancer directed care concerns issues of cancer detection, tumor factors, tumor targeted treatments, and subsequent cancer care. Cancer detection involves topics…
