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Unusual Tumors in Children Christian Carrie and Abraham Kuten Some unusual and rare childhood tumors are comparable to those that occur in the adult population and require the same therapeutic…

Anal Cancer Bernard J. Cummings and James D. Brierley The standard treatment for primary squamous cell cancers of the anal canal is chemoradiation, using concurrent radiation therapy (RT), 5-fluorouracil (5-FU),…

Endovascular Brachytherapy Ray Lin and Prabhakar Tripuraneni Vascular brachytherapy (VBT) continues to have a role in the treatment of coronary in-stent restenosis and has a promising role in the treatment…

Bladder Cancer Nicholas James, Richard T. Bryan, Richard Viney, Prashant Patel, and Syed A. Hussain The basic management of bladder tumors has remained essentially unchanged for over 50 years, and…

Carcinoma of the Vulva Junzo P. Chino, Laura J. Havrilesky, and Gustavo S. Montana ANATOMY Vulva The vulva is composed of the mons pubis, clitoris, labia majora and minora, vaginal…

Skin William M. Mendenhall, Anthony A. Mancuso, Jessica M. Kirwan, John W. Werning, and Franklin P. Flowers The purpose of this chapter is to discuss cutaneous carcinoma and melanoma. Uncommon…

Cancer of the Penis and Male Urethra David B. Mansur ANATOMY The basic structural components of the penis include two corpora cavernosa and the corpus spongiosum. These are encased in…

Retroperitoneal Cancer Jeffrey C. Buchsbaum, James G. Douglas, Barnali Dasgupta, and Brian D. Lawenda Primary tumors of the retroperitoneum present in unselected series with a frequency of 0.1% to 0.2%.1–3…

Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas Leonard R. Prosnitz, Manisha Palta, and Christopher R. Kelsey Non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHL) are a heterogeneous group of malignancies of the lymphoid system characterized by an abnormal clonal proliferation…

Endometrial Cancer Kaled M. Alektiar ANATOMY The uterus is a hollow, muscular organ located in the true pelvis between the bladder and the rectum. The average adult uterus is about…