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Wilms Tumor John A. Kalapurakal and Patrick R.M. Thomas Wilms tumor (WT, nephroblastoma) is a highly curable childhood neoplasm. The prognosis of children with WT has improved considerably from a…

Testicular Cancer Gerard C. Morton EPIDEMIOLOGY Testicular cancer is the most common malignancy among young men in North America and most Western European Countries. More than 95% of testicular cancers…

Uterine Cervix Akila N. Viswanathan ANATOMY The uterus is a hollow, thick-walled, pear-shaped, muscular organ located in the pelvis above the vagina, behind the bladder, and in front of the…

Clinical Aspects and Applications of High–Dose-Rate Brachytherapy Subir Nag and Granger R. Scruggs Brachytherapy has the advantage of delivering a high radiation dose to the tumor while sparing the surrounding…

Cancer of the Kidney, Renal Pelvis, and Ureter Hiram A. Gay and Jeff M. Michalski ANATOMY The kidneys are retroperitoneal structures located at the level between the 11th rib and…

Ear Tony J.C. Wang and K.S. Clifford Chao FIGURE 39.1. Ear anatomy. ANATOMY The external, middle, and inner components of the ear develop from the three embryonic layers: ectoderm, mesoderm,…

Lymphomas in Children Monika L. Metzger, Hiroto Inaba, Stephanie Terezakis, and Louis S. Constine Childhood lymphomas are gratifying to treat because of their curability. Central to this progress has been…

Technology Assessment, Outcome Analysis Research, Comparative Effectiveness, and Evidence-Based Radiation Oncology Carlos A. Perez, Edward C. Halperin, and Yolande Lievens There is worldwide concern about rising medical costs. The problem…

Rhabdomyosarcoma John C. Breneman and Sarah S. Donaldson ANATOMY Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is a highly malignant soft tissue sarcoma that arises from unsegmented, undifferentiated mesoderm or myotome-derived skeletal muscle. It may…

Intensity-Modulated Radiation Treatment Techniques and Clinical Applications K.S. Clifford Chao, Radhe Mohan, Timothy D. Marinetti, and Lei Dong The previous edition of this chapter included literature reports through 2006. At…