Tumors of the Heart, Pericardium, and Great Vessels
Tumors of the Heart, Pericardium, and Great Vessels Lawrence J. Sheplan Olsen, Gregory M.M. Videtic, and Roger M. Macklis ANATOMY The heart is a hollow, conical [MB1]organ with muscular walls….
Primary Cutaneous Lymphomas
Primary Cutaneous Lymphomas James E. Hansen, Youn H. Kim, Richard T. Hoppe, and Lynn D. Wilson Primary cutaneous lymphoma is defined by an accumulation of malignant lymphoid cells in the…
Palliation of Brain and Spinal Cord Metastases
Palliation of Brain and Spinal Cord Metastases Elizabeth M. Nichols, Roy A. Patchell, William F. Regine, and Young Kwok BRAIN METASTASIS Brain metastasis is very common, with an annual incidence…
Ewing Tumor
Ewing Tumor Robert B. Marcus, Jr. EPIDEMIOLOGY Ewing sarcoma family tumor (ESFT) is the second most common primary tumor of bone in childhood, and also arises in soft tissues. ESFT…
Pancreatic Cancer
Pancreatic Cancer Manisha Palta, Christopher G. Willett, and Brian G. Czito ANATOMY AND PATHWAYS OF SPREAD The pancreas lies in the retroperitoneal space of the upper abdomen at about the…
Eye and Orbit
Eye and Orbit Nicholas J. Sanfilippo and Silvia C. Formenti Tumors of the eye and orbit are rare. The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2011 there will be 2,570…
Plasma Cell Myeloma and Plasmacytoma
Plasma Cell Myeloma and Plasmacytoma David C. Hodgson, Joseph Mikhael, and Richard W. Tsang EPIDEMIOLOGY AND ETIOLOGY Plasma cell neoplasms account for 22% of all mature B-cell neoplasms in the…
Cancer of the Liver and Hepatobiliary Tract
Cancer of the Liver and Hepatobiliary Tract Mirrorer M. Liu, Skye H. Cheng, and Andrew T. Huang LIVER CANCER Hepatobiliary malignancies include hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), gallbladder cancer, intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, extrahepatic…
Palliation of Visceral Recurrences and Metastases and Treatment of Oligometastatic Disease
Palliation of Visceral Recurrences and Metastases and Treatment of Oligometastatic Disease Ramji R. Rajendran, Siavash Jabbari, and William F. Hartsell The 5-year survival and overall cure rates for many cancers…
Supportive Care and Quality of Life
Supportive Care and Quality of Life Gary Deng and Barrie R. Cassileth BASIC PRINCIPLES OF SUPPORTIVE CARE AND QUALITY OF LIFE “Quality of life” entered the medical lexicon for the…
