Evaluation of Treatment of Locally Recurrent Rectal Cancer
Fig. 14.1 (a) PET/CT scan axial, (b) PET/CT scan coronal, (c) MRI axial, and (d) MRI coronal. Note these images are all taken from the same patient at presentation, demonstrating…
Optimizing Primary Tumor Management in Stage IV Rectal Cancer
Fig. 16.1 The approach to patients with stage IV rectal cancer All Sites Resectable at Presentation: Curative Intent In those with resectable primary and metastatic disease , the goal of therapy…
Histopathologic Evaluation of Neoadjuvant Treatment Response and Tumor Regression Grade
Fig. 17.1 Photomicrograph showing low anterior resection specimen with total mesorectal excision (TME) . a shows posterior surface with good bulk of mesorectum (indicated with an arrow) with smooth surface…
Quality of Life After Multidisciplinary Management of Rectal Cancer
© Springer International Publishing AG 2018George J. Chang (ed.)Rectal Cancerhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16384-0_20 20. Quality of Life After Multidisciplinary Management of Rectal Cancer Imran Hassan1 and Y. Nancy You2 (1) Department of Surgery, University of Iowa Healthcare, Iowa City,…
Endorectal Ultrasound
Fig. 2.1 Five-layer model of ERUS image (Beynon). Model image with ERUS layers seen on the left and corresponding layers of the rectal wall seen on the right The accuracy…
Radiation Therapy for Rectal Cancer
Fig. 5.1 3D conformal radiation therapy treatment plan for preoperative chemoradiation in a man with T3N1 distal rectal adenocarcinoma. The patient was treated using a prone belly board technique, with…
Preoperative and Postoperative Chemotherapy for Rectal Cancer
Fig. 6.1 Protocol schema for the phase II/III Preoperative Radiation or Selective Preoperative Radiation and Evaluation Before Chemotherapy and TME (PROSPECT) trial The role for preoperative chemotherapy is being evaluated…
Histopathology of Primary Tumors of the Central Nervous System
Fig. 2.1 Transitional meningioma showing characteristic concentric whorls and basophilic psammoma bodies. Magnification ×200 Meningiomas located in the cerebellopontine angle or in relation to cranial/spinal nerve roots raise a differential…
Second Neoplasms After Successful Treatment for Pediatric Central Nervous System Tumors
Fig. 35.1 Cumulative incidence of second neoplasms with death as a competing risk (Armstrong et al. 2009) Fig. 35.2 Etiologic factors involved in multiple cancer development (Travis et al. 2012)…
Imaging of Pediatric Central Nervous System Tumors
Fig. 3.1 10-year-old boy. 6 months with headaches. 15 days with visual disturbances. Atypical meningioma (WHO II) preoperative imaging and intraoperative extracranial tumor invasion illustration Patient age, tumor location, and…
