Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide. The selective estrogen-receptor (ER) modulators tamoxifen and raloxifene are approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the preventive therapy…
Harold J. Burstein, MD, PhD, Editor Breast cancer management has entered the era of personalized medicine. It is widely appreciated that breast cancers differ in their biology and treatment needs….
Osteosarcoma and chondrosarcoma are the 2 most common malignant bone tumors. This review discusses the clinicopathologic features, recent preclinical developments, and targets currently being or to be validated in the…
Sarcomas are heterogeneous group of tumors that arise from tissues of mesenchymal origin. Current options for patients with advanced disease are limited, and only 2 drugs have been approved for…
This article highlights the data currently available on the activity of targeted medical treatment in a subgroup of rare entities within soft tissue sarcomas, including inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor, alveolar soft…
The improvement in outcome for patients with localized and metastatic Ewing sarcoma since the development of cytotoxic chemotherapy remains one of the most profound advances in oncology and one of…
Desmoid tumors are rare, clonal collections of benign fibrous tissue that exhibit a highly variable clinical course. This article presents a comprehensive review of desmoid tumors and summarizes the current…
This article presents an overview of the current literature about the biology, pathology, and the clinical management of leiomyosarcoma. In addition, the article emphasizes and discusses the current systemic treatment…
Although benign hemangiomas are among the most common diagnoses among connective tissue tumors, angiosarcomas and other sarcomas arising from blood vessels are rare, even among sarcomas. Because endothelial tumors have…
Liposarcoma is one of the most common sarcoma subtypes with a heterogeneous biology and clinical behavior. This article gives a comprehensive overview on clinically relevant aspects of pathology and imaging….
