Biologic Response Modifiers Janet Gordils-Perez Biologic therapy is the fourth modality in the treatment of cancer, after surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation. Biologic therapy produces anticancer effects either through the actions…
Overview of Chemotherapy Chemotherapy is the use of cytotoxic agents to destroy cancer cells. Chemotherapy dates back to the 1500s, when heavy metals were used systemically to treat cancers, and…
Urachal Carcinoma—Contemporary Surgical Outcomes Harry W. Herr Bernard H. Bochner David Sharp Guido Dalbagni Victor E. Reuter INTRODUCTION Urachal carcinoma is rare, accounting for <1% of bladder neoplasms. Urachal remnants…
Cancer of the Urethra John J. Coen Anthony H. Russell Guido Dalbagni INTRODUCTION Primary malignancies of the urethra are infrequent, constituting a fraction of 1% of genitourinary malignancies in both…
Adult Genitourinary Soft Tissue Sarcoma Paul Russo Samuel Singer Robert Maki INTRODUCTION Adult (>16 years of age) soft tissue sarcomas (STS) are a rare, heterogeneous group of nonosseous tumors derived…
Adrenal Neoplasms Mhd. Yaser Al-Marrawi Inderbir S. Gill Ronald M. Bukowski Brian I. Rini HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE The adrenal glands play a prominent role in maintaining normal homeostasis. Bartholomeo Eustachi first…
Malignant Lymphoma of the Genitourinary Tract Jeremy S. Abramson M. Dror Michaelson INTRODUCTION Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) represents the fifth most common cancer in the United States, with approximately 66,000 new…
Diagnosis and Management of Pheochromocytoma Jay S. Fonte Jan Breza W. Marston Linehan Gennady Bratslavsky Karel Pacak Pheochromocytoma is a tumor arising from the chromaffin cells of the adrenal medulla…
Chemotherapy for Penile Cancer Lance C. Pagliaro SINGLE-AGENT CHEMOTHERAPY The first candidate drugs for the treatment of penile carcinoma were identified on the basis of their antitumor activity in squamous…
Radiation Therapy for Penile Cancer Juanita M. Crook INTRODUCTION Carcinoma of the penis is rare, with an estimated incidence of approximately 1 in 100,000 men in North American and Western…
