ONCOLOGY

Newer Perspectives in the Management of Endometrial Cancer

Oct 25, 2017 by in ONCOLOGY Comments Off on Newer Perspectives in the Management of Endometrial Cancer

© Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2017Ranu Patni (ed.)Current Concepts in Endometrial Cancer10.1007/978-981-10-3108-3_10 10. Newer Perspectives in the Management of Endometrial Cancer Sampada Dessai1   and Anant Ramaswamy2 (1) Department of Gyn Oncology, Malabar Cancer Centre, Thalassery,…

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Pathology of Renal Cell Carcinoma

Oct 14, 2017 by in ONCOLOGY Comments Off on Pathology of Renal Cell Carcinoma

Fig. 4.1 Gross findings of ccRCC. The tumor is whitish yellow and well circumscribed, in which degeneration and hemorrhage are observed Fig. 4.2 Microscopic findings of ccRCC. Low-grade ccRCC has…

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Hereditary Renal Cell Carcinoma

Oct 14, 2017 by in ONCOLOGY Comments Off on Hereditary Renal Cell Carcinoma

Syndrome Gene Chromosome location Mutation rate in sporadic RCC Prevalence % de novo Renal tumor histology Multiple/solitary Penetrance of RCC Age (years) at RCC diagnosis Extrarenal manifestations VHL disease VHL…

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Treatment Overview

Oct 14, 2017 by in ONCOLOGY Comments Off on Treatment Overview

Fig. 6.1 Treatment algorithm for nonmetastatic patients with RCC 6.2.1 Stage 1 6.2.1.1 Surgical Therapy Surgical therapy remains the mainstream treatment for patients with stage 1 RCC because the resection…

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Immunotherapy for Renal Cell Cancer (RCC)

Oct 14, 2017 by in ONCOLOGY Comments Off on Immunotherapy for Renal Cell Cancer (RCC)

Agent n Phase References Proleukin (IL-2) 255 Phase II Fyfe G. et al. [19] IFN-α 350 Meta-analysis Medical Research (vs medroxyprogesterone acetate) Council Renal Cancer Collaborators [22] IFN-α+ VLB 160…

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Molecular Genetics of Renal Cell Carcinoma

Oct 14, 2017 by in ONCOLOGY Comments Off on Molecular Genetics of Renal Cell Carcinoma

Fig. 3.1 Molecular characterization of clear-cell renal cell carcinoma PBRM1 3.2.2 Mutations of Chromatin Enzymes The importance of chromatin dynamics and its dysregulation in tumorigenesis is increasingly appreciated since the…

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