ONCOLOGY

Adjuvant Therapy for Melanoma: A Surgical Perspective

Sep 27, 2017 by in ONCOLOGY Comments Off on Adjuvant Therapy for Melanoma: A Surgical Perspective

Adjuvant therapy is commonly used in melanoma because recurrence after surgery usually results in the patient’s eventual death. Surgeons have a profound influence on patients’ decisions regarding adjuvant therapy, beginning…

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Surgical Approach to Primary Cutaneous Melanoma

Sep 27, 2017 by in ONCOLOGY Comments Off on Surgical Approach to Primary Cutaneous Melanoma

The surgical management of primary cutaneous melanoma, from the diagnostic biopsy through the wide local excision and nodal staging, must be carefully planned, and the biology of the melanoma, microstaging…

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Melanoma Pathology: Important Issues for Clinicians Involved in the Multidisciplinary Care of Melanoma Patients

Sep 27, 2017 by in ONCOLOGY Comments Off on Melanoma Pathology: Important Issues for Clinicians Involved in the Multidisciplinary Care of Melanoma Patients

Histologic analysis remains the gold standard for diagnosis of melanoma. The pathology report should document those histologic features important for guiding patient management, including those characteristics on which the diagnosis…

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Staging and Prognosis of Cutaneous Melanoma

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Staging of cutaneous melanoma continues to evolve through identification and rigorous analysis of potential prognostic factors. In 1998, the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) Melanoma Staging Committee developed the…

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Thermal Ablation of Lung Tumors

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The 5-year survival for all stages of nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) remains bleak, having increased from 13% to just 16% over the past 30 years. Despite promising results in…

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Ablation of Bone Metastases

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Metastatic disease is the most common neoplasm involving the skeletal system and can result in significant pain and morbidity. Although narcotic medications and external beam radiation therapy remain the standard…

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Ablation of Kidney Tumors

Sep 27, 2017 by in ONCOLOGY Comments Off on Ablation of Kidney Tumors

While surgical excision remains the gold standard for curative treatment of small renal cell carcinomas, ablative therapy has a place as a minimally invasive, kidney function–preserving therapy in carefully selected…

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