Carcinomas of the Rectum and Anus
Phase II trials N. Design RT dose CR Median F/U 3 yr DFS 3 yr CFS OS RTOG-0529 phase II completed accrual March 2008 63 5FU 1000 mg/m2 days 1–4…
ONCOLOGY
Surgical Emergencies in Cancer Patients
17. Valle M, Federici O, Garofalo A (2012) Patient selection for cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy, and role of laparoscopy in diagnosis, staging, and treatment. Surg Oncol Clin N…
Esophageal Cancer
n. Compl Pulm Anast M Morita [36] Surgery alone 253 24,5% 9,9% 13% 2,4% Preoperative CRT 197 40,1% 14,7% 23,4% 2,0% Salvage surgery 27 59,3% 29,6% 37% 7,4% Miyata…
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors: Surgical and Medical Therapy
11. Bonvalot S, Eldweny H, Pechoux CL et al (2006) Impact of surgery on advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) in the imatinib era. Ann Surg Oncol 13: 1596–1603PubMedCrossRef 12. DeMatteo…
Well-Differentiated Carcinomas of the Thyroid Gland and Neoplasms of the Parathyroid Glands
Papillary and follicular thyroid carcinoma Tx Primary tumor cannot be assessed T0 No evidence of primary tumor T1 Tumor size ≤2 cm and limited to the thyroid gland T1a: Tumor…
Clinical Management of a Patient with a Locally Recurrent Medullary Thyroid Cancer and Asymptomatic Slowly Progressing Distant Metastases
Fig. 40.1 Neck ultrasound of the left paratracheal lesion in April 1999, before the surgical excision, the histology of which demonstrated a medullary thyroid cancer local recurrence. (Panel a) Standard…
A Patient with Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma and Biochemical Evidence of Disease at Follow-Up Visits and Increasing Serum Tg Values at the Follow-Up Assessments
Fig. 15.1 Changes in serum non-stimulated thyroglobulin levels in the patient, a 70-year-old Japanese woman. RAIT radioactive iodine treatment Fig. 15.2 November 2007 chest CT scan showing pulmonary metastases In…
Thyroid Lymphoma: Differential Diagnosis and Management
Fig. 46.1 Pretreatment computed tomography scan of the soft tissues of the neck. An irregular shaped mass in the right thyroid lobe measuring 8.7 cm in largest dimension extending around…
Timing and Extent of Surgery for a Pediatric Patient with Hereditary MTC and Positive Screening for the S891A RET Mutation
Patient no., gender, age (years) Preoperative calcitonin (pg/mL) Extent of surgery Histopathology; pTNM Postoperative calcitonin (pg/mL) Basal Peak Basal Peak 1.1; f; 78 312 2634 TT, LND central and lateral…
A Patient with an Advanced Medullary Thyroid Cancer and Progressive, Symptomatic Distant Metastases: When to Start Systemic Therapy
Fig. 41.1 Serum calcitonin (Ct) and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) during the years of follow-up of the patient: a more significant increase of both markers was observed just before the starting…
