In 1947, the American Cancer Society began a public education campaign about the signs and symptoms of cancer, describing them as “Cancer’s Danger Signals,” ranging from “unusual bleeding or discharge”…
CASE 2-1 CASE DESCRIPTION A husband and wife, aged 76 and 77, respectively, are new patients to a medical practice. The wife mentions that along with having seen multiple direct-to-consumer…
Key points • Percutaneous musculoskeletal biopsy planning should involve multidisciplinary collaboration • Recognize common “pseudotumors” and “don’t-touch lesions” • A solitary bone lesion of unknown etiology is a primary tumor…
Key points • Radiofrequency ablation is now the standard of care for the treatment of osteoid osteoma. • Surgical treatments carry significant morbidity and recovery times. Improved image guidance techniques…
Key points • Percutaneous ablation of bone and soft tissue metastases may be performed for palliation of pain, prevention of complications due to progressive disease, and local disease control in…
Key points • Thermal ablation is a proven method for treatment of early-stage non–small cell lung carcinoma for patients who are medically inoperable. • Basic approaches to lung biopsy and…
Introduction Head and neck cancers are a complex, heterogeneous group of diseases with a variety of treatment options. Surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation all have a role. Outcomes data are often…
Key points • Interventional management of thoracic metastases involves careful consideration not only of parenchymal lesions, but also pleural and chest wall disease. • Management of parenchymal metastases is similar…
Key points • Intraarterial procedures are useful for pain palliation, local disease control and as an adjunct to a planned surgical intervention. • Meticulous angiographic technique and careful monitoring of…
Primary central nervous system tumors constitute a relatively rare, but significant, fatal health problem in the United States and the rest of the world. Every year in the United States…
