Modality Advantages Limitations Sensitivity (%) CT – Widespread availability – poor detection and characterization of lesions <10 mm 70–85 – Relatively low cost – reduced sensitivity in setting of chemotherapy…
NSEa Chromogranin S-100 CK-PANb DOG-1c CD117 (c-kit) CD34 Gangliocytic paraganglioma + (all 3 cell types) + (mostly described in epithelial component) + (spindle cell component) + 50 % of…
Malignancies causing peritoneal surface disease (PSD) Primary Peritoneal Mesothelioma Locoregional metastasis Appendiceal Colon Ovarian Gastric Small bowel Sarcoma Distant metastasis Breast Other Fig. 1 Intraoperative image of peritoneal surface disease…
Fig. 1 Proposed algorithm for non-operative analysis with the gene expression classifier and somatic mutation testing in indeterminate thyroid nodules Surgical Treatment of Thyroid Cancer Patients with a diagnosis of…
Tumor thickness Recommended margin of excisiona (cm) In situb 0.5 ≤1.0 mm 1 1.01–2.0 mm 1–2 2.01–4.0 mm 2 ≥4 mm 2 aExcision recommendations are based on clinical margins taken…
Stage Description Tumor extent Surgical category IA Tumor is <2 cm and limited to the pancreas Localized Resectable IB Tumor is >2 cm and limited to the pancreas IIA Tumor…
Neoplastic Non-neoplastic Ductal adenocarcinoma Lymphoepithelial cyst Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma Congential cyst Pancreatoblastoma Mucinous non-neoplastic cyst Neuroendocrine tumor Enterogeneous cyst Solid pseudopapillary tumor Retention cyst Serous cystadenoma Duodenal cyst Mucinous cystadenoma Endometrial…
Avoidance of Axillary Lymph Node Dissection Patient Selection Guidelines(ACOSOG Z0011) Tumor size <5 cm (T1 or T2) Fewer than 3 positive SLN No evidence of extracapsular tumor extension in SLN…
Risk category Age to begin Recomm. Comment Personal history of <3 adenomas with low-grade dysplasia 5–10 years after the initial polypectomy Colonoscopy Examination interval should be based on other clinical…
