Rhabdomyosarcoma

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Rhabdomyosarcoma John C. Breneman and Sarah S. Donaldson ANATOMY Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is a highly malignant soft tissue sarcoma that arises from unsegmented, undifferentiated mesoderm or myotome-derived skeletal muscle. It may…

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Neuroblastoma

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Neuroblastoma David B. Mansur and Jeff M. Michalski Neuroblastoma is an enigmatic malignant neoplasm. In its early stages it can be readily cured with surgery or, in some circumstances, can…

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Soft Tissue Sarcoma (Excluding Retroperitoneum)

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Soft Tissue Sarcoma (Excluding Retroperitoneum) Elizabeth H. Baldini INCIDENCE Soft tissue sarcomas (STS) comprise a heterogeneous group of rare malignancies that vary extensively by anatomic location, histology, and biologic behavior….

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Primary Intracranial Neoplasms

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Primary Intracranial Neoplasms Vinai Gondi, Michael A. Vogelbaum, Sean Grimm, and Minesh P. Mehta FIGURE 35.1. A: Coronal section through the telencephalon at the plane of the frontal horn of…

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Palliation of Bone Metastases

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Palliation of Bone Metastases William F. Hartsell and Santosh Yajnik BACKGROUND AND INCIDENCE Metastatic disease to the bone is a common cause of pain and other significant symptoms that are…

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Methods of Immobilization and Stabilization

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Methods of Immobilization and Stabilization Joshua Evans, Edwin Crandley, Bruce Libby, and Stanley Benedict OVERVIEW OF EXTERNAL BEAM IMMOBILIZATION AND STABILIZATION Rationale for Patient Immobilization and Stabilization Accurate delivery of…

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Spinal Canal

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Spinal Canal Jiayi Huang*, Cliff Robinson*, and Jeff M. Michalski*Both authors contributed equally to this work. Tumors of the spinal cord and cauda equina account for 3% to 4% of…

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Intermediate- and High-Risk Prostate Cancer

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Intermediate- and High-Risk Prostate Cancer Hans T. Chung and Mack Roach, III In 2010, an estimated 218,000 new cases of prostate cancer were diagnosed in the United States, representing approximately…

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Cancer of the Colon and Rectum

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Cancer of the Colon and Rectum Manisha Palta, Christopher G. Willett, and Brian G. Czito ANATOMY The colorectum consists of the cecum, ascending colon, hepatic flexure, transverse colon, splenic flexure,…

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