Vaginal Cancer

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Vaginal Cancer Josephine Kang and Akila N. Viswanathan Primary vaginal cancer is a rare malignancy, constituting 1% to 2% of all gynecologic malignancies. According to the American Cancer Society estimates…

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Primary Cutaneous Lymphomas

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Primary Cutaneous Lymphomas James E. Hansen, Youn H. Kim, Richard T. Hoppe, and Lynn D. Wilson Primary cutaneous lymphoma is defined by an accumulation of malignant lymphoid cells in the…

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Palliation of Brain and Spinal Cord Metastases

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Palliation of Brain and Spinal Cord Metastases Elizabeth M. Nichols, Roy A. Patchell, William F. Regine, and Young Kwok BRAIN METASTASIS Brain metastasis is very common, with an annual incidence…

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Ewing Tumor

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Ewing Tumor Robert B. Marcus, Jr. EPIDEMIOLOGY Ewing sarcoma family tumor (ESFT) is the second most common primary tumor of bone in childhood, and also arises in soft tissues. ESFT…

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Pancreatic Cancer

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Pancreatic Cancer Manisha Palta, Christopher G. Willett, and Brian G. Czito ANATOMY AND PATHWAYS OF SPREAD The pancreas lies in the retroperitoneal space of the upper abdomen at about the…

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Eye and Orbit

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Eye and Orbit Nicholas J. Sanfilippo and Silvia C. Formenti Tumors of the eye and orbit are rare. The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2011 there will be 2,570…

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Plasma Cell Myeloma and Plasmacytoma

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Plasma Cell Myeloma and Plasmacytoma David C. Hodgson, Joseph Mikhael, and Richard W. Tsang EPIDEMIOLOGY AND ETIOLOGY Plasma cell neoplasms account for 22% of all mature B-cell neoplasms in the…

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Cancer of the Liver and Hepatobiliary Tract

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Cancer of the Liver and Hepatobiliary Tract Mirrorer M. Liu, Skye H. Cheng, and Andrew T. Huang LIVER CANCER Hepatobiliary malignancies include hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), gallbladder cancer, intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, extrahepatic…

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