Leukemias and Myelodysplastic Syndromes MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES Justin M. Watts Virginia M. Klimek Epidemiology ˜10000 cases diagnosed annually in the United States Incidence >20/100000 in adults >70 y → actual incidence…
Myeloproliferative Disorders ESSENTIAL THROMBOCYTHEMIA Raajit Rampal Clonal hematopoietic disorder resulting in ↑ red cell mass Epidemiology Incidence: Median age at dx is 60 y. 1/5 of pts under age 40…
Plasma Cell Disorders MGUS AND MULTIPLE MYELOMA (MM) Patrick W. Burke Hani Hassoun Definition Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS): Premalignancy w/clonal plasma cell (PC) proliferation. No e/o other B-cell…
Cancer of Unknown Primary CANCER OF UNKNOWN PRIMARY (CUP) Jean K. Lee Lewis J. Kampel Overview & Epidemiology CUP, or occult 1° tumors: Histologically proven malignant tumors w/o an identified…
Neurologic Oncology ASTROCYTOMAS Parisa Momtaz Thomas J. Kaley Definition Astrocytoma is the most common type of gliomas Classified under a grading system: Grade 1 (typically benign), grade 2 (low-grade astrocytomas),…
Breast Cancer LOCALIZED BREAST CANCER Neil M. Iyengar Chau T. Dang Epidemiology Most common female malignancy & 2nd most common cause of CA death in the United States Approx. 225000…
Gynecologic Malignancies OVARIAN CANCER Juliana Eng Roisin O’Cearbhaill Epidemiology Ovarian CA is the leading cause of death from gyn CA in the United States 5th most common cause of CA…
Endocrine Malignancies THYROID CANCER Payal D. Shah Eric J. Sherman Epidemiology Incidence: 240% ↑ in incidence over prior 3 decades, in part due to ↑ detection of small papillary CA;…
Head and Neck Malignancies HEAD & NECK SQUAMOUS CELL CANCER Alexander N. Shoushtari Shrujal S. Baxi David G. Pfister Epidemiology H&N CA: US ˜50K cases/y, 11K D/y. >90% = H&N…
