Molecular Markers and Mutational Analysis

Jan 14, 2018 by in ONCOLOGY Comments Off on Molecular Markers and Mutational Analysis

Fig. 19.1 Pie chart showing proportion of colorectal cancer cases believed to be sporadic, familial, or due to hereditary cancer syndromes. HNPCC hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer, FAP familial adenomatous polyposis…

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Abdominoperineal Excision

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Fig. 8.1 Estimated 5-year survival and recurrence rates of rectal cancer patients over time as they relate to the proportion of rectal cancer operations comprised by abdominoperineal resections Indications The…

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Palliative and End-of-Life Treatment

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Cause Frequency among patients with malignant ascites Peritoneal carcinomatosis (%) 53.3 Extensive liver metastasis causing portal hypertension (%) 13.3 Peritoneal carcinomatosis and extensive liver metastasis (%) 13.3 Hepatocellular carcinoma and…

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Reconstruction of the Pelvis and Perineum

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Fig. 15.1 Perineal defect exposing pelvic organs and creating significant dead space Primary closure is the ideal choice for perineal defects . However, in many cases, this is not possible…

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Endorectal Ultrasound

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Fig. 2.1 Five-layer model of ERUS image (Beynon). Model image with ERUS layers seen on the left and corresponding layers of the rectal wall seen on the right The accuracy…

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Quality of Life After Multidisciplinary Management of Rectal Cancer

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© Springer International Publishing AG 2018George J. Chang (ed.)Rectal Cancerhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16384-0_20 20. Quality of Life After Multidisciplinary Management of Rectal Cancer Imran Hassan1 and Y. Nancy You2   (1) Department of Surgery, University of Iowa Healthcare, Iowa City,…

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