Oncohema Key

INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer mortality in the United States and worldwide by a large margin. In 2016, there was an estimated 243,820…

INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Carcinoma of unknown primary origin (CUPO) is estimated to represent between 3% and 5% of all head and neck cancer presentations, and can pose a challenge…

INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Approximately 41,000 cases of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) are diagnosed annually in the United States, of which approximately one-third arises within the oropharynx….

INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Gastrinomas are gastrin-secreting neuroendocrine tumors (NETs), usually located in the duodenum or pancreas, that result in hypergastrinemia. This leads to excessive gastric acid secretion and the…

BACKGROUND Print Section Listen History The association between thyroid carcinoma and pheochromocytoma (PHEO) was originally reported by Sipple, and in 1968 named as the multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 syndrome…

BACKGROUND Print Section Listen German pathologist Siegfried Oberndorfer recognized carcinoid tumors as a unique entity in 1907. Prior to his published case reports, these tumors were thought to be benign…

INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Cushing’s syndrome is a symptomatic manifestation of a wide variety of disease processes culminating in hypercortisolism, only a few of which, including ectopic ACTH syndrome (EAS),…

INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Soft tissue sarcomas are a heterogeneous group. Because of their rarity, they frequently pose diagnostic problems for surgical pathologists. Accurate diagnosis of these tumors is enhanced…

BACKGROUND Print Section Listen The incidental finding of one or more adrenal masses, discovered on a radiological study performed for reasons other than suspected adrenal disease, has become a common…