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May 2012
Primary gastrointestinal (GI) lymphoma is very rare, constituting 1–4% of all malignancies that affect the GI tract. Stomach is the most common site to be involved (>50%) in GI lymphoma followed by small bowel (20–50%) and colon (4–6%). The majority of primary GI lymphomas are non‐Hodgkin...
by Australasian Radiology 2012
An estimated 70 530 new cases of bladder cancer were diagnosed in the USA in 2010, resulting in 14 680 deaths . Initially, 70% of patients present with non‐muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC), and 30% with muscle‐invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) . Despite transurethral resection...
by BJU International 2012
FDG-PET may be considered in patients with colorectal cancer who have stage IV disease to assess the resectability of known metastasis and to identify additional sites of metastatic disease that may preclude operative management. In addition, FDG-PET has been used in patients with colorectal cancer concerning...
Use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for investigation of breast disease is increasing. In certain scenarios MRI has been
confirmed as superior to other diagnostic imaging modalities used in breast disease, mainly for screening in high risk (>20-30 %
risk) young women....
by Annals of surgical oncology 2012
Ultrasonography is considered useful to distinguish between solid and cystic thyroid nodules and to stratify a nodule’s risk of cancer as low, medium, or high. Ultrasound (US) elastography has been applied to study the hardness/elasticity of nodules to differentiate malignant from benign lesions....
by Endocrine Research 2012
Radiotherapy plays a major role in the treatment of non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Curative radiotherapy requires delivery of high doses of radiation to the lung cancer while limiting radiation dose to surrounding normal structures. To maximise the therapeutic ratio, accurate delineation of...
by Australasian Radiology 2012
Leiomyosarcoma, or malignant smooth muscle tumor, is a common histology among retroperitoneal sarcomas. However, most of these
are intramuscular in origin. Only about 5% of leiomyosarcomas arise directly from large blood vessels ; the vast majority of these from the inferior vena cava (IVC)...
by Abdominal Imaging 2012
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) has been established as the standard-of-care treatment for locally advanced inoperable breast
cancer, but it is increasingly being used for patients with operable cancer [, ]. It has been established that when patients can achieve pathologic complete response...
by Breast Cancer Research and Treatment 2012
Despite the widespread use of total mesorectal excision and neoadjuvant therapy, between 2.6 % and 32 % of patients with rectal
cancer will develop pelvic recurrence after initial curative surgery . In addition, local recurrence (LR) is seen in up to 20 % of patients who had...
by Abdominal Imaging 2012
April 2012
The peritoneal cancer index (PCI) provides a measurement of the volume and extent of peritoneal tumor found at laparotomy.
The PCI score combines the distribution of peritoneal tumor at 13 abdominal and pelvic regions with the tumor size. The PCI is the most widely validated and precise quantitative...
by Annals of surgical oncology 2012