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Bronchoalveolar Carcinoma - Articles
Squamous Cell Base Tongue Carcinoma
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Stacy ..
Posted
Wed 14 Apr 2010 12:22pm
I have cancer. I have cancer. It doesn't matter how many times I say it, it doesn't feel real. Yet at the same time, it does. I know it's true way down deep where you can't lie to yourself or hide. I woke up with that thought this morning. I am 36 years old and have never smoked or used any tobacco, ever and yet I have an oral cancer. How can thi ...
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Cryosurgical ablation of hepatocullular carcinoma
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Mark Levin
Posted
Wed 24 Jun 2009 7:01pm
be performed as an open surgical technique or as a closed procedure under laparoscopic or ultrasound guidance. National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN, 2007) hepatocellular carcinoma... hepatocellular carcinoma, for patients with nonmetastatic hepatocellular carcinoma who do not agree to surgery, and to treat hepatocellular carcinoma which is local but inoperable (e.g
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Work up of Carcinoma of Unknown Primary (CUP)
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Dr.Prashant Jani
Posted
Fri 22 May 2009 10:40pm
It is often important to determine the site of origin of a metastatic carcinoma of unknown primary site, particularly because this may affect the choice of the treatment... carcinoma (especially with a midline tumor), elevated Beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (B-hCG) and alpha fetoprotein(AFP) levels suggest the possibility of an extragonadal germ cell
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PET for eccrine carcinoma
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Mark Levin
Posted
Wed 24 Jun 2009 7:01pm
Carcinomas of the eccrine sweat gland represent a rare group of tumors with potential for local destruction and metastasis. High recurrence rates have been reported following conventional surgical excision. There are case reports of detection of this entity by PET but no larger series. Sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of PET for this cancer
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Renal cell carcinoma treatment choices by stage
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kenny
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Wed 23 Sep 2009 11:58am
The treatment options of renal cell carcinoma depend on many factors, such as the type of RCC, the tumor size and location, the general health state and age of the patient. One of the most important factors is the cancer STAGE. First of all, click to check this simplified stage form and you need to be sure about the cancer stage before continuing
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Breast Carcinoma vs. Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma
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Dr.Prashant Jani
Posted
Mon 29 Dec 0010 12:00am
Some authors have estimated that 4-9% of patients with breast carcinoma will eventually develop second pulmonary carcinomas. As a result, many pathologists have been faced with the problem of trying to determine whether a particular lung carcinoma represents metastatic breast carcinoma or a new primary pulmonary adenocarcinoma. This month, we will briefly
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