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Relatives of people with brain tumors at higher risk for developing the same type of tumor by Kathlyn S. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 01 Oct 2008 5:07pm A new study by researchers at the University of Utah found that people with a family history of cancerous brain tumors appear to be at higher risk of developing the same kind of tumors compared to people with no such family history. The researchers reviewed the medical records of 1,401 people from Utah with primary brain tumors -- either Read on »

Tumor speciation by Mark Pool, MD Posted Tue 10 Mar 2009 12:00am Dr. Jules Berman recently blogged about tumor speciation which not only is a brief summary of his book Neoplasms: Principles of Development and Diversity but also frames a discussion of the important question of why are there different types (species) of recognizable tumors in specific anatomical sites yet each individual tumor within Read on »

What is the relative prevalence of CNS metastases versus primary tumors?: Simple question, complex answer by Dr. Brian M. Medical Doctor

Posted Mon 08 Mar 2010 4:14pm neoplasms. I answered that metastases are ten times more common than primary tumors. After the presentation, a colleague in the audience pointed out to me that the current issue of Robbins and Cotran (p. 1330) says: "about half to three quarters are primary tumors, and the rest are metastatic." I said, "No way!" and produced another textbook (the current Read on »

Gleevec for follicular dendritic cell tumor by Mark Levin Posted Wed 24 Jun 2009 7:01pm Follicular dendritic cell sarcoma is a rare, malignant, non-lymphoid cell-derived tumor that originates from B-lymphoid follicles of nodal and extranodal sites. These rare tumors form a spectrum within a rare and difficult to diagnose category of diseases known as histiocytic and dendritic cell neoplasms. It has been reported in around 100 cases Read on »

8 Most Horrible Tumors by Cory D. Registered Nurse

Posted Thu 28 May 2009 12:17am Hospital of Chongging University ofMedical Services in southwest China's Chongging, where he had the tumour removed. Chen Zongtao: 154 pound (70kg) tumor on his right leg... China's Hunan province, have been probing the tumor. Zongtao is said to be suffering from neurofibroma - a usually-benign tumour originating in nerves. It is not yet clear Read on »

ALK Inhibition in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor by Mark Pool, MD Posted Thu 28 Oct 2010 9:51pm positive inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor, a distinctive but uncommon soft tissue neoplasm. Pathologists should be familiar with these articles--at least so you can suggest appropriate testing for ALK rearrangement but also that you might "shine" at your next Tumor Conference ; ) BTW, the article by Kwak et al. presents in paper form the data that rocked Read on »

World's Largest Brain Tumor Removal Surgery in Delhi by Dr. Anshu Gupta Patient Expert

Posted Tue 02 Jun 2009 4:39pm New Delhi A tumour of the size of a large ball was removed from the brain cavity of a woman at a city hospital here, doctors claimed Thursday adding that it was the "largest brain tumour removal surgery performed anywhere in the world". Doctors at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital said Sugra Bibi, 50, wife of Ali Ahemad from Jammu Read on »

Tumor status: stable by Liz B. Posted Sun 13 Sep 2009 12:00am Read on »

Circulating Tumor Cells for Assessing Survival in Pancreatic Cancer Patients by Bruce Friedman Patient Expert

Posted Thu 03 Jun 2010 12:00am circulating tumour cells did not express the protein, at 85.5 and 310 days, respectively. It will come as no surprise that cancer patients with circulating tumor cells have a worse... I believe that a new chapter in the history of cancer diagnosis is now being written through the analysis of circulating tumor cells (CTSs) and their comparison Read on »

May is Brain Tumor Awareness M ... by Jen Patient Expert

Posted Sun 02 May 2010 3:46pm May is Brain Tumor Awareness Month! Owen was diagnosed with medulloblastoma, which is an aggressive tumor of the brain and spine. Read on »