The role of hereditary factors in many malignant neoplasms is not clear. Undoubtedly non-hereditary factors exist for many of these malignancies. However, several malignant disorders in man show unequivocal evidence clearly indicating a relationship between heredity and carcinoma. These disorders will be...
Malignant melanoma on the head has a more serious prognosis in comparison to other locations of the body. Cutaneous metastases are mostly a sign of an advanced tumor stage with a fatal prognosis. The various types of adnexal tumors are mostly benign. In exceptional cases rapid growth and ulce...
Leukocytosis can be malignant or non-malignant. The causes of leukocytosis can be: Infection, which can be viral infection (Cytomegalovirus, HIV Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV), influenza, measles, etc.), bacterial infection (tuberculosis, Bartonella henselae, Bordetella pertussis, etc.) or parasitic infe...
Ceresoli G, et al. Positron emission tomography with F18-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG-PET) in malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM): prediction of response to chemotherapy by quantitative assessment of standard uptake value (SUV). Lung Cancer. 2005;49:S219-S. Article Keyes JW. Suv – standard uptake ...
Sir: Cystic lesions of the minor salivary glands (SGs) include ductal cysts with or without oncocytic changes, cystadenomas and cystic variants of SG malignant neoplasms, most frequently mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC). The latter may occasionally pose challenges in interpretation. Herein, we describe ...
neoplasmsfibromatosisfibrosarcomamyofibromatosisfibromaA review of over 900 soft tissue tumors in children and adolescents revealed 108 fibroblastic-myofibroblastic tumors in 103 patients from newborn to 20 years of age, which had been accessioned in a 25-year period. Based on clinicopathologic criteria...
The Centralized Cancer Patient Data System (CCPDS) is a standard system for registering persons with reportable malignant neoplasms, who are patients of comprehensive cancer centers in the United States. Eligible patients were first admitted to a center on or after July 1, 1977, and are reported...