Chapter 087 Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer (Part 1) docx

... esophageal cancers. Chapter 087. Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer (Part 1) Harrison's Internal Medicine > Chapter 87. Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer: Introduction ... Introduction The gastrointestinal tract is the second most common noncutaneous site for cancer and the second major cause of cancer- related mortality in...

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... 87-3 Staging and prognosis for patients with colorectal cancer. Chapter 087. Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer (Part 11) Figure 87-1 ... Staging, Prognostic Factors, and Patterns of Spread The prognosis for individuals having colorectal cancer is related to the depth of tumor penetration into the bowel wall and the presence of both ... referred to as an &...

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... Chapter 087. Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer (Part 12) Most recurrences after a surgical resection of a large-bowel cancer occur within the first 4 years, ... indicated, since patients who have been cured of one colorectal cancer have a 3–5% probability of developing an additional bowel cancer during their lifetime and a >15% risk for the development ... tumor tissue...

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... benefit from adjuvant therapy. In Chapter 087. Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer (Part 13) Radiation therapy to the pelvis is recommended for patients with rectal cancer because it reduces the ... unresectable rectal cancers; such lesions may shrink enough to permit subsequent surgical removal. Radiation therapy is not effective in the primary treatment of colon cancer. Syst...

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... chemoradiation combination. For the incurable, surgically unresectable patient with esophageal cancer, dysphagia, malnutrition, and the management of tracheoesophageal fistulas are the diagnosis. ... squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus (i.e., smokers and drinkers) also has a high rate of cancers of the lung and the head and neck region, endoscopic inspection of the larynx, trache...

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... pernicious anemia develop in the elderly. Serial endoscopic examinations of Chapter 087. Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer (Part 3) Tumors of the Stomach Gastric Adenocarcinoma Incidence and ... where the frequency of gastric cancer is declining. Thus, different etiologic factor(s) may be involved in these two subtypes. In the United States, ~30% of gastric cancers originate...

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... Carcinoma Data from ACS Stage TNM Features No. of Cases, % 5- Year Chapter 087. Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer (Part 4) Several additional etiologic factors have been associated with ... high incidence of occult gastric cancers in young asymptomatic carriers. Duodenal ulcers are not associated with gastric cancer. Clinical Features Gastric cancers, when superficia...

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... Chapter 087. Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer (Part 5) Gastric Adenocarcinoma: Treatment Complete surgical removal ... unclear. The use of adjuvant chemotherapy alone following the complete resection of a gastric cancer has only minimally improved survival. However, combination chemotherapy administered before

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... colonoscopy need not be carried out more frequently than every 3 years. Chapter 087. Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer (Part 6) Gastric (Nonlymphoid) Sarcoma Leiomyosarcomas and GISTs make ... inhibitor of the c- kit tyrosine kinase. Colorectal Cancer Incidence Cancer of the large bowel is second only to lung cancer as a cause of cancer death in the United State...

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... colorectal cancer. Colorectal cancer has increased in Japan since that nation has adopted a more "western" diet. At least three Chapter 087. Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer (Part 7) ... large-bowel cancer appears to be related to environmental factors. The disease occurs more often in upper socioeconomic populations who live in urban areas. Mortality from colorect...

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