Chapter 089 Pancreatic Cancer (Part 5) pptx

... pancreatic cancer. J Clin Oncol 23:4524, 2005 [PMID: 16002843] Chapter 089. Pancreatic Cancer (Part 5) Figure 89-2 Survival by adjuvant chemotherapy. Kaplan- Meier estimates ... Cunningham D: Chemotherapy for advanced pancreatic cancer. 23:4538, 2005 [PMID: 16002845] Bibliography Goggins M: Molecular m arkers of early pancreatic cancer....

Ngày tải lên: 07/07/2014, 02:20

... mellitus and pancreatic cancer has also been demonstrated; however, it is uncertain if diabetes is a precedent of, or consequence of, pancreatic cancer. Chapter 089. Pancreatic Cancer (Part 1) ... (Part 1) Harrison's Internal Medicine > Chapter 89. Pancreatic Cancer Pancreatic Cancer: Introduction Over 90% of pancreatic cancers are ductal adenocar...

Ngày tải lên: 07/07/2014, 02:20

... Chapter 089. Pancreatic Cancer (Part 2) Physical Findings Patients with early disease may not have any significant ... markedly improved by the use of pancreatic protocol scanning on modern multislice scanners. CT may show a pancreatic mass, dilatation of the biliary system or pancreatic duct, or distal spread ... used in the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, particula...

Ngày tải lên: 07/07/2014, 02:20

... Chapter 089. Pancreatic Cancer (Part 3) Carcinoma of the pancreas. A. Sonogram showing pancreatic carcinoma (P), dilated intrahepatic bile ... rather than confirmatory, of the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. Serum levels of CA 19-9 can be elevated in patients with jaundice without pancreatic cancer present. The level of CA 19-9 may have ... ductal lesions obtained by...

Ngày tải lên: 07/07/2014, 02:20

... Chapter 089. Pancreatic Cancer (Part 4) Pancreatic Cancer: Treatment Symptoms and the associated impaired performance status are significant issues in the management of patients with pancreatic ... may be treated with pancreatic enzyme supplementation. Indeed effective symptom management is as important a therapeutic goal as survival prolongation. Advanced Pancreatic...

Ngày tải lên: 07/07/2014, 02:20

... Chapter 087. Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer (Part 5) Gastric Adenocarcinoma: Treatment Complete surgical removal of ... 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

Ngày tải lên: 07/07/2014, 02:20

... Chapter 063. Chromosome Disorders (Part 5) Chromosome segregation in meiosis. A. In meiosis I, each of the 23 pairs

Ngày tải lên: 07/07/2014, 01:20

... the need for biopsy, although in unusual circumstances they may provoke a biopsy. Chapter 086. Breast Cancer (Part 3) The Palpable Breast Mass Women should be strongly encouraged to examine ... centers that have proven skill in obtaining such specimens and analyzing them. The likelihood of cancer is low in the setting of a "triple negative" (benign-feeling lump, neg...

Ngày tải lên: 07/07/2014, 02:20

... sentinal lymph node dissection but not clinically apparent Chapter 086. Breast Cancer (Part 5) Staging Correct staging of breast cancer patients is of extraordinary importance. Not only ... Used with permission of the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC), Chicago, Illinois. The original sour ce for this material is the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual, Sixth Edition (200...

Ngày tải lên: 07/07/2014, 02:20

... Chapter 086. Breast Cancer (Part 10) Endocrine Therapy Normal breast tissue is estrogen-dependent. Both primary and metastatic breast cancer may retain this phenotype. ... metastatic breast cancer may retain this phenotype. The best means of ascertaining whether a breast cancer is hormone-dependent is through analysis of estrogen and progesterone receptor levels on ... p...

Ngày tải lên: 07/07/2014, 02:20