... stage I-II disease The introduction of PET-CT imaging for assessment of cancers ofthe head and neck revolutionized cancer staging and is now routinely performed prior to planning therapy However, ... improved staging accuracy in 20% of patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma [21] Furthermore, they showed PET-FDG imaging modified the management of 13.7% of patients Our findings indicate ... after initial surgical therapy; therefore, due to lack of pre-treatment staging PET-CT they were excluded from the study Demographic data, clinical data that included findings at physical examination,...
... 48% inthe SRS alone arm, and 82% inthe SRS and WBRT arm (P = 0.003) Actuarial year brain tumor control rate for the lesions treated with SRS was 70% inthe SRS alone arm and 86% inthe SRS and ... FR: The palliation of brain metastases Final results ofthe first two studies by theRadiationTherapy Oncology group Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 1980, 6:1-9 Vermeulen SS: Whole brain radiotherapy ... analysis were censored with the date of last follow-up The endpoint ofthe study was overall survival Survival was calculated from the first day of radiotherapy using the method of Kaplan Meier Survival...
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... 80 Brain cancer occurring inthe frontal lobes (25.8% of total), temporal lobe (20.1% of total), parietal lobe (14.6% of total) and overlapping lesions ofthe brain (19.8% of total) were the most ... Tumors ofthe spine were the most common site with other CNS cancers, although malignant meningiomas ofthe brain had worse survival than those with malignant tumors inthe spine Brain and other ... overlapping lesions ofthe brain were the most common locations inthe brain Malignant tumors in cerebrum and tumors inthe occipital lobe had the worst survival at years For the other CNS cancer patients,...
... exclude the existence of cardiac diseases All the patients and controls were Caucasians from the Northern Spain regions of Asturias and Cantabria, and gave their informed consent to participate inthe ... two main haplotype blocks have been identified, one defined by markers inthe promoter region andthe other by SNPs rs5182 and rs5186 inthe 3' region [37,38] A resequencing ofthe AT1R in patients ... L: Involvement ofthe serotonin 5-HT2B receptor in cardiac hypertrophy linked to sympathetic stimulation: control of interleukin6, interleukin-1 beta, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha cytokine...
... Results Theradiation oncologist then broke scrub, attached the XB controller to the catheter, and inserted theradiation source into the balloon Theradiationtherapy was then Figure and no evidence ... approximately 15 minutes, the physicist then loaded the corresponding radiation plan onto the controller unit contaminating the field The catheter end was passed through a hole inthe drape and a FlexiShield™ ... wearing lead aprons or standing behind a mobile radiation shield At the completion ofthe radiation, the balloon and temporary chest wall shield were removed andthe incisions were closed The...
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... diagnosis ofthe second HNC in all the cases (2 cases ofcancerofthe gum, case of tongue cancer, and case of maxillary sinus cancer) was SCC (fig 2) The median interval after the RT to the development ... investigated the site and pathological diagnosis, the interval from the time of RT to the diagnosis ofthe second HNC, andthe clinical course ofthe second cancer We calculated the expected numbers of ... RT and chemotherapy for NHL oftheoralcavityand neck Discussion Some definitions of radiation- induced malignancy have been proposed We removed the second cancers (one each of laryngeal cancer...
... fixed by the ligament of Treitz, a suspensory muscle arising from the stems of celiac and superior mesenteric arteries and inserting into the third and fourth portions ofthe duodenum[7] These attachments ... motion ofthe duodenum is quite distinct from the remainder ofthe small bowel Percent volumes ofthe duodenum receiving 80% ofthe prescribed dose were far greater than percent volumes of small ... changes ofthe duodenum and non-duodenal small bowel within a standardized pancreatic treatment volume Patients and methods Nine patients undergoing radiationtherapy – four with cervical cancer and...
... Role of mitomycin in combination with fluorouracil and radiotherapy, andof salvage chemoradiation inthe definitive nonsurgical treatment of epidermoid carcinoma ofthe anal canal: results of ... for the coverage of pelvic and inguinal/femoral nodes in two patients with anal cancerThe whole pelvic dose was 36 Gy in 20 fractions The mean dose to the femoral head was 58.3% and 59.5% ofthe ... staged T1-3 N0-1 andthe remaining five were T4 and/ or N2-3 tumors according to the 6th edition ofthe American Joint Committee on Cancer staging manual Details of staging are shown in Table Patients...
... has the advantage of providing a full specimen for histological examination and for the diagnosis ofthe extent and infiltration depth ofthe lesion The outcome of endoscopic therapy can therefore ... examination andthe diagnosis ofthe extent and infiltration depth ofthe lesion cannot be evaluated Conclusion We believe that because of its technical simplicity and safety, endoscopic therapy ... (A) The lower esophagus and gastroesophageal junction (B) The middle esophagus The iatrogenic ulcers inthe esophagus and EGJ resulting from the EVL were treated with the administration of a...
... Current Opinions on management andtherapyof Squamous Cell Carcinoma ofthe Tongue The tongue is the most common intraoral site ofcancerin most countries Theoral tongue is the site inoralcavity ... to the higher incidence of young people picking up smoking andthe increasing incidence of HPV infection in young adults Inthe United States, an increase inthe tongue cancer mortality rate in ... to understand the pattern of spread ofcancerinthe neck About a third of all the lymph nodes inthe body are inthe head and neck region Most squamous cell carcinomas ofthe head and neck are...
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... supplies and aquatic biodiversity Fish kills and observations of intersex in fish have been increasing in regularity inthe Shenandoah River and Potomac River basins in Virginia (Blazer and others, ... POCIS consisted of fabrication and field blanks intended to determine the presence of any contamination ofthe sampler matrix during construction inthe laboratory and handling inthe field Laboratory ... (cm2/mL), and triolein represented 20 percent ofthe mass ofthe SPMDs conforming to a “standard SPMD” as defined by Huckins and others (2006) Two ofthe four SPMDs in each deployment canister and...
... cells most often affect the bones that have the greatest blood supply These include the ends ofthe arms and legs (nearest the torso), the pelvis, the ribs, andthe spine When lung cancer spreads ... cells throughout the body Thecancer cells that have spread to other parts ofthe body are the same as those inthe original tumor Radiation therapy: Treatment with radiation to kill cancer cells ... Bisphosphonate Therapy on page 4.) • Radiation If lung cancer spreads to bone in one location, radiationtherapy may be used to relieve pain and prevent fractures at the site ofthe tumor • Pain medication...
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