Prognostic factors and outcome in bilateral Wilms' tumor.

abstract：BACKGROUND:More cases of bronchogenic carcinoma have been reported in recent years, and these patients are more prone to secondary aspergillosis. However, the frequency of secondary aspergillosis in bronchogenic carcinoma still has not been defined clearly in the literature. METHODS:The current study population was co...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Shahid M,Malik A,Bhargava R

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of 27 patients with intramedullary osteogenic sarcomas that were so well-differentiated histologically as to be confused with benign lesions was studied. Of the 27 patients, 14 were females and 13 were males, and most were adults. The tibia and femur were involved commonly. Roentgenographically, the tumors sh...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Unni KK,Dahlin DC,McLeod RA,Pritchard DJ

更新日期：1977-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carcinoma of the large bowel is rare in persons under the age of 30, and generally presents with advanced stages of disease. From 1964 to 1984, 30 patients presented with nonfamilial large bowel malignancies. Seventeen patients were male, and 13 female (age range, 8-25 years). In 15 patients the primary was in the rig...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Rao BN,Pratt CB,Fleming ID,Dilawari RA,Green AA,Austin BA

更新日期：1985-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixteen cases of clear cell adenocarcinoma of the cervix and vagina in young women were studied by electron microscopy and the observations were compared with the light microscopic appearance. Ultrastructurally, the neoplastic cells were found to be of the same basic type, regardless of whether light microscopy disclo...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Dickersin GR,Welch WR,Erlandson R,Robboy SJ

更新日期：1980-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-three patients with widely metastatic melanoma were studied. Visceral metastases were present in 79% of the patient group, including five patients with brain metastases. No patients were excluded because of "early death," etc., from analysis. All 43 patients received 24-hour DTIC infusions. Dosages for individua...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Thatcher N,Anderson H,James R,Davenport P,Craig P

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In multidisciplinary assessment clinics for screen-detected breast lesions, onsite cytopathologists provide immediate results of fine-needle aspiration biopsies (FNABs) and this information is used for patient counseling and treatment planning. Such consultation is not possible for the increasing proportion ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Farshid G,Pieterse S

更新日期：2006-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Estrogen receptor-alpha (ERalpha) is variably expressed in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and is believed to be correlated with prognosis and survival. Recently, another estrogen receptor (ERbeta) has been identified, but its relevance in liver diseases is unknown. METHODS:The expression of ERbeta in the li...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Iavarone M,Lampertico P,Seletti C,Francesca Donato M,Ronchi G,del Ninno E,Colombo M

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The DNA sequences around codons 12, 13, and 61 of the ras gene were analyzed by polymerase chain reaction and direct sequencing in 18 intrahepatic cholangiocarcinomas. The ras gene mutations were found in 9 of 18 (50%): 6 in K-ras codon 12, 1 in K-ras codon 13, 1 in K-ras codon 61, and 1 in N-ras codon 12. The inciden...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Tada M,Omata M,Ohto M

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis of brain metastasis from prostate carcinoma is rarely made antemortem, and has previously been reported only in patients with known extensive metastatic disease of long duration. A case of adenocarcinoma of the prostate presenting as a brain metastasis is described. Current concepts of metastatic spread ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Baumann MA,Holoye PY,Choi H

更新日期：1984-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with metachronous multiple colorectal carcinomas have been reported to have a higher frequency of a family history of colorectal carcinoma, associated colorectal adenomas, and extracolonic malignancies. These clinicopathologic factors also are considered to be related to the development of metachron...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Masubuchi S,Konishi F,Togashi K,Okamoto T,Senba S,Shitoh K,Kashiwagi H,Kanazawa K,Tsukamoto T

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this study was to establish the incidence and risk factors for the development of second solid cancers after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). METHODS:The authors reviewed the case files of 926 consecutive patients who underwent allo-HSCT at their institution b...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Gallagher G,Forrest DL

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The following case report describes a 22-year-old healthy man, non-smoker, non-drinker, who developed a squamous cell carcinoma of the buccal mucosa. The appearance of this unusual tumor in an unexpected clinical setting was unexplained until it was discovered that the patient had a lifetime habit of chewing plastic m...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Casterline CL,Casterline PF,Jaques DA

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methotrexate with citrovorum rescue (MTX-CF) was administered as primary treatment in 106 patients with gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD). Ninety-six patients (90.6%) achieved complete remission with MTX-CF and 77 of these patients (80.2%) required only one course of MTX-CF to attain remission. MTX-CF induced su...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Berkowitz RS,Goldstein DP,Bernstein MR

更新日期：1982-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A staging system was proposed for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) that groups patients into three stages (I, II, and III), each with two subclasses (A and B). The system uses pathologic parameters, of which the percentage of blasts in the blood and bone marrow is the most important. CML is defined as a myeloproliferati...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Ross DW,Brunning RD,Kantarjian HM,Koeffler HP,Ozer H

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of osteosarcoma arising in the soft tissue of the larynx in an elderly man is presented with light and electron microscopic documentation. The patient developed chronic hoarseness and a recurring polypoid laryngeal tumor, causing acute airway obstruction. He was treated by total laryngectomy, but he died with m...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Dahm LJ,Schaefer SD,Carder HM,Vellios F

更新日期：1978-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prostate carcinoma is often associated with perineural (PN) invasion. The common occurrence of this phenomenon has led to speculation regarding the mechanisms of this association, yet to date there have been no studies that clearly define biologic differences between PN and nonperineural (NPN) carcinoma cell...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Yang G,Wheeler TM,Kattan MW,Scardino PT,Thompson TC

更新日期：1996-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The current results of trials testing combined surgery and chemotherapy in patients with breast cancer is reviewed. Information concerning eight trials utilizing nine single-agent regimens was obtained. The results at this time are conflicting. There appear to be differences among the regimens utilized in the various ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Tormey DC

更新日期：1975-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antitumor effect of human leukocyte interferon was investigated on ten patients with malignant brain tumor. In eight cases of primary tumor, IFN alone was administered when their recurrent sign was evident. A dose of 3 X 10(6) IU or 1 X 10(6) IU of IFN was injected intramuscularly two or three times a week in high...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Hirakawa K,Ueda S,Nakagawa Y,Suzuki K,Fukuma S,Kita M,Imanishi J,Kishida T

更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chondrosarcoma of the temporal bone is a rare lesion. Clinically it has been confused with multiple sclerosis, glomus jugulare tumors, meningioma, and chordomas. The cranial nerve palsies frequently observed with the tumors are related to the anatomic locations of the tumors. Thirteen patients with this entity are pre...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Coltrera MD,Googe PB,Harrist TJ,Hyams VJ,Schiller AL,Goodman ML

更新日期：1986-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Cross-sectional imaging is often a useful complement to clinical examination in patients with gynecologic malignancies. Patients with ovarian cancer will benefit less from the use of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); however, extensive intraperitoneal disease may be evaluated and followed with ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Bragg DG,Hricak H

更新日期：1993-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Since 1981, 20 patients with anaplastic giant cell carcinoma of the thyroid have been prospectively treated according to a combination regimen of chemotherapy and external beam radiation therapy. Two types of chemotherapy were used every 4 weeks, depending on the patient's age. For those younger than 65 years, a combi...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Schlumberger M,Parmentier C,Delisle MJ,Couette JE,Droz JP,Sarrazin D

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to validate xenografted small cell lung carcinomas (SCLC) for biological studies, the authors established 12 lung neuroendocrine (NE) tumors (eight typical SCLC and four atypical NE tumors [ANE]) by heterotransplantation onto nude mice. Their characterization was performed using serial ultrastructural, enzyma...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Brambilla E,Jacrot M,Batandier C,Brichon PY,Morel F,Nagy-Mignotte H,Paramelle B,Brambilla C

更新日期：1989-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Because Forssman antigen, one of the most well-known heteroantigens, has been noted in certain cancerous tissues, it would seem that the serum levels of the Forssman antibody of patients with these cancers would be low, owing to the absorption of the naturally occurring antibody by the Forssman antigen-containing canc...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Hirayama R,Hirokawa K,Takagi Y,Utsuyama M,Maejima S,Takemura K,Mishima Y,Makinodan T

更新日期：1989-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical, histological and ultrastructural features of three small cell carcinomas arising in the parotid gland are presented. The light microscopic appearance of two of the neoplasms suggested neuroendocrine cell derivation, confirmed by electron microscopy in both instances. The fine structure of the third neoplasm ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Kraemer BB,Mackay B,Batsakis JG

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:"Bowen's disease" is a clinical and histologic diagnosis describing the lesions (single or multiple) of cutaneous in situ squamous cell carcinoma. The case of a 54-year-old man with 60 such intra-epidermal carcinomas, and a history of arsenic ingestion, is presented. The patient was sensitized to dinitrochlorobenzene ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Raaf JH,Krown SE,Pinsky CM,Cunningham-Rundles W,Safai B,Oettgen HF

更新日期：1976-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transforming growth factors (TGF) are polypeptides that stimulate anchorage-independent growth of various nontransformed cells in vitro. Transforming growth factors have been found in tumor extracts and in the urine of cancer patients. The specific questions of our study were whether TGF activity can be detected in ma...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Hanauske AR,Arteaga CL,Clark GM,Buchok J,Marshall M,Hazarika P,Pardue RL,Von Hoff DD

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) is a novel approach to the planning and delivery of radiation therapy. The prevalence of IMRT use among radiation oncologists in the U.S. appears to be increasing, despite limited data evaluating its risks and benefits. METHODS:A random sample of radiation oncolo...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Mell LK,Mehrotra AK,Mundt AJ

更新日期：2005-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In a county hospital, 217 patients were operated on for suspected cancer of the pancreas (186 patients) and periampullary structures (31 patients). The surgeons' philosophy was to avoid biopsy of the pancreas whenever possible, they often performed radical resection based on clinical judgment alone (8% of the resectio...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Lee YT

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clear cell tumors of the thyroid gland in general are uncommon. Metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) to the thyroid gland is a rare occurrence but must be considered in the differential diagnosis of a thyroid gland clear cell neoplasm to prevent misclassification, potentially resulting in inappropriate clin...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Heffess CS,Wenig BM,Thompson LD

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant lymphomas with multilobated nuclei are rare, recently recognized neoplasms of the immune system initially thought to be of T-cell type. Reported is a case of large cell lymphoma with multilobated nuclei in which immunologic marker studies demonstrated that the neoplastic cells had characteristics of B-lympho...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Parfrey NA,Mann RB,Selonick SE,Beschorner WE

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00