An unusual presentation of a large tumor coexisting with an unusually high nonspecific immune responsiveness. A case report.

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study examined the influence of prior treatment on the course of cognitive functioning in breast cancer survivors. Changes in cognitive functioning over time were compared in breast cancer survivors treated with chemotherapy plus radiotherapy, breast cancer survivors treated with radiotherapy only, and ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Phillips KM,Jim HS,Small BJ,Laronga C,Andrykowski MA,Jacobsen PB

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although flow cytometry (FCM) has become a widely used technique for the measurement of DNA content in solid tumors, the correlation of ploidy analysis by FCM with cytogenetic analysis (CGA) is not well described. The sensitivities of G-banded CGA and FCM were compared to determine the accuracy of the DNA in...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Dressler LG,Duncan MH,Varsa EE,McConnell TS

更新日期：1993-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with Stage I Grade 1 endometrial carcinoma have an excellent prognosis and a 10-year survival rate of more than 90%. In every clinical series, however, a few patients in this group have recurrence and die of their disease. METHODS:The authors reviewed 80 patients with Stage I Grade 1 endometrial ca...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Tornos C,Silva EG,el-Naggar A,Burke TW

更新日期：1992-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previously, the patient-reported Total Illness Burden Index for Prostate Cancer (TIBI-CaP) questionnaire and/or the physician-reported Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) have provided assessments of competing comorbidity during treatment decisions for patients with prostate cancer. In the current study, the au...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Liss MA,Billimek J,Osann K,Cho J,Moskowitz R,Kaplan A,Szabo RJ,Kaplan SH,Greenfield S,Dash A

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adjustment disorders and major depression are common psychiatric disorders in patients with cancer and have a serious impact on quality of life. The problem in clinical oncology settings is underrecognition of these disorders; as a result, screening is recommended to detect them. The goal of the current stud...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Akizuki N,Akechi T,Nakanishi T,Yoshikawa E,Okamura M,Nakano T,Murakami Y,Uchitomi Y

更新日期：2003-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current research is inconclusive regarding the relation between alcohol consumption and prostate cancer risk. In this study, the authors examined the associations of total alcohol, type of alcoholic beverage, and drinking pattern with the risk of total, low-grade, and high-grade prostate cancer. METHODS:Dat...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Gong Z,Kristal AR,Schenk JM,Tangen CM,Goodman PJ,Thompson IM

更新日期：2009-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Until recently the prognosis of childhood non-Hodgkin's lymphoma has been poor. A program of combination chemotherapy and involved area radiotherapy was instituted in the Department of Pediatrics at Roswell Park Memorial Institute in 1971. Thirty-one biopsy proven untreated children entered this study. There were 4 St...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Brecher ML,Sinks LF,Thomas RR,Freeman AI

更新日期：1978-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty-two patients with acute leukemia who remained in continuous complete remission for 8 to 45 months received three courses of intensified therapy with new chemotherapeutic agents, after which they received no further chemotherapy. Immunotherapy with BCG was then administered to 55 of these patients. They have been...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Bodey GP,Freireich EJ,McCredie KB,Smith TL,Gehan EA,Gutterman JU,Hersh EM

更新日期：1981-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Microwave ablation has recently been developed as a safe and effective treatment for a variety of tumors. The authors evaluated the safety and efficacy of computed tomography (CT)-guided percutaneous microwave ablation of adrenal malignant tumors. METHODS:Nine patients between 41 and 83 years of age (averag...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Li X,Fan W,Zhang L,Zhao M,Huang Z,Li W,Gu Y,Gao F,Huang J,Li C,Zhang F,Wu P

更新日期：2011-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue in a 26-year-old man developing nine years after renal transplantation is presented. This is the first such case to be reported. Within seven months, widespread tumor metastases resulted in death. Pathologic examination of the transplanted kidney demonstrated neither re-...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Lee YW,Gisser SD

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors recently reported the antigenic phenotypes of three cases of so-called "malignant angioendotheliomatosis" and suggested that angiotropic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) is a more appropriate designation for this disease. The authors now report an additional seven cases of ALCL with unique clinical presentations...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Stroup RM,Sheibani K,Moncada A,Purdy LJ,Battifora H

更新日期：1990-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of meningeal melanocytoma of the left Meckel's cave associated with ipsilateral Ota's nevus in a 43-year-old woman, was studied by light and electron microscopy. The cells of the tumor were characterized by the presence of dendritic cytoplasmic processes, melanosomes and premelanosomes; hence, they were deemed ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Botticelli AR,Villani M,Angiari P,Peserico L

更新日期：1983-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The MammoSite catheter is a brachytherapy device used for accelerated partial breast irradiation. Currently, it is available as 2 spherically shaped balloons meant to fill 70-cc and 120-cc cavity volumes. This study was designed to define the relation of these excision volumes to the likelihood of microscopi...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Kaufman SA,Dipetrillo TA,Ruthazer R,Wazer DE

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND METHODS:Specimens obtained from 192 patients with Stage III squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix treated by radiation therapy alone were investigated with an immunohistochemical method for the expression of p53CM1, a monoclonal antibody that recognizes wild and mutant type p53 gene products in histologi...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Oka K,Nakano T,Arai T

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The medical records of 113 patients treated with radiation therapy for invasive cervical cancer between 1975 and 1985 were retrospectively reviewed. Patients with thrombocytosis (platelet count greater than 400,000/microliters) were compared with those with normal platelet counts. Thrombocytosis was present at the ini...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Hernandez E,Lavine M,Dunton CJ,Gracely E,Parker J

更新日期：1992-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The literature examining obesity as a barrier to screening for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer has not been evaluated systematically. With the increasing prevalence of obesity and its impact on cancer incidence and mortality, it is important to determine whether obesity is a barrier to screening so that cancer...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Cohen SS,Palmieri RT,Nyante SJ,Koralek DO,Kim S,Bradshaw P,Olshan AF

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cyclins, cyclin dependent kinases (cdks), and their inhibitors act in combination to regulate progression through the cell cycle and often are dysregulated in carcinoma. The authors hypothesized that cyclin E plays an important role in ovarian carcinogenesis and that its overexpression may be an indicator of...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Rosen DG,Yang G,Deavers MT,Malpica A,Kavanagh JJ,Mills GB,Liu J

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes a case of null cell congenital acute lymphoblastic leukemia associated with a (4;11) translocation. This chromosome abnormality is associated with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and probably more specifically with congenital acute lymphoblastic leukemia. A review of the literature is presented. ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Esseltine DW,Vekemans M,Seemayer T,Reece E,Gordon J,Whitehead VM

更新日期：1982-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) occurs more frequently in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related chronic liver disease than those with hepatitis B virus-related disease. It is important to assess the factors affecting the development of HCC. METHODS:A long term follow-up study involving patients with ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Aizawa Y,Shibamoto Y,Takagi I,Zeniya M,Toda G

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Discrimination and trust are known barriers to accessing health care. Despite well-documented racial disparities in the ovarian cancer care continuum, the role of these barriers has not been examined. This study evaluated the association of everyday discrimination and trust in physicians with a prolonged int...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Mullins MA,Peres LC,Alberg AJ,Bandera EV,Barnholtz-Sloan JS,Bondy ML,Funkhouser E,Moorman PG,Peters ES,Terry PD,Schwartz AG,Lawson AB,Schildkraut JM,Cote ML

更新日期：2019-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical and laboratory features of nine patients with chronic myelomonocytic leukemia are described. Hepatic or splenic enlargement accompanied by an absolute monocytosis in an older patient with an elevated serum or urine lysozyme and serum vitamin B12 levels were characteristic of the majority of patients in th...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Gingrich RD,Burns CP

更新日期：1979-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Telomerase is a ribonucleoprotein that maintains telomeric base pair repeats at the ends of mammalian chromosomes during DNA replication. Telomerase is expressed in various human tumors, some normal tissues, and immortalized cell lines. The assay of telomerase activity has potential as an adjunct for cancer ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Mu XC,Brien TP,Ross JS,Lowry CV,McKenna BJ

更新日期：1999-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cause of cancer deaths; however, rates of regular screening for this cancer are low. A quality improvement (QI) program to increase CRC screening was developed for use in a managed care health plan. METHODS:Thirty-six provider organizations (POs) contracting ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Ganz PA,Farmer MM,Belman MJ,Garcia CA,Streja L,Dietrich AJ,Winchell C,Bastani R,Kahn KL

更新日期：2005-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical and laboratory data, histologic, electron microscopic and immunocytochemical findings of the tumors of eight patients suffering from Cushing's syndrome and of one patient with hypercalcemia are described. The unlabeled antibody enzyme method was used for the detection of insulin, glucagon, somatostatin, pancr...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Heitz PU,Klöppel G,Polak JM,Staub JJ

更新日期：1981-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sixty cases of axillary metastases from clinically occult breast cancer were analyzed. All cases had histologic evidence of metastatic nodes compatible with breast carcinoma. METHODS:Thirty-three patients underwent breast surgery at the time of histologic diagnosis of the axillary metastases, 6 patients wer...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Merson M,Andreola S,Galimberti V,Bufalino R,Marchini S,Veronesi U

更新日期：1992-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A pulmonary blastoma in a 52-year-old Japanese man was serially transplanted into athymic nude mice. This report emphasizes the characteristics of the neoplasm seen on light and electron microscopic examination. The original tumor consisted of branching tubular structures and primitive mesenchymal components with a fe...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Tamai S,Kameya T,Shimosato Y,Tsumuraya M,Wada T

更新日期：1980-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The ability to divide subsets of patients with glial neoplasms into prognostic groups currently is limited because only a few clinical and pathologic variables are available. The goal of this investigation was to identify biologic factors of potential prognostic value in patients with cerebral gliomas. METH...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Ganju V,Jenkins RB,O'Fallon JR,Scheithauer BW,Ransom DT,Katzmann JA,Kimmel DW

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To the authors' knowledge there are few data that correlate the expression of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) with the outcome of patients who have breast carcinoma and are treated with anthracycline chemotherapy. METHODS:Pretreatment tumor tissue samples were available from 82 patients who had ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Buchholz TA,Tu X,Ang KK,Esteva FJ,Kuerer HM,Pusztai L,Cristofanilli M,Singletary SE,Hortobagyi GN,Sahin AA

更新日期：2005-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Prior studies have shown that black patients with breast cancer have poorer survival times compared with white patients even when adjusted for stage. Seventy-four black patients treated on six Piedmont Oncology Association (POA) protocols were compared with 74 randomly selected white patients treated with the same pro...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Kimmick G,Muss HB,Case LD,Stanley V

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about the size and characteristics of the decision-support networks of women newly diagnosed with breast cancer and whether their involvement improves breast cancer treatment decisions. METHODS:A population-based sample of patients newly diagnosed with breast cancer in 2014 and 2015, as repo...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Wallner LP,Li Y,McLeod MC,Hamilton AS,Ward KC,Veenstra CM,An LC,Janz NK,Katz SJ,Hawley ST

更新日期：2017-10-15 00:00:00