Successful therapy of an ACTH-producing gastric carcinoid APUD tumor: report of a case and review of the literature.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Overall, cervical cancer survival in the United States has been reported to be among the highest in the world, despite slight decreases over the last decade. Objective of the current study was to describe cervical cancer survival trends among US women and examine differences by race and stage. METHODS:This ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Benard VB,Watson M,Saraiya M,Harewood R,Townsend JS,Stroup AM,Weir HK,Allemani C

更新日期：2017-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Since contact with Westerners in 1778, the native people of the Hawaiian Islands have experienced multiple health and social problems. Among these are the debilitating effects of high rates of cancer incidence and mortality. METHODS:The method used in this article was a review and integration of the literat...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Hughes CK,Tsark JA,Mokuau NK

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two children with metastatic extragonadal endodermal sinus tumor who had failed VAC chemotherapy were treated with combination chemotherapy consisting of cis-platinum, vinblastine, doxorubicin HCl (Adriamycin) and bleomycin (cis-VAB). There was a complete response in both patients with one child remaining tumor-free 3...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Thomas WJ,Kelleher JF,Duval-Arnould B

更新日期：1981-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:METHODS. Social class differences in colon cancer survival were studied in 3147 patients with colon cancer diagnosed in Finland from 1979-1982. Of these patients, 2969 were eligible for survival analysis. RESULTS. A clear social class gradient in colon cancer survival was detected. The difference in the age-adjusted r...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Auvinen A

更新日期：1992-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:An unusual tumor of the cystic duct in a 28-year-old woman is described. The patient presented with a painful distended gallbladder due to a small tumor occluding the cystic duct. Microscopically the tumor cells showed a nesting pattern suggestive of endocrine differentiation, but contained numerous lipid vacuoles and...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Goodman ZD,Albores-Saavedra J,Lundblad DM

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lung carcinoma remains the major cause of cancer death in North America and is even more common among military veterans. The objective of this study was to determine whether there were differences in the characteristics and survival of Pennsylvania patients with lung carcinoma in the Veterans Administration ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Campling BG,Hwang WT,Zhang J,Thompson S,Litzky LA,Vachani A,Rosen IM,Algazy KM

更新日期：2005-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with advanced head and neck cancer have significant reduction in their circulating lymphocyte mass which is reflected in decreased numbers of T cells, Fc receptor cells, and in derangements of T lymphocyte functions, i.e., decreased responsiveness to several dilutions of phytohemagglutinin and lack of develop...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Zighelboim J,Dorey F,Parker NH,Calcaterra T,Ward P,Fahey JL

更新日期：1979-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four cell lines were derived from childhood malignancies: rhabdomyosarcoma, sarcoma, lymphosarcoma and an American Burkitt's lymphoma. Cells of the four lines formed tumors in immunosuppressed newborn hamsters. The tumors had a microscopic appearance like that of the tumors from which the cell lines were derived. No ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： McAllister RM,Nelson-Rees WA,Peer M,Laug WE,Isaacs H Jr,Gilden RV,Rongey RW,Gardner MB

更新日期：1975-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is an increasing number of articles regarding the long term follow-up of Papanicolaou (Pap) smears with the diagnosis of atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS). Much controversy exists regarding the management of patients with this diagnosis. In a prior study in 1992, the authors ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Stastny JF,Remmers RE,London WB,Pedigo MA,Cahill LA,Ryan M,Frable WJ

更新日期：1997-12-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The current study was performed to describe patient characteristics, treatment patterns, survival, health care resource use (HRU), and costs among older women in the United States with advanced (American Joint Committee on Cancer stage III/IV) triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) in the Surveillance, Epidemi...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Schwartz KL,Simon MS,Bylsma LC,Ruterbusch JJ,Beebe-Dimmer JL,Schultz NM,Flanders SC,Barlev A,Fryzek JP,Quek RGW

更新日期：2018-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Two children with cancer that persisted after multiple exploratory laparotomies, external beam radiation therapy, and multidrug chemotherapy had gold 198 (198Au) seeds implanted into their localized but unresectable tumor. Both children are alive, are receiving no therapy, and are disease-free more than 2 years later....

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Knight PJ,Doornbos JF,Rosen D,Lin JJ,Farha GJ

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical diagnosis of lymphangitic carcinomatosis of the lung has generally been confirmed by open lung or transthoracic needle biopsy, precedures with significant morbidity and mortality, particularly in patients with respiratory insufficiency. We present six cases of lymphangitic carcinomatosis diagnosed by tran...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Aranda C,Sidhu G,Sasso LA,Adams FV

更新日期：1978-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Reduced melanoma risk has been reported with regular use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). However, the ability of NSAIDs to reach melanocytes in vivo and modulate key biomarkers in preneoplastic lesions such as atypical nevi has not been evaluated. METHODS:This randomized, double-blind, pla...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Curiel-Lewandrowski C,Swetter SM,Einspahr JG,Hsu CH,Nagle R,Sagerman P,Tangrea J,Parnes H,Alberts DS,Chow HH

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The effects of relaxin (RLX) on the human breast adenocarcinoma cell line MCF-7 have been evaluated. METHODS:The cells were maintained in culture with Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium with 1% and 10% fetal calf serum. Highly purified porcine RLX was added at concentrations ranging between 10(-11) and 10(-...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Bigazzi M,Brandi ML,Bani G,Sacchi TB

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A large lipoma and a large angiomyolipoma of the liver, one case each, are described. In the first case, a 24 X 14-cm homogeneous mass demonstrated a fatty density (-96H) on computed tomography (CT), echogenicity on sonography, and fine neovascular vessels on angiography in the right lobe of the liver. Histopathologic...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Takayasu K,Shima Y,Muramatsu Y,Moriyama N,Yamada T,Makuuchi M,Hirohashi S

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Controlled-release (CR) morphine tablets have become routine therapy in the management of cancer pain. Compared with immediate-release (IR) morphine, this formulation provides the benefit of dosing every 12 hours. METHODS:This study reviewed the 10 published, well controlled, repeated-dose, comparative stud...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Warfield CA

更新日期：1998-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The serial technetium 99 (99Tc) bone scans of 76 patients with Stage D-2 prostate cancers were reviewed. Sites of metastases in skeletal areas in decreasing order were vertebrae, ribs, pelvis, long bones, and skull. Patients with one or two involved skeletal areas had a significantly longer progression-free interval a...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Knudson G,Grinis G,Lopez-Majano V,Sansi P,Targonski P,Rubenstein M,Sharifi R,Guinan P

更新日期：1991-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The Gastrointestinal Tumor Study Group performed a two-stage trial of alpha-2B interferon in 30 hepatocellular carcinoma patients. Two patients did not receive the treatment and are not considered in the analysis. Only two (7%) short-lived objective responses were observed and the median survival time was 22 weeks. To...

journal_title：Cancer

authors：

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with schistosomiasis of the urinary bladder (SB) associated with carcinoma of the bladder (SCB) or carcinoma of the prostate (SCP) have a variety of immunologic abnormalities, including the presence of HLA-DR+ and interleukin-2 receptor-positive (IL-2R+) T-lymphocytes in circulating blood. This study demonstr...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Raziuddin S,Shetty S,Ibrahim A,Patil K

更新日期：1990-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) are a gene family of zinc enzymes capable of degrading almost all of the extracellular matrix macromolecules in vivo. Their enzymic activities are believed to be responsible for tumor invasion and metastasis. METHODS:In this study, using peroxidase-antiperoxidase method, mono...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Shima I,Sasaguri Y,Kusukawa J,Yamana H,Fujita H,Kakegawa T,Morimatsu M

更新日期：1992-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Three patients had supratentorial malignant brain tumors 7 to 9 years after prophylactic central nervous system (CNS) treatment for acute lymphocytic leukemia or malignant T-cell lymphoma. Therapy was administered at the age of 3 to 8 years and included cranial irradiation (total dose, 1800 to 2400 cGy) and intratheca...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Brüstle O,Ohgaki H,Schmitt HP,Walter GF,Ostertag H,Kleihues P

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the past 30 years, changes in the treatment of children and adolescents with cancer have led to substantial improvements in survival. Although treatment-related factors have been shown to impact subsequent health status and quality of life, there is limited information on survivors who are now two or more decad...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Robison LL,Green DM,Hudson M,Meadows AT,Mertens AC,Packer RJ,Sklar CA,Strong LC,Yasui Y,Zeltzer LK

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We synthesized doxorubicin (Adriamycin, Adria Laboratories, Columbus, OH)-loaded human albumin microspheres (containing approximately 1% doxorubicin w/w) between 15 and 20 micron in diameter. Intrarenal arterial administration of 99mTC-labeled microspheres demonstrated a high renal entrapment ratio (97% of recovered r...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Kerr DJ,Willmott N,McKillop JH,Cummings J,Lewi HJ,McArdle CS

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-one cases of acinic cell carcinoma (ACC) arising in major and minor salivary glands are reported (primary sites: parotid 37, submandibular, six, and oral cavity, eight.) These lesions usually produced painless slowly growing masses. Of 49 patients with follow-up information, 17 (35%) developed local recurrences ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Perzin KH,LiVolsi VA

更新日期：1979-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Colorectal carcinoma is the second most common cause of cancer death with African Americans having lower survival compared with White Americans. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of demographics, clinical factors, and socioeconomic status (SES) on racial disparities in colorectal cancer...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Yan B,Noone AM,Yee C,Banerjee M,Schwartz K,Simon MS

更新日期：2009-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Selective adsorption of several common "monospecific" HLA typing sera with HLA typed platelets, purified B lymphocytes, cultured lymphoid cells, or lymphocytes from patients with active chronic lymphocytic leukemia demonstrated that many of these sera contain antibodies to non-HLA antigens. Antibodies were detected to...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Pollack MS,DuBois D

更新日期：1977-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with American Joint Committee on Cancer Stage IV advanced pancreatic carcinoma have been treated by systemic chemotherapy, intraarterial chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and multidisciplinary treatment using a combination of these. However, the outcome has not always been satisfactory. In the curren...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Homma H,Doi T,Mezawa S,Takada K,Kukitsu T,Oku T,Akiyama T,Kusakabe T,Miyanishi K,Niitsu Y

更新日期：2000-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Breast conservation is now established treatment for patients with small breast cancers. The authors reviewed a large series of patients with long term follow-up who underwent conservative treatment. Clinical and pathologic factors were analyzed to identify patients at an increased risk of relapse in the bre...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Dewar JA,Arriagada R,Benhamou S,Benhamou E,Bretel JJ,Pellae-Cosset B,Marin JL,Petit JY,Contesso G,Sarrazin D

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The authors established the genotype frequencies of cytochrome P450 (CYP1A1/MspI, CYP2E1/PstI, and CYP2E1/DraI), glutathione-S-transferase (GSTM1 and GSTT1), and p53 (exon 4/AcclI and intron 3/16-base pair duplication) gene polymorphisms in cervical carcinoma patients and controls and evaluated the associati...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Kim JW,Lee CG,Park YG,Kim KS,Kim IK,Sohn YW,Min HK,Lee JM,Namkoong SE

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From April 1985 through March 1988, 24 lung cancer patients with carcinomatous pleuritis were treated with a new combined treatment modality consisting of pulmonary resection and postoperative intrathoracic chemo-thermotherapy (PICT). They consisted of 15 male patients and nine female patients. A majority of the patie...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Kodama K,Doi O,Tatsuta M,Kuriyama K,Tateishi R

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00