Malignant melanoma metastatic to the breast: a report of seven cases diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration cytology.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The current study was conducted to investigate the diagnostic value of neurologic evaluation for the prediction of intracranial metastases in cancer patients with new or changed headache. METHODS:Between February 1997 and February 2000, general practitioners and specialists referred cancer patients with new...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Christiaans MH,Kelder JC,Arnoldus EP,Tijssen CC

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disparities in minorities' representation in cancer clinical trials have been shown only in adult populations, which suggest that the main causes of these disparities relate to health system-based barriers, including issues of poverty (lack of insurance), poor access to trials, and an inadequate number of clinical tri...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Colon-Otero G,Smallridge RC,Solberg LA Jr,Keith TD,Woodward TA,Willis FB,Dunn AN

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An infant who presented with a thigh mass and coagulopathy was found to have a hemangioendothelioma. The tumor rapidly enlarged despite accepted therapeutic modalities, and the child died after a sudden cardiac arrest. Postmortem examination revealed a highly invasive tumor mass that had infiltrated the bowel and invo...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Weinblatt ME,Kahn E,Kochen JA

更新日期：1984-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Data from 133 patients with cancer and suspected compression of the spinal cord or cauda equina was reviewed. Although there were differences in presenting symptoms and signs between the group of 62 patients with compression and the 71 without, no single symptom or sign discriminated adequately between the two groups....

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Bernat JL,Greenberg ER,Barrett J

更新日期：1983-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Two siblings succumbed to glioblastoma multiforme, associated with hepatic focal nodular hyperplasia and cafe-au-lait spots. One sibling had syndactyly and multiple colonic polyps, while the other had an angiomatous malformation in the brain. Their mother died of myasthenia gravis. The findings suggest a hamartomatous...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Everson RB,Fraumeni JF Jr

更新日期：1976-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective study was carried out on 22 patients to assess the diagnostic ability to stage renal cell carcinoma by computed tomography, dynamic computed tomography, arteriography, ultrasonography, and radionuclide scanning. Dynamic computed tomography remedied the most consequential diagnostic shortcomings of conven...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Lang EK

更新日期：1984-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The effect of p53 protein expression and MIB-1 proliferative activity on survival and chemotherapeutic response in patients with lymph node (LN)-positive transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) of the urinary bladder remains unclear. The objective of this study was to assess the ability of these markers to predict...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Frank I,Cheville JC,Blute ML,Lohse CM,Karnes RJ,Weaver AL,Sebo TJ,Nehra A,Zincke H

更新日期：2004-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current prognostic information in ovarian cancer is based on tumor stage, tumor grade, and postoperative tumor size. Reliable molecular prognostic markers are scarce. In this article, the authors describe epigenetic events in a frequently deleted region on chromosome 8p22 that influence the expression of tum...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Pils D,Horak P,Vanhara P,Anees M,Petz M,Alfanz A,Gugerell A,Wittinger M,Gleiss A,Auner V,Tong D,Zeillinger R,Braicu EI,Sehouli J,Krainer M

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eight hundred sixty-five patients with a microscopically curative resection for carcinoma of the lung were accepted for study, none of whom were excluded from analysis. Adjuvant therapy was randomly assigned about the tenth to 14th postoperative day; 432 patients (treated) were to receive CCNU and hydroxyurea for one ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Shields TW,Higgins GA Jr,Humphrey EW,Matthews MJ,Keehn RJ

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is considerable evidence that one of the strongest risk factors for breast carcinoma can be assessed from the mammographic appearance of the breast. However, the magnitude of the risk factor and the reliability of the prediction depend on the method of classification. Subjective classification requires...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Byng JW,Yaffe MJ,Lockwood GA,Little LE,Tritchler DL,Boyd NF

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The incidence of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) in a defined population is unknown. METHODS:The incidence of histologically diagnosed cases of BCC in a defined population of a city in southern Sweden was studied. Four 2-year periods were examined from 1970 to 1986. Cases from 1970 and 1980 were reexamined micro...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Dahl E,Aberg M,Rausing A,Rausing EL

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the frequency, etiology, and outcome of diffuse interstitial pneumonitis after treatment of children with Stage IV (favorable histologic type) Wilms' tumor using whole-lung and abdominal radiation therapy, and combination chemotherapy, all cases reported in such patients entered on National Wilms' Tumor St...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Green DM,Finklestein JZ,Tefft ME,Norkool P

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The current study was performed to create a scoring system to estimate the survival of patients with metastatic spinal cord compression (MSCC). METHODS:Based on a multivariate survival analysis of 1852 patients who were treated with radiotherapy (RT) for MSCC, a scoring system was developed. The system incl...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Rades D,Dunst J,Schild SE

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Familial polyposis is a genetically-transmitted disease characterized by multiple adenomatous colorectal polyps and a high risk for development of adenocarcinoma. Familial polyposis and Gardner's syndrome should be differentiated from other penetically-linked polyposis syndromes lacking a predisposition for cancer. To...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： DeCosse JJ,Adams MB,Condon RE

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Uterine leiomyosarcoma (ULMS) is identified in 0.1% to 0.2% of hysterectomy specimens of presumed leiomyoma. To date, there is no preoperative technique that reliably differentiates ULMS from uterine leiomyoma. Increasing use of minimally invasive approaches for the management of leiomyomas may result in ina...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： George S,Barysauskas C,Serrano C,Oduyebo T,Rauh-Hain JA,Del Carmen MG,Demetri GD,Muto MG

更新日期：2014-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The mode of tumor growth of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (CC) varies considerably from patient to patient. This study describes the clinicopathologic variety of the extraductal mass-forming type of CC. METHODS:Patients with CC characterized by an extraductal mass (n = 26) who underwent hepatectomy from 1...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Yamanaka N,Okamoto E,Ando T,Oriyama T,Fujimoto J,Furukawa K,Tanaka T,Tanaka W,Nishigami T

更新日期：1995-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The National Wilms' Tumor Study (NWTS) was initiated in 1969. One of its objectives was to modulate treatments according to risk factors to minimize the number and severity of treatment-related short-term and long-term iatrogenic complications. The NWTS has therefore incorporated a Long Term Follow-up Study (LTFS) wit...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Evans AE,Norkool P,Evans I,Breslow N,D'Angio GJ

更新日期：1991-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The 5-year survival rate of patients with submucosal (sm) esophageal carcinoma continues to be much worse than that with intramucosal (m) lesions. The reasons are unclear, but matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and membrane type matrix metalloproteinases (MT-MMPs) are known to be involved in degradation of ext...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Ohashi K,Nemoto T,Nakamura K,Nemori R

更新日期：2000-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective study of four cycles of etoposide with ifosfamide and cisplatin (VIP) chemotherapy was conducted in 42 germ cell tumor (GCT) patients who were refractory to cisplatin with etoposide/vinblastine-based therapy. Forty patients were evaluable for response. Ten patients (25%) had a complete response: seven to...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Motzer RJ,Cooper K,Geller NL,Bajorin DF,Dmitrovsky E,Herr H,Morse M,Fair W,Sogani P,Russo P

更新日期：1990-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Questions have existed as to whether residential segregation is a mediator of racial/ethnic disparities in breast cancer care and breast cancer mortality, or has a differential effect by race/ethnicity. METHODS:Data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-Medicare database on white, black, and ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Haas JS,Earle CC,Orav JE,Brawarsky P,Keohane M,Neville BA,Williams DR

更新日期：2008-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There exist insufficient data characterizing patients with multiple myeloma (MM) who experienced prolonged survival. A population-based analysis of long-term survivors was conducted to investigate the roles of sociodemographic factors and upfront stem cell transplantation (SCT). METHODS:The National Cancer ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Hsieh RW,Go RS,Abeykoon JP,Kapoor P,Kumar SK,Gertz MA,Buadi FK,Leung N,Gonsalves WI,Kourelis TV,Warsame RM,Dispenzieri A,Lacy MQ,Kyle RA,Rajkumar SV,Paludo J

更新日期：2019-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The physiologic consequences of malnutrition in children with cancer are reviewed. It is stressed that the child with cancer has a nutritional state that is no different from the average population from which the child comes. What little malnutrition is seen is calorie malnutrition. The physiologic consequences are th...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： van Eys J

更新日期：1986-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Renal medullary carcinoma is a rare tumor that is most common in young black men with sickle cell disease or trait. Patients often present with advanced disease at the time of diagnosis, and their prognosis is poor, even with aggressive therapy. The clinical and pathologic features of renal medullary carcino...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Assad L,Resetkova E,Oliveira VL,Sun W,Stewart JM,Katz RL,Caraway NP

更新日期：2005-02-25 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：BACKGROUND:Immediate or early postmastectomy breast reconstruction is performed infrequently. To the authors' knowledge, little is known regarding surgeon or patient perspectives on reconstruction treatment decisions. The purpose of the current study was to identify patient attitudes and preferences associated with bre...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Morrow M,Mujahid M,Lantz PM,Janz NK,Fagerlin A,Schwartz K,Liu L,Deapen D,Salem B,Lakhani I,Katz SJ

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Follow-through of a positive screening test is necessary to reap the potential benefits of cancer screening. Racial variation in follow-through diagnostic care may underlie a proportion of the known disparity in prostate cancer mortality. The authors used data from the screening arm of the Prostate, Lung, Co...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Barocas DA,Grubb R 3rd,Black A,Penson DF,Fowke JH,Andriole G,Crawford ED

更新日期：2013-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The prognostic importance of various factors was analyzed for 347 patients registered by the Mycosis Fungoides Cooperative Group (MFCG). Extent of skin involvement at the time of registration and number of sites of clinically enlarged lymph nodes were clearly the most important prognostic variables, and were combined ...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Green SB,Byar DP,Lamberg SI

更新日期：1981-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast cancer specimens from 600 women were assayed for estrogen receptors (ER) using an immunocytochemical assay (ICA) employing the monoclonal antiestrophilin antibody H222 Sp gamma. Results showed significant correlation with biochemical ER determinations as well as with tumor grade and menopausal status. In 449 ca...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Pertschuk LP,Kim DS,Nayer K,Feldman JG,Eisenberg KB,Carter AC,Rong ZT,Thelmo WL,Fleisher J,Greene GL

更新日期：1990-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The development of novel therapeutic approaches for cancer therapy is important, especially for tumors that have poor response or develop resistance to standard chemotherapy and radiation. We discovered that noninvasive radiofrequency (RF) fields can affect cancer cells but not normal cells, inhibit progress...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Curley SA,Palalon F,Lu X,Koshkina NV

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Treatment with traditional cytotoxic chemotherapy regimens containing streptozocin or dacarbazine has resulted in only marginal benefit for patients with metastatic neuroendocrine tumors. The use of these regimens has been further limited by their potential toxicity. Gemcitabine is generally well tolerated a...

journal_title：Cancer

authors： Kulke MH,Kim H,Clark JW,Enzinger PC,Lynch TJ,Morgan JA,Vincitore M,Michelini A,Fuchs CS

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00