Items tagged “oncology”
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Case
Leimyosarcoma of the small intestine
Published
23 Oct 2010
86% complete
MRI
Article
Bulging duodenal papilla
Bulging duodenal papilla is a conical or cylindrical protuberance at the medial aspect of the descending or horizontal duodenum at the site of the sphincter of Oddi. It is a finding on small bowel follow-though (and endoscopy) and has a relatively long differential. On cross-sectional imaging, ...
Article
Breast MRI
Breast MRI is the most sensitive method (>90%) for the detection of breast cancer. Its role in diagnosis and management continues to evolve 13.
Terminology
Dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE)-MRI provides information about the morphology and function of a lesion with high sensitivity but moderate ...
Case
Axillary nerve sheath tumor
Published
30 Oct 2010
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Ultrasound
Case
Skeletal metastases
Published
07 Nov 2010
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Nuclear medicine
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Brown tumor
Published
10 Nov 2010
80% complete
MRI
Nuclear medicine
X-ray
CT
Article
Littoral cell angioma of the spleen
Littoral cell angioma of the spleen is a rare, benign primary vascular tumor of the spleen.
Epidemiology
Littoral cell angiomas may occur at any age and have no gender predilection.
Associations
Littoral cell angiomas have been diagnosed in association with various malignancies outside the s...
Case
Brown tumor
Published
27 Nov 2010
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X-ray
Nuclear medicine
CT
Article
Solitary bone plasmacytoma
Solitary bone plasmacytomas are an uncommon plasma cell tumor which are localized to bone. They may involve any bone, but they have a predisposition for the red marrow-containing axial skeleton:
spinal disease is observed in ~50% (range 34-72%) of cases
the thoracic vertebrae are most com...
Article
Pseudomyxoma peritonei
Pseudomyxoma peritonei refers to a syndrome of progressive intraperitoneal accumulation of mucinous ascites related to a mucin-producing neoplasm. It is most commonly caused by a mucinous tumor of the appendix 10.
Much less commonly, mucinous tumors of the colon, rectum, stomach, pancreas, and ...
Case
Brainstem glioma
Published
27 Dec 2010
80% complete
MRI
Article
Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma
Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma is an uncommon primary tumor of the peritoneal lining. It shares epidemiological and pathological features with - but is less common than - its pleural counterpart, which is described in detail in the general article on mesothelioma. Other abdominal subtypes (al...
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Atypical ductal hyperplasia
Atypical ductal hyperplasia is a histologically borderline lesion that has some, but not all, of the features of ductal carcinoma in situ. Sometimes the distinction between Atypical ductal hyperplasia and ductal carcinoma in situ are simply defined on the number of ducts involved.
Pathology
A...
Case
Radiation proctitis and rectovesical fistula
Published
01 Jan 2011
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CT
Article
Thyroid scintigraphy (I-123)
Thyroid scintigraphy (thyroid scan) is a nuclear medicine examination used to evaluate thyroid tissue.
Clinical indications
functional status of a thyroid nodule
thyrotoxicosis: differential diagnosis
thyroid cancer
whole body scan for distant metastases
estimation of local residual thyro...
Case
MEN I with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor
Published
08 Jan 2011
71% complete
CT
Article
Diffusely increased bone marrow FDG uptake
A diffuse homogeneous bone marrow FDG uptake usually reflects hyperplastic bone marrow which can be seen in the following conditions:
therapy-related
granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF)
post-chemotherapy
erythropoietin
pathological process
myelodysplastic syndromes
beta-thalasse...
Article
Endometrial hyperplasia
Endometrial hyperplasia is an abnormal proliferation of the endometrial glands and stroma, defined as diffuse smooth thickening >10 mm 13. One of the major concerns is the potential malignant transformation to endometrial carcinoma.
Epidemiology
Endometrial hyperplasia affects women of all age...
Article
Diabetic mastopathy
Diabetic mastopathy is a condition characterized by the presence of a benign tumor like breast masses in women with long-standing type 1 or type 2 insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. The condition has also been reported in men.
Clinical presentation
Diabetic mastopathy manifests clinically as...
Article
Endometrial carcinoma
Endometrial carcinoma is generally considered the most common gynecological malignancy. It frequently presents with vaginal bleeding. Both ultrasound and pelvic MRI are useful modalities for evaluation.
Epidemiology
Endometrial carcinoma is the most common gynecological malignancy, with peak i...
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