Items tagged “oncology”
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Hilum overlay and loss of more black signs - colorectal carcinoma metastases
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24 Jul 2014
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Transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder
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05 Aug 2014
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L4 vertebral body pathological fracture secondary to myeloma
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15 Oct 2014
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Paraneoplastic syndromes
Paraneoplastic syndromes occur secondary to the indirect effects of a malignancy and occur remotely to the primary malignancy. Symptoms are mediated by cytokines, hormones or immune cross-reactivity. These syndromes can cause a diverse range of symptoms and can affect multiple systems.
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Deauville five-point scale
The Deauville five-point scale (Deauville 5PS) is an internationally-recommended scale for routine clinical reporting and clinical trials using FDG PET-CT in the initial staging and assessment of treatment response in Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) and certain types of non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHL).
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Diffuse leptomeningeal glioneuronal tumor
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02 Dec 2014
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Thyroid lymphoma
Thyroid lymphoma is rare, accounting for a minority of both thyroid malignancies and lymphoma in general.
The thyroid may be affected primarily or secondary to lymphoma elsewhere. This article is concerned with primary thyroid lymphoma.
Epidemiology
Thyroid lymphoma accounts for <5% of thyr...
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Metastases to the thyroid
Metastases to the thyroid are an uncommon cause of thyroid malignancy.
Epidemiology
Metastases to the thyroid represent 1.4-3% of all malignancies 5. In autopsy series, the incidence is ~10% (range 2-24%) 1,5.
Pathology
The most common sites of primary malignancy include (note these will v...
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Microlobulated margin of thyroid nodule: metastasis to thyroid
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31 Dec 2014
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Juxtaglomerular cell tumor
Juxtaglomerular cell tumors, also known as reninomas, are uncommon renal tumor of the juxtaglomerular cells. The tumor cells secrete renin and often cause severe hypertension and hypokalemia.
Epidemiology
Juxtaglomerular cell tumor affect all age groups, but are most common in adolescents and ...
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Secondary involvement of the pleura with lymphoma
Secondary involvement of the pleura with lymphoma (secondary pleural lymphoma) is very common, occurring in ~20% of lymphomas. It may be a result of an extension of lymphoma into the visceral or parietal pleura or be a complicating pleural effusion and is a poor prognostic factor.
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Testicular lymphoma
Testicular lymphoma is an uncommon testicular malignancy. Lymphoma can involve the testes in three ways:
primary site of extranodal disease (primary testicular lymphoma)
secondary involvement of systemic disease
primary manifestation of subclinical systemic disease
This article is c...
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Muscle lymphoma
Muscle lymphoma is a rare manifestation of lymphoma.
Epidemiology
Muscle lymphoma is rare, representing <2% of all lymphomas. The average age of presentation is 70 years 1.
Clinical presentation
Focal swelling and/or pain along with B-type symptoms 2. Any muscle can be involved but most comm...
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Primary bone lymphoma
Primary bone (skeletal/osseous) lymphoma (PBL) is a less common manifestation of lymphoma than secondary involvement from disseminated lymphoma. It is rare, accounting for <5% of bone tumors and <1% of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Terminology
PBL is defined as the presence of lymphoma isolated to one...
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Secondary involvement of the bone with lymphoma
Secondary involvement of the bone with lymphoma, also referred as secondary bone lymphoma, is much more common than primary bone lymphoma, occurring in ~15% of disseminated lymphomas.
Terminology
Secondary bone lymphoma is defined as lymphoma involving the bone with nodal disease occurring wit...
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MALT lymphoma
Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma, sometimes shortened to MALToma, is a type of low-grade extranodal lymphoma.
Terminology
In the 5th edition of the WHO classification of haematolymphoid tumors, it is a mature B-cell neoplasm termed extranodal marginal zone lymphoma of mucosa-a...
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Secondary hepatic involvement with lymphoma
Secondary hepatic involvement with lymphoma (secondary hepatic lymphoma) is common, much more so than primary hepatic lymphoma.
Clinical presentation
Hepatomegaly with deranged liver function tests is the most common presentation. Jaundice is common. Rarely, patients may present with acute li...
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Halo sign - chest
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08 Jan 2015
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Transitional cell carcinoma of the ureter
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24 Jan 2015
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Sinonasal mucosal melanoma
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16 Jan 2015
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