Clinical Oncology Week

Granuloma Annulare - No definite relationship was found between GA and malignant neoplasms

Hepatocellular Carcinoma - Liver transplantation recipients should be selected following different criteria

Herpes Vector -  Herpes simplex virus G47 Delta may be a better anticancer vaccine

Hyperparathyroidism - Minimally invasive parathyroidectomy is better than traditional surgery

Internal Radiation Exposure - Liver cancer risk is higher for Thorotrast recipients than radiation workers

Leukemia - Diagnostic test standardization is needed in pediatric patients for faster cure

Liver Metastasis - Oral 5-FU significantly suppressed primary and metastatic tumor growth

Lymphoma - Monomorphic B-cell lymphoma treated with rituximab after liver transplantation

Malignant Lymphoma - Spontaneous regression of extranodal malignant lymphoma can occur in the gingiva

Melanoma - Metastatic melanoma presents as a cardiac mass and hemobilia

Metastatic Breast Cancer - Combined epirubicin and vinorelbine as first-line therapy was tolerated

Metastatic Melanoma - IL-2 plus interferon-alpha-2a therapy are effective therapeutic strategies

Mouse Sarcoma - Low-dose consecutive CDDP administration would be as effective as bolus CDDP

Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma - Mucoepidermoid carcinoma arises from the eustachian tube and middle ear

Multiple Myeloma - Erythropoietin appears to be beneficial for treatment of associated anemia

Multiple Myeloma - Sickling trait may be associated with an increased risk for multiple myeloma

Myeloma - Transactivation of gp130 by interferon alpha can occur

Natural Antiproliferative - PPAR gamma plus ligand is associated with cell cycle alteration and apoptosis

Oncocytic Tumor - An oncocytic tumor in myoepithelioma arises from the grossopalatine gland

Oral Squamous Cancer - Cisplatin induces apoptosis by apoptosome and mitochondria-mediated pathways

Ovarian Cancer - Family history of ovarian and other cancers increases risk of ovarian cancer

Ovarian Cancer - Neutral endopeptidase/CD10 is expressed in stroma of most tumors except adenoma

Ovarian Tumor - Brenner tumor of the ovary has striking microcystic change

PAP Smear - The new Bethesda 2001 Classification System is simplified

Paget Disease - Serum RCAS1 levels may be valuable as a potential biomarker

Penile Carcinoma - Physical examination is better than ultrasound or MRI in determining tumor size

Pituitary Cancer - Pituitary adenoma is detected on FDG positron emission tomography

Promyelocytic Leukemia - Ginsenoside R93 downregulates activator protein 1 and NF-kappa B activation

Prophylactic Mastectomy - Information and support are needed for women offered prophylactic mastectomy

Prostate Cancer - Long-term data show Zometa slows pain progression and reduces bone complications

Prostate Cancer - Loss of expression of KLF6, a transcription factor, occurs in about 20% of cases

Prostate Cancer - Metastatic disease common, deadly and costly, multicenter study shows

Renal Cancer - Metastatic renal cell carcinoma occurs with pituitary adenoma

Sentinel Node Localization - Radiation risk for hospital staff from procedures and waste stream is minimal

Serous Carcinoma - Serous carcinoma arises in an adenofibroma of the endometrium

Skin Cancer - A simple program greatly improved medical student diagnostic skills

Skin Cancer - CD30+ cells in large primary cutaneous T cell lymphomas are mostly clonal

Skin Cancer - Nicotinamide-containing sunscreens recommended

Squamous Cell Carcinoma - Oral cancer cells but not human epidermal keratinocytes survive in co-culture

T-Cell Lymphoma - Cell proliferation could be selectively reduced by NOS and iNOS blockers

Transplant Medicine - Immunosuppressants affect FAS-mediated activation-induced cell death

Tumor Cell Lines - 2-Amino-3-ethoxycarbonyl-N-(3-methyl-phenyl)-benzo[f]indole-4,9-dione works

Tumor Inhibitors - Isozyme IX is inhibited with aromatic and heterocyclic sulfonamides

Tumor Microenvironment - Cell metabolism is responsible for acidic pH of tumors, not lack of oxygen

Uterine/Ovarian Tumors - Tyrosine kinase inhibitors may not benefit, due to lack of c-kit expression