Small cell carcinoma of the lungs
What do you do when your oncologist gives you a small cell lung cancer prognosis of 6 months with chemotherapy and half as long without chemotherapy? Gary wants to know. Please share your experience like we share ours. Small cell lung cancer prognosis and secondary liver cancer As far as I have […] (Source: Metastatic liver cancer)
Source: Metastatic liver cancer - June 15, 2009 Category: Cancer Authors: Daughter SK Tags: Lung Cancer cell lung cancer chemotherapy lung cancer prognosis oncologist small cell carcinoma of the lungs small cell lung cancer small cell lung cancer prognosis Source Type: blogs
Work up of Carcinoma of Unknown Primary (CUP)
It is often important to determine the site of origin of a metastatic carcinoma of unknown primary site, particularly because this may affect the choice of the treatment. Determination of the primary site may take several steps.Clinical features, such as age, sex, and site of metastases may give a first indication.A detailed pathologic examination of the most accessible biopsied tissue specimen is mandatory in CUP cases. Pathologic evaluation typically consists of hematoxylin-and-eosin stains and immunohistochemical tests.Electron microscopy is rarely used currently, although it may beselectively useful when making treatme...
Source: Oncopathology - May 4, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Work up of Carcinoma of Unknown Primary (CUP) Source Type: blogs
