Detecting Hepatic Metastases From High-risk Uveal MelanomaDetecting Hepatic Metastases From High-risk Uveal Melanoma
Is MRI an effective tool for clinicians to diagnose hepatic metastases that can arise from uveal melanomas? This new study investigates. The British Journal of Ophthalmology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - March 1, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology Journal Article Source Type: news
Intensive Surveillance for Choroidal Melanoma MetastasisIntensive Surveillance for Choroidal Melanoma Metastasis
Aggressive CT or PET/CT surveillance protocols confer a significant risk of radiation-induced cancer in patients being monitored for metastasis from primary choroidal melanoma. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Radiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Radiology Headlines - January 17, 2013 Category: Radiology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Aggressive surveillance questionable for eye melanoma recurrence
Patients treated for primary choroidal or ciliary body melanoma may not always benefit from an aggressive surveillance strategy for the detection of metastatic disease, caution US researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Oncology)
Source: MedWire News - Oncology - January 14, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Hematology and Oncology: Images in Clinical Medicine
Editor: V. Dimov, M.D., Assistant Professor at University of ChicagoDisseminated Cryptococcosis in a CLL patient. NEJM, 05/2014.Leukemia cutis. Lancet, 10/2012.Biliary ileus. Lancet, 07/2012.Corneal snowflakes due to IgG-kappa multiple myeloma. Lancet, 08/2012.Splenic Spirals due to hepatoblastoma. NEJM, 06/2012.Hypertrophic Pulmonary Osteoarthropathy and Tripe Palms due to lung cancer. NEJM, 01/2012.Metastasis of Renal-Cell Carcinoma. NEJM, 10/2011.Amelanotic choroidal melanoma. Lancet, 03/2011.Retroperitoneal liposarcoma with lamellar bone inside.A painful cranial bulge. Lancet, 05/2011.Splenic Calcification in sick...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - August 22, 2009 Category: General Medicine Tags: Hematology Images Oncology Source Type: news
