Disorders of the Augmented Breast • Breast Cancer • May 31 06 At least 4 million American women have had breast implants. Breast augmentation is performed by placing implants usually under the pectoralis muscle or, less desirably, in the subcutaneous tissue of the breast.… Breast Abscess • Breast Cancer • May 31 06 During nursing, an area of redness, tenderness, and induration may develop in the breast. The organism most commonly found in these abscesses is Staphylococcus aureus. In the early stages, the infection can often be treated… Fat Necrosis • Breast Cancer • May 31 06 Fat necrosis is a rare lesion of the breast but is of clinical importance because it produces a mass, often accompanied by skin or nipple retraction, which is indistinguishable from carcinoma. Trauma is presumed to… Nipple Discharge • Breast Cancer • May 31 06 In order of decreasing frequency, the following are the most common causes of nipple discharge in the nonlactating breast: duct ectasia, intraductal papilloma, and carcinoma. The important characteristics of the discharge and some other factors… Fibroadenoma of the Breast • Breast Cancer • May 31 06 This common benign neoplasm occurs most frequently in young women, usually within 20 years after puberty. It is somewhat more frequent and tends to occur at an earlier age in black women. Multiple… Fibrocystic Condition • Breast Cancer • May 31 06 Essentials of Diagnosis Painful, often multiple, usually bilateral masses in the breast. Rapid fluctuation in the size of the masses is common. Frequently, pain occurs or increases and size increases… Higher dose radiation for breast cancer safe and effective and halves the number of treatments • Breast Cancer news • May 31 06 A team of UK and US researchers have found that it is possible to halve the number of treatments by giving higher… No link between leukemia risk and nuclear plants • Blood Cancer News • May 31 06 Children living near nuclear plants in France do not have an increased risk of leukemia, a new study confirms. Most studies that have examined cancer risk near nuclear installations… Exercise shown to have an anti-cancer effect • Cancer news • May 31 06 According to Australian researchers exercise appears to slow down the growth of cancer cells because it increases a protein that blocks cell growth and induces cell death. The study suggests… Team effort to beat ovarian cancer • Ovarian Cancer news • May 31 06 Canadian researchers are embarking on a project to develop new ways to detect ovarian cancer earlier, when it is treatable. The multidisciplinary team from the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), and… Shortening radiotherapy feasible for breast cancer • Breast Cancer news • May 30 06 Fewer but more concentrated doses of radiotherapy could be as safe and effective as a longer-course treatment for breast cancer patients, researchers said on Tuesday. Women having radiotherapy, which is… Fewer dose hope for breast cancer • Breast Cancer news • May 29 06 Fewer but larger doses of radiotherapy may be a safe and effective way to treat breast cancer, research suggests. A team of UK and US researchers found giving 13 larger doses… Insight into the anti-cancer effect of exercise • Cancer news • May 29 06 The anti-cancer effects of exercise are due to increases in a protein that blocks cell growth and induces cell death, according to Australian researchers. The protein, called insulin-like binding protein-3… Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphomas • Hematologic Malignancies • May 27 06 The non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas occur commonly. There are more than 40,000 new cases of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma each year in the United States. Recently, it has become clear that there is an increasing incidence of the non-Hodgkin’s… Hodgkin’s Disease • Hematologic Malignancies • May 27 06 As noted previously, Hodgkin’s disease is a group of disorders with a characteristic clinical course. The early studies by Henry Kaplan defined the typical pattern of spread of Hodgkin’s disease. As opposed to the non-Hodgkin’s… Malignant Lymphomas • Hematologic Malignancies • May 27 06 The malignant lymphomas are a group of lymphoproliferative disorders that are usually divided into Hodgkin’s disease and the non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas. These two disease entities have markedly different clinical characteristics. For instance, Hodgkin’s lymphomas commonly occur… Multiple Myeloma • Hematologic Malignancies • May 27 06 Multiple myeloma is a common malignancy with about 12,000 cases each year in the United States and 9000 deaths. The incidence of the disease increases dramatically with advancing age. The incidence is approximately 2 per… Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia • Hematologic Malignancies • May 27 06 This disorder also involves a proliferation of neoplastic B cells, which produce an M protein of the IgM class. The disease is similar to other lymphocytic malignancies, with a median age of approximately 63 years.… Amyloidosis • Hematologic Malignancies • May 27 06 Amyloidosis is a group of disorders of varying etiology. The consistent pathologic event is the deposition of a characteristic insoluble protein in tissues and structures causing organ impairment. The most susceptible organs are the kidney, gastrointestinal… Monoclonal Gammopathy of Uncertain Significance • Hematologic Malignancies • May 27 06 Monoclonal gammopathy of uncertain significance (MGUS) is a relatively common condition that increases in older patients. The definition of monoclonal gammopathy of uncertain significance is somewhat problematic. In essence, it represents the… Hairy Cell Leukemia • Hematologic Malignancies • May 27 06 Hairy cell leukemia is another chronic lymphoproliferative disorder that is now known to be a clinical entity distinct from CLL. Similar to CLL, it is a proliferation of neoplastic B lymphocytes. Hairy cell leukemia… Plasma Cell Dyscrasias • Hematologic Malignancies • May 27 06 The lymphoproliferative disorders are malignant transformations of lymphocytes. The clinical syndromes corresponding to each diagnostic category result from the characteristic behavior of the transformed cell. The end stage of B-lymphocyte development is the plasma… Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia • Hematologic Malignancies • May 27 06 Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is the most common form of leukemia in the United States. This prevalence is due to two factors. First, the incidence of CLL rises with advancing age with the median… Myeloid Metaplasia with Myelofibrosis (MMMF) • Hematologic Malignancies • May 27 06 MMMF is an unusual clonal disorder sometimes also known as idiopathic myelofibrosis. Gradual fibrosis of the marrow space with extramedullary hematopoiesis is the typical course. Splenomegaly is common. An examination of the… Essential Thrombocythemia • Hematologic Malignancies • May 27 06 Essential thrombocythemia (ET) is a myeloproliferative disorder defined as a persistent isolated platelet count above 600,000/mL. It is frequently accompanied by a marked increase in megakaryocytes in the bone marrow, and on physical examination splenomegaly… Page 194 of 217 pages « First < 192 193 194 195 196 > Last » << Back to main
