Malignant Mesothelioma
Malignant Mesothelioma Bruce W.S. Robinson Paul Baas Hedy Lee Kindler Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is an aggressive malignant tumor of the pleura and other serosal surfaces, such as the p eritoneal…
Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma
Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma Patrick J. Loehrer Sr. John Henley Kenneth Kesler Thymoma and thymic carcinoma represent the most common malignancies found in the anterior mediastinum. Thymomas can also rarely…
Management of Overt Central Nervous System Metastases: Brain and Spinal Cord
Management of Overt Central Nervous System Metastases: Brain and Spinal Cord Young Kwok Roy A. Patchell William F. Regine Brain metastasis is very common in cancer, with an annual incidence…
Management of Malignant Pleural Effusion
Management of Malignant Pleural Effusion Jessica S. Donington Malignant pleural effusions (MPEs) are a common complication of advanced cancer. There are estimated to be greater than 150,000 cases of MPE…
Endoscopic Ablational Therapies and Stenting
Endoscopic Ablational Therapies and Stenting Michael Zervos Costas Bizekis According to the American Cancer Society, there will be 215,020 new cases of lung cancer in 2008. This is the leading…
Prophylactic Cranial Irradiation in Small Cell Lung Cancer
Prophylactic Cranial Irradiation in Small Cell Lung Cancer Cécile Le Péchoux Aaron H. Wolfson Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) has several features that distinguish it from other tumor types of…
Multimodality Therapy for Limited-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer: Combining Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy
Multimodality Therapy for Limited-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer: Combining Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy Sara Erridge Nevin Murray Andrew T. Turrisi III INTRODUCTION The disappearance of a large malignant mass is a…
Chemotherapy for Small Cell Lung Cancer
Chemotherapy for Small Cell Lung Cancer Chao H. Huang Frances A. Shepherd Karen Kelly Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) accounts for 13% of all lung cancer cases diagnosed each year…
Prophylactic Cranial Irradiation in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Prophylactic Cranial Irradiation in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Elizabeth Gore Brain metastases in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) are a devastating problem with profound impact on survival and…
Stage IIIB Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Stage IIIB Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Wilfried E.E. Eberhardt Paul E. Van Schil Walter Curran Jr Mark A. Socinski Radiation therapy approaches remain the cornerstone of management for patients with…
