Oncology
Conference Coverage
Emergent colon cancer resection does not negatively affect patient outcomes
CORONADO, CALIF. – With the exception of patients that present with perforation, emergent resection of colon cancers does not appear to adversely...
Feature
CMS offering educational webinars on MACRA
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is offering a pair of webinars aimed at helping physicians navigate the new regulation that...
Case Reports
Malignant Transformation of an Aneurysmal Bone Cyst to Fibroblastic Osteosarcoma
Aneurysmal bone cysts (ABC) are expansile, hemorrhagic, non-neoplastic lesions that can be locally destructive and that can...
News
FDA: New labeling warns against combining opioids, benzodiazepines
Prescription opioid pain or cough medicines and benzodiazepines will now carry the strongest available warning regarding serious side effects and...
Conference Coverage
Testosterone might counteract chemotherapy heart damage
Key clinical point: Adjunct testosterone improved cardiac function in head, neck, and cervical cancer patients undergoing standard treatment in a...
Conference Coverage
Women with ovarian cancer wait over a month to start treatment
Women diagnosed with ovarian cancer waited about 38 days, on average, from the initial concerning imaging test to initiation of treatment,...
News
Oophorectomy cost-effective at 4% lifetime ovarian cancer risk
Key clinical point: Premenopausal risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy becomes cost-effective in women who have a 4% or greater lifetime risk of...
Conference Coverage
Preoperative chemotherapy improves survival in patients with large anorectal GIST
The size of anorectal gastrointestinal stroma tumors and preop chemotherapy are the most important determinants of survival following resection,...
Original Research
Linea Aspera as Rotational Landmark for Tumor Endoprostheses: A Computed Tomography Study
This computed tomography study examined the reliability of the linea aspera as a rotational landmark in tumor endoprosthetic replacement by...
Conference Coverage
Resection of recurrence shows survival benefit for adrenocortical carcinoma
Key clinical point: Surgery carries a significant survival benefit in patients with recurrent adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC). Major finding:...
News
Thyroid tumor reclassification eases burden, raises diagnostic questions
The recent reclassification of encapsulated follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma (EFVPTC) as noninvasive follicular thyroid neoplasm...