Purpose: To assess the accuracy of clinical staging stage I-IIIA non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) by using thoracic computed tomography (CT). Patients and Methods: Medical records patients with NSCLC operated in two years 2018-2019 at Surgery Department No 2, HCMC Oncology Hospital were studied retrospectively. Results: Thoracic CT diagnosed tumor an 79% but failed to detect T3-4 disease 8% c...

In the excellent analysis of six commercially available multigene assays for breast cancer management appearing in this issue of the Journal, Hyams and his colleagues provide critical reviews and analyses of the current literature assessing the role of each assay in the clinical management of appropriate sub-sets of breast cancer. They highlight the critical role that these assays play as both ...

Although colorectal cancer is often considered as a single entity, initial management and staging of colorectal cancers differ depending on whether the primary tumor is located in the rectum or the colon. The rectum is short (approximately 15 cm) and very close to other structures, with only a narrow margin of fat between the rectal wall and the mesorectal fascia. In addition, unlike the colon,...

Colorectal carcinoma remains one of the leading causes of cancer death in the United States and worldwide. In fact, the approximate average lifetime risk of colorectal cancer is a staggering 6%. For this reason, it is important that all radiology and nuclear medicine specialists are familiar with and understand how colorectal carcinoma is accurately staged and the role and benefits of PET/CT in...

Introduction: Multiple myeloma is a heterogeneous disease with different survival times among patients. Accurate prediction of prognosis in multiple myeloma is essential, as patients with a shorter survival time may require early bone marrow transplantation (BMT) and more advanced chemotherapy as a part of their first-line treatment. In the present study, a parameter, depicted by ga...

Despite Medicare approving the use of positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) in staging primary breast cancer, little evidence is available to support the use of (18)F-FDG-PET/CT for the detection of distant metastases in the initial staging of breast cancer. In this review of the literature listed in MEDLINE, we examine whether (18)F-FDG-PET/CT may play a role in the initial...

Recent developments in MR techniques have magnified the added value of MRI in management of patients with cervical cancer. This presentation will briefly review the role of MR in clinical practice and discuss features of recent MR technique. Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women worldwide, and more than 80% of cases are found in developing nations. Cervical cancer is usually...

Background Lung cancer is the most common cancer in the world. Staging of lung cancer involves CT of chest and abdomen. Subsequently these are discussed in MDT and if required PET imaging is arranged. We have performed a study to assess double reporting of the initial staging CT would identify in field metastasis and hence decrease the use of PET. Methods A refined search from the lung cancer...