The wound itself, along with lymphatic oedema, nausea and vomiting, fatigue psychological stress, is listed as one of the five factors most negatively influencing cancer patients. Current oncologic treatment strategies are based on multimo­dal protocols including surgery, radiation chemotherapeutic regimens. Thus, in oncology we can have a patient surgical wound, that complication from radio- o...

This seminar will address the dramatic impact of multislice (multidetector) CT upon imaging the oncologic patient. This technology is responsible for a dramatic change in the speed and ability for diagnostic radiologists to detect disease. Technology has advanced rapidly in the last 20 years from single-slice CT scanners to helical (spiral) technology. Continuous acquisitions of multiple images...

When planning an anesthetic for patients undergoing orthopedic oncologic surgeries, numerous factors must be considered. Preoperative evaluation may elucidate significant co-morbidities or side effects secondary to chemotherapy or radiation, which can affect anesthetic choices. Procedures vary in length and complexity and pose challenges in both positioning and in planning to minimize blood los...

PET has emerged as a powerful diagnostic tool for the evaluation of cancer patients. Currently, most of these studies are performed with the glucose analog (18)F-FDG, which has been shown to accumulate avidly in most tumors. (18)F-FDG PET is now routinely used in the diagnosis, staging, and posttherapy evaluation of oncologic patients. After reading this paper, the reader should understand the ...