Introduction Endometrial carcinoma is the fourth most common female cancer and the most common malignancy of the female reproductive tract. Incidence of the disease is increasing due to longevity and rising levels of obesity [1]. Endometrial cancer is staged with the FIGO system which was recently been modified and has incorporated MRI into the staging system [2]. The new FIGO staging system ha...

Oncologic staging of many solid organ malignancies involves an understanding of how cancers spread via the lymphatic system, and ultimately may involve evaluation of the primary nodal drainage basin by performing a sentinel lymph node biopsy. In the adult population, there are well established indications for sentinel lymph node biopsy in diseases like melanoma and breast cancer. However, its u...

Accurate disease staging of patients with pancreatic cancer is essential to divide patients into prognostic subgroups, to allow delivery of stage-specific therapies, and to facilitate meaningful discussions between physicians and patients regarding management and expected outcomes. The tumor-node-metastasis staging system of the American Joint Commission on Cancer has undergone significant revi...

breast cancer (bc) accounts for one of the major health problems around the world. since the diagnosis process can have great effect on therapy outcomes, we studied the biomarkers specific to breast tumors stage i based on examining different iranian patients. cases from different stages were examined to discover their highly expressed proteins. in addition, pathologic evaluations were performe...

we describe a patient with newly diagnosed limy cancer. staging was performed with ct and mediastinoscopy. fdg pet scan was performed and confirmed increased metabolic activity in the primary tumor as well as the hilar lymph node. seven months after initial presentation, the patient was found to have two lytic lesions in the pelvis on plain radiograph. hone scan was negative but pet demonstrate...

To be cost-effective, PET must be diagnostically accurate and effective in improving management without increasing treatment cost. To evaluate diagnostic accuracy, we performed prospective evaluations of whole-body PET imaging in staging of non-small-cell lung cancer (99 patients), detection of recurrent colorectal cancer (57 patients), diagnosis of metastatic melanoma (36 patients), and stagin...

T. S. Koh, C. H. Thng, S. Hartono, D. Collins, S. Richards, M. O. Leach, A. Sohaib, D. Dearnaley, and D-M. Koh School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, Department of Oncologic Imaging, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, Surrey, United Kingdom, Department...

background: endoscopic ultrasonography (eus) has a pivotal role in staging and diagnosis of different gastrointestinal (gi) disorders. although this equipment is not readily available and not all gastroenterologists are trained in this technique, the importance and efficacy of this imaging modality is obvious for all gastroenterologists. we report the indications and prevalence of lesions visua...

The majority of patients with localized pancreatic cancer (PC) who undergo surgery followed by adjuvant therapy will develop metastatic disease, suggesting that surgery alone is not sufficient for cure and micrometastases are present even when are not clinically detected. As such, the delivery of early systemic therapy may be a rational alternative to a surgery-first approach, in an effort to p...