Not exact matches
For instance, most common adult solid
tumors that are not cured
by surgical
removal are resistant to chemotherapy or radiation control, yet drug therapy is frequently offered as a «possibly effective» treatment because both patient and physician want to believe it so.
A new study
by Dana - Farber Cancer Institute scientists suggests it may be possible to prevent
tumors from recurring and to eradicate metastatic growths
by implanting a gel containing immunotherapy during surgical
removal of a
tumor.
Until recently, Ain was renowned for a highly prized repository of 18 immortal cancer cell lines, which he developed
by harvesting tissue from his patients»
tumors after
removal, carefully culturing them to everlasting life in vials.
Glioblastoma is the most lethal form of primary brain
tumor and leads to death in patients
by invading the brain tissue in a process that allows single cells to move through normal brain tissue, which makes complete surgical
removal of the
tumor impossible.
By increasing fluorescence in these cells, we could substantially improve the success of fluorescence detection and
tumor removal.»
A new study
by UCLA scientists has found that women diagnosed with breast cancer and treated with a one - week regimen of partial breast radiation after the surgical
removal of the
tumor, or lumpectomy, saw no increase in cancer recurrence or difference in cosmetic outcomes compared to women who received radiation of the entire breast for a period of up to six weeks after surgery.
A surgical algorithm developed and implemented
by ovarian cancer specialists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center dramatically increases the frequency of complete
removal of all visible
tumor — a milestone strongly tied to improved survival.
The identification of patients with high - risk breast cancer is key to knowing whether a patient will require only the
removal of the
tumor by surgery or whether if she will need additional chemotherapy to make sure the
removal of breast cancer cells.
Technology such as this, scientists said, may have a promising future in the identification and surgical
removal of malignant
tumors, as well as using near - infrared light therapies that can kill remaining cancer cells, both
by mild heating of them and generating reactive oxygen species that can also kill them.
Nguyen is developing ways to guide surgeons during
tumor removal surgery
by using fluorescent compounds to make
tumor cells — and just
tumor cells — glow during surgery, which helps surgeons perform successful operations and get more of the cancer out of the body.
March 23, 2018 - In the not - so - distant future, surgeons could ensure the complete
removal of malignant
tumors, and pathologists could analyze tissue more efficiently,
by using a device invented at the Indiana University School of Medicine.
Definitive diagnosis is accomplished
by biopsy or
removal of the
tumor.
Most dermal hemangiosarcomas can be successfully treated and cured
by surgical
removal of the
tumor.
These
tumors have very often spread to distant parts of the body (metastasized)
by the time they are first noticed, making complete surgical
removal impossible.
Standard of care treatment is
removal of the
tumor by amputation or limb - sparing surgery followed
by chemotherapy.
In the dog, most
tumors of this type are cured
by complete surgical
removal, but over time a few progress to malignancy and start to spread to other parts of the body (metastasis).
These
tumors are usually cured
by surgical
removal.
Almost all of these
tumors are benign and can be permanently cured
by total surgical
removal.
Fine Needle Aspirate —
removal of cells from a
tumor by way of a hollow needle and syringe.
Needle Biopsy —
removal of cells from a
tumor by way of a hollow needle and syringe.
Eyelid
tumors are treated
by surgical
removal.
Treatment involves surgical
removal or
by leaving the lesion in place depending on the location, discomfort of the dog and if the
tumor if malignant.
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Theoretically,
removal of hormonal stimuli will stop the growth of some
tumors, but in most cases this can only be achieved
by removal of the cancerous tissue.
Usually, basal cell
tumors are permanently cured
by full surgical
removal.
Hysterectomies on parakeets, C - sections in iguanas, adrenal gland
tumor removal in ferrets, and air bladder procedures on fish are just a few examples of procedures commonly performed
by our North Coast doctors.
These
tumors are usually permanently cured
by complete surgical
removal.
- Surgical
removal of the thyroid gland: Hyperthyroidism is usually caused
by a benign
tumor called a thyroid adenoma that involves one or both thyroid glands.
Surgical procedures include spay, neuter,
tumor removal, foreign body retrieval, resection of intestines, lung lobe resections, fracture fixation
by bone plating, intramedullary pinning, and external skeletal fixation, and amputation.
Treatment involves surgical
removal of the
tumor followed
by antibiotic therapy to avoid infection.
However, large
tumors are associated with poor prognosis due to either the inability to achieve a complete surgical
removal and / or due to metastasis to lungs and lymph nodes
by the time of diagnosis.
As with inflamed or infected hyperplasia, the malignant sebaceous
tumor — or sebaceous carcinoma — can be successfully treated
by surgical
removal.
For example, radiation can be used to shrink a
tumor followed
by surgical
removal of any remaining cells.
They are permanently cured
by total surgical
removal and do not spread to other parts of the body, although there may be multiple
tumors.
Surgery The goal of surgical
removal of a brain
tumor is either to cure the disease
by complete
removal (which only occurs rarely) or to alleviate the clinical signs
by decompressing the brain.
The
tumors are usually permanently cured
by full surgical
removal.
Benign mammary
tumors are treated
by surgical
removal of the
tumor by a veterinarian.
The
tumor is most commonly treated
by surgical
removal it, followed
by radiation.
Some of the surgeries provided
by Brooklyn veterinarian Dr. Greenberg include spays and neuters, hernia repair, declawing procedures, cystotomy, enterotomy and
tumor removal.