The good news is
surgical tumor removal is typically successful and the prognosis is good.
Not exact matches
His news was indeed bad; he had a rare form of cancer - like
tumor that would in all probability necessitate
surgical removal of his tongue.
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.
Earlier detection of brain metastases could increase the chances of successful
surgical removal of the
tumors, says Sanford Simon, whose Laboratory of Cellular Biophysics previously identified the genetic driver behind fibrolamellar.
«For example, it is conceivable to deep - freeze a human
tumor immediately after
surgical removal and to precisely determine its biological and pathophysiological profile with the new method,» explains Pichler.
After
surgical removal, the metabolic processes in a
tumor change in a very short period of time, so that valuable information about the
tumor tissue is lost during a conventional sampling procedure.
After
surgical removal, radiation, and chemotherapy, this type of
tumor often returns; drugs are then usually no longer effective.
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.
However, the proclivity of glioblastoma to invade adjacent brain tissue prevents the
surgical removal of all
tumor cells.
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.
Cancer patients without overt metastases appear to be «
tumor - free» upon
surgical removal of the primary
tumor.
That means
surgical removal of the
tumor can sometimes be curative.
However, pancreatic cancer is often diagnosed at an advanced stage, making
surgical removal of the
tumor or the organ challenging, if not impossible.
The concept should allow more accurate
surgical removal of solid
tumors at the same time it eradicates any remaining cancer cells.
Chakravarti further notes that because GBM cells take up methionine much faster than normal glioma cells, positron emission tomography that uses methionine as a tracer (MET - PET) might help map GBM
tumors more accurately, allowing more precise
surgical removal and radiation - therapy planning.
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.
With resection of the
tumor —
surgical removal — and radiation and chemotherapy, the
tumors can go into remission.
Researchers wanted to determine if ipilimumab could improve the survival of advanced - stage melanoma patients if it was given after the
surgical removal of both their primary melanoma
tumors and their regional lymph nodes.
To supply
tumor cells for the vaccine, such patients would still have to undergo
surgical removal of their
tumors.
Today, we are pioneering the use of interventional radiology for the
surgical removal of pediatric
tumors, and we are one of only a few centers nationally to offer I - 131 MIBG therapy for children with relapsed neuroblastoma.
Studies here are probing questions such as whether and for how long imatinib should be taken after
surgical removal of GIST
tumors.
This hematoxylin and eosin stained slide of a surgically removed (resected) primary pancreatic
tumor shows a cluster of immune cells (lymphoid aggregate) observed next to a pancreatic
tumor lesion in a patient treated with a GM - CSF vaccine 2 weeks before
surgical removal of the primary
tumor.
The most clinically desirable biomarkers are those associated with early stage
tumor development as they enable
surgical removal of lesions before widespread metastasis.
The
surgical team was amazed that I was able to successfully withstand the
removal of the
tumor with minimum trauma and only required one pint of blood.
Our state - of - the - art
surgical suite provides for the performance of a wide variety of
surgical procedures, including elective procedures (spay, neuter, declaw), major abdominal surgery,
tumor removals, and cruciate ligament repair.
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.
While 50 percent of these
tumors are malignant, complete
surgical removal is sometimes curative if the cancer has not metastasized.
In more advanced or malignant neoplasia, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or
surgical removal of the eye along with the
tumor may be necessary.
Treatment of mammary
tumors, regardless of being benign or malignant, is
surgical removal.
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.
Through laboratory testing, medical history, and other key diagnostics, we can administer the right treatment such as antiviral medications, antibiotics, or
surgical removal of a
tumor.
Most pets will have an elective procedure (spaying / neutering) or may require
surgical intervention for a gastrointestinal obstruction or
tumor removal.
Eyelid
tumors are treated by
surgical removal.
Parathyroid hormone is only active for twenty minutes in the blood so
surgical removal of the
tumor may result in a rapid fall in blood calcium.
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.
Tumors behind the eye or malignant tumors (cancerous and fast growing) can be problematic and require surgical removal or other treatments such as laser therapy or cryotherapy (freezing).&
Tumors behind the eye or malignant
tumors (cancerous and fast growing) can be problematic and require surgical removal or other treatments such as laser therapy or cryotherapy (freezing).&
tumors (cancerous and fast growing) can be problematic and require
surgical removal or other treatments such as laser therapy or cryotherapy (freezing).»
Many
surgical procedures, such as
tumor removals, can benefit from the use of the
surgical laser.
Procedures performed range from common procedures such as spaying and neutering to more complex surgeries such as exploratory laparotomy, thyroidectomy, amputation,
tumor removal, and
surgical biopsies.
Usually, basal cell
tumors are permanently cured by full
surgical removal.
Our state of the art
surgical suite allows for the performance of a wide variety of
surgical procedures, such as spay and neuters, soft tissue surgery,
tumor removals, advanced intestinal surgery, major abdominal surgeries, amputations, and limited orthopedic surgery.
If further tissues have not been affected and the
tumor is contained within the kidney,
surgical removal of the kidney may be considered.
When the
tumor is on the pituitary gland, it causes bilateral adrenal enlargement, and the preferred
surgical treatment is
removal of both adrenal glands.
If a
tumor is difficult to remove, or if it regrows after
surgical removal, this indicates that the
tumor is of this type.
These
tumors may respond to
surgical removal and castration.
The majority of MCT are Grade 1
tumors and are well differentiated and appear to have a very good prognosis with no treatment beyond complete
surgical removal.