• Primary tracheal resection with direct end-to-end anastomosis after release of the surrounding anatomical structures is insufficient when the length of trachea resected is greater than 50% in adults or 30% in children. (ersjournals.com)
  • Am J Otolaryngol, 2004 PMID 15334400 Complications of free flap transfers for head and neck reconstruction following cancer resection. (wikipedia.org)
  • However, the breast aesthetics after modified radical mastectomy and the effectiveness of breast-conserving surgery in breast cancer resection remain to be explored. (ijpsonline.com)
  • All cases underwent tracheal resection with median sternotomy. (journalmc.org)
  • All cases underwent tracheal segment resection through median sternotomy and had primary end-to-end anastomoses. (journalmc.org)
  • Methods: This is a retrospective analysis of all patients with malignant tracheal tumours who underwent resection and anastomosis in the period 2005-2009. (journalcra.com)
  • These patients underwent thyroidectomy along with tracheal resection- sleeve resection in four patients and window resection in two patients. (journalcra.com)
  • Conclusion: Tracheal resection is the treatment of choice for trachealtumours and is a safe procedure with good functional outcome. (journalcra.com)
  • Primary airway tumors should be treated definitively with surgical resection if possible. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Tracheal tumours are best treated with surgical resection and reconstruction. (drtapaswini.com)
  • Three months after RAI ablation, a recurrent mass was found in the trachea on imaging study, and tracheal mass resection was performed. (kjco.org)
  • This type of cancer is located in one or all of these three areas:- supraglottis the upper part of the larynx above the vocal cords, including the epiglottis- the middle part of the larynx where the vocal cords are, and also the subglottis- the lower part of the larynx between the vocal cords and the trachea. (wearethecure.org)
  • Lymphoma is a type of cancer that affects the lymphatic system, which can have its origins in the trachea, or spread to them by a process called metastasis. (wearethecure.org)
  • [ 1 , 2 , 3 ] Figures from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) 1973-2004 database indicated that primary carcinomas of the trachea occur at a rate of 2.6 new cases per million people per year. (medscape.com)
  • In addition to primary neoplasms of the trachea, secondary tracheal involvement can occur from tumors of surrounding tissues such as thyroid , esophagus , larynx , and lung . (medscape.com)
  • Primary malignant neoplasms of trachea and tracheal invasion by thyroid malignancies although rare are serious causes of morbidity and mortality. (journalcra.com)
  • Up to 50% of the length of the trachea can be safely resected with primary reanastomosis. (msdmanuals.com)
  • The upper body CT uncovered a gentle tissues mass in the low trachea to the proper primary bronchus. (racetab.org)
  • Bronchoscopy verified a gentle tissues Diethylstilbestrol mass obstructing the low trachea to this extent it difficult to explore the proper primary bronchus (Fig. 3). (racetab.org)
  • We presumed which the patient's tracheal stenosis was because of tumor invasion from the trachea lumen in the mediastinal lymph node. (racetab.org)
  • Upper body CT image displays enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes and a gentle tissues mass in the trachea and correct primary bronchus at (b) trachea level and (c) carina level. (racetab.org)
  • Tracheal shift means the trachea is shifted from its normal location in the midline. (radiologyinplainenglish.com)
  • According to the surgical findings, a tumor lesion was found to invade the trachea, and tracheal shaving was additionally performed. (kjco.org)
  • The primary route by which organisms enter the lower airways is aspiration of oropharyngeal secretions into the trachea. (medscape.com)
  • The main indications for tracheal reconstruction include malignant tumours (squamous cell carcinoma, adenoid cystic carcinoma), tracheoesophageal fistula, trauma, unsuccessful surgical results for benign diseases and congenital stenosis. (ersjournals.com)
  • Tracheal reconstruction and replacement is a complex and vital surgical procedure with several indications, including primary tracheal neoplasm (adenoid cystic carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma), thyroid cancer, extensive tracheoesophageal fistulas, unsuccessful previous surgery for benign tracheal diseases (re-stenosis, long-term stenosis that has been dilated or been non-surgically repaired) and, rarely, congenital tracheal stenosis. (ersjournals.com)
  • The patient had a history of esophageal tumor lesion with considerable airway stenosis related to upper esophageal cancer (stage III). (cdc.gov)
  • Right here we 1st survey a complete case of PD-L1-positive lung cancers delivering as serious tracheal stenosis, due to PP after initial administration of pembrolizumab, rescued with a Dumon Y-stent. (racetab.org)
  • As the individual became hypoxic by tracheal stenosis through the bronchoscopy significantly, we chosen prompt bronchial involvement. (racetab.org)
  • Second primary squamous cell malignancies are rampant. (wearethecure.org)
  • Tracheal neoplasms occur infrequently, accounting for fewer than 1% of all malignancies. (medscape.com)
  • Lung cancers are 180 times more common than tracheal malignancies. (medscape.com)
  • These two histological types constitute 75% of all primary tracheal malignancies [ 1 ]. (journalmc.org)
  • Other "newer" procedures such as cryotherapy (therapy involving freezing the lining of the esophagus to destroy early malignancies and premalignant cells) and photodynamic therapy (utilization of light for this purpose) have been used selectively for recurrent, limited localized disease or as palliative measures and have not been useful for the treatment of invasive esophageal cancers. (mdatl.com)
  • Risk of second primary malignancies among cancer survivors in the United States, 1992 through 2008. (medscape.com)
  • Patients with tracheal tumors can present with catastrophic airway obstruction. (medscape.com)
  • Tracheal replacement with a substitute is then necessary to achieve healthy airway repair. (ersjournals.com)
  • Genden's expertise is in thyroid, parathyroid surgery, head and neck cancer surgery, and airway reconstruction. (wikipedia.org)
  • The airway can be affected by primary tracheobronchial tumors, primary tumors that are adjacent to and invade or compress the airway, or cancers that metastasize to the airway. (msdmanuals.com)
  • If a lung or thyroid cancer invades the airway, surgery is sometimes still feasible if assessment indicates sufficient tissue is available for airway reconstruction. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Most primary airway tumors are not resectable because of metastasis, locally advanced stage, or patient comorbidities. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Tracheal stent was used to reconstruct the airway twice. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Both breast-conserving surgery and modified radical mastectomy can remove tumor lesions in patients with early breast cancer. (ijpsonline.com)
  • In the bronchoscopic evaluation, the tumor had cervical localization in one case and thoracal tracheal localization in three cases. (journalmc.org)
  • Cancer cells are hostile, invading neighboring tissues and destroying them, causing benign, non-serious tumors if detected and treated, while malignant ones spread in the body and follow it, The benign tumor can sometimes develop malignancy. (todayinfo2.com)
  • Surgical exploration revealed a firm, irregular, encapsulated tumor measuring 13.5x10x5 cm in size that occupied the ZOU et al: PRIMARY THYROID LEIOMYOSARCOMA: A CASE REPORT AND LITERATURE REVIEW entire right thyroid lobe. (docksci.com)
  • The current TNM staging system is used for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and more recently neuroendocrine tumors including small cell lung cancer (SCLC), and provides a framework for the assessment of prognosis and the assignment of therapy for patients with a new diagnosis of lung cancer using the histopathologic evaluation of the primary tumor (T), lymph nodes (N), and metastatic disease (M). (sts.org)
  • Extrinsic bronchial compression by a large central tumor or malignant mediastinal adenopathy can cause dyspnea, which is common with patients with small cell lung cancer (SCLC). (sts.org)
  • A 1978 epidemiological study of 602 workers employed in a cadmium (7440439) smelting facility between 1940 and 1969 showed that mortality as a result of respiratory tract cancer was significantly greater in the cohort as a whole compared to the population of the United States in general, with all respiratory deaths resulting from lung, tracheal, and bronchial cancer. (cdc.gov)
  • The researchers found that in terms of global risk-attributable deaths in 2019, the leading cancers were tracheal, bronchial and lung cancers in both men and women. (catherinehardwicke.com)
  • Management of tracheal tumours in general includes interventional endoscopy, surgery and radiotherapy. (journalcra.com)
  • Primary tracheal tumours are extremely rare. (drtapaswini.com)
  • Other types seen in the tracheal area are salivary gland cancers, carcinoid tumours, adenocarcinomas, sarcomas, melanomas, malignant fibrous histiocytoma to name a few. (drtapaswini.com)
  • Despite most primary tracheal cancers being eligible for surgery and/or radiotherapy, unresectable, recurrent and metastatic tumors may require systemic treatments. (bvsalud.org)
  • The use of radiotherapy as the primary treatment should be reserved for patients with disease too extensive for cure. (drtapaswini.com)
  • With an increase in the number of patients diagnosed with early stage lung cancer, options for cure include surgery and stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT). (oaepublish.com)
  • Tracheal reconstruction is one of the greatest challenges in thoracic surgery when direct end-to-end anastomosis is impossible or after this procedure has failed. (ersjournals.com)
  • Current concepts in tracheal reconstruction. (wustl.edu)
  • Only 5-10% of thyroid cancers are clinically palpable. (medscape.com)
  • Usually, US is the first modality used to investigate a palpable thyroid nodule and in searching for a primary lesion in a patient with systemic metastases. (medscape.com)
  • Computed tomography (CT) scanning is an effective method for detecting regional and distant metastasis from thyroid cancer. (medscape.com)
  • Nine consecutive patients with tracheal involvement either from locally invasive thyroid malignancy or from primary tracheal adenoid cystic carcinoma were included in the study. (journalcra.com)
  • Results: Six patients had locally invasive differentiated thyroid cancer and three had adenoid cystic carcinoma. (journalcra.com)
  • All thyroid cases were papillary carcinoma with involvement of tracheal lumen. (journalcra.com)
  • Primary thyroid leiomyosarcoma: A case report and literature review. (docksci.com)
  • An accurate diagnosis of primary thyroid LMS is difficult, as the disease is often misdiagnosed as anaplastic carcinoma, and requires the combined assessment of clinical, imaging and pathological data. (docksci.com)
  • Diagnosis of the current patient with primary thyroid LMS and a comprehensive review of the relevant literature are presented herein. (docksci.com)
  • Introduction Primary thyroid leiomyosarcoma (LMS) is an extremely rare soft tissue cancer, with only 22 reported cases to date (1‑19). (docksci.com)
  • Primary thyroid LMS most commonly occurs in the elderly with a predilection for female patients, and typically presents as a painless, rapidly growing neck mass. (docksci.com)
  • The present study reports the case of an 83‑year‑old male patient diagnosed with primary thyroid LMS and the relevant literature is comprehensively reviewed. (docksci.com)
  • The patient's past medical history included a diagnosis of thyroid carcinosarcoma with a right thyroid lobectomy performed in June 2013 (6 months previously), as well as a diagnosis of prostate cancer, which was treated with prostatectomy and orchiectomy in May 2010 (3 years previously), and diabetes treated with insulin from August 2010 (2 years prior to admission). (docksci.com)
  • Treatment protocols for advanced thyroid cancer have expanded in the past several years due to the increasing availability of targeted systemic therapies. (medscape.com)
  • Before thyroid cancer is diagnosed, patients will often be found to have a thyroid nodule, discovered incidentally on imaging or due to symptoms. (medscape.com)
  • Routine FNA is not recommended unless the patient has abnormal lymph nodes, suspicious ultrasonographic findings (solid hyperechoic with microcalcifications), or a high-risk history (radiation exposure, personal or family history of thyroid cancer, incidental 18-F-fluorodeoxyglucose [ 18 FDG]-positron emission tomography [PET]-positive nodules). (medscape.com)
  • Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is the most common type of well-differentiated endocrine malignancy [ 1 ]. (kjco.org)
  • Cases were seldom reported as primary ectopic substernal thyroid cancer, especially those with severe local invasion and tracheal relapse. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Thyroid cancer originates in thyroid tissue. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Thyroid cancer can be easily identified through ultrasound test or physical examination. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Occurrences in the substernum and mutation to cancer of ectopic thyroid are extremely rare. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In this paper, we report a case of primary ectopic substernal thyroid cancer with severe local invasion. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Core needle biopsy and immunohistochemistry revealed papillary thyroid cancer (PTC). (biomedcentral.com)
  • Anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC) is a rare and highly aggressive form of thyroid cancer. (klarity.health)
  • While it typically develops from follicular or papillary thyroid cancer, it can also occur on its own. (klarity.health)
  • However, it accounts for a significant percentage of all thyroid cancers worldwide, ranging from 0.9 to 9.8 percent. (klarity.health)
  • The exact cause of Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer (ATC) is unknown, but certain risk factors have been identified. (klarity.health)
  • These include exposure to radiation, a family history of thyroid cancer, and certain genetic mutations. (klarity.health)
  • If you are suspected of having anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC), your doctor will conduct a physical exam and several tests to make a diagnosis. (klarity.health)
  • Anaplastic thyroid cancer cells typically have morphological patterns of spindle cell, pleomorphic giant cell, and/or squamoid, and may have a mix of these patterns. (klarity.health)
  • Theree are other types of cancer that can look similar to anaplastic thyroid cancer under the microscope, but have different treatments and prognoses. (klarity.health)
  • This paper describes the surgical and functional results of tracheal resections done in the surgical oncology department of a tertiary care cancer centre. (journalcra.com)
  • Tracheal, laryngotracheal, or carinal resections are the most common procedures. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Thus the utility of endoscopic operations has largely been limited to benign motility disorders and early-stage endoscopic mucosal resections for very early cancer and precancerous lesions. (mdatl.com)
  • Phytoestrogens: Epidemiology and a possible role in cancer protection. (cdc.gov)
  • The most common disorder requiring esophagectomy is esophageal cancer. (mdatl.com)
  • Major contributing factors to the rise of esophageal cancer incidence include obesity, lack of exercise, smoking and the rising incidence of symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux disease and Barrett's esophagitis. (mdatl.com)
  • In addition, increasing incidence of autoimmune diseases leading to esophageal and gastric motility disorders as well as increased intake of processed food may be factors contributing to the rising incidence of lower esophageal cancers. (mdatl.com)
  • For decades, esophageal cancer surgery was approached using one of three surgical techniques that required multiple operative fields through the abdomen, chest and neck (discussed below). (mdatl.com)
  • The most common operative technique utilized to resect esophageal cancers in mid and distal esophagus is named after the surgeon who described the procedure: Dr. Ivor Lewis. (mdatl.com)
  • Dr. Murthy specializes in minimally invasive surgery for patients with lung cancer and esophageal cancer. (clevelandclinic.org)
  • Genden EM, Rinaldo A, Shaha AR, Clayman GL, Werner JA, Suarez C, Ferlito A. J Laryngol Otol, 2005 PMID 15845185 Reepithelialized orthotopic tracheal allografts expand memory cytotoxic T lymphocytes but show no evidence of chronic rejection. (wikipedia.org)
  • With an average age of diagnosis of 70 years [ 5 ] , lung cancer patients often have a level of baseline frailty, along with concomitant comorbid conditions, especially those associated with risk factors for non-small cell lung cancer such as heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and loss of pulmonary parenchyma. (oaepublish.com)
  • Efforts to reduce cancer risk must therefore be coupled with comprehensive cancer control strategies, including efforts to support early diagnosis and effective treatment. (catherinehardwicke.com)
  • Ultrasound findings are not specific for ATC, but detection of extrathyroidal invasion can provide support for the diagnosis of cancer. (klarity.health)
  • The diagnosis and staging of lung cancer is a process that involves clinical, radiographic, and pathologic information. (sts.org)
  • The diagnosis and staging of lung cancer may be influenced by clinical symptoms, physical examination, radiographic evaluation, and pathologic results. (sts.org)
  • They may either follow radiation therapy for squamous cell carcinoma, or the larynx may be the site of metastatic osteosarcoma (primary bone cancer). (wearethecure.org)
  • There are three types of tracheal cancer your dog may be at risk for, lymphoma, chondrosarcoma and squamous cell carcinoma. (wearethecure.org)
  • He has expertise and clinical interest in treating advanced skin cancers such as melanoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and Merkel cell carcinoma. (wustl.edu)
  • Localized folate and vitamin alcoholicвЂ"its relationship to medical and haematological abnormaliВ- B-12 deп¬Ѓciency in squamous cell lung cancer is related to global ties, liver illness and folate stores. (ehd.org)
  • International association for the study of lung cancer/american thoracic society/european respiratory society international multidisciplinary classification of lung adenocarcinoma. (radiopaedia.org)
  • The tracheal mucosa is columnar and ciliated. (medscape.com)
  • The tracheal wall has 4 different layers: mucosa, submucosa, cartilage or muscle, and adventitia. (medscape.com)
  • Tracheal shift is most commonly identified on X-rays and CT. (radiologyinplainenglish.com)
  • A study sought to determine whether oral cavity cancers occurred more commonly at sites of dental trauma. (medscape.com)
  • Breast cancer is a common malignancy with the highest morbidity rate in females, seriously impairing their physical and mental health [ 1 , 2 ]. (ijpsonline.com)
  • The larvae were 10 mm × 3 mm and had a cylindrical, pale yellow body segmented with pigmented tracheal trunks visible in the last 4 posterior segments. (cdc.gov)
  • larvae typically have a smooth external aspect, with dorsal tracheal trunks and are pigmented. (uab.edu)
  • To compare the effects of breast-conserving surgery and modified radical mastectomy on early breast cancer is the objective of the study. (ijpsonline.com)
  • 30 early breast cancer patients undergoing breast-conserving surgery and 30 cases undergoing modified radical mastectomy from January 2019 to February 2020 were selected. (ijpsonline.com)
  • Early treatment is advocated clinically for breast cancer, the first choice of which is surgery. (ijpsonline.com)
  • With the increasingly higher requirement of female patients for aesthetics, however, modified radical mastectomy and breast-conserving surgery have been gradually applied in the treatment of breast cancer, which can reduce surgical trauma compared with traditional radical mastectomy [ 5 ]. (ijpsonline.com)
  • To solve this problem, 30 early breast cancer patients undergoing breast-conserving surgery and 30 cases undergoing modified radical mastectomy in our hospital from January 2019 to February 2020 were selected to clarify the effects of the two surgical procedures on early breast cancer. (ijpsonline.com)
  • Despite all known risks, the most appropriate type of treatment for primary tracheal tumors is surgery. (journalmc.org)
  • Surgery still offers the best option for patients with early stage non-small cell lung cancer that can tolerate surgery. (oaepublish.com)
  • With this above-mentioned status, surgeons try to improve the overall perioperative experience and facilitate surgery for more lung cancer patients by moving from open surgery to less invasive surgery. (oaepublish.com)
  • During experiments conducted on rats, 71.4 percent, 52.6 percent, and 15.4 percent of the animals exposed to cadmium -chloride aerosols by inhalation at concentrations of 12.5, 25, and 50 micrograms per cubic meter, respectively, 23 hours a day, 7 days a week, for 18 months developed primary lung carcinomas. (cdc.gov)
  • The posterior tracheal wall lacks cartilage and instead is supported by a thin band of smooth muscle. (medscape.com)
  • Primary tracheal tumors are very rare, occurring at a rate of approximately 0.1 per 100,000 population. (medscape.com)
  • Primary tracheal tumors are rare occurrences. (journalmc.org)
  • Myiasis may occur different tissues, but reports of myiasis of the tracheal stoma are rare. (cdc.gov)
  • Primary tracheal tumors are rare, constituting approximately 0.1-0.4% of malignant diseases. (bvsalud.org)
  • Anaplastic cancer is a rare disease, with an age-adjusted annual incidence of approximately one to two cases per million individuals. (klarity.health)
  • Primary inhalation pneumonia develops when these organisms bypass normal respiratory defense mechanisms or when the patient inhales aerobic gram-negative organisms that colonize the upper respiratory tract or respiratory support equipment. (medscape.com)
  • In the thorax computerized tomography (CT), all patients demonstrated narrowing of the tracheal air column and signs of mass lesions. (journalmc.org)
  • Open surgical repair using grafts has become the gold standard procedure for anterior urethral strictures that are not amenable to excision and primary anastomosis. (sciencegate.app)
  • Anastomosis was done after suprahyoid release and digital peri tracheal dissection. (journalcra.com)
  • Exploring SEER-Medicare for changes in the treatment of laryngeal cancer among elderly medicare beneficiaries. (wustl.edu)
  • Eric M. Genden, MD, MHCA, FACS is a United States head and neck cancer surgeon at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Mount Sinai Health System in New York City. (wikipedia.org)
  • Head and neck cancer : an evidence based team approach. (wikipedia.org)
  • Am J Surg Pathol 2005 PMID 15644773 Treatment considerations for head and neck cancer in the elderly. (wikipedia.org)
  • Transplantation, 2005 PMID 12525206 Is there a role for selective neck dissection after chemoradiation for head and neck cancer? (wikipedia.org)
  • Management of human papillomavirus-related unknown primaries of the head and neck with a transoral surgical approach. (wustl.edu)
  • Transoral laser microsurgery: a new approach for unknown primaries of the head and neck. (wustl.edu)
  • Haughey BH, Hinni ML, Salassa JR, Hayden RE, Grant DG, Rich JT, Milov S, Lewis JS Jr, Krishna M. Transoral laser microsurgery as primary treatment for advanced-stage oropharyngeal cancer: a United States multicenter study. (wustl.edu)
  • Many studies focus on the abandonment of treatment for children's cancer and analyze the risk factors ( 3 - 5 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • Exposure to radiation is the most significant risk factor for ATC, which can occur from environmental exposure, such as nuclear fallout, or medical treatment, such as radiation therapy for other types of cancer. (klarity.health)
  • This disease affects the respiratory system, smoking is considered the primary factor of infection, in addition to some chemical and industrial volatile, and the most important symptoms is chronic cough, which can be accompanied by blood out with phlegm. (todayinfo2.com)
  • and post-replication repair, in which the primary lesions are not repaired, but the gaps in one daughter duplex are filled in by incorporation of portions of the other (undamaged) daughter duplex. (lookformedical.com)
  • Chest radiograph showed a tracheal shift (Fig. 1 ). (biomedcentral.com)
  • Chest radiography is the most frequent and primary imaging modality in the intensive care unit (ICU), given its portability, rapid image acquisition, and availability of immediate information on the bedside preview. (bvsalud.org)
  • The study concluded that oral cavity cancers occur predominantly at sites of potential dental and denture trauma, especially in nonsmokers without other risk factors. (medscape.com)
  • Her physical examination was normal, except for a tracheal shift. (biomedcentral.com)
  • We diagnosed the pancreatic lesion as either metastatic cancer or primary pancreas cancer. (kjco.org)
  • Please note, if you are an HMO/POS health plan member and choose a primary care physician who is a member of the Mills-Peninsula Division of PAMF, your specialty care, laboratory and radiology services will be provided by physicians in the Mills-Peninsula network. (sutterhealth.org)
  • It is closely apposed to the tracheal cartilages and to the interanular tissues between them. (medscape.com)
  • Cancer is defined as a range of diseases, an abnormal growth of tissue from the tissues of the body due to a defect in the genetic makeup of the body's natural cells, And affects different types of organs, and the symptoms vary according to the organ or tissue affected. (todayinfo2.com)
  • The main limitation seems to be the capacity for tracheal tissue regeneration. (ersjournals.com)
  • A new technique has been presented that results in an acceleration of delayed primary healing with full thickness skin and subcutaneous tissue coverage. (who.int)
  • Although the skin is the most common primary site for MCTs in this species, they can arise from anywhere in the body. (wearethecure.org)
  • Tracheal polyps (a projecting growth from a mucous surface) and leiomyomas are also quite common. (wearethecure.org)
  • Headaches, coughs and an increase in visual impairment are among the most common symptoms of brain cancer. (todayinfo2.com)
  • Brain cancer is the second most common cancer in children, with 15,000 deaths a year. (todayinfo2.com)
  • At two to 3 centimeters with contractions 6 to eight minutes aside, the girl is within the early section of the primary stage of labor, which has a more variable length that when the contractions turn into common and closer collectively [url=http://www.mhcurling.com/dcs/purchase-cheap-levitra-online-no-rx/] erectile dysfunction pills at gnc order levitra 10 mg free shipping[/url]. (ehd.org)
  • However, several reviews have highlighted similar characteristics between metastatic and primary pancreatic tumors. (kjco.org)
  • Some reports have revealed similar characteristics between pancreatic metastatic tumors and primary pancreatic tumors. (kjco.org)
  • Because of the highly aggressive nature of these cancers, two thirds of patients exhibit symptoms resulting from metastatic or systemic disease at the time of initial presentation. (sts.org)