melanoma/edema

The radiation maculopathy is a consequence of radiotherapy for treatment of choroidal melanoma. The radiation maculopathy is characterized by the compromission of the macular microvasculature that can lead to the leakage, lipid exudates, hemorrhages, teleangiectasie, macular edema, non perfusion

Background Sentinel node biopsy (SNB) is a well-established technique for nodal staging of malignant disease, including breast cancer and malignant melanoma. The sentinel node (SN) is the first lymph node to receive cancer cells in a given lymph node basin. The status of the SN is often the most

Lymphedema is a debilitating disorder that severely impairs the quality of life of the patients and requires life-long attention. It can be classified as primary or secondary, based on the etiology. Primary lymphedema is a rare, congenital disorder caused by inherited genetic mutation on a number of

Brain tumors are the first cause of cancer mortality in children and the 3rd cause in young adults. The most frequent brain tumors are gliomas and among them the most common type is astrocytoma. The most malignant astrocytoma is Glioblastoma (GBM). Standard therapy of newly diagnosed GBM patients

Aim: The overall aim of this study is to examine the baseline lymphatic function and anatomy in women who have undergone and completed treatment for breast cancer. Comparison will be made between: - The treated arm and the untreated arm in the patient. - The treated arm in patients who did not

MK-3475 (MK-3475) is an IgG4 monoclonal antibody to PD1, which received a 'breakthrough therapy' designation for advanced melanoma from the FDA in January 2013. Preliminary results from the NSCLC cohort of a phase I dose expansion trial of MK-3475 were presented at the 2013 World Conference on Lung

This study will consist of 2 simultaneous treatment arms: A six week dosing regimen arm and a treat and extend (TAE) dosing regimen arm, total duration 54 weeks. In the TAE arm the patients will receive an intravitreal aflibercept injection first visit, again at the second visit at 6 weeks, and then

Actinic keratoses (AK) are common cutaneous lesions associate with chronic ultraviolet radiation exposure. Ultraviolet radiation produces local and systemic immunosuppression, mutations in the p53 tumor suppressor gene, and deoxyribonucleic acid pyrimidine covalent dimmers, each of which is believed

Inclusion criteria: 1. Males and females ≥ 20 years of age 2. ECOG performance status of 0-1 3. Histologically or cytologically verified non-squamous NSCLC 4. Stage IV disease, as defined by American Joint Committee on Cancer 7th edition staging, prior to first-line or second-line chemotherapy with

Plaque radiotherapy is a commonly used method for treatment of small and medium-sized uveal melanomas. Macular edema is one of the most common causes of visual loss after plaque radiotherapy and has been reported in up to 70% of patients with posterior uveal melanoma. Different methods have been

Melanoma arising from the choroid and ciliary body is the most common primary intraocular cancer. The Collaborative Ocular Melanoma Study (COMS) randomized clinical trial of I-125 brachytherapy versus enucleation for medium-sized choroidal melanoma (2.5-10.0 mm in thickness and ≤ 16 mm in diameter)

Approximately 30-40% of patients develop a deterioration of visual acuity within 5 years after treatment of uveal melanoma using radiation therapy and TTT due to radiation retinopathy (Shields 2002, Bartlema 2003). By administration of either Lucentis® or Triamcinolone® we hope to treat

BACKGROUND: Uveal melanoma is the most common primary intraocular malignancy. Plaque radiation (brachytherapy) has emerged as the most common treatment in the current management of uveal melanoma, but is complicated by visual loss in close to 70% of patients at 10 years follow-up. Strategies for the

Conservative Management with Isolated Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Vulvar Cancer Patients with Sentinel Lymph Nodes Determined to be Negative for Metastatic Disease. Introduction The American Cancer Society estimates there will be 4000 new cases of vulvar cancer for the year 2003(1). The majority