Introduction Head and neck cancers are a complex, heterogeneous group of diseases with a variety of treatment options. Surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation all have a role. Outcomes data are often ambiguous, and the same tumor may be treated differently at…
Key points Prostate interventions can be used to both diagnose and treat prostate cancer. Although none have been shown to affect outcomes, and the data regarding side effects is heterogeneous, most show low rates of incontinence and impotence. Patient and…
Key points Uterine leiomyomata are common benign neoplasms that may cause symptoms related either to tissue bulk or bleeding for many women. Triage to the ideal treatment depends not only on fibroid characteristics and location within the uterus but also…
Key points Resection and chemotherapy are the mainstays of treatment for most advanced gynecologic cancers, but interventional strategies play an important role in the diagnosis and treatment of patients who are not surgical candidates. Image-guided biopsy is suggested in cases…
Key points Imaging plays an important role in diagnosis Thermal ablation is becoming a treatment option for select patients with small tumors techniques include radiofrequency and cryoablation long-term follow-up with imaging is necessary Embolization can be used in the treatment…
Key points Liver metastasis is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in patients with cancers of various origins and presents a therapeutic challenge because only a few patients are candidates for surgical resection, and systemic chemotherapy offers limited benefit.…
Key points Incidence and prevalence of GEP-NET is increasing. Recently approved systemic targeted therapeutic agents and local therapies have rekindled interest in NET management. Multidisciplinary centers employing a myriad of tumor therapies including strategies of image-guided techniques are poised to…
Colon cancer—an overview Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the fourth most frequently diagnosed cancer, the second leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States, and recent studies estimate that 100,000 new cases of colon cancer and 40,000 of rectal cancer…
Key points Precise assessment of disease progression and adequate selection of initial therapeutic options should be performed through a multidisciplinary approach in the treatment of liver metastases. Selected patients with colorectal liver metastases are candidates for curative hepatic resection with…
Key points The treatment of colorectal cancer, metastatic to liver, should be optimally managed within the context of a multidisciplinary team to improve patient-centered outcomes. Treatment intent should be categorized as ““curative,” “potentially curative,” “noncurative for active therapy” (the majority)…