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View article: Eastern Canadian Gastrointestinal Cancer Consensus Conference 2024
Eastern Canadian Gastrointestinal Cancer Consensus Conference 2024 Open
The Eastern Canadian Gastrointestinal Cancer Consensus Conference was an annual meeting that was held in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, from 26 to 28 September 2024. This included experts in medical oncology, radiation oncology, su…
View article: The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Thymic Epithelial Tumor Staging Project: A Re-Assessment of the International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group/International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Lymph Node Map for Thymic Epithelial Tumors for the Forthcoming Ninth Edition of the TNM Classification of Malignant Tumors
The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Thymic Epithelial Tumor Staging Project: A Re-Assessment of the International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group/International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Lymph Node Map for Thymic Epithelial Tumors for the Forthcoming Ninth Edition of the TNM Classification of Malignant Tumors Open
On the basis of the recommendation to keep the N component unchanged for the ninth edition TNM classification, the lymph node map remains unchanged as well; however, clarifications have been added to facilitate clinical use.
View article: The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Thymic Epithelial Tumors Staging Project: Proposal for a Stage Classification for the Forthcoming (Ninth) Edition of the TNM Classification of Malignant Tumors
The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Thymic Epithelial Tumors Staging Project: Proposal for a Stage Classification for the Forthcoming (Ninth) Edition of the TNM Classification of Malignant Tumors Open
The proposed changes for the ninth edition of the TNM classification set the stage for further progress in the future for these rare tumors.
View article: Eastern Canadian Gastrointestinal Cancer Consensus Conference 2023
Eastern Canadian Gastrointestinal Cancer Consensus Conference 2023 Open
The annual Eastern Canadian Gastrointestinal Cancer Consensus Conference 2023 was held in Quebec City, Quebec 2–4 February 2023. The purpose of the conference was to develop consensus statements on emerging and evolving treatment paradigms…
View article: The therapeutic relevance of a BRCA2 mutation in a patient with recurrent thymoma: a case report
The therapeutic relevance of a BRCA2 mutation in a patient with recurrent thymoma: a case report Open
A potential role of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors versus cytotoxic chemotherapy for treatment of BRCA2-mutated recurrent thymoma merits discussion. However, due to the absence of data to support the functional and therapeu…
View article: Case presentations and recommendations from the 2018 ITMIG Annual Meeting
Case presentations and recommendations from the 2018 ITMIG Annual Meeting Open
The 9th International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group's (ITMIG) Annual Meeting was held in Seoul, South Korea in October 2018, and in this article, we discuss three of the cases presented and review the radiology imaging and pathology sli…
View article: Case presentation and recommendations from the April 2019 ITMIG tumor board: an international multidisciplinary team
Case presentation and recommendations from the April 2019 ITMIG tumor board: an international multidisciplinary team Open
The International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group (ITMIG) is an academic society that has periodic virtual tumor board meetings to discuss challenging cases. The tumor board consists of an international panel of experts with significant i…
View article: Needle Navigation and Catheter Reconstruction for Breast Brachytherapy Using Open Source Software
Needle Navigation and Catheter Reconstruction for Breast Brachytherapy Using Open Source Software Open
Interstitial breast brachytherapy is a method to deliver radiation therapy directly to the site of cancer.It is a challenging procedure because of issues in localizing the seroma, needles, and catheters within the soft tissue.In this paper…
View article: Case presentation and recommendations from the April 2018 ITMIG tumor board: an international multidisciplinary team
Case presentation and recommendations from the April 2018 ITMIG tumor board: an international multidisciplinary team Open
The International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group (ITMIG) has periodic tumor board meetings to discuss challenging cases. The case of a pediatric thymoma from the April 2018 meeting is discussed in this article. Radiology imaging and path…
View article: Case presentations and recommendations from the October 2017 ITMIG tumor board: an international multidisciplinary team
Case presentations and recommendations from the October 2017 ITMIG tumor board: an international multidisciplinary team Open
The International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group (ITMIG) has periodic tumor board meetings to discuss perplexing cases. Two of these cases from the October 2017 meeting are discussed in this article. The diagnoses of a simple thymic cyst…
View article: Chest tumors: current trends of clinical practice
Chest tumors: current trends of clinical practice Open
This review summarizes recent updates on the role and timing of radiotherapy (RT). Multidisciplinary case discussion and careful case selection before any treatment modality can avoid morbidity and mortality. Advances in RT technology incl…
View article: 916 Evaluation of a multidisciplinary cancer clinic: improving time to oncology assessment and treatment for patients with new lung cancer
916 Evaluation of a multidisciplinary cancer clinic: improving time to oncology assessment and treatment for patients with new lung cancer Open
Background Delays in the management of lung cancer (LC) are associated with inferior outcomes. Multidisciplinary cancer clinics (MDCC) can improve timeliness and quality of care. Objectives Decrease time from LC diagnosis to oncology asses…