Search for dissertations about: "Neoadjuvant chemotherapy"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 26 swedish dissertations containing the words Neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
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1. Clinical and Experimental Studies in Peritoneal Metastases from Gastric Cancer
University dissertation from Uppsala : Acta Universitatis UpsaliensisAbstract : Gastric cancer (GC) is one of leading causes of death in the world, and peritoneal metastases (PM) are a major site of recurrence. PM from GC implies a poor prognosis, with median overall survival (mOS) approximately 3 months and no survival at five years. READ MORE
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2. Experimental Diagnostics and Therapeutics of Invasive Urinary Bladder Cancer
University dissertation from Uppsala : Acta Universitatis UpsaliensisAbstract : The two purposes of this thesis were to evaluate new diagnostic techniques of lymphnode staging in invasive bladder cancer and to evaluate the results of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in invasive bladder cancer.Sentinel node detection was performed in 13 patients in preparation for radical cystectomy. READ MORE
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3. Prognostic factors in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, with emphasis on 11q13 rearrangements and cyclin D1 overexpression
University dissertation from Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Lund UniversityAbstract : Popular Abstract in Swedish Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning Skivepitelcancer i huvud- och halsregionen (SCCHN) Kliniska aspekter Prognosen vid SCCHN är i stort sett oförändrat dålig sedan 30 år tillbaka; cirka hälften av patienterna dör av sin sjukdom. Trots stora tekniska framsteg kring behandlingsteknikerna (ofta en kombination av kirurgi, strål- och i viss mån cellgiftsbehandling) medför dessa många gånger ogynsamma sidoeffekter i syfte att uppnå tumörfrihet. READ MORE
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4. Response to neoadjuvant treatment in rectal cancer surgery
University dissertation from Linköping : Linköping University Electronic PressAbstract : Rectal cancer is one of the three most common malignancies in Sweden with an annual incidence of about 2000 cases. Current treatment consists of surgical resection of the rectum including the loco-regional lymph nodes in the mesorectum. READ MORE
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5. Cardiopulmonary adaption to one-lung ventilation and neoadjuvant therapy during treatment of esophageal cancer
University dissertation from Stockholm : Karolinska Institutet, Dept of Clinical Science, Intervention and TechnologyAbstract : Introduction: Esophagectomy is the main form of curative treatment for esophageal cancer and has a high morbidity rate. Neoadjuvant chemo- (CT) or chemoradiotherapy (CRT) is employed to increase long-term survival. To improve perioperative care the effects of measures taken to improve surgical exposure i.e. READ MORE
