• CONCISE BUT COMPREHENSIVE DESCRIPTION OF TUMORS

• INCLUSION OF AIDS RELATED MALIGNANCIES

• INCLUDES “CANCER PAIN AND ITS MANAGEMENT"

• STUDENT-FRIENDLY COMPILATION

• INCLUDES NEWER DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FIELD OF TUMOR MANAGEMENT.

• A MUST READ FOR ALL MD/MS ASPIRANTS

1. General Consideration....................................................................... ............................................ 1

              i. Tumor Vaccines 7

ii. Tumor Markers 9

   2. Cancer Chemotherapy.................................................................................................................... 13

   3. Cancer Pain..................................................................................................................................... 40

   4. Oncological Emergencies.............................................................................................................. 43

  5. Paraneoplastic Syndromes................................................................................................................................... ,.......... 49

  6. Aids- related Malignancies............................................................................ 58

  7. Radiotherapy............................................................................................... 73

  8. Breast Diseases and Conditions.................................................................... 80

  9. Endocrine Tumors........ ............................................................................... 94

i. Parathyroid Diseases 94

ii. Thyroid Diseases and Conditions 99

iii. Adrenal Gland Diseases 114

10. Brain Tumors............................................................................................. 118

11. Hematological Malignancies........................................................................ 121

12. Lung Cancer.............................................................................................. 172

13. Skin Tumors................................. ............................................................. 179

14. Bone Tumors.............................................................................................. 194

15. Hepatocellular Carcinoma ...................................................................... 208

16. Tumors of Genitourinary Tract..................................................................... 228

• Ovarian Cancer 228

• Cancer of Cervix 239

• Fibroids 250

• Cancers of the Penis 256

•  Testicular Cancer 258

• Kidney Tumors 263

• Transitional Cell Carcinoma 266

• Cancer of Urinary Bladder 270

17. Pediatric Oncology........................................................................................................................ 276    

• Childhood Brain Tumors 276

18. Intraocular Melanoma   347