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Malignant Tumors of the Spleen

Brandon Chapman, MD, Ana Gleisner, MD, PhD, Alessandro Paniccia, MD
    • Role of imaging for preoperative characterization of splenic lesions
    • Use of laparoscopy for splenectomy 

Malignant Diseases of the Peritoneum and Retroperitoneum

Amanda K. Arrington, MD
    • Hyperthermic intra-abdominal chemotherapy treatment in the setting of colorectal carcinomatosis, gastric carcinomatosis, pseudomyxoma peritonei
    • Enhanced understanding of the pathophysiology of pseudomyxoma peritonei

Malignant Tumors of the Spleen

Brandon Chapman, MD, Ana Gleisner, MD, PhD, Alessandro Paniccia, MD
    • Role of imaging for preoperative characterization of splenic lesions
    • Use of laparoscopy for splenectomy 

Adjuvant Radiation for Tissue Extremity and Truncal Sarcomas 

Melody Qu, MD, MPH, Nabil Wasif, MD, MPH
    • Indications for radiation therapy
    • Sequencing of radiation therapy
    • Technique for radiation delivery

Adjuvant and Neoadjuvant Therapy for Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

Syed A Ahmed, MD, Gregory C Wilson, MD, Brent T Xia, MD
    • Review and analysis of previous adjuvant chemotherapy and adjuvant chemoradiation trials in resectable pancreatic cancer
    • Limitations outside of clinical trials with regard to omission and delayed initiation of adjuvant therapy
    • Highlighting of single- and multiinstitution findings with neoadjuvant therapy for resectable and locally advanced diseases

Sarcoma: Vascular Tumors (EHE and Angiosarcoma)

Anne Grand'Maison, MD, John M Kane III, MD, Kilian Salerno, MD
    • The potential use of propranolol for beta-adrenergic blockade in the treatment of advanced angiosarcoma
    • Antiendoglin antibody (TRC 105) targeted therapy in clinical trials for the treatment of advanced angiosarcoma
    • The fusion gene WWTR1-CAMTA1 as an important diagnostic tool in challenging cases of epithelioid hemangioendothelioma

Sarcoma: Vascular Tumors (EHE and Angiosarcoma)

Anne Grand'Maison, MD, John M Kane III, MD, Kilian Salerno, MD
    • The potential use of propranolol for beta-adrenergic blockade in the treatment of advanced angiosarcoma
    • Antiendoglin antibody (TRC 105) targeted therapy in clinical trials for the treatment of advanced angiosarcoma
    • The fusion gene WWTR1-CAMTA1 as an important diagnostic tool in challenging cases of epithelioid hemangioendothelioma

Approach to Metastatic Melanoma

Alexandra Gangi, MD, Jonathan S Zager, MD, FACS
    • Intralesional therapy
    • Limb infusion
    • Percutaneous hepatic perfusion
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