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Great vessel cancer

MedGen UID:
777096
•Concept ID:
C3665405
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: cancer of great vessel of heart; Great Vessel Cancer; great vessel cancer; great vessel of heart cancer; Malignant Great Vessel Neoplasm; malignant great vessel neoplasm; malignant great vessel of heart neoplasm; Malignant Great Vessel Tumor; malignant great vessel tumor; malignant great vessel tumour; malignant neoplasm of great vessel of heart
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0040676

Definition

A malignant neoplasm arising from the great vessels. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Medical prevention and treatment of radiation-induced carotid injury.
Zheng Z, Zhao Q, Wei J, Wang B, Wang H, Meng L, Xin Y, Jiang X
Biomed Pharmacother 2020 Nov;131:110664. Epub 2020 Aug 28 doi: 10.1016/j.biopha.2020.110664. PMID: 32861067
The actual management of colorectal liver metastases.
Pérez-Santiago L, Dorcaratto D, Garcés-Albir M, Muñoz-Forner E, Huerta Álvaro M, Roselló Keranën S, Sabater L
Minerva Chir 2020 Oct;75(5):328-344. Epub 2020 Aug 6 doi: 10.23736/S0026-4733.20.08436-9. PMID: 32773753
Antiangiogenic cancer treatment: The great discovery and greater complexity (Review).
Maj E, Papiernik D, Wietrzyk J
Int J Oncol 2016 Nov;49(5):1773-1784. Epub 2016 Sep 26 doi: 10.3892/ijo.2016.3709. PMID: 27826619Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Coronary Artery Calcification: Current Concepts and Clinical Implications.
Onnis C, Virmani R, Kawai K, Nardi V, Lerman A, Cademartiri F, Scicolone R, Boi A, Congiu T, Faa G, Libby P, Saba L
Circulation 2024 Jan 16;149(3):251-266. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.123.065657. PMID: 38227718Free PMC Article
Developments in pancreatic cancer surgery.
Shah OJ, Singh M
Updates Surg 2024 Jan;76(1):17-22. Epub 2023 Nov 9 doi: 10.1007/s13304-023-01692-4. PMID: 37943494
Why is pancreatic cancer so deadly? The pathologist's view.
Hruban RH, Gaida MM, Thompson E, Hong SM, Noë M, Brosens LA, Jongepier M, Offerhaus GJA, Wood LD
J Pathol 2019 Jun;248(2):131-141. Epub 2019 Apr 15 doi: 10.1002/path.5260. PMID: 30838636
Meeting the needs of breast cancer: A nucleolin's perspective.
Gregório AC, Lacerda M, Figueiredo P, Simões S, Dias S, Moreira JN
Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2018 May;125:89-101. Epub 2018 Mar 21 doi: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2018.03.008. PMID: 29650282
Sympathetic Nerve Injury in Thyroid Cancer.
Diamantis E, Farmaki P, Savvanis S, Athanasiadis G, Troupis T, Damaskos C
Acta Medica (Hradec Kralove) 2017;60(4):135-139. doi: 10.14712/18059694.2018.8. PMID: 29716678

Diagnosis

Multimodality imaging appearance of intrapericardial paragangliomas.
Palacio D, Jo N, Del Pilar Gutierrez M, Shponka V, Betancourt S
Clin Radiol 2022 Dec;77(12):952-959. Epub 2022 Sep 26 doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2022.08.131. PMID: 36175258
AI Chest 4 All.
Thammarach P, Khaengthanyakan S, Vongsurakrai S, Phienphanich P, Pooprasert P, Yaemsuk A, Vanichvarodom P, Munpolsri N, Khwayotha S, Lertkowit M, Tungsagunwattana S, Vijitsanguan C, Lertrojanapunya S, Noisiri W, Chiawiriyabunya I, Aphikulvanich N, Tantibundhit C
Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2020 Jul;2020:1229-1233. doi: 10.1109/EMBC44109.2020.9175862. PMID: 33018209
Liver-directed therapy in metastatic colorectal cancer.
Kelly CM, Kemeny NE
Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 2017 Aug;17(8):745-758. Epub 2017 Jun 28 doi: 10.1080/14737140.2017.1345629. PMID: 28636427
Angiogenesis in primary hyperparathyroidism.
Segiet OA, Michalski M, Brzozowa-Zasada M, Piecuch A, Żaba M, Helewski K, Gabriel A, Wojnicz R
Ann Diagn Pathol 2015 Apr;19(2):91-8. Epub 2015 Jan 15 doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2015.01.002. PMID: 25648902
Pericardial mesothelioma.
Vigneswaran WT, Stefanacci PR
Curr Treat Options Oncol 2000 Oct;1(4):299-302. doi: 10.1007/s11864-000-0045-6. PMID: 12057155

Therapy

Tumor vasculature-targeting nanomedicines.
Zhang Y, He J
Acta Biomater 2021 Oct 15;134:1-12. Epub 2021 Jul 13 doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2021.07.015. PMID: 34271167
Nanoparticle mediated cancer immunotherapy.
Gupta J, Safdari HA, Hoque M
Semin Cancer Biol 2021 Feb;69:307-324. Epub 2020 Apr 4 doi: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2020.03.015. PMID: 32259643
Remodeling the Tumor Microenvironment with Emerging Nanotherapeutics.
Chen Q, Liu G, Liu S, Su H, Wang Y, Li J, Luo C
Trends Pharmacol Sci 2018 Jan;39(1):59-74. Epub 2017 Nov 15 doi: 10.1016/j.tips.2017.10.009. PMID: 29153879
Pericardial mesothelioma.
Vigneswaran WT, Stefanacci PR
Curr Treat Options Oncol 2000 Oct;1(4):299-302. doi: 10.1007/s11864-000-0045-6. PMID: 12057155
Immunolymphoscintigraphy.
Keenan AM
Semin Nucl Med 1989 Oct;19(4):322-31. doi: 10.1016/s0001-2998(89)80024-8. PMID: 2678483

Prognosis

Coronary Artery Calcification: Current Concepts and Clinical Implications.
Onnis C, Virmani R, Kawai K, Nardi V, Lerman A, Cademartiri F, Scicolone R, Boi A, Congiu T, Faa G, Libby P, Saba L
Circulation 2024 Jan 16;149(3):251-266. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.123.065657. PMID: 38227718Free PMC Article
Progression of Metastasis through Lymphatic System.
Zhou H, Lei PJ, Padera TP
Cells 2021 Mar 12;10(3) doi: 10.3390/cells10030627. PMID: 33808959Free PMC Article
Hepatocellular carcinoma-derived exosomal miRNA-21 contributes to tumor progression by converting hepatocyte stellate cells to cancer-associated fibroblasts.
Zhou Y, Ren H, Dai B, Li J, Shang L, Huang J, Shi X
J Exp Clin Cancer Res 2018 Dec 27;37(1):324. doi: 10.1186/s13046-018-0965-2. PMID: 30591064Free PMC Article
Primary pericardial tumors.
Restrepo CS, Vargas D, Ocazionez D, Martínez-Jiménez S, Betancourt Cuellar SL, Gutierrez FR
Radiographics 2013 Oct;33(6):1613-30. doi: 10.1148/rg.336135512. PMID: 24108554
Pericardial mesothelioma.
Vigneswaran WT, Stefanacci PR
Curr Treat Options Oncol 2000 Oct;1(4):299-302. doi: 10.1007/s11864-000-0045-6. PMID: 12057155

Clinical prediction guides

Coronary Artery Calcification: Current Concepts and Clinical Implications.
Onnis C, Virmani R, Kawai K, Nardi V, Lerman A, Cademartiri F, Scicolone R, Boi A, Congiu T, Faa G, Libby P, Saba L
Circulation 2024 Jan 16;149(3):251-266. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.123.065657. PMID: 38227718Free PMC Article
AI Chest 4 All.
Thammarach P, Khaengthanyakan S, Vongsurakrai S, Phienphanich P, Pooprasert P, Yaemsuk A, Vanichvarodom P, Munpolsri N, Khwayotha S, Lertkowit M, Tungsagunwattana S, Vijitsanguan C, Lertrojanapunya S, Noisiri W, Chiawiriyabunya I, Aphikulvanich N, Tantibundhit C
Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2020 Jul;2020:1229-1233. doi: 10.1109/EMBC44109.2020.9175862. PMID: 33018209
Protective Effects of Incretin Against Age-Related Diseases.
Zhang D, Ma M, Liu Y
Curr Drug Deliv 2019;16(9):793-806. doi: 10.2174/1567201816666191010145029. PMID: 31622202
Sympathetic Nerve Injury in Thyroid Cancer.
Diamantis E, Farmaki P, Savvanis S, Athanasiadis G, Troupis T, Damaskos C
Acta Medica (Hradec Kralove) 2017;60(4):135-139. doi: 10.14712/18059694.2018.8. PMID: 29716678
Antiangiogenic cancer treatment: The great discovery and greater complexity (Review).
Maj E, Papiernik D, Wietrzyk J
Int J Oncol 2016 Nov;49(5):1773-1784. Epub 2016 Sep 26 doi: 10.3892/ijo.2016.3709. PMID: 27826619Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

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Gao F, Yu B, Cong H, Shen Y
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Gruber LM, Jasim S, Ducharme-Smith A, Weingarten T, Young WF, Bancos I
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2021 May 13;106(6):e2393-e2401. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgab130. PMID: 33693908Free PMC Article
Prognostic factors for overall survival of stage III non-small cell lung cancer patients on computed tomography: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
van Laar M, van Amsterdam WAC, van Lindert ASR, de Jong PA, Verhoeff JJC
Radiother Oncol 2020 Oct;151:152-175. Epub 2020 Jul 22 doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2020.07.030. PMID: 32710990
The effects of uterine manipulators in minimally invasive hysterectomy for endometrial cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Meng Y, Liu Y, Lin S, Cao C, Wu P, Gao P, Zhi W, Peng T, Gui L, Wu P
Eur J Surg Oncol 2020 Jul;46(7):1225-1232. Epub 2020 Mar 28 doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2020.03.213. PMID: 32360066
Trans-arterial radioembolization in intermediate-advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: systematic review and meta-analyses.
Rognoni C, Ciani O, Sommariva S, Facciorusso A, Tarricone R, Bhoori S, Mazzaferro V
Oncotarget 2016 Nov 1;7(44):72343-72355. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.11644. PMID: 27579537Free PMC Article

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