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MedGen UID:
858963
•Concept ID:
C3899369
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Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Contiguous Spread; Direct Tumor Extension

Definition

The spread or migration of cancer cells through the wall of an organ into surrounding organs and/or adjacent tissues. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVDirect Extension

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Extramammary Paget's Disease: Diagnosis, Pathogenesis, and Treatment with Focus on Recent Developments.
Ishizuki S, Nakamura Y
Curr Oncol 2021 Aug 5;28(4):2969-2986. doi: 10.3390/curroncol28040260. PMID: 34436026Free PMC Article
Management of neurosurgical implant-associated infections.
Conen A, Raabe A, Schaller K, Fux CA, Vajkoczy P, Trampuz A
Swiss Med Wkly 2020 Apr 20;150:w20208. Epub 2020 Apr 24 doi: 10.4414/smw.2020.20208. PMID: 32329803
Approaches to treatment for extraocular retinoblastoma: Children's Hospital Los Angeles experience.
Jubran RF, Erdreich-Epstein A, Butturini A, Murphree AL, Villablanca JG
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2004 Jan;26(1):31-4. doi: 10.1097/00043426-200401000-00011. PMID: 14707710

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

The importance of considering competing risks in recurrence analysis of intracranial meningioma.
Mirian C, Jensen LR, Juratli TA, Maier AD, Torp SH, Shih HA, Morshed RA, Young JS, Magill ST, Bertero L, Stummer W, Spille DC, Brokinkel B, Oya S, Miyawaki S, Saito N, Proescholdt M, Kuroi Y, Gousias K, Simon M, Moliterno J, Prat-Acin R, Goutagny S, Prabhu VC, Tsiang JT, Wach J, Güresir E, Yamamoto J, Kim YZ, Lee JH, Koshy M, Perumal K, Baskaya MK, Cannon DM, Shrieve DC, Suh CO, Chang JH, Kamenova M, Straumann S, Soleman J, Eyüpoglu IY, Catalan T, Lui A, Theodosopoulos PV, McDermott MW, Wang F, Guo F, Góes P, de Paiva Neto MA, Jamshidi A, Komotar R, Ivan M, Luther E, Souhami L, Guiot MC, Csonka T, Endo T, Barrett OC, Jensen R, Gupta T, Patel AJ, Klisch TJ, Kim JW, Maiuri F, Barresi V, Tabernero MD, Skyrman S, Broechner A, Bach MJ, Law I, Scheie D, Kristensen BW, Munch TN, Meling T, Fugleholm K, Blanche P, Mathiesen T
J Neurooncol 2024 Feb;166(3):503-511. Epub 2024 Feb 10 doi: 10.1007/s11060-024-04572-y. PMID: 38336917Free PMC Article
Anatomy, Imaging, and Pathologic Conditions of the Brachial Plexus.
Gilcrease-Garcia BM, Deshmukh SD, Parsons MS
Radiographics 2020 Oct;40(6):1686-1714. doi: 10.1148/rg.2020200012. PMID: 33001787
Management of the thyroid gland during laryngectomy.
Li SX, Polacco MA, Gosselin BJ, Harrington LX, Titus AJ, Paydarfar JA
J Laryngol Otol 2017 Aug;131(8):740-744. Epub 2017 Jun 8 doi: 10.1017/S0022215117001244. PMID: 28592347Free PMC Article
Urachal adenocarcinoma: a clinician's guide for treatment.
Siefker-Radtke A
Semin Oncol 2012 Oct;39(5):619-24. doi: 10.1053/j.seminoncol.2012.08.011. PMID: 23040259
Personalized genomic medicine.
Novelli G
Intern Emerg Med 2010 Oct;5 Suppl 1:S81-90. doi: 10.1007/s11739-010-0455-9. PMID: 20865479

Diagnosis

Non-typhoidal Salmonella aortitis.
Gardini G, Zanotti P, Pucci A, Tomasoni L, Caligaris S, Paro B, Gavazzi E, Albano D, Bonardelli S, Maroldi R, Giubbini R, Castelli F
Infection 2019 Dec;47(6):1059-1063. Epub 2019 Jul 18 doi: 10.1007/s15010-019-01344-z. PMID: 31321641
Natural Killer T-Cell Lymphoma of the Orbit: An Evidence-Based Approach.
Jiménez-Pérez JC, Yoon MK
Semin Ophthalmol 2017;32(1):116-124. Epub 2016 Oct 14 doi: 10.1080/08820538.2016.1228405. PMID: 27740876
Vitamin D Status and Supplementation in the Critically Ill.
McKinney TJ, Patel JJ, Benns MV, Nash NA, Miller KR
Curr Gastroenterol Rep 2016 Apr;18(4):18. doi: 10.1007/s11894-016-0492-2. PMID: 26951231
Tumors of the diaphragm.
Kim MP, Hofstetter WL
Thorac Surg Clin 2009 Nov;19(4):521-9. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2009.08.007. PMID: 20112635
Dural metastases.
Laigle-Donadey F, Taillibert S, Mokhtari K, Hildebrand J, Delattre JY
J Neurooncol 2005 Oct;75(1):57-61. doi: 10.1007/s11060-004-8098-1. PMID: 16215816

Therapy

Complicated Odontogenic Sinusitis: Extrasinus Infectious Spread.
Yu AJ, Espinosa M, Adappa ND, Douglas JE
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2024 Dec;57(6):1019-1030. Epub 2024 Jul 23 doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2024.06.003. PMID: 39048507
Natural Killer T-Cell Lymphoma of the Orbit: An Evidence-Based Approach.
Jiménez-Pérez JC, Yoon MK
Semin Ophthalmol 2017;32(1):116-124. Epub 2016 Oct 14 doi: 10.1080/08820538.2016.1228405. PMID: 27740876
Vitamin D Status and Supplementation in the Critically Ill.
McKinney TJ, Patel JJ, Benns MV, Nash NA, Miller KR
Curr Gastroenterol Rep 2016 Apr;18(4):18. doi: 10.1007/s11894-016-0492-2. PMID: 26951231
Antifungal therapy of aspergillosis of the central nervous system and aspergillus endophthalmitis.
Hoenigl M, Krause R
Curr Pharm Des 2013;19(20):3648-68. doi: 10.2174/13816128113199990342. PMID: 23278539
5-ASA enema therapy.
Hanauer SB
Neth J Med 1989 Jun;35 Suppl 1:S11-20. PMID: 2702307

Prognosis

Natural Killer T-Cell Lymphoma of the Orbit: An Evidence-Based Approach.
Jiménez-Pérez JC, Yoon MK
Semin Ophthalmol 2017;32(1):116-124. Epub 2016 Oct 14 doi: 10.1080/08820538.2016.1228405. PMID: 27740876
Vitamin D Status and Supplementation in the Critically Ill.
McKinney TJ, Patel JJ, Benns MV, Nash NA, Miller KR
Curr Gastroenterol Rep 2016 Apr;18(4):18. doi: 10.1007/s11894-016-0492-2. PMID: 26951231
Parotidectomy for Parotid Cancer.
Cracchiolo JR, Shaha AR
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2016 Apr;49(2):415-24. Epub 2016 Feb 17 doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2015.10.007. PMID: 26895698Free PMC Article
Tumors of the diaphragm.
Kim MP, Hofstetter WL
Thorac Surg Clin 2009 Nov;19(4):521-9. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2009.08.007. PMID: 20112635
Dural metastases.
Laigle-Donadey F, Taillibert S, Mokhtari K, Hildebrand J, Delattre JY
J Neurooncol 2005 Oct;75(1):57-61. doi: 10.1007/s11060-004-8098-1. PMID: 16215816

Clinical prediction guides

Extrascleral extension of choroidal melanoma after iodine-125 brachytherapy treatment: a case series.
Mustak H, Lo C, Cohen LM, Tran A, Almanzor R, McCannel TA, Goldberg RA, Rootman DB
Eye (Lond) 2023 Feb;37(2):249-255. Epub 2022 Jan 5 doi: 10.1038/s41433-021-01861-y. PMID: 34987200Free PMC Article
High nasolacrimal sac-duct junction anatomical variation - retrospective review of dacryocystography images.
Juniat V, Lee J, Sia P, Curragh D, Hardy TG, Selva D
Orbit 2021 Dec;40(6):505-508. Epub 2020 Sep 7 doi: 10.1080/01676830.2020.1817101. PMID: 32893697
Management of the thyroid gland during laryngectomy.
Li SX, Polacco MA, Gosselin BJ, Harrington LX, Titus AJ, Paydarfar JA
J Laryngol Otol 2017 Aug;131(8):740-744. Epub 2017 Jun 8 doi: 10.1017/S0022215117001244. PMID: 28592347Free PMC Article
Parotidectomy for Parotid Cancer.
Cracchiolo JR, Shaha AR
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2016 Apr;49(2):415-24. Epub 2016 Feb 17 doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2015.10.007. PMID: 26895698Free PMC Article
Radiologic diagnosis of bone metastases.
Rosenthal DI
Cancer 1997 Oct 15;80(8 Suppl):1595-607. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19971015)80:8+<1595::aid-cncr10>3.3.co;2-z. PMID: 9362427

Recent systematic reviews

Surgical management of renal cell carcinoma invading the liver - a case report and systematic review.
Tosh JM, Navriya SC, Kumar S, Singh S, Ramachandra D, Khandari A
Pol Przegl Chir 2022 Mar 1;94(4):37-44. doi: 10.5604/01.3001.0015.7678. PMID: 36047362
Imaging in mediastinitis: a systematic review based on aetiology.
Akman C, Kantarci F, Cetinkaya S
Clin Radiol 2004 Jul;59(7):573-85. doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2003.12.001. PMID: 15208062

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