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Disseminated Carcinoma

MedGen UID:
303143
•Concept ID:
C1439275
•
Neoplastic Process

Definition

Carcinoma that is spread throughout the body. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVDisseminated Carcinoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Treatment of metastatic carcinoma of the prostate.
Goethuys H, Baert L, Van Poppel H, Lieskovsky G, Brady LW, Petrovich Z
Am J Clin Oncol 1997 Feb;20(1):40-5. doi: 10.1097/00000421-199702000-00009. PMID: 9020286
Hypophysectomy in the treatment of disseminated carcinoma of the breast and prostate gland.
Tindall GT, Ambrose SS, Christy JH, Patton JM
South Med J 1976 May;69(5):579-83. doi: 10.1097/00007611-197605000-00029. PMID: 1273614
Treatment of stage IV carcinoma of the prostate.
Resnick MI, Grayhack JT
Urol Clin North Am 1975 Feb;2(1):141-61. PMID: 1093057

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

The role of 2-deoxy-2-[F-18]fluoro-D-glucose positron emission tomography in disseminated carcinoma of unknown primary site.
Sève P, Billotey C, Broussolle C, Dumontet C, Mackey JR
Cancer 2007 Jan 15;109(2):292-9. doi: 10.1002/cncr.22410. PMID: 17167760
Detection of micrometastasis of gastric carcinoma in peripheral blood circulation.
Chen XM, Chen GY, Wang ZR, Zhu FS, Wang XL, Zhang X
World J Gastroenterol 2004 Mar 15;10(6):804-8. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i6.804. PMID: 15040021Free PMC Article
Expression of cytokeratin 20 in the blood of patients with disseminated carcinoma of the pancreas, colon, stomach, and lung.
Chausovsky G, Luchansky M, Figer A, Shapira J, Gottfried M, Novis B, Bogelman G, Zemer R, Zimlichman S, Klein A
Cancer 1999 Dec 1;86(11):2398-405. PMID: 10590383
Maximal cytoreduction, chemotherapy and contact nonspecific immunotherapy for stage III carcinoma of the ovary.
Papaioannou AN, Polychronis AB, Avgoustis AH, Coca HI, Trichopoulos DB
Surg Gynecol Obstet 1979 Dec;149(6):837-42. PMID: 505258
Treatment of stage IV carcinoma of the prostate.
Resnick MI, Grayhack JT
Urol Clin North Am 1975 Feb;2(1):141-61. PMID: 1093057

Diagnosis

Surgical approach of non-small cell lung cancer with extrapulmonary metastasis.
Muñoz Molina GM, Ovejero Díaz AP, Gorospe Sarasúa L
Med Clin (Barc) 2019 Aug 2;153(3):115-121. Epub 2019 May 29 doi: 10.1016/j.medcli.2019.02.025. PMID: 31151683
Disseminated carcinoma diagnosed by bone marrow biopsy in patients with microangiopathic hemolytic anemia and thrombocytopenia: a report of two cases with gastric cancer and a review of the literature.
Kaidar-Person O, Nasrallah H, Haim N, Dann EJ, Bar-Sela G
J Gastrointest Cancer 2011 Sep;42(3):123-6. doi: 10.1007/s12029-010-9204-6. PMID: 20820945
Treatment of metastatic carcinoma of the prostate.
Goethuys H, Baert L, Van Poppel H, Lieskovsky G, Brady LW, Petrovich Z
Am J Clin Oncol 1997 Feb;20(1):40-5. doi: 10.1097/00000421-199702000-00009. PMID: 9020286
Clinical stage I carcinoma of the testis: a review.
Fung CY, Garnick MB
J Clin Oncol 1988 Apr;6(4):734-50. doi: 10.1200/JCO.1988.6.4.734. PMID: 3282036
Treatment of stage IV carcinoma of the prostate.
Resnick MI, Grayhack JT
Urol Clin North Am 1975 Feb;2(1):141-61. PMID: 1093057

Therapy

Treatment of metastatic carcinoma of the prostate.
Goethuys H, Baert L, Van Poppel H, Lieskovsky G, Brady LW, Petrovich Z
Am J Clin Oncol 1997 Feb;20(1):40-5. doi: 10.1097/00000421-199702000-00009. PMID: 9020286
Sr-89 therapy: strontium kinetics in disseminated carcinoma of the prostate.
Blake GM, Zivanovic MA, McEwan AJ, Ackery DM
Eur J Nucl Med 1986;12(9):447-54. doi: 10.1007/BF00254749. PMID: 3102236
Maximal cytoreduction, chemotherapy and contact nonspecific immunotherapy for stage III carcinoma of the ovary.
Papaioannou AN, Polychronis AB, Avgoustis AH, Coca HI, Trichopoulos DB
Surg Gynecol Obstet 1979 Dec;149(6):837-42. PMID: 505258
Response of patients with carcinoma of the breast to hormonal therapy and combination chemotherapy.
Henderson MD, Buroker TR, Samson MK, Mood DW, Baker LH, Vaitkevicius VK
Surg Gynecol Obstet 1975 Aug;141(2):232-4. PMID: 1154233
Treatment of stage IV carcinoma of the prostate.
Resnick MI, Grayhack JT
Urol Clin North Am 1975 Feb;2(1):141-61. PMID: 1093057

Prognosis

Surgical approach of non-small cell lung cancer with extrapulmonary metastasis.
Muñoz Molina GM, Ovejero Díaz AP, Gorospe Sarasúa L
Med Clin (Barc) 2019 Aug 2;153(3):115-121. Epub 2019 May 29 doi: 10.1016/j.medcli.2019.02.025. PMID: 31151683
Primary seminal vesicle carcinoma.
Stenzel P, Wettach G, Leroy X
Int J Surg Pathol 2011 Jun;19(3):401-4. Epub 2011 Mar 21 doi: 10.1177/1066896911398359. PMID: 21427104
Disseminated carcinoma diagnosed by bone marrow biopsy in patients with microangiopathic hemolytic anemia and thrombocytopenia: a report of two cases with gastric cancer and a review of the literature.
Kaidar-Person O, Nasrallah H, Haim N, Dann EJ, Bar-Sela G
J Gastrointest Cancer 2011 Sep;42(3):123-6. doi: 10.1007/s12029-010-9204-6. PMID: 20820945
Clinical stage I carcinoma of the testis: a review.
Fung CY, Garnick MB
J Clin Oncol 1988 Apr;6(4):734-50. doi: 10.1200/JCO.1988.6.4.734. PMID: 3282036
Hypophysectomy in the treatment of disseminated carcinoma of the breast and prostate gland.
Tindall GT, Ambrose SS, Christy JH, Patton JM
South Med J 1976 May;69(5):579-83. doi: 10.1097/00007611-197605000-00029. PMID: 1273614

Clinical prediction guides

Effectiveness of Leksell gamma knife hypophysectomy on cancer-related intractable pain - a single-center experience.
May J, Liscak R
Neuro Endocrinol Lett 2022 Dec 20;43(5):265-269. PMID: 36584403
Intraoperative cell isolation for a cytological assessment of bone resection margins in patients with head and neck cancer.
Nieberler M, Häußler P, Kesting MR, Kolk A, Stimmer H, Nentwig K, Weirich G, Wolff KD
Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2017 Jun;55(5):510-516. Epub 2017 Mar 11 doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2017.02.006. PMID: 28292525
Enrichment methods to detect bone marrow micrometastases in breast carcinoma patients: clinical relevance.
Choesmel V, Pierga JY, Nos C, Vincent-Salomon A, Sigal-Zafrani B, Thiery JP, Blin N
Breast Cancer Res 2004;6(5):R556-70. Epub 2004 Jul 29 doi: 10.1186/bcr898. PMID: 15318937Free PMC Article
Detection of bone marrow-disseminated breast cancer cells using an RT-PCR assay of MUC5B mRNA.
Berois N, Varangot M, Sóñora C, Zarantonelli L, Pressa C, Laviña R, Rodríguez JL, Delgado F, Porchet N, Aubert JP, Osinaga E
Int J Cancer 2003 Feb 10;103(4):550-5. doi: 10.1002/ijc.10853. PMID: 12478674
p53 gene mutations are not required for early dissemination of cancer cells.
Offner S, Schmaus W, Witter K, Baretton GB, Schlimok G, Passlick B, Riethmüller G, Pantel K
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1999 Jun 8;96(12):6942-6. doi: 10.1073/pnas.96.12.6942. PMID: 10359818Free PMC Article

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