Sökning: "staging"

Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 241 avhandlingar innehållade ordet staging.

  1. 11. Rectal cancer : staging, radiotherapy and surgery

    Författare :Anna Martling; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Rectal cancer; surgery; radiotherapy; staging; prognosis;

    Sammanfattning : In Sweden, about 1800 patients are annually diagnosed with adenocarcinoma of the rectum. Surgery remains the major primary treatment. Adjuvant radiotherapy and total mesorectal excision (TME) are two major achievements in rectal cancer treatment during the last two decades. LÄS MER

  3. 12. Prognostic and predictive factors in colorectal cancer

    Författare :Kristoffer Derwinger; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :colorectal cancer; prognosis; lymph nodes; lymph node ratio; MTHFR; cyclin E; TNM; staging; metastasis;

    Sammanfattning : Aim: The aim of the thesis was to study prognostic and predictive factors in patients treated for colorectal cancer (CRC). Method: In paper I, a retrospective comparison was made between the patients treated in 1999 (n=180) with those treated in 2004 (n=175). LÄS MER

  4. 13. Iscensättande av identiteter i vuxenstudier

    Författare :Liselott Assarsson; Katarina Sipos Zackrisson; Larsson Staffan; Madeleine Abrandt-Dahlgren; Sverker Lindblad; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; lifelong learning; adult education; governmentality; interpretative repertoire; ethnography; student biography; livslångt lärande; vuxenutbildning; Sverige; Education; Pedagogik; pedagogik;

    Sammanfattning : The focus of this thesis is how identities are construed in adult education. According to the theoretical framework inspiring the study, identities are viewed as discursive constructions that are negotiated in social arenas. Hence, identities are considered versatile, plural and contradictory. LÄS MER

  5. 14. Radiolabeled acetate PET in oncology imaging : studies on head and neck cancer, prostate cancer and normal distribution

    Författare :Aijun Sun; Jens Sörensen; Silvia Johansson; Mikael Karlsson; Katrine Åhlström Riklund; Ingela Turesson; Heikki Minn; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; 11C-acetate; 18F-fluoroacetate; PET; head and neck cancer; staging; delineating tumor volume; clearance rate; perfusion; RT; treatment outcome; benign and malignant lymph node; prostate cancer; normal distribution; Oncology; Onkologi; onkologi; Oncology;

    Sammanfattning : The use of positron emission tomography (PET) for imaging in oncology has grown rapidly in recent years. 2-[18F]-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) is the most common tracer of PET, although drawbacks exist. LÄS MER

  7. 15. Tissue remodelling proteases as prognostic factors in colon and rectal cancer

    Författare :Marcus Langenskiöld; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :extracelluar matrix; survival; staging; colorectal cancer; mucosa; stroma;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in Sweden and the main treatment is surgery. The TNM classification is the principal staging tool, although insufficient in identifying all patients with poor survival. LÄS MER