Survival among pancreaticoduodenectomy patients treated for pancreatic head cancer <1 or 2 cm.

Background: Size of primary tumor has implications for staging, imaging, and treatment of pancreatic head carcinomas. Limited data suggest that small tumor size is associated with better survival. The objective of this population study is to analyze characteristics and survival of patients with resected pancreatic head ductal carcinomas sized <1 and 2 cm.

Tonsillar carcinoma metastatic to the spleen presenting as trauma: a case report.

Background: Cancers of the head and neck rarely metastasize to the spleen. To the best of our knowledge, there is no reported case of a tonsillar carcinoma metastasizing to the spleen.

Method And Results: This patient had a splenic capsular rupture likely related to his metastases that presented as a traumatic splenic injury.

Renal medullary carcinoma: the Bronx experience.

Objectives: Renal medullary carcinoma (RMC) is a devastating and extremely rare malignancy primarily afflicting young men with sickle cell trait. We present our clinical experience with 9 cases of RMC during a 10-year period and briefly review the published data.

Methods: A retrospective chart review of 9 cases of RMC during a 10-year period at our institutions was performed.