Crohn's Disease of the Colon, Rectum, and Anus.

There is no cure for Crohn disease. Newer treatments, such as biological therapy, have led to an improved quality of life. This article focuses on the surgical management of Crohn disease of the colon, rectum, and anus.

Differentiated thyroid cancer associated with intestinal polyposis syndromes: a review.

Intestinal polyposis syndromes, such as familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) and Cowden's syndrome, are often associated with extraintestinal manifestations, and while many of these manifestations are benign, malignant extraintestinal manifestations, such as differentiated thyroid cancers, do occur. Although differentiated thyroid cancers (ie, papillary and follicular thyroid carcinomas) are associated with multiple syndromes, they are most commonly associated with intestinal polyposis syndromes. In the general population, the probability of developing thyroid cancer by age 65 years is only .

Survival in patients with synovial sarcoma of the head and neck: association with tumor location, size, and extension.

Background: The medical literature on synovial sarcoma (SS) of the head and neck region is limited. Thus, we determined whether clinical characteristics and treatment were associated with recurrence and survival rates in patients with SS of the head and neck.

Methods: We retrospectively identified patients with a pathologic diagnosis of SS of the head and neck at our institution (a large tertiary comprehensive cancer center) and compared recurrence and survival rates by clinical characteristics and treatment.