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Learning you have a pancreatic cyst can be scary. Learn more about how Memorial Sloan Kettering experts can help you make the best choices, from surveillance to cyst removal.

… Learning you have a cyst in your pancreas can be scary, but these cysts may not harm you. Often, a pancreatic cyst does not need to be removed or treated. Still, it’s important to monitor (watch) the cysts carefully over time. This is called surveillance. If we see signs the cyst is having worrisome

Learn about ablation and other methods that MSK interventional radiologists use to shrink or kill liver tumors without surgery.

… An interventional (IN-ter-VEN-shun-al) radiologist is a doctor with special training in performing image-guided procedures to diagnose and treat disease. These treatments are minimally invasive. That means they are done through just a small nick in the skin.  Methods that treat liver metastases include

Selected publications from our spine tumor experts

… Our Publications Visit PubMed for a full list of publications from our spine tumor experts Go » Below are selected publications from our spine tumor experts. Clicking on the name of the publication will take you to the reference and to the abstract in PubMed. 1 M. H. Bilsky, E. Lis, J. Raizer, H. Lee

Through our Ewing Sarcoma clinical trials, you may have access to treatments before they are available elsewhere. Find out if a clinical trial is right for your child at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

… MSK Kids offers a range of clinical trials evaluating new approaches for children with Ewing sarcoma. Trials are available for newly diagnosed children and for those whose cancer has continued growing or come back after treatment.   Some of our clinical trials are evaluating new drugs. Others are assessing

Although gallbladder cancer is rare, certain factors, such as age, make a person more likely to develop the disease.

… It is not clear what causes gallbladder cancer. Certain factors make a person more likely to develop the disease. Gallbladder cancer usually affects older people (age 70 and above). Women are also much more likely than men to develop the disease. Gallbladder cancer is more common among Mexican Americans

Discover how our team of doctors combine their expertise with state-of-the-art treatments for children with Ewing sarcoma. Learn more at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

… Treatment Customized to Your Child’s Needs Your child’s care plan takes into account if and how far the cancer has spread. At MSK Kids, we usually begin treating Ewing sarcoma with anticancer drugs to shrink the tumor, followed by surgery to remove it. Some children also receive radiation therapy to

Learn about this rare melanoma, which may resemble a scar in texture or appearance.

… Desmoplastic melanoma is a type of skin cancer. It begins when the melanocytes in the skin grow out of control and form tumors. Melanocytes are the cells responsible for making melanin, the pigment that determines the color of the skin. Desmoplastic melanoma is a rare form of the disease that accounts

Obtenga más información sobre este melanoma poco común, que puede parecerse a una cicatriz en cuanto a su textura o apariencia.

… El melanoma desmoplásico es un tipo de cáncer de piel. Comienza cuando los melanocitos de la piel crecen sin control y forman tumores. Los melanocitos son las células encargadas de producir melanina, el pigmento que determina el color de la piel. El melanoma desmoplásico es una forma poco común de la

Learn about the complete process that doctors at Memorial Sloan Kettering go through in determining a bone cancer diagnosis.

… If it’s suspected that you have bone cancer, one of our doctors will first discuss your personal and family medical history with you. We will then perform a complete medical examination and do some tests. Bone infections, noncancerous bone tumors, and other conditions may cause symptoms that could be

Exposure to high levels of radiation and certain chemicals are the main risk factors we know about for leukemia, particularly AML.

… Exposure to high levels of radiation and certain chemicals are the main risk factors we know about for leukemia, particularly acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Our researchers have led efforts to identify many genes that are associated with the disease and that can guide us in selecting the most-effective