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Learn about our comprehensive approach to surgery for male breast cancer, including mastectomy, breast-conserving options, and sentinel lymph node biopsy.

… Surgery is the most common treatment for men with breast cancer. About 98 percent of male breast cancer patients are treated with mastectomy (surgical removal of the breast). Mastectomy Today, most male patients are treated by total mastectomy, in which the breast is removed but the chest wall muscles

The Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials Consortium is a national clinical research group sponsored by the Department of Defense, with its coordinating center headquartered at Memorial Sloan Kettering.

… The Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials Consortium (PCCTC) is a network of over 112 participating institutions sponsored by the Prostate Cancer Foundation and the Department of Defense Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCF), with its Coordinating Center headquartered at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

MSK has ongoing clinical trials and other histiocytosis research.

… MSK is a major research institution. During your treatment for cancer, your care team may ask if you want to join a clinical trial. What is a clinical trial? Clinical trials are research studies that test new treatments, procedures, or devices to see how well they work. They are an important part of

Learn about our neurofibromatosis experts, including our neurology, neurosurgery, neuro-onology, pain, and rehabilitation specialists.

… MSK offers expert care for people with neurofibromatosis (NF), schwannomatosis, and NF2-related schwannomatosis. You may have to be treated by many types of doctors. It’s important to get treatment from a team that works closely together to coordinate your care. You often can get all your visits scheduled

Pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas are adrenal tumors. Symptoms may include sweating, headaches, high blood pressure, and elevated heart rate.

… Pheochromocytomas are tumors that produce too much of the hormones called catecholamines (epinephrine and norepinephrine). Normally, these hormones help the body deal with stress. Too much of either one can lead to serious conditions, such as high blood pressure and stroke. Most pheochromocytomas start

Mastocytosis happens when too many mast cells build up in the body. Read about how this disorder is diagnosed and its relationship to allergies.

… Mastocytosis happens when too many mast cells build up in the body. Mast cells are a type of white blood cell that play an important role in helping the immune system defend the body from disease. They also respond to allergic reactions, help heal wounds, and defend against infections.  Cutaneous mastocytosis

Learn what the different stages of melanoma mean, from stage 0 to stage 4 metastatic melanoma and what factors doctors use to determine how advanced a melanoma is.

… Staging is part of the diagnosis process. It tells you how advanced the melanoma is or whether it has spread. Staging also helps your doctor decide how to move forward with treatment and follow-up care.  Your doctor will give you a physical exam and review the results of your diagnostic and imaging tests

Obtenga más información sobre el significado de los diferentes estadios del melanoma, así como sobre qué factores intervienen para determinar qué tan avanzado está un melanoma.

… La estadificación es parte del proceso de diagnóstico. Indica qué tan avanzado está el melanoma o si se ha diseminado. La estadificación también ayuda a su médico a decidir cómo proceder con el tratamiento y el seguimiento médico.  El médico le realizará un examen físico y revisará los resultados de

The interior of bone.

… Two white arrows pointing to a compact (hard) bone versus a cancellous (soft) bone.

We diagnose pediatric leukemias quickly by obtaining a comprehensive history and performing a medical examination. Learn more at Memorial Sloan Kettering.

… The MSK Kids Approach to Diagnosing Leukemia Children and young adults with leukemia have the best chance of beating the disease when they receive an accurate diagnosis and start treatment as soon as possible. At MSK Kids, we use a quick and thorough approach to diagnose the cause of your child’s symptoms