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What is stenosis of the trachea? Memorial Sloan Kettering provides treatment for tracheal stenosis, a narrowing of the trachea that can result from cancer treatment, external injury, or infection, or as a result of an autoimmune disorder.

… Tracheal stenosis, including subglottic stenosis, is a narrowing of the trachea that causes breathing problems. It can develop when scar tissue forms in a person’s trachea due to prolonged intubation — when a breathing tube is inserted into the trachea to help maintain breathing during a medical procedure

Choosing MSK may give you access to new treatment options before they’re widely available elsewhere.

… Our mission at MSK has always been to care for and cure people with cancer. As part of this goal, we’ve worked for decades to find new treatments. Many of our innovations and approaches have set the standard for care. The MSK Lymphoma Service has one of the largest and most innovative clinical trial

See what sets surgery for glioma apart at Memorial Sloan Kettering.

… At Memorial Sloan Kettering, we typically use surgery to diagnose as well as treat gliomas. Often a sample of the tumor is removed during surgery and analyzed by a pathologist to help the surgeon decide how much tumor tissue can safely be removed. New technologies have made brain surgery safer than ever

Find up-to-date information about the diagnosis and treatment of esophageal cancer (esophagus cancer) and learn how we’re improving the outlook for people with this disease.

… About Esophageal Cancer Esophageal cancer forms inside the esophagus — a hollow, muscular tube about 10 inches long that carries food and drink from the mouth to the stomach. Cancer can develop when cells in the lining of the esophagus begin to grow and divide abnormally, forming a tumor. Tumors typically

Gastrointestinal neuroendocrine carcinomas are rare tumors, but Memorial Sloan Kettering experts have experience treating both large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma and small cell carcinoma. Learn about diagnosis and treatments including surgery, hormone therapy, chemotherapy, radiation therapy.

… A few neuroendocrine tumors found in the gastrointestinal tract are made of fast-growing, poorly differentiated cancer cells, and respond to different treatments than those used for carcinoid tumors. Despite their rare occurrence in the gastrointestinal tract, doctors at Memorial Sloan Kettering have

Overexposure to the sun is the greatest risk factor for basal cell carcinoma. Learn how you can prevent basal cell carcinoma skin cancer.

… What is My Risk for Basal Cell Carcinoma? These are the risk factors for basal cell carcinoma: Sun exposure. Fair skin. Personal history of skin cancer. Radiation from cancer treatment. Exposure to industrial compounds. Weakened immune system. Age. Sun Exposure Overexposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation

Learn more about our approach to diagnosis and treatment at Memorial Sloan Kettering.

… When someone is diagnosed with male breast cancer, our team of physicians helps him to select the treatment plan that best fits his individual needs. The treatment options for male breast cancer are similar to those for female breast cancer. Today, breast cancer is usually treated with a combination

To properly treat osteosarcoma, a correct diagnosis is crucial. Learn more about how our team of doctors can help at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

… An accurate diagnosis is essential to ensure that your child gets the most-effective therapy. Some people come to MSK thinking they have one type of cancer, but they learn through our precision testing that they have a different type of cancer. At MSK Kids, your child benefits from a team of pathologists

Meet our team of Wilms' tumor specialists who will develop a treatment plan that makes sense for your child. Learn more at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

… Our multidisciplinary pediatric Wilms’ tumor team provides care to children, adolescents, and young adults diagnosed with Wilms’ tumor . Our pediatric physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, and other specialists work together to maximize your child’s chance of a cure. Our patients see the same team

From a biopsy of the thyroid gland to molecular testing, explore what’s involved in getting the right diagnosis for thyroid cancer.

… Thyroid tumors are found and diagnosed in a number of ways. Some people notice thyroid cancer symptoms , such as a swelling or a small nodule (called a thyroid nodule ) in the front of the neck, and ask their doctor for an examination. But many people have no symptoms. If you’re worried about having