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There is a need for additional data in the literature regarding elective nodal irradiation in the treatment of T2N0 squamous cell carcinoma of the glottic larynx. We examined the experience at the Fox Chase Cancer Center and performed a literature review in order to define a treatment policy. Sixteen patients with T2 squamous cell carcinoma of the glottic larynx were treated with radiation therapy. Ten patients were irradiated to the larynx alone and six to the larynx and regional nodes. None of the patients in our series experienced a nodal recurrence regardless of whether the neck was electively irradiated. A literature review of 413 patients revealed that 2.6% of patients who did not have their nodes electively irradiated and had their primary tumor controlled experienced a nodal failure compared to 3.7% if the primary and regional nodes were irradiated (P = 0.88). Similarly, there was no significant difference in the rate of nodal failure for patients who experienced a recurrence at the primary site regardless of whether they received elective nodal irradiation (P = 0.36). We recommend treatment to the larynx alone since our policy is to treat the regional nodes only when the incidence of occult lymphadenopathy in the neck exceeds 15%.
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PMID:Neck failure in T2N0 squamous cell carcinoma of the true vocal cords: the Fox Chase experience and review of the literature. 912 90

The Forkhead/Fox transcription factor Foxc2 is a critical regulator of vascular development. However, the role of Foxc2 in pathological angiogenesis in cancer remains unknown. Here we show that FoxC2 is highly expressed in human breast and colonic tumors and in the tumor endothelium in human and mouse melanomas. Using the B16 melanoma tumor model, we investigated the function of Foxc2 in tumor angiogenesis. After subcutaneous injection of B16 melanoma cells, primary tumor growth as well as neovascularization was markedly reduced in mice lacking one copy of the Foxc2 gene (Foxc2+/-). Consistently, expression levels of several angiogenic factors, including vascular endothelial growth factor (Vegf), matrix metallopeptidase 2 (Mmp2), and platelet-derived growth factor-B (Pdgfb), were significantly decreased in B16 tumors grown in Foxc2+/- mice, and tumor blood vessels formed in Foxc2+/- mice showed reduced coverage of mural cells and endothelial cell apoptosis. In addition, the tumor tissue in Foxc2+/- mice had an accumulation of necrotic cells. Taken together, these findings demonstrate that haplodeficiency of Foxc2 results in impaired formation of tumor blood vessels as well as reduced tumor growth and thereby provide evidence that Foxc2 is critical for tumor development and angiogenesis.
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PMID:The Foxc2 transcription factor regulates tumor angiogenesis. 2006 Aug 10

We present the clinical findings, diagnosis and treatment of an 11-year old intact male Fox Terrier with a malignant Leydig cell tumor of the right testicle, which metastasized to the skeletal musculature of the left hind limb. The primary tumor and the metastasis were resected with narrow margins. The dog was treated with metronomic chemotherapy using thalidomid and dyclophosphamide. Local recurrence at the site of the metastasis and a pulmonary metastasis were present 30 months after surgery. The dog was euthanized.
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PMID:Metastasized Leydig cell tumor in a dog. 2675 37