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World’s Tallest Man Stretches Out Over Eight Feet For Needed Gamma Knife Surgery

10.28.2010 · Posted in Cancer Articles, Cancer News

Much of Sultan Kosen’s eight feet, two-inch stature rose up in an 17-year period starting at age 10, when the benign tumor in his brain’s pituitary gland highjacked the organ, causing it to secrete massive amounts of growth hormone, making Mr. Kosen’s body grow fast and grow without ceasing. He will need to wait several ...

A Comprehensive Approach to Stereotactic Breast Biopsy

04.21.2010 · Posted in Bladder Cancer, Breast Cancer, Cancer Types

A Comprehensive Approach to Stereotactic Breast Biopsy. Comprehensive introduction to stereotactic approach to diagnosis of breast disease. Stereotactic biopsy is a new, high-tech tool used by radiologists in the diagnosis of breast disease. The procedure consolidates the best aspects of needle aspiration and radiologic imaging to precisely locate and biopsy a lesion. Radiologists can now ...