K. Govind Babu

HCG Cancer Hospital

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K V Ganpathy

Homi Bhabha National Institute

Harit Chaturvedi

Max Healthcare

Sushmita Ghoshal

Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Mrinalini Pandit

Tata Trusts

Gunita Mitera

University of Toronto

C.S. Pramesh

Tata Memorial Hospital

Tapan Saikia

Prince Aly Khan Hospital

Dhairyasheel Savant

Cancer Institute (WIA)

Richard Sullivan

King's College London

Ahmed Ijaz Masood

Nishtar Medical College and Hospital

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Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology

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Tata Memorial Hospital

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Homi Bhabha National Institute

Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre

All India Institute of Medical Sciences

Kumamoto University

Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research

Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer

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Cancer in the elderly.

PubMed (2003)

K. Govind Babu

Cancer, the dreaded killer disease, has its aetiology in several factors like genetic, environmental, diet habits, etc. Age over 65 years is generally considered elderly and the cancer incidence increases with age. Cancer is second to cardiovascular disease for the cause of death in the elderly. The behaviour of certain cancers also differ in the elderly thus adding to the ultimate outcome that is usually confounded by several comorbid illnesses. The prognostic factor varies with type of cancer. Older patients with Hodgkin's disease and acute myeloid leukaemia do worse than breast cancer. Radiation therapy is well tolerated by the elderly.

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Acute Mountain Sickness – Can it be Predicted?

Wilderness and Environmental Medicine (2015)

K. Govind Babu R. Srinivasa Thuppil Venkatesh C. Vidyasagar

10.1016/j.wem.2014.11.021

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Paranasal Sinus Neuroendocrine Carcinoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Case Reports in Oncological Medicine (2013)

Nagesh T. Sirsath K. Govind Babu Umesh Das C. S. Premlatha

Neuroendocrine neoplasms are defined as epithelial neoplasms with predominant neuroendocrine differentiation. They can arise in almost every organ of the body although they are most commonly found in the gastrointestinal tract and respiratory system. Nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses are a rare site for neuroendocrine carcinoma. In contrast to the other regions, neuroendocrine tumours of the sinuses have been reported to be recurrent and locally destructive. Very few cases of paranasal sinus neuroendocrine carcinoma have been reported till date. Difficulty in pathologic diagnosis and rarity of this malignancy have hindered the progress in understanding the clinical course and improving outcomes. We herein report a case of poorly differentiated neuroendocrine tumour of ethmoid and sphenoid sinus with invasion of orbit and intracranial extension. The patient had complete response at the end of chemoradiation and he was disease-free for 9 months duration after which he developed bone metastasis without regional recurrence.

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10.1155/2013/728479

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1244 POSTER Types of tobacco usage in oral cancer patients-hospital based cohort from south India

European Journal of Cancer Supplements (2007)

B. Poonamalle Parthasarthy V.S.S. Attili K. Govind Babu D. Lokanatha Jayan Parameshwar

10.1016/s1359-6349(07)70725-5

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Primary breast angiosarcoma – a single institution experience from a tertiary cancer center in South India

Breast Disease (2017)

D. Lokanatha A. Anand KC Lakshmaiah K. Govind Babu Linu Abraham Jacob

Introduction:Primary angiosarcoma of the breast is a rare entity with incidence of less than 0.05% of all malignant breast neoplasms. It occurs in young females without any associated risk factors. The tumor behaves aggressively and has a poor prognosis compared to invasive ductal carcinoma. Method :It was a retrospective observational study done at a tertiary cancer center from January 2012 to December 2016. The medical records of patients diagnosed with primary breast angiosarcoma were reviewed for the study. Clinicopathological profile, treatment, and the outcomes were analyzed. Results:Four patients were diagnosed with primary breast angiosarcoma out of 2560 breast cancer patients seen over a period of 5 years. Two had metastatic disease at presentation. Among four patients, two underwent surgery of the primary tumor, whereas, all received chemotherapy either as adjuvant or palliative setting. One patient received adjuvant radiation therapy. Three patients received 2nd line and one received 3rd line chemotherapy on disease progression. After a median follow-up of 18 months one patient was surviving on 3rd line chemotherapy with trabectedin. Other three succumbed to disease after progression. Conclusion:Due to a small number of this malignancy randomized studies are difficult to perform and optimum treatment strategy still need to be defined.

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10.3233/bd-170291

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Rectal carcinoma metastasizing to the breast: A case report and review of literature

Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics (2009)

Tejinder Singh CS Premalatha CT Satheesh KC Lakshmaiah TM Suresh

Extramammary breast metastases (from non-breast primaries) are rare, constituting only about 2% of all breast metastases, although autopsy studies show that it may occur in up to 6% of cases. Lymphoma, metastatic melanoma, and bronchial carcinoma are the malignancies that account for the majority of breast metastases. Breast metastases from a colorectal carcinoma have been described in only a small number of cases in the literature. We present a case of a 42-year-old woman with an incidental finding of a breast lump. She had a history of Dukes C rectal carcinoma for which she had undergone an anterior resection 11 months earlier. The breast deposit was the first clinical indication of relapse. The patient subsequently developed liver and brain metastases and deteriorated rapidly; she died 2 months after presenting with the breast mass.

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10.4103/0973-1482.59904

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Indian clinical practice pre-treatment imaging guidelines for head-and-neck cancers

Cancer Research Statistics and Treatment (2024)

Abhishek Mahajan Nivedita Chakrabarty Kumar Prabhash Pankaj Chaturvedi K. Govind Babu

Site-specific imaging for head-and-neck cancers is essential to convey the relevant information on the radiological tumor stage accurately to the surgeons/treating physicians, thus helping them to decide upon the management. Additionally, the role of imaging cannot be overemphasized for neck screening for nodes and metastasis. Certain crucial structures at each head-and-neck site elude direct visualization on clinical examination; hence, it is pertinent to be aware of these structures, the involvement of which, on imaging, can change the management plan from curative to palliative intent. Though international guidelines exist, there have been no dedicated imaging guidelines for head-and-neck cancers in India. We propose site-specific pre-treatment imaging guidelines for various head-and-neck cancers and neck nodes, including the choice of imaging modalities for each site, protocols, and management implications of crucial structure involvement at each site. By proposing these recommendations, we intend to standardize head-and-neck imaging throughout the country.

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10.4103/crst.crst_125_23

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6025 POSTER Toxicity and Response rates to Imatinib in chronic myeloid leukemia with variant translocation – An experience from south India

European Journal of Cancer Supplements (2007)

Ankit P. Jain P.P. Bapsy V.S.S. Attili Ullas Batra Vaibhav Kamal

10.1016/s1359-6349(07)71316-2

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Choosing Wisely for Cancer Care in India