Malignant liver tumors : current and emerging therapies / edited by Pierre-Alain Clavien.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Clavien, Pierre-Alain.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Liver--Cancer--Treatment.

Liver.

Liver Neoplasms--therapy.

Medical Subjects:

Liver Neoplasms--therapy.

Physical Description:

xiv, 363 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

Malden, Mass., USA : Blackwell Science, [1999]

Contents:

1. Pathology of Primary and Secondary Liver Tumors / Kay Washington 3

2. Epidemiology and Natural History of Liver Tumors / Robert J. Porte, Pierre-Alain Clavien 27

3. Tumor Markers in Primary and Secondary Liver Tumors / Jeff White, James G. Geraghty 36

4. Modalities for Imaging Liver Tumors / Laura E. Heyneman, Rendon C. Nelson 46

5. Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches to the Patient with Liver Malignancy / W. Scott Helton 62

Part II Systemic and Selective Therapies

6. Current and New Systemic Treatment of Hepatobiliary Tumors / Harry Bleiberg, Beatrice Gerard 85

7. Radiation Therapy for Liver Tumors / John M. Robertson, Theodore S. Lawrence 96

8. Hepatic Artery Embolization and Chemoembolization / Paul V. Suhocki 105

9. Selective Continuous Intra-arterial Chemotherapy for Liver Tumors / Joseph T. Gallagher, Jean-Nicolas Vauthey 116

10. Prospects of Isolated Hepatic Perfusion / Alexander L. Vahrmeijer, Jan Hein van Dierendonck, Cornelis J. H. van de Velde 125

Part III Tumor Ablation

11. Resection of Liver Tumors: Special Emphasis on Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Therapy / Markus Selzner, Pierre-Alain Clavien 137

12. Repeat Resection for Liver Tumors / William R. Jarnagin, Yuman Fong 150

13. Cryoablation of Liver Tumors / Vivek Kohli, Pierre-Alain Clavien 159

14. Thermal Ablation of Liver Tumors by Radiofrequency, Microwave, and Laser Therapy / Gerald D. Dodd III, Glenn A. Halff, Hyunchul Rhim 170

15. Ethanol Injection for Treatment of Liver Tumors / Erik K. Paulson 181

16. Transplantation for Liver Tumors / Jacques Belghiti, Francois Durand, Olivier Farges 189

17. Multimodality Treatment of Liver Neoplasms / Yehuda Z. Patt, Ashraful Hoque 198

Part IV Gene Therapy, Immunotherapy, and Antiangiogenic Therapies

18. Overview: Immunologic, Genetic, Apoptotic, and Neovascular Therapies for Liver Tumors / Michael A. Morse, Pierre-Alain Clavien, H. Kim Lyerly 215

19. Immunotherapy for Liver Tumors / Michael A. Morse, H. Kim Lyerly 218

20. p53 Gene Therapy for Liver Tumors / Alan P. Venook 229

21. Pro-drug-Converting Gene Therapy for Liver Tumors / Michael A. Morse, Brian Clary 234

22. Gene Transfer in Liver and Biliary Tumors / Jian Jun Chen, Gary J. Nabel 242

23. Activated Cell Therapy for Liver Tumors / Julian A. Kim 248

24. Antiangiogenic Agents in the Treatment of Liver Tumors / Emily K. Bergsland, Robert S. Warren 258

25. Induction of Apoptosis in Liver Tumors / James C. Cusack, Jr. 270

Part V Special Considerations

26. Therapy for Liver Tumors in the Cirrhotic Patient / Pierre F. Saldinger, Yuman Fong 279

27. Neuroendocrine Tumors: Management of Hepatic Metastatic Disease / Paul M. Kirshbom, Douglas S. Tyler 293

28. Liver Tumors of Rare and Unknown Origins / Markus Selzner, Pierre-Alain Clavien 303

29. Liver Tumors in Special Populations / Janet E. Tuttle-Newhall, Pierre-Alain Clavien 313

30. Treatment of Liver Tumors in Children / Dietrich von Schweinitz 323

31. Anesthetic Management of Liver Surgery / Robert P. Hill, Tong J. Gan 341.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0632044063

OCLC:

40251666