Colorectal cancer : multimodality management / edited by Leonard B. Saltz.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Saltz, Leonard B.

Series:

Current clinical oncology (Totowa, N.J.)

Current clinical oncology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Colon (Anatomy)--Cancer.

Colon (Anatomy).

Rectum--Cancer.

Rectum.

Colorectal Neoplasms--therapy.

Colorectal Neoplasms--diagnosis.

Colorectal Neoplasms--prevention & control.

Medical Subjects:

Colorectal Neoplasms--therapy.

Colorectal Neoplasms--diagnosis.

Colorectal Neoplasms--prevention & control.

Physical Description:

xiii, 854 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

Totowa, N.J. : Humana, [2002]

Contents:

Part I. Epidemiology/Prevention

1 Biology and Molecular Genetics of Colorectal Cancer / Scott K. Kuwada, Deborah W. Neklason, Randall W. Burt 3

2 Epidemiological Trends in Colorectal Cancer / Susan M. Talbot, Alfred I. Neugut 23

3 Dietary and Lifestyle Influences on Colorectal Carcinogenesis / Charles S. Fuchs 47

4 Screening and Surveillance / Arnold J. Markowitz 65

5 Chemoprevention of Colorectal Cancer / Monica M. Bertagnolli 81

6 Management of Hereditary Colon Cancer Syndromes / Miguel A. Rodriguez-Bigas, Nicholas J. Petrelli 99

Part II. Diagnostic and Therapeutic Radiology

7 Overview of CT, MRI, and Ultrasound in the Imaging and Staging of Colorectal Cancer / David J. Vining 117

8 Virtual Colonoscopy for Colorectal Cancer Screening and Surveillance / David T. Rubin, Abraham H. Dachman 127

9 Preoperative Staging of Rectal Cancer: Endorectal Ultrasound and Endorectal MRI / Spiros Hiotis, Sharon Weber, W. Douglas Wong 143

10 Nuclear Medicine in the Diagnosis and Management of Colorectal Cancer / Stanley J. Goldsmith, Lale Kostakoglu 157

11 Radiation Therapy of Resectable Rectal Cancer / Nora A. Janjan, Matthew Ballo, Christopher Crane, Marc Delclos 179

12 Management of Locally Unresectable Rectal Cancer / Bruce D. Minsky 209

13 Radiation Therapy for Hepatic Metastases / John M. Robertson 233

Part III. Surgery of Colorectal Cancer

14 Surgical Pathology of Colorectal Cancer / Carolyn C. Compton 247

15 Surgery of Colon Cancer / Alfred T. Culliford IV, Philip B. Paty 267

16 Laparoscopy in Colorectal Cancer Management / Heidi Nelson, Bernardo Tisminezky 291

17 Management of Cancer in a Polyp / David A. Rothenberger, Julio Garcia-Aguilar 325

18 Surgery of Rectal Cancer / Aaron R. Sasson, Elin R. Sigurdson 337

19 Conservative Management of Early-Stage Rectal Cancer / Mitchell C. Posner, Glenn D. Steele, Jr. 357

20 Surgical Management of Hepatic Colorectal Metastases / William R. Jarnagin, Yuman Fong 375

21 Resection of Colorectal Metastases to the Lung / Robert J. Downey 391

22 Surgical Management of Peritoneal Surface Spread of Colorectal Cancer / Paul H. Sugarbaker 401

23 Cryosurgical Ablation for the Management of Unresectable Hepatic Colorectal Metastases / Gregory D. Kennedy, Fred T. Lee, Jr., David Mahvi, John E. Niederhuber 419

24 Radiofrequency Ablation of Colorectal Metastases to the Liver / Douglas L. Fraker 437

Part IV. Medical Oncology

25 5-Fluorouracil and Its Biomodulation in the Management of Colorectal Cancer / Jean L. Grem 457

26 Clinical Implications of Dihydropyrimidine Dehydrogenase on 5-Fluorouracil Pharmacology / Robert B. Diasio 489

27 Oral Fluoropyrimidines in Colorectal Cancer / John L. Marshall 499

28 Irinotecan in the Treatment of Colorectal Cancer / Leonard B. Saltz 513

29 Oxaliplatin in the Treatment of Colorectal Cancer / Stacy D. Jacobson, Steven R. Alberts, Richard M. Goldberg 525

30 TS Inhibitors and Antifolates / Hugo E. R. Ford, David Cunningham 567

31 Adjuvant Therapy for Colon Cancer / Kyle Holen, Leonard B. Saltz 585

32 Hepatic Artery Infusion / M. Margaret Kemeny, Nancy E. Kemeny 597

33 Intraportal and Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Colon Cancer / Werner Scheithauer 611

34 Molecular Markers of Chemotherapy Resistance in Colorectal Cancer / Peter V. Danenberg 621

Part V. Supportive Management

35 Cancer Pain Syndromes in Colorectal and Anal Cancers / Nathan I. Cherny 637

36 Pain Management in Colorectal and Anal Cancers / Nathan I. Cherny 659

37 Sexuality and Fertility in Patients with Colorectal Cancer / Megan P. Fleming 695

38 Complementary and Alternative Medicine Approaches in Colorectal Cancer / Andrew J. Vickers, Barrie R. Cassileth 717

Part VI. New Agents in Colorectal Cancer

39 Angiogenesis and Colorectal Cancer: From the Laboratory to the Clinic / Lee S. Rosen, William W. Li 739

40 Selected Targets and Rationally Designed Therapeutics for Patients with Colorectal Cancer: Future Drug Development / Eric K. Rowinsky 759

41 Vaccine Strategies for Colorectal Cancer / Kenneth A. Foon 795

42 Gene Therapy Strategies for Colorectal Cancer / Anand G. Menon, Marjolijn M. van der Eb, Peter J. K. Kuppen, Cornelis J. H. van de Velde 811.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0896039358

OCLC:

48836147