Germ cell tumors / [edited by] Derek Raghavan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Raghavan, Derek.

Series:

Atlas of clinical oncology

American Cancer Society atlas of clinical oncology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Germ cells--Tumors.

Germ cells.

Testis--Tumors.

Testis.

Germ Cells--pathology.

Testicular Neoplasms.

Neoplasms.

Tumors.

Medical Subjects:

Germ Cells--pathology.

Testicular Neoplasms.

Neoplasms.

Physical Description:

xvi, 368 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in .)

Place of Publication:

Hamilton, Ont. ; Lewiston, NY : BC Decker, 2003.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Germ Cell Tumors, edited by Dr. Raghavan, offers practitioners expert advice and patients a hope for survival. This new volume in the American Cancer Society atlas series is the only germ cell tumor monograph and atlas available on the market today. Germ Cell Tumors takes the reader through the total care process from early detection, therapies, and follow-up through to psychological stress and social issues. Germ Cell Tumors features definitive reviews on biology and on diagnostic, laboratory, imaging, and management tools by a multidisciplinary team of researchers and practitioners. Many of them are key contributors to major scientific advances in the field. More than 240 illustrations, most of them in full color, help the reader visualize assessment approaches, surgical techniques, and complications.

Contents:

1 Biology of Germ Cell Tumors / Derek Raghavan, MD, PhD, A. Munro Neville, MD, PhD, FRCPath 1

2 Epidemiologic Insights into the Occurrence and Causes of Testicular Cancer / Victoria Cortessis, PhD 16

3 Surgical Anatomy / Robert P. Huben, MD 30

4 Pathology / Ivan Damjanov, MD, PhD 37

5 Presentation of Germ Cell Tumors / Timothy J. Christmas, MD, FRCS, Alan Horwich, PhD, FRCR, FRCP 51

6 Radiologic Investigation / Janet E. S. Husband, OBE, FMedSci, FRCP, FRCR, Dow-Mu Koh, MRCP, FRCR, Gary J. R. Cook, MSc, MD, FRCP, FRCR 58

7 Tumor Markers in Germ Cell Tumors of the Testis / Avrum I. Jacobson, MD, Paul H. Lange, MD, FACS 74

8 Prognostic Factors in Disseminated Germ Cell Tumors / Craig R. Nichols, MD 86

9 Surgery for Testicular Cancer: Radical Orchiectomy / Siamak Daneshmand, MD, Eila C. Skinner, MD 93

10 Surgery of the Retroperitoneum / Richard S. Foster, MD, Richard Bihrle, MD, John P. Donohue, MD 98

11 Surgery of Metastatic Disease after Chemotherapy / Giorgio Pizzocaro, MD 109

12 Active Surveillance for Stage I Nonseminomatous Germ Cell Tumors / Gedske Daugaard, MD, Mikael Rorth, MD 128

13 Management of Nonseminomatous Germ Cell Tumors: Chemotherapy for Patients with a Good Prognosis / Guy C. Toner, MD, FRACP 139

14 Management of Nonseminomatous Testicular Cancer Chemotherapy for Poor-Risk Patients: Standard-Dose Therapy / Edward S. Newlands, MD, PhD, FRCP 158

15 High-Dose Chemotherapy and Stem Cell Support in the Treatment of Poor-Risk Germ Cell Cancer / Kim Margolin, MD 168

16 Salvage Chemotherapy and New Drugs / Irene Panagiotou, MD, Tomasz M. Beer, MD 182

17 Central Nervous System Metastases / David I. Quinn, MBBS, PhD, FRACP, Omid Hamid, MD, Oscar E. Streeter Jr, MD, Thomas C. Chen, MD 199

18 Approach to the Management of Stage I Seminoma / Mary K. Gospodarowicz, MD, FRCPC, FRCR (Hon), Padraig R. Warde, MB, MRCPI, FRCPC 217

19 Irradiation for Seminoma / A. Robert Kagan, MD 227

20 Chemotherapy for Metastatic Seminoma / Alan Horwich, PhD, FRCR, FRCP 236

21 Management of Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumors / Stacey B. Leibowitz, MD, Ramesh A. Shivdasani, MD, PhD, Philip W. Kantoff, MD 243

22 Pediatric Germ Cell Tumors / Marcio H. Malogolowkin, MD, Hector L. Monforte, MD, Arzu Kovanlikaya, MD, Stuart E. Siegel, MD 265

23 Resources for the Patient with Testicular Cancer / Steven N. Wolff, MD 287

24 Psychosocial Outcomes after Testicular Cancer Treatment / Damon J. Vidrine, DrPH, Ellen R. Gritz, PhD 295

25 End-of-Life Considerations for Patients with Germ Cell Tumors / Eric A. Singer, MA, Jane M. Ingham, MB, BS, FRACP 306

26 Pain Management Techniques / Patricia Harrison, MD 324

27 Acute Toxicity of Chemotherapy / Lisa G. Horvath, MBBS, FRACP, Michael J. Boyer, MBBS, PhD, FRACP 340

28 Late Toxicity of Chemotherapy / Christopher J. Sweeney, MBBS, Derek Raghavan, MD, PhD 349.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1550090828

OCLC:

51068803