Carcinoma of the esophagus / edited by Sheila C. Rankin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rankin, Sheila, 1948-

Series:

Contemporary issues in cancer imaging

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Esophagus--Cancer.

Esophagus.

Esophagus--Cancer--Diagnosis.

Esophagus--Cancer--Imaging.

Esophageal Neoplasms--diagnosis.

Adenocarcinoma.

Carcinoma, Squamous Cell.

Diagnostic Imaging--methods.

Esophageal Neoplasms--therapy.

Medical Subjects:

Esophageal Neoplasms--diagnosis.

Adenocarcinoma.

Carcinoma, Squamous Cell.

Diagnostic Imaging--methods.

Esophageal Neoplasms--therapy.

Physical Description:

xi, 156 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.

Contents:

Epidemiology and clinical presentation in esophageal cancer / Satvinder S. Mudan and Jin-Yong Kang

Pathology of esophageal cancer / Harriet M.R. Deere

Recent advances in the endoscopic diagnosis of esophageal cancer / Anne Marie Lennon and Ian D. Penman

Endoscopic ultrasound in esophageal cancer / Anne Marie Lennon and Ian D. Penman

CT in esophageal cancer / Naama R. Bogot and Leslie Eisenbud Quint

FDG-PET and PET/CT in esophageal cancer / Sheila C. Rankin

The role of surgery in the management of esophageal cancer and palliation of inoperable disease / Robert Mason

Chemotherapy and radiotherapy in esophageal cancer / Peter Harper and David Landau

Role of stents in the management of esophageal cancer / Tarun Sabharwal and Andreas Adam

Lasers in esophageal cancer / Laurence B. Lovat.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780521882859

0521882850

OCLC:

147477579

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