Pancreatic cancer / edited by Jay P. Heiken ; series editor, Rodney H. Reznek ; editorial adviser, Janet E. Husband.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Heiken, Jay P.

Series:

Contemporary issues in cancer imaging

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pancreas--Cancer.

Pancreas.

Pancreas--Cancer--Diagnosis.

Pancreas--Cancer--Treatment.

Pancreatic Neoplasms.

Diagnostic Imaging--methods.

Medical Subjects:

Pancreatic Neoplasms.

Diagnostic Imaging--methods.

Physical Description:

xii, 196 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (partly color) ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.

Summary:

Pancreatic Cancer Written by a team of expert authors from all members of the multidisciplinary cancer care team. Pancreatic cancer summarizes our current understanding of the epidemiology, genetics, imaging, and treatment of these complex malignancies.

Each imaging modality is reviewed, with an emphasis on MDCT, MRI, and EUS; the key aspects of image interpretation are covered. Separate chapters focus on diagnosis and staging of ductal adenocarcinoma, cystic pancreatic neoplasms, and neuroendocrine tumors; rare neoplasms, and benign pancreatic disorders that mimic pancreatic cancer are also considered. All treatment options are discussed in detail, including surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy, and the multidisciplinary approach to patients with more advanced disease is fully reviewed.

This volume is a state-of-the-art review of current practice and knowledge of pancreatic cancer.

Contents:

1 Epidemiology and genetics of pancreatic cancer / Srinivasa K.R. Prasad, Rong Zeng 1

2 Pathology of Pancreatic neoplasms / Thomas C. Smyrk 10

3 Multi-detector row computed tomography (MDCT) techniques for imaging pancreatic neoplasms / Alec J. Megibow 28

4 Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques for evaluating pancreatic neoplasms / Shawyon Shadman, Vamsi R. Narra 46

5 Imaging evaluation of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma / Steven S. Raman, David S. K. Lu 58

6 Imaging evaluation of cystic pancreatic neoplasms / Dushyant Sahani, Onofrio A. Catalano 83

7 Imaging evaluation of pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms / Ruedi F. Thoeni 104

8 Role of endoscopic ultrasound in diagnosis and staging of pancreatic neoplasms / Rajesh N. Keswani, Riad R. Azar 130

9 Surgical staging and management of pancreatic adenocarcinoma / Steven M. Strasberg 150

10 Treatment of locally advanced and metastatic pancreatic cancer / Benjamin R. Tan, Jeffrey Carenza, Joel Picus 166

11 Rare pancreatic neoplasms and mimics of pancreatic cancer / Naoki Takahashi 175

The plate section.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780521886925

0521886929

OCLC:

244767734