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Gastrointestinal oncology : principles and practice / editor David P. Kelsen [and five others] ; cover designer, Larry Didona.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Digestive organs--Cancer.
- Digestive organs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (794 p.)
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Written by internationally recognized authorities, this comprehensive landmark text on gastrointestinal oncology addresses biology, therapeutic modalities, and diagnosis and treatment of specific malignancies. Topics covered in this reference are multidisciplinary, and sections include GI cancer, esophageal carcinoma, gastric cancer, hepatocellular, carcinoma of the biliary tree, small bowel cancer, colorectal cancer, anal canal cancer, neuroendocrine, gastric lymphomas, and gist tumors. Each section focuses on specific disease sites and cancers and provides complete information on pathology, tumor markers, molecular biology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, staging, and therapy.
- Contents:
- ""Cover ""; ""Copyright ""; ""Contributing Authors ""; ""Preface ""; ""Preface to the First Edition ""; ""Acknowledgments ""; ""Contents ""; ""Section I - Principles of Gastrointestinal Oncology ""; ""Chapter 1 - Gastrointestinal Cancer Epidemiology ""; ""Chapter 2 - Gastrointestinal Cancer Pathology and Molecular Pathology ""; ""Chapter 3 - Gastrointestinal Cancer Cancer Genetics ""; ""Chapter 4 - Gastrointestinal Cancer Screening and Surveillance ""; ""Chapter 5 - Gastrointestinal Cancer Surgical Oncology ""
- ""Chapter 6 - Gastrointestinal Cancer Management Biological Aspects of Radiation Therapy """"Chapter 7 - Gastrointestinal Cancer Medical Oncology ""; ""Chapter 8 - Gastrointestinal Cancer Nutritional Support ""; ""Chapter 9 - Imaging of Gastrointestinal Malignancies ""; ""Chapter 10 - Endoscopic Diagnosis, Staging, and Management of Gastrointestinal Cancers ""; ""Chapter 11 - An Overview of Outcomes Research in Gastrointestinal Cancer ""; ""Chapter 12 - Integrative Oncology Complementary Therapies in Gastrointestinal Cancer Care ""; ""Chapter 13 - Pain and Symptom Control ""
- ""Section II - Esophageal Cancer """"Chapter 14 - Esophageal Cancer Epidemiology, Screening, and Prevention ""; ""Chapter 15 - The Molecular Genetics of Esophageal Cancer ""; ""Chapter 16 - Esophageal Cancer Pathology ""; ""Chapter 17 - Esophageal Cancer Anatomy and Staging ""; ""Chapter 18 - Esophageal Cancer Clinical Management ""; ""Section III - Gastric Cancer ""; ""Chapter 19 - Gastric Cancer Epidemiology, Screening, Surveillance, and Prevention ""; ""Chapter 20 - Gastric Cancer Molecular Biology and Genetics ""; ""Chapter 21 - Gastric Cancer Pathology ""
- ""Chapter 22 - Gastric Cancer Staging Systems and Techniques """"Chapter 23 - Gastric Cancer Clinical Management ""; ""Section IV - Pancreatic Cancer ""; ""Chapter 24 - Pancreas Cancer Epidemiology and Risk Factors ""; ""Chapter 25 - Pancreatic Cancer Molecular Biology and Genetics ""; ""Chapter 26 - Pancreas Cancer Anatomy, Staging Systems, and Techniques ""; ""Chapter 27 - Pathology of Pancreatic Cancer ""; ""Chapter 28 - Pancreas Cancer Clinical Management ""; ""Section V - Hepatocellular Cancer ""; ""Chapter 29 - Hepatocellular Carcinoma Epidemiology, Screening and Prevention ""
- ""Chapter 30 - Hepatocellular Carcinoma Molecular Biology and Genetics """"Chapter 31 - Hepatocellular Cancer Pathology ""; ""Chapter 32 - Hepatocellular Cancer Anatomy and Staging ""; ""Chapter 33 - Hepatocellular Cancer Clinical Management ""; ""Section VI - Cancer of The Biliary Tree ""; ""Chapter 34 - Cancer of the Gallbladder and Biliary Tree Epidemiology ""; ""Chapter 35 - Pathology of Biliary Tract Cancer ""; ""Chapter 36 - Cancers of the Biliary Tree Anatomy and Staging ""; ""Chapter 37 - Cancers of the Biliary Tree Clinical Management ""; ""Section VII - Colorectal Cancer ""
- ""Chapter 38 - Environmental and Lifestyle Issues in Colorectal Cancer ""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 6, 2014).
- ISBN:
- 1-4698-7455-5
- OCLC:
- 923530799
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