Textbook of uncommon cancer / edited by Derek Raghavan [and six others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Raghavan, Derek, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tumors.

Cancer--Thermotherapy.

Cancer.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1,299 pages) : illustrations, tables

Edition:

Fifth edition.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley-Blackwell, 2017.

Summary:

The fifth edition of the only comprehensive text dealing exclusively with rare or infrequently encountered malignancies in adults and children is an essential resource for any clinical oncologist. * Encompasses all the information needed to diagnose and manage uncommon cancers, an area where advice and guidance is typically scarce * Fully revised with new material and an evidence-based, teach-by-example approach * Provides insight on real-world decision making in the clinical setting * Edited and authored by a highly experienced and senior team of medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, and other specialists, giving a balanced and complete overview * Extensively illustrated in full color throughout, including heat maps to show gene expression

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Contributors

Preface

Abbreviations

Section 1: General Principles of Care of Uncommon Cancers

Chapter 1 A Structured Approach to UncommonCancers

Introduction

Initial steps

Co-management

Recommendations

References

Chapter 2 What Patients Need to Know:Information Needs and Information Sourcesof Patients Diagnosed with Rare Cancers

Information needs

Information sources

Importance of accessible and credible health information

Website reliability

Conclusion

Chapter 3 Involving the Public in Rare Cancer Care and Research: Shaping the Future for Rare and Uncommon Cancers

Choosing our words

Why involve the public?

Emerging issues in public involvement

Section 2: Genitourinary Cancers

Chapter 4 Uncommon Tumors of the Kidney

Classification of renal neoplasms

Molecular diagnostic techniques in renal neoplasms

Renal cell tumors

Metanephric tumors

Nephroblastic tumors

Mesenchymal tumors

Neuroendocrine tumors

Hematopoietic and lymphoid tumors

Provisional entities

Chapter 5 Uncommon Cancers of the Bladder

Diagnosis

Sarcomatoid urothelial carcinoma of the bladder

Small cell urothelial carcinoma

Micropapillary bladder cancer

Plasmacytoid variant of urothelial cancer

Lymphoepithelioma-like urothelial cancer

Squamous carcinoma

Adenocarcinoma (nonurachal)

Urachal cancer

Sarcoma

Chapter 6 Urethral Cancer

Anatomy

Epidemiology

Pathology

Investigations

Prognosis and natural history

Treatment

Acknowledgment

Chapter 7 Uncommon Cancers of the Prostate

Introduction.

Neuroendocrine prostate carcinoma

Sarcomas of the prostate

Urothelial carcinoma of the prostate

Primary lymphoma of the prostate

Chapter 8 Rare Tumors of the Testis and Paratesticular Tissues

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the testis

Gonadal (sex cord) stromal tumors

Leydig cell tumors

Sertoli cell tumors

Adenocarcinoma of the rete testis

Malignant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis

Paratesticular rhabdomyosarcoma

Acknowledgments

Chapter 9 Penile Carcinoma

Introduction and epidemiology

Risk factors

Presentation

Treatment of the primary tumor

Treatment of the lymph node basins

Radiotherapy

Chemotherapy

Section 3: Head and Neck Cancer

Chapter 10 Uncommon Tumors of the Oral Cavityand Adjacent Structures

Malignant tumors involving the oral cavity mucosa

Malignant tumors of the minor salivary glands

Soft tissue sarcomas

Tumors of the bone

Malignant odontogenic tumors

Other neoplasms

Chapter 11 Rare Tumors of the Larynx

Anatomy, presentation, and staging

Imaging of the larynx

Pathological subtypes

Treatment considerations

Chapter 12 Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma in Nonendemic Populations

Anatomy of the nasopharynx

Epidemiology and etiology

Clinical presentation and diagnosis

Management

Pretreatment evaluation and follow‐up

Management of recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Chapter 13 Esthesioneuroblastoma

Staging

Molecular biology

Imaging studies

Section 4: Thoracic Tumors

Chapter 14 Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma

Historical background.

Anatomy

Biology and epidemiology

Clinical presentation

Diagnostic considerations

Prognosis

Chapter 15 Primary Sarcomas of the Lung

Differential diagnosis

Diagnostic evaluation

Prognostic factors

Case studies

Chapter 16 Mesothelioma

Epidemiology and links with asbestos exposure

Biology

Malignant pleural mesothelioma

Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma and other rare sites of origin of mesothelioma

Chapter 17 Primary Melanoma of the Lung

Historical background

Molecular biology and genetics

Clinical aspects

Chapter 18 Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma

Incidence and epidemiology

Molecular pathogenesis

Prognosis and survival

New treatments

Chapter 19 Lung Adenocarcinoma: Current Classifications and Uncommon Mutations

History

2015 WHO classification of lung adenocarcinomas

Lung cancer diagnosis

Preinvasive adenocarcinoma

Minimally invasive adenocarcinoma

Invasive adenocarcinoma

Actionable mutated adenocarcinoma

Chapter 20 Primary Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Lung

Background

Clinical features

Radiographic appearance and diagnosis

Section 5: Breast Cancers

Chapter 21 Metaplastic Breast Cancer

Epidemiology.

Molecular biology/genetics

Clinical aspects - presentation, diagnostic considerations, and techniques

Chapter 22 Tubular Carcinoma of the Breast

Molecular and genetic studies

Clinical aspects: presentation, diagnostic considerations, and techniques

Chapter 23 Breast Sarcoma

Pathology and molecular biology

Surgery

Surgical management of local recurrence and metastatic disease

Follow-up

Future considerations

Chapter 24 Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Breast

Epidemiology and biology

Molecular studies

Clinical features: presentation and imaging

Chapter 25 Breast Cancer in Men

Genetics

Clinical presentation and diagnostic evaluation

Treatment of breast cancer in men

Adjuvant systemic therapy

Section 6: Gastrointestinal Tumors

Chapter 26 Uncommon Tumors of the Esophagus

Esophageal embryology

Unusual tumors related to squamous cell cancers of the esophagus

Mesenchymal tumors of the esophagus

Metastatic cancer to the esophagus

Chapter 27 Uncommon Cancers of the Stomach

Neuroendocrine tumors of the stomach

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors.

Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue

Epstein-Barr virus-associated gastric carcinoma

Gastric tumors with hepatic and germ cell differentiation

Metastases to the stomach

Chapter 28 Uncommon Cancers of the Small Bowel

Adenocarcinoma

Lymphoma

Uncommon neuroendocrine carcinomas

Primary small bowel melanoma

Metastatic disease to the small bowel

Chapter 29 Uncommon Cancers of the Pancreas

Cystadenocarcinoma

Adenocarcinoma variants

Acinar cell carcinoma

Pancreatoblastoma

Solid pseudopapillary neoplasm (SPN)

Chapter 30 Uncommon Hepatobiliary Tumors

Gallbladder and bile duct tumors

Bile duct tumors

Uncommon hepatic tumors

Chapter 31 Unusual Tumors of the Colon, Rectum, and Anus

Well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors of the colon and rectum

Sarcoma of the colon and rectum

Lymphoma of the colon and rectum

Malignant melanoma

Paget disease of the perianal region

Anal carcinoma

Chapter 32 Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors

Gross features

Microscopic features

Immunohistochemical features

Microscopic differential diagnosis

Molecular pathology

Risk stratification and tumor staging

Special problems in patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors

Section 7: Gynecological Cancers

Chapter 33 Surgery for Uncommon GynecologicalCancers

Surgical approach

Ovarian cancer

Uterine cancer

Cervical cancer

Carcinoma of the vulva and vagina

Gestational trophoblastic disease.

References.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781119196228

1119196221

9781119196211

1119196213

9781119196235

111919623X

OCLC:

969439586