Lymph Node Metastasis in Gastrointestinal Cancer / edited by Shoji Natsugoe.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Natsugoe, Shoji, editor.

SpringerLink (Online service)

Series:

Medicine (Springer-11650)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Oncology.

Surgery.

Pathology.

Local Subjects:

Oncology.

Surgery.

Pathology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (VIII, 358 pages) : 141 illustrations, 116 illustrations in color

Edition:

First edition 2019.

Contained In:

Springer eBooks

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2019.

System Details:

text file PDF

Summary:

This book provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date knowledge of lymph node micrometastasis (LMM) and sentinel node navigation surgery (SNNS) in gastrointestinal cancers. Lymph node metastasis is a critically important prognostic factor in gastrointestinal tract cancers such as tumors of the esophagus, stomach, and colorectum. An understanding of the basic aspects of lymphatics and lymph nodes, including anatomy, histology, physiology, immunology, and molecular biology, is fundamental for physicians who are involved in cancer treatment. Furthermore, owing to the development of molecular and biological methodology, the precise recognition of LMM and its clinical significance have been clarified recently. At the same time, SNNS has actually been anticipated in treatment of breast tumors, and it is now being introduced in gastrointestinal tract cancer. For the application of SNNS, the detection of lymph node metastasis including LMM is extremely significant, because the presence of LMM determines the direction for surgery and chemo and/or radiation therapy. With these considerations in mind, the expert contributors to this book review basic and clinical approaches for LMM and SNNS including methodology for gastrointestinal cancers. Thus this volume benefits not only surgeons who treat gastrointestinal cancers but also clinical oncologists and medical scientists such as physiologists and pathologists.

Contents:

Part 1. Basic science of lymphatic

1. Physiology of lymphatics 1

2. Physiology of lymphatics 2

3.Anatomy of lymphatics 1

4. Anatomy of lymphatics 2

5. Molecular mechanism of lymph node metastasis

6. Immunology of lymph node 1

7. Immunology of lymph node 2

8. Lymphoid tissue associated with GI mucosa

9. Basic Imaging diagnosis of lymph node metastasis

10. In vivo imaging of lymph node

Part 2. Lymph node micrometastasis

11. Basic aspect: Methodology

12. Clinical aspect: Esophageal cancer

13. Clinical aspect: Gastric cancer

14. Clinical aspect: Colorectal cancer

15. Clinical aspect: Chemo and/or radiation therapy and micrometastasis

Part 3. Lymph node metastasis: Clinical significance

16. Esophageal cancer

17. Gastric cancer

18. Colorectal cancer

Part 4. Sentinel node navigation Surgery

19. Methodology: Dye and isotope method 1

20. Methodology: Dye and isotope method 2

21. Methodology: CT lymphography

22. Clinical aspect: Esophageal cancer

23. Clinical aspect: Gastric cancer

24. Clinical aspect: Colorectal cancer.

Other Format:

Printed edition:

ISBN:

978-981-10-4699-5

9789811046995

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Restricted for use by site license.