Description:
Principles and Practice of Surgical Oncology uniquely emphasizes
a multidisciplinary, integrated approach to the treatment of solid
tumors. It presents treatment strategies that combine surgery with
preoperative or postoperative adjunctive chemotherapy, hormonal
therapy, and/or radiation therapy to achieve optimal outcome. The book
features contributions from surgeons, basic scientists, pathologists,
radiologists, radiation therapists, and medical oncologists and offers
a comprehensive presentation of genetics, molecular biology,
pathogenesis, and multimodal therapeutic approaches. A unique feature
of the book is a commentary following each chapter, which describes
alternative approaches and discusses controversial areas of current
therapy.
Table of contents:
Principles of Molecular Biology for Cancer Surgeons / Genetic and
Environmental Factors in Cancer Pathogenesis / Specialized Nutritional
Support for Cancer Patients / Occult Metastases: Detection and
Prognostic and Therapeutic Implications / Hematopoietic Stem Cell
Transplants for Solid Tumors / Intraperitoneal Drug Therapy for
Intra-abdominal Spread of Cancer / Antibodies and Their Conjugates for
the Targeted Therapy of Cancer / Computerized Tomography, Magnetic
Resonance Imaging, Ultrasonography, and PET Scanning in the Evaluation
and Management of Cancer Patients / Role of PET and PET-CT in Oncology
/ Organ Transplantation and Malignancy / Minimally Invasive Surgery for
Cancer / Radiation Therapy: An Overview of Recent Advances and Future
Innovations / Surgical Consequences of Abdominal Irradiation / Surgical
Cytoreduction: Peritoneal Carcinomatosis, Sarcomatosis and Mesothelioma
/ Cancer and Pregnancy / Breast: Mammography, Early Detection of Breast
Cancer, Challenges, Current Standards of Care / Breast Ultrasonography:
Performance and Clinical Applications / The Role of Magnetic Resonance
Imaging in the Assessment and Diagnosis of Breast Cancer / Breast
Cancer: Ductal Carcinoma In Situ: Treatment Controversies and
Oncoplastic Surgery / Breast Cancer: Association with Lobular Neoplasia
and Other Benign Lesions / Surgical Options for Stage I and II Breast
Cancer / Radiation Therapy in Breast-Conserving Therapy for Invasive
Breast Cancer / Adjuvant Therapy in Breast Cancer / Axillary
Lymphadenectomy for Breast Cancer: Impact on Survival / Sentinel Lymph
Node Analysis in Breast Cancer: Indications, Techniques and Results /
Preoperative Chemotherapy for Locally Advanced and Inflammatory Breast
Cancer / Evolution of Elective Lymph Node Dissection for Cutaneous
Malignant Melanoma / Adjuvant Therapy for Melanoma: Review of Published
Data and Studies in Progress / Melanoma: Surgical Approach to
Metastatic Disease / Management of Soft Tissue Sarcomas of the
Extremity / Soft Tissue Sarcomas of the Retroperitoneum / Soft Tissue
Sarcomas: Experience With Cryosurgery / Diagnosis and Treatment of
Malignant Tumors of Bone / Chemotherapy for Soft Tissue Sarcomas / The
Pathogenesis of Esophageal Carcinoma / Surgical Management of Cancer of
the Esophagus / Neoadjuvant Therapy for Esophageal Cancer / Cancer of
the Stomach: Surgical Management / Gastric Cancer: Perioperative
Adjunctive Therapy / Cancer of the Pancreas: Surgical Management /
Cancer of the Pancreas: Adjuvant and Neoadjuvant Therapy /
Non-Hematolymphoid Tumors and Tumor-Like Conditions of the Spleen /
Colorectal Cancer: Laparoscopic versus Open Surgery /
Sphincter-Preserving Surgery in the Management of Rectal Cancer /
Colorectal Cancer: Adjuvant and Neoadjuvant Therapy / Pelvic
Exenteration: Indications, Techniques and Results / Tumors of the
Gastroenteropancreatic Axis / Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / Small
Bowel Tumors / Malignant Tumors Arising in Inflammatory Bowel Disease /
Surgical Management of Primary Malignant and Benign Tumors of the Liver
/ Surgical Management of Metastatic Liver Disease / Liver Tumors:
Multimodality Treatment of Hepatic Metastases / Primary Vascular Tumors
/ Diagnosis and Management of Thyroid Cancer / Surgical Management of
Primary Lung Cancer / Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Early Stage Non-Small
Cell Lung Cancer / Surgical Management of Metastic Lung Disease /
Urologic Cancers: Surgical Management of Kidney, Bladder, Prostate, and
Testis Cancers / Adjuvant and Neoadjuvant Treatment for Genitourinary
Cancers / Surgical Management of Ovarian Cancer / Cancers of the
Biliary Tract: Surgical Management of Cancer of the Gallbladder and
Bile Ducts / Radiological Intervention in Malignant Biliary Obstruction / Management of Pain in Cancer and Cancer Treatment. |
