Molecular Pathology of Lung Cancer

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Cagle, Philip T. (Editor), Allen, Timothy Craig (Editor), Beasley, Mary Beth (Editor), Chirieac, Lucian R. (Editor), Dacic, Sanja (Editor), Borczuk, Alain C. (Editor), Kerr, Keith M. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Series: Molecular Pathology Library, 6
• Subjects: Medicine.; Oncology.; Pathology.; Thoracic surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Thoracic Surgery.

As with other books in the Molecular Pathology Library Series, Molecular Pathology of Lung Cancer bridges the gap between the molecular specialist and the clinical practitioner, including the surgical pathologist who now has a key role in decisions regarding molecular targeted therapy for lung cance...

Table of Contents:

• Approach to Personalized Care of the Lung Cancer Patient
• Etiology of Lung Cancer
• Genetic Susceptibility to Lung Cancer
• Lung Cancer Stem Cells
• The Classification of Pre-Invasive Lesions
• Molecular Pathology of Precursor and Pre-Invasive Lesions
• Revised Classification for Adenocarcinoma
• Molecular Basis for the Current Lung Cancer Classification
• Molecular Diagnosis of Lung Cancer
• Molecular Targeted Therapy of Lung Cancer
• Molecular Prognostic Markers of Lung Cancer
• New Techniques for Optical and Molecular Visualization of Lung Cancer
• Adenocarcinoma
• Squamous Cell Carcinoma
• Molecular Pathology of Large Cell Carcinoma
• Molecular Pathology of Small Cell Carcinomas
• Molecular Biopsy of Neuroendocrine Carcinomas Other Than Small Cell Carcinoma
• Molecular Pathology of Uncommon Carcinomas
• Biology of Lung Cancer Metastases.