Esophageal Cancer Prevention, Diagnosis and Therapy /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Saba, Nabil F. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), El-Rayes, Bassel F. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Radiotherapy.; Oncology.; Pathology.; Surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.

This book reviews the recent progress made in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of esophageal cancer. Epidemiology, molecular biology, pathology, staging, and prognosis are first discussed. The radiologic assessment of esophageal cancer and the role of endoscopy in diagnosis, staging, and man...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Epidemiology and risk factors for esophageal cancer
• Cellular and molecular biology of esophageal cancer
• Pathology of premalignant and malignant disease of the esophagus
• Barrett’s esophagus diagnosis and management
• Chemoprevention for esophageal carcinoma
• Esophageal cancer staging and prognosis
• Radiologic assessment of esophageal cancer.- Role of endoscopy in the diagnosis, staging and management of esophageal cancer.- Principles and approaches in surgical resection of esophageal cancer
• Principles of  radiation therapy for esophageal cancer
• Principles of systemic chemotherapy for esophageal cancer
• The multidisciplinary management of early stage cervical esophageal cancer
• The multidisciplinary management of early stage thoracic esophageal cancer
• The multidisciplinary management of early stage distal esophageal and gastroesophageal cancer.- Systemic treatment for metastatic or recurrent  disease
• Quality of life in patients with esophageal cancer.