Cancer of Unknown Primary

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Krämer, Alwin (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Löffler, Harald (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Radiology.; Oncology.; Pathology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Diagnostic Radiology.

This book presents an up-to-date and thorough overview of cancer of unknown primary, encompassing topics ranging from epidemiology, tumor biology, and prognostic factors through to the most recent diagnostic and therapeutic advances. All aspects of management are covered, including radiological, nuc...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction.-  Epidemiology, risk factors and survival in CUP: pointers to disease mechanisms
• Biologic features of CUP
• Prognostic factors and their role in the management of CUP
• Diagnostic work-up of CUP – an approach to current recommendations and underlying evidence
• The radiologist’s approach to CUP
• Cancer of unknown primary: the pathologist’s approach
• Treatment of disseminated CUP
• Concepts of radiotherapy in cancer of unknown primary
• Favorable subsets of CUP
• Novel Diagnostic and Therapeutic Strategies in the Management of Patients with Cancers of Unknown Primary Site
• Future directions.