New Concepts in Diagnosis and Therapy of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Laghi, Andrea (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Series: Medical Radiology,
• Subjects: Medicine.; Radiology.; Internal medicine.; Oncology.; Abdominal surgery.; Surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Imaging / Radiology.; General Surgery.; Diagnostic Radiology.; Internal Medicine.; Abdominal Surgery.

This book adopts a multidisciplinary approach to examine in detail a range of interesting new concepts in the diagnosis and therapy of pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Its primary goals are to offer a valuable source of information for clinicians involved in the management of patients with pancreatic aden...

Table of Contents:

• Part I: Epidemiology, Clinical Aspects and Pathology: Epidemiology, Risk Factors and Clinical Presentation
• Pathology and Molecular Biology
• Part II: Diagnosis: The Case for US.-The Case for MDCT
• The Case for MRI.-EUS: When and Why
• The Role of PET-CT in Diagnosis, Staging and Follow-Up
• A Cost Decision Analysis for Diagnosis and Staging
• Part III: Therapy: The Case for Surgery
• The Locally Advanced Non-Metastatic Cancer
• The Metastatic Patient: Adjuvant Therapy
• The Role of Interventional Endoscopy
• The Role of Interventional Radiology
• Subject Index.