Biliary Tract and Gallbladder Cancer A Multidisciplinary Approach /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Herman, Joseph M. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Pawlik, Timothy M. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Thomas, Jr., Charles R. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Έκδοση: 2nd ed. 2014.
• Σειρά: Medical Radiology,
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Radiology.; Radiotherapy.; Oncology.; Surgical oncology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Imaging / Radiology.; Surgical Oncology.

The second edition of this book is intended as a definitive text on biliary tract and gallbladder cancers. Specifically, it will serve as a single-source reference on the current knowledge base for the multidisciplinary management of such cancers and thus covers epidemiological, surgical, radiothera...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction
• Epidemiology of gallbladder and cholangiocarcinoma
• Role Growth Factor Pathways & Signal Transduction
• Histopathology and molecular pathogenesis of  biliary tract tumors
• Clinical diagnosis and staging
• Diagnostic imaging of biliary tract & gall bladder tumors
• Overview of Current Strategies
• Imaging of hepatic transplantation for cholangiocarcinoma
• State of the art directions
• Interventional radiology techniques
• Chemoembolization and Radioembolization
• Overview of emerging strategies in the surgical management of biliary tract tumors
• Surgical techniques for intrahepatic biliary tract cancer
• Surgical techniques for techniques for extrahepatic biliary tract cancers
• Surgery for gallbladder
• Systemic therapy (current strategies and new directions)
• Radiotherapy (including combination radiotherapy and systemic therapeutic strategies, 3D-CRT, IMRT approaches)
• Techniques in radiotherapy
• Symptomatic management and palliation
• New Directions.