Colitis-Associated Cancer

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Kusunoki, Masato (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Tokyo : Springer Japan : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Cancer research.; Medical genetics.; Surgery.; Surgical oncology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Surgical Oncology.; Cancer Research.; Gene Function.

As the number of patients with colitis-associated cancer (CAC) is on the increase, the purpose of this book is to review the latest topics concerning management of the disease. In recent years, the diagnostic power of endoscopy and molecular pathology has also grown tremendously, as a result of whic...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1 Colitis-Associated Cancer: Overview
• Part I Clinical Features
• Chapter 2 Incidence and Risk Factors
• Chapter 3 Prevention and Prognosis
• Part II. Diagnosis
• Chapter 4 Cancer Surveillance of Patients with Long-Standing Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Chapter 5 Molecular Alterations in Inflammatory Colonic Carcinogenesis and Markers for Detecting Colitis-Associated Cancer
• Part III. Surgical Treatment
• Chapter 6 Surgical Treatment for Ulcerative Colitis-Associated Cancer or Dysplasia
• Chapter 7 Surgical Treatment for Colorectal Cancer in Crohn’s Disease.