Metastasis of Colorectal Cancer

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Beauchemin, Nicole (Editor), Huot, Jacques (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Series: Cancer Metastasis - Biology and Treatment, 14
• Subjects: Medicine.; Cancer research.; Antibodies.; Molecular biology.; Oncology.; Pathology.; Biomedicine.; Cancer Research.; Molecular Medicine.

Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer worldwide, and in many parts of the western world, it is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths. This book covers colon cancer metastasis from the most fundamental aspects to clinical practice. Major topics include physiopathology, genetic...

Table of Contents:

• The Metastatic Process: An Overview
• Physiopathology of Colorectal Metastasis
• The Genetics of Colorectal Cancer
• Epigenetics of Colorectal Cancer
• Cancer-Initiating Cells in Colorectal Cancer
• Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition in Colorectal Cancer
• Cell Adhesion Molecules in Colon Cancer Metastasis
• Epithelial Cell Signalling in Colorectal Cancer Metastasis
• Angiogenesis and Lymphangiogenesis in Colon Cancer Metastasis
• Role of the Host Inflammatory Response in Colon Carcinoma Initiation, Progression and Liver Metastasis
• Molecular Prognostic Markers in Colon Cancer
• The Sentinel Lymph Node and Staging of Colorectal Cancer
• Treatment of Colorectal Cancer
• Diagnosis and Treatment of Rectal Cancer
• Future Directions.