Oncology

The mediastinum is a hollow space within the thoracic cavity that may give rise to a wide spectrum of tumoral conditions from the benign to the intermediate to the highly malignant neoplasms.

This book is designed to present a comprehensive understanding for the rationale of neoadjuvant treatment sequencing for localized pancreatic cancer and to focus on accurate clinical staging and stage-specific treatment sequencing.

This book is a comprehensive guide to rectal cancer care that will provide general and colorectal surgeons details regarding the latest developments in the field.

This book provides an overview of the latest advances in head and neck cancer using a multidisciplinary approach.

Following the Third Alcohol and Cancer Conference, this volume compiles the most up-to-date research on the role of alcohol consumption in carcinogenesis, from epidemiology to pathology metabolism and stem cells.

This book explains omics at the most basic level, including how this new concept can be properly utilized in molecular and systems biology research.

This book describes basic urological conditions and their management, with flowcharts to illustrate each step of patient treatment.

The 3rd edition of this text entails a comprehensive review of endometrial pathophysiology, including the recognition of physiologic conditions (i.

This practical, step-wise text covers the surgical approaches, resection strategies and reconstruction techniques used for each type of presenting tumor of the spine.

Autopsy as a field is enjoying an unexpected renaissance as new and improved uses are found for postmortem examination in quality improvement, education, and research.

With advances in technology and medical science, children with previously untreatable and often fatal conditions, such as congenital heart disease, extreme prematurity and pediatric malignancy, are living longer.

This invaluable resource discusses insights ranging from basic biological mechanisms of various types of stem cells through the potential applications in the treatment of human diseases, including cancer and genetic disorders.

This proposed text is designed to provide a useful and comprehensive resource and state-of-the-art overview to readers about vascular damage  potentially induced by antineoplastic drugs.

This text provides a comprehensive overview of the essential concepts and malignancies of hematology.

This book focuses on the biological mechanisms of minimal residual disease (MRD) and recurrence.

This text presents comprehensive review of the recommendations of the Papanicolaou Society of Cytopathology for reporting results of respiratory cytology specimens along with advances in diagnostic, prognostic, and predictive immunohistochemical and molecular techniques which can be performed on cytology specimens.

This book is an evidence-based guide to current use of radiation therapy for the treatment of malignancies at major disease sites.

This book provides clinicians with clear guidance on treatment decision-making in patients with rare kidney cancers.

This book is a practical guide to the management of patients with breast malignancies.

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This book encompasses all areas for mesothelioma care, treatment, and research.

This book provides a comprehensive and practical guide for the safe and efficient management of patients with intrinsic brain tumors and medically intractable epilepsy.

This volume covers classic and modern cell and molecular biology of prostate cancer, as well as  novel biomarkers, inflammation, centrosome pathologies, microRNAs, cancer initiation novel biomarkers, inflammation, centrosome pathologies, microRNAs, cancer initiation and genetics, epigenetics, mitochondrial dysfunctions and apoptosis, cancer stem cells, angiogenesis  and progression to metastasis, and treatment strategies including clinical trials related to prostate cancer.

This book provides a comprehensive, practical, and timely guide to neurorehabilitation for patients affected by tumors of the central nervous system.

Building on the traditional concept of nuclear medicine, this textbook presents cutting-edge concepts of hybrid imaging and discusses the close interactions between nuclear medicine and other clinical specialties, in order to achieve the best possible outcomes for patients.

This book describes the various techniques available for autologous breast reconstruction, be it breast conserving therapy (BCT) or reconstruction following total mastectomy with local and distant flaps.

This book covers multi-scale biomechanics for oncology, ranging from cells and tissues to whole organ.

Leading researchers are specially invited to provide a complete understanding of a key topic within the multidisciplinary fields of physiology, biochemistry and pharmacology.

We live in an era of personalized medicine and the knowledge about pathophysiology of diffuse gastric cancer has had many advances.

  "e;Precision/personalized or stratified medicine"e; refers to the tailoring of medical treatment or drug administration to the individual characteristics of each patient treatment.

This volume provides a concise yet comprehensive overview of minimal residual disease (MRD) testing.

This book offers a comprehensive, practical resource entirely devoted to Contrast-Enhanced Digital Mammography (CEDM), a state-of-the-art technique that has emerged as a valuable addition to conventional imaging modalities in the detection of primary and recurrent breast cancer, and as an important preoperative staging tool for women with breast cancer.

This book describes recent progress in the development of immunotherapies for advanced sarcoma, paying special attention to the potential role of manipulations of the sarcoma tumor immune microenvironment in improving patient outcomes.

This proposed text is designed to provide a useful and comprehensive resource and state-of-the-art overview to readers about vascular damage  potentially induced by antineoplastic drugs.

This book addresses the most pressing current questions in the management of urologic malignancies.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of difficult decisions encountered within endocrine surgery.

This book explains how diffusion weighted imaging has been incorporated in routine MRI examinations of the abdomen and pelvis: though its clinical role is still evolving, it is already considered an important tool for the assessment of rectal cancer treatment response, as was confirmed in recent ESGAR consensus statements.

This handbook summarizes the data and techniques for hypofractionation and stereotactic radiation in a clinically-accessible way.

This book fills a void in the market for specialists who are working in areas without the support of gastroenterologists.

The incidence of primary and metastatic liver tumors is rising and the therapeutic armamentarium for these tumors is expanding at a rapid pace.

This book offers a comprehensive evaluation of the use of stereotactic body radiosurgery (SBRT) for the treatment of prostate cancer.

This volume offers an update of the clinical signs, diagnostic criteria (including molecular diagnosis) and targeted therapies for a particular type of genodermatosis, providing a handy and unique tool for early diagnosis.

Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most common primary malignancy of the kidney, with an estimated 64,000 new cases diagnosed each year in the United States.

This book explores in detail the primary liver cancers of hepatocellular carcinoma and cholangiocarcinoma examining the pathogenesis of disease along with diagnosis and current management options together with exploration of future treatment strategies and areas of controversy.

  Management of atypical breast lesions continues to evolve.

This book focuses on Barrett's Esophagus (BE), a clinical condition that must be evaluated in all patients affected by chronic GERD, and with an important link to esophageal cancer.

This book provides comprehensive and practical guidance for the management of esophageal cancer.

This book presents a novel molecular description for understanding the regulatory mechanisms behind the autonomy and self-organization in biological systems.

This book presents detailed state of the art knowledge on the humoral primary immunodeficiencies (PIDs), i.

The new edition of this book highlights the recent advances and state-of-the art in surgical and non-surgical management of thyroid cancer.