Diseases and disorders

Neuroinflammation has been implicated recently in the pathogenesis of many neurodegenerative diseases.

Advanced skin cancer is one that has already metastasized beyond its primary origin, or one that has invaded underlying tissues such that surgical resection either is technically impossible or would lead to an unacceptable functional or cosmetic outcome.

Liver metastases are a frequent and often fatal occurrence in cancer patients, particularly those with malignancies of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.

Mammography can be thought of as a (sub)macroscopic "e;shadow pathology"e; - confident diagnosis necessitates comprehensive knowledge of breast pathology.

This book describes the principles and applications of radiofrequency treatments for various spinal indications, including disc herniation, discogenic and radicular pain, facet joint arthropathy, and benign and malignant lesions of the vertebral column.

Advances in Immunology, a long-established and highly respected publication, presents current developments as well as comprehensive reviews in immunology.

Fabry disease is an X-linked inborn error of metabolism wherein deficiency of a lysosomal enzyme results in systemic deposition of glycosphingolipids.

JIMD Reports publishes case and short research reports in the area of inherited metabolic disorders.

Clinical Management of Renal Transplantation presents The Belfast City and University Hospital experience in renal transplantation.

The only available reference to comprehensively discuss the common and unusual types of rickettsiosis in over twenty years, this book will offer the reader a full review on the bacteriology, transmission, and pathophysiology of these conditions.

This book focuses on the fascinating topic of tumor microenvironment and dendritic cell immunotherapy.

Virtual colonoscopy, or CT colonography, is a novel and rapidly evolving technique for the detection of tumoral lesions in the colon.

This comprehensive guide offers a state-of-the-art overview of basic and clinical aspects of atopic dermatitis (AD).

The topic of this book, Collectins, is a family of proteins whose major function is in innate immunity, where Collectins act as pattern recognition receptors (PRRs).

A Shrinking Disease Due to Chronic Sexual StarvationWhat is cancer?

This book provides an insightful analysis of the chemopreventive actions of flavonoids.

The purpose of this book is to describe the nature of the materno-fetal immunobiological relationship and to suggest the direction in which the management of reproduction and its failure in man is moving.

This well-illustrated textbook covers the full range of lung and pleural diseases from the pathologic standpoint.

An updated edition of Jacques Pépin''s acclaimed account of the events that transformed a chimpanzee virus into a global pandemic.

In 1890 a case of myxedema was treated in Lisbon by the implantation of a sheep thyroid gland with the immediate improvement in the patient's condition.

This atlas fills a gap in the literature by documenting in detail the role of nuclear medicine imaging of infection and inflammation.

The acclaimed full-color guide to selecting the correct laboratory test and interpreting the results -- covering ALL of clinical pathologyA Doody s Core Title for 2021!

This book explores cutting-edge methods to work with the notoriously difficult, but highly prevalent, obligate intracellular pathogen, Chlamydia trachomatis.

The book recognizes that throughout the scientific, medical, and economic communities, new tests incorporating biomarkers are needed to improve the diagnosis of patients suffering from metabolic disorders.

It is now just 40 years since coxsackieviruses were first isolated by Dalldorf and Sickles in the "e;eponymous"e; town of Coxsackie, New York.

This volume provides a comprehensive treatise on the latest studies linking prostate cancer with energy balance, which together constitute a major challenge and opportunity for research scientists and clinicians especially those dealing with the expanding population of older men confronted with obesity and associated comorbidities.

Survival of patients with metastatic cancer has increased over the past two decades as a result of a progressive improvement of regional and systemic therapies.

In recent years, there has been considerable progress in our understanding of the treatment and diagnosis of cancer, leading to the development and availability of an increasing array of novel therapies.

Inflammation of the brain, usually brought on by a viral infection, encephalitis currently poses a grave threat to patients around the world.

Significant progress has been made in recent years in understanding the origins of cutaneous maligant melanoma.

This book offers a cutting-edge guide to hysteroscopy and provides readers with the latest and most essential information on procedure techniques, clinical advances and international developments in practice and treatment of endometrial pathology.

Reevaluation of tumor classification, differential diagnosisand differential therapy based on modern knowledge.

The antiphospholipid syndrome (Hughes syndrome) is now over a quarter of a century old.

Sonography has emerged as a substantial diagnostic tool today.

Although digenetic trematodes have been largely neglected, they constitute a major group of helminths that parasitize human and animals causing significant morbidity and mortality.

Since the dawn of medical science, people have recognized connections between a change in the weather and the appearance of epidemic disease.

Martin Oliver Steinhauser deals with several aspects of multiscale materials modeling and simulation in applied materials research and fundamental science.

Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma represents the first book of its kind to be dedicated solely to UTUC.

Beginning with an account of the settlement of Halifax, Marble documents the care taken by the Lords of Trade and Plantations to provide proper food and health care during the settlers' passage across the Atlantic in May and June of 1749.

Fertilization: Comparative Morphology, Biochemistry, and Immunology, Volume I focuses on the many aspects of the physiological mechanisms of fertilization in different forms of life.

This book is the first of its kind in bringing together biodiversity, chemical ecology, phytochemistry and cancer therapy.

Das vorliegende Buch behandelt das Ferment Hyaluronidase und dessen Wirkung in der Behandlung maligner Erkrankungen.

This practical handbook provides readers with a quick but comprehensive overview of the major infectious disease topics and clinical approach to diagnosis and management.

This detailed volume explores recent developments in microfluidics technologies for cancer diagnosis and monitoring.