Clinical and internal medicine

Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in women, and its incidence and prevalence have been steadily rising in recent decades.

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The emphasis on cancer management in the past was based primarily on control rates from multidisciplinary input in management.

Percutaneous, image-guided interventions are a well established and effective tool in clinical routine.

Oncology in general has seen vast advancements over recent years.

Key Topics in Surgical Research and Methodology represents a comprehensive reference text accessible to the surgeon embarking on an academic career.

Chest sonography is an established procedure in the stepwise imaging diagnosis of pulmonary and pleural disease.

Better therapy of acute leukemias depends ultimately on better understanding of the distinction between leukemic and normal progenitor cells.

The development of a bio-engineered pacemaker is of substantial clinical and also scientific interest because it promises to overcome several limitations of electronic pacemakers.

During recent years, FAF (Fundus autofluorescence) imaging has been shown to be useful in various retinal diseases with regard to diagnostics, documentation of changes, identification of disease progression, and monitoring of novel therapies.

This volume builds on the success of the first edition of Imaging Pelvic Floor Disorders and is aimed at those practitioners with an interest in the imaging, diagnosis and treatment of pelvic floor dysfunction.

MRI has become the main paraclinical test in the diagnosis and management of multiple sclerosis.

Cancer stem cells werehave originally been identified in leukemia and later in several solid tumor types.

Among malignant tumors, adenocarcinomas of the esophagogastric junction show the highest increase in incidence over the past three decades in Western industrialized countries.

Although pancreatic cancer is one of the most serious forms of cancers, the outlook for patients could be improved.

Te European School of Oncology is delighted to ber of female former cancer patients expected to see that the faculty of its course on cancer and have a successful pregnancy.

Simplified Facial Rejuvenation is divided into sections that include anatomy and anesthesia, classifications, dermatologic procedures, suture lifts, surgical cariations of the face, surgical variations of the eyes, brow, neck, lips, nose, ear, and scalp, and medical legal aspects.

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Clinical osteology is now an independent specialty which nevertheless encompasses all branches of medicine and effects each and every one of us: Bone is Every Body's Business: This book has been designed as an up to date manual to deal with the currently recognized indications for bisphosphonates, to outline situations and conditions for prevention of skeletal disorders, and to provide practical guidelines for treatment.

Testosterone is my favourite hormone, a focus of my research.

The last 10 years has seen explosive expansion of the number of centres performing cardiov- cular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging.

In 2002, Lippincott published the Manual of Breast Diseases, edited by Professor Ismail Jatoi.

"e;Pediatric Surgery, Diagnosis and Management"e; features contributions by leading experts in pediatric surgery and pediatric urology who have unique experience in their respective fields.

This third Glaucoma volume of the Essentials in Ophthalmology series, as in the first and the second, provides a picture of recent progress in the field of glaucoma, in both basic clinical research and applied clinical science.

Adequate blood supply to the eye is an important prerequisite for normal visual function.

This lavishly illustrated atlas provides indispensable information to clinicians, geneticists and visual scientists working with inherited retinal diseases.

The Essentials in Ophthalmology series represents an aged by readership acceptance of the first two series, unique updating publication on the progress in all sub- each of eight volumes.

It has been suspected since more than a century that disturbed ocular blood flow (OBF) may play a role in the pathogenesis of glaucoma.

Acute kidney failure is an important clinical area in the intensive care unit setting.

This book, written by experts from across the world, provides comprehensive coverage of acne and rosacea, focusing in particular on pathogenesis and treatment but also considering clinical aspects, prognostic factors, and impacts on quality of life.

Vitiligo has been, until recently, a rather neglected area in dermatology and medicine.

The technical measurement of individual parameters in an area as complex as music and song has achieved acceptance only in recent years.

More than 180 participants and experts from 31 countries met for the fifth time in 10 years in St.

Non-malignant, or "e;benign"e;, diseases can be successfully treated using ionizing rad- tion technologies.

Why write a book on emergency radiology?

This practical and comprehensive book provides succinct and up-to-date information on the value of the various diagnostic radiological measurements made using all the imaging modalities currently employed in the management of a wide spectrum of musculoskeletal disorders, including developmental, paediatric, traumatic, degenerative, metabolic, tumoural and rheumatological conditions.

Dural cavernous sinus fistulas (DCSFs) are benign vascular diseases consisting in an arteriovenous shunt at the cavernous sinus that if misdiagnosed can lead to potentially serious ophthalmologic complications.

Parallel imaging techniques have only recently been introduced into magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in clinical routine, but they have already gained wide clinical acceptance in numerous applications.

T is is the f rst edition of Pediatric Lymphomas.

Pediatric Ophthalmology: current thought and practice' is written by renowned experts with many years of experience and perspective on the state-of-the-art recommendations.

Computer-assisted techniques in the surgery of the facial skeleton including the skull base are depicted for the very first time in this atlas of navigational surgery.

This second edition of "e;Radiology of Osteoporosis"e; has been fully updated so as to represent the current state of the art.

Since the introduction of vitrectomy in the 1970s, vitreoretinal surgery has rapidly developed.