Pancreatic Cancer, Pagina 188

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Daniel D. Von Hoff, Douglas Brian Evans, Ralph H. Hruban
Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2005 - 832 pagine
This groundbreaking volume is the instant gold standard for authoritative information on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of Pancreatic Cancer. This book includes 54 state of the art chapters all with full color illustrations edited and written by world authorities on the subject. It is the first comprehensive reference available on the topic.Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer death in the United States and has the worst mortality rate of any cancer. It is very likely that the number of deaths from pancreatic cancer each year will surpass the number of deaths from other more common cancers, such as breast cancer. This groundbreaking new volume is dedicated to helping curb these daunting statistics by providing a knowledge base for clinicians and scientists who want to make a difference for patients both now and in the future. Edited by an eminent team consisting of a medical oncologist, a cancer surgeon and a pathologist, with contributions from over 100 world-class experts in the field, Pancreatic Cancer includes 54 state of the art chapters -- all with full color illustrations. Special "Commentaries," written by world authorities on the subject, provide expert analysis and counterpoint to selected topics. This definitive reference is the instant gold standard for authoritative information on the prevention and treatment of this deadly disease.

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Sommario

Anatomy
1
Exocrine Pancreas
13
Surgical Palliation of Pancreatic
14
Molecular Genetic Alterations
27
Molecular Signaling Pathways
54
Pancreatic Development
71
Mouse Models of Exocrine Pancreatic
98
Prevention
146
Exocrine pancreasLocally Advanced Disease
420
Endoscopic Palliation of Pancreatic
430
Exocrine PancreasMetastatic Disease
447
Clinical Trial Design
461
COMMENTARY
476
Symptom
479
Miquel Porta MD
489
Cachexia and Anorexia
499

Exocrine PancreasDiagnosis and Staging
156
CTMRIPET
165
EUS ERCP
181
Laparoscopic Staging
219
FineNeedle Aspiration Biopsy
232
The Molecular Diagnosis
251
Pancreaticoduodenectomy
265
The Role of Total Pancreatectomy in
287
Distal Pancreatectomy
299
Pylorus Preservation Versus Standard
313
Pancreaticoduodenectomy with en bloc
321
Epidemiology
337
The Principles of Chemoradiation
359
Adjuvant and Neoadjuvant Therapies
373
Intraoperative Electron Beam
405
Exocrine pancreasEmerging Treatment
513
425
568
Tumors of the Endocrine System
586
Sporadic Gastrinoma
603
Sporadic Insulinoma
613
VIPoma
623
Pancreatic Endocrine Neoplasms
631
The von HippelLindau Syndrome
655
Cystic Neoplasms 715
663
Solorzano MD 51 Pathological Classification of Cystic
716
Management of Metastatic N Volkan Adsay MD
737
Sanjay Gupta MD Eric P Tamm MD
750
Pathology of Periampullary Tumors 686 Ralph H Hruban MD
763
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