| Liver Metastases 2009 Edition Contributor(s): Vauthey, Jean-Nicolas` (Editor), Hoff, Paulo M. (Editor), Audisio, Riccardo A. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1846289467 ISBN-13: 9781846289460 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $161.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2009 Annotation: This book overviews our current understanding of the biology of liver metastases, and reviews current methods of detection and diagnosis. Thereafter, the chapters offer objective and systematic reviews of each of the current major treatment modalities: surgical resection; destructive therapies; chemotherapy (systemic and regional); whether there is a role for radiotherapy; biological therapies (including hormone treatment antibodies and gene therapy); and lastly the decision making strategies that must be employed for successful multidisciplinary management. The book concludes with an overview of the health economics issues that must be addressed by all who practice in the field of treatment of liver metastases. The book will be invaluable for surgeons in general surgery, hepatobiliary surgery, upper GI surgery, colorectal surgery, medical and clinical oncologists with an interest in liver tumours, and radiologists with an interest in liver disease. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Surgery - Colon & Rectal - Medical | Radiology, Radiotherapy & Nuclear Medicine - Medical | Oncology - General |
| Dewey: 616.994 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 8.2" W x 11" (1.70 lbs) 188 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book addresses the contemporary multidisciplinary management of liver metastases. Throughout the text, experience from the paradigms of colorectal cancer metastases treatment strategies are used to point to new directions in the management of liver metastases from other cancers. The book will be invaluable for surgeons in general surgery, hepatobiliary surgery, upper GI surgery, colorectal surgery, medical and clinical oncologists with an interest in liver tumours, and radiologists with an interest in liver disease. |
