Biliary Tract and Gallbladder Cancer A Multidisciplinary Approach

Biliary Tract and Gallbladder Cancer A Multidisciplinary Approach / edited by Joseph M. Herman, Timothy M. Pawlik, Charles R. Thomas, Jr.

The second edition of this book is intended as a definitive text on biliary tract and gallbladder cancers. Specifically, it will serve as a single-source reference on the current knowledge base for the multidisciplinary management of such cancers and thus covers epidemiological, surgical, radiothera...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Herman, Joseph M. (Editor), Pawlik, Timothy M. (Editor), Thomas, Jr., Charles R. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edition:2nd ed. 2014.
Series:Radiation Oncology
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Radiotherapy.
Radiology.
Oncology  .
Surgical oncology.
Electronic resources (E-books)
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Epidemiology of gallbladder and cholangiocarcinoma
  • Role Growth Factor Pathways & Signal Transduction
  • Histopathology and molecular pathogenesis of  biliary tract tumors
  • Clinical diagnosis and staging
  • Diagnostic imaging of biliary tract & gall bladder tumors
  • Overview of Current Strategies
  • Imaging of hepatic transplantation for cholangiocarcinoma
  • State of the art directions
  • Interventional radiology techniques
  • Chemoembolization and Radioembolization
  • Overview of emerging strategies in the surgical management of biliary tract tumors
  • Surgical techniques for intrahepatic biliary tract cancer
  • Surgical techniques for techniques for extrahepatic biliary tract cancers
  • Surgery for gallbladder
  • Systemic therapy (current strategies and new directions)
  • Radiotherapy (including combination radiotherapy and systemic therapeutic strategies, 3D-CRT, IMRT approaches)
  • Techniques in radiotherapy
  • Symptomatic management and palliation
  • New Directions.

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