Textbook of pancreatic cancer : principles and practice of surgical oncology

Textbook of pancreatic cancer : principles and practice of surgical oncology / Kjetil Søreide, Stefan Stättner, editors.

This textbook provides a practically applicable resource for understanding the surgical oncology management of pancreatic cancer. It discusses relevant aspects of anatomy and pathophysiology along with the latest diagnostic techniques. Insightful descriptions are then provided detailing how to perfo...

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Other Authors: Søreide, Kjetil (Editor), Stättner, Stefan (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2021]
Subjects:
Pancreas > Cancer.
Pancreas > Cancer > Surgery.
Oncology.
Pancreas > Cancer
Pancreas > Cancer > Surgery
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Foreword
  • Foreword from ESSO
  • Foreword from the President of IHPBA
  • Foreword from the President of the AHPBA
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Contributors
  • Part I: Pancreatic Cancer Disease Burden
  • Chapter 1: Risk Factors for Pancreatic Cancer
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Age, Gender and Race
  • 1.3 Pancreatitis (Acute, Chronic and Hereditary)
  • 1.3.1 Chronic Pancreatitis
  • 1.3.2 Acute Pancreatitis
  • 1.3.3 Hereditary Pancreatitis
  • 1.4 Tobacco Smoking
  • 1.5 Alcohol Consumption
  • 1.6 Body Mass Index and Obesity
  • 1.7 Diabetes Mellitus
  • 1.8 Dietary Patterns
  • 1.9 Poor Oral Hygiene
  • 1.10 ABO Blood Group
  • 1.11 Potential Risk Factors
  • 1.12 Study Design and Ongoing Epidemiological Projects
  • 1.13 Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 2: Epidemiology of Pancreatic Cancer
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Worldwide Incidence
  • 2.3 Trends in Incidence
  • 2.3.1 Data from The Netherlands
  • 2.3.2 Data from Austria
  • 2.3.3 Data from Canada
  • 2.3.4 Data from Puerto Rico
  • 2.3.5 Data from the USA
  • 2.4 Worldwide Mortality
  • 2.4.1 Data from The Netherlands
  • 2.4.2 Data from Austria
  • 2.4.3 Data from Canada
  • 2.4.4 Data from Puerto Rico
  • 2.4.5 Data from the USA
  • 2.5 Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 3: Hereditary Syndromes and Pancreatic Cancer
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Hereditary Tumour Predisposition Syndromes
  • 3.2.1 Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome
  • 3.2.2 Familial Atypical Multiple Mole Melanoma and Pancreatic Cancer Syndrome (FAMMM)
  • 3.2.3 Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome
  • 3.2.4 PALB2 Gene Mutations
  • 3.2.5 ATM Gene Mutations
  • 3.2.6 Lynch Syndrome
  • 3.3 Hereditary Pancreatitis
  • 3.4 Other Tumour Predisposition Syndromes
  • 3.4.1 Li Fraumeni Syndrome
  • 3.4.2 Familial Adenomatous Polyposis
  • 3.4.3 Germline Mutations in Other Cancer Genes
  • 3.5 Testing and Tools
  • 3.6 Surveillance/Screening Recommendations
  • 3.7 Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 4: Familial Pancreatic Cancer
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Familial Pancreatic Cancer
  • 4.3 Pancreatic Cancer Susceptibility Genes in Patients with Familial Pancreatic Cancer
  • 4.3.1 ATM
  • 4.3.2 BRCA1, BRCA2, PALB2
  • 4.3.3 CDKN2A
  • 4.3.4 Hereditary Pancreatitis Genes
  • 4.3.5 Other Inherited Syndromes
  • 4.4 Pancreatic Cancer Susceptibility Genes in Patients with Sporadic PDAC
  • 4.5 Pancreatic Cancer Susceptibility Genes in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer Precursor Lesions
  • 4.6 Screening for Patients with Pathogenic Germline Variants
  • 4.7 Conclusion
  • References
  • Part II: Education, Training and Quality of Care
  • Chapter 5: Education and Training in Pancreatic Surgery
  • 5.1 Structure of Training Pathways
  • 5.1.1 North-American Training Programmes
  • 5.1.2 European Training Programmes
  • 5.1.3 Australasian Programmes
  • 5.1.4 Effect of Training Programmes on Clinical Outcomes
  • 5.1.5 Workforce Prediction
  • 5.2 Standards of Training
  • 5.2.1 Period of Training

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