Thrombosis and Cancer

ISBN-13: 9781841842875 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 240 str.

Anna Gilles Lugassy; Gilles Lugassy; Anna Falanga

Opis

This text offers a detailed and authoritative review of the issues involved in the links between thrombosis and haemostasis and cancer, and contains contributions from leading international researchers and clinicians in the several different disciplines involved.

Recenzje

"...a well-written multiauthored book....It will be of interest to clinicians in many disciplines."
-New England Journal of Medicine

Spis treści

Thrombosis and Cancer: A Short History of the Trousseau's Syndrome, M.H. Prins and H.-M.M.B. OttenPathogenesis of Thrombosis in Cancer, A. Falanga, M. Marchetti, and A. Vignoli Platelets and Cancer, A. Klepfish, A. Schattner, G. Lugassy, and S. KarpatkinThe Role of Blood Clotting in Tumor Metastasis: A Case for Tissue Factor, M.B. Donati and R. LorenzetThe Fibrinolytic System in Cancer, G. Lugassy and A. KlepfishTumor Angiogenesis and Blood Coagulation, P.M. Fernandez, S.R. Patierno, and F.R. RicklesRisk of Cancer in Patients Presenting with Venous Thromboembolism, A. Piccioli and P. PrandoniThrombotic Complications of Overt Cancer, G. Lugassy and B. YoffeSystematic Microangiopathies in the Cancer Patient, M. LeviThrombophilia and Risk of Venous THromboembolism in Cancer, R. Hoffman and B. BrennerLong-Term Thrombotic Complications in Cancer-Treated Patients: The Problem of Recurrent Venous Thromboembolism, G.F. Pineo and R.D. HullPrevention of Cancer-associated Thrombosis: An Overview, M. LevineThromboprophylaxis in Cancer Surgery, A.K. Kakkar and G.A. PertraliaCatheter-related Arm-Vein Thrombosis in Patients with Cancer, M. MonrealPrevention and Treatment of Thrombosis in Cancer Patients, H.K. Breddin and R. BauersachsAntimalignant Properties of Antithrombotic Agents, C.P.W. Klerk, S.M. Smorenburg, and H.R. Buller

O autorze

Gilles Lugassy, Anna Falanga, Ajay K. Kakkar and Frederick R. Rickles