Bladder Cancer: A Practical Guide

ISBN-13: 9783030706456 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 471 str.

Ashish M. Kamat; Peter C. Black

Spis treści

Section 1: Patient Evaluation.- Screening.- Evaluation for Signs and Symptoms.- Cystoscopy Inc.- Using Urine Markers.- Risk Stratification.- Assessment/Management of Frailty.- Section 2: TURBT (Tumor Resection).- Indications.- Patient Preparation.- Surgical Technique.- Peri-operative Care.- Management of Common Complications.- Pathologist Assessment and Report.- Oncologic Monitoring.- Section 3: Adjvuant Intravesical Therapy.- Introduction: Choice of Therapy.- BCG.- Chemo.- Device Assisted.- Intravesical Salvage Therapy.- Section 4: Radical Cystectomy.- Indications.- Patient Preparation.- Surgical Technique.- Peri-operative Care.- Management of Common Complications.- Pathologist Assessment and Report.- Oncologic Monitoring.- Section 5: Urinary Diversion.- Incontinent.- Continent Cutaneous.- Orthotopic Neobladder.- Section 6: Peri-operative Chemotherapy.- Neoadjuvant.- Adjuvant.- Section 7: Trimodal Therapy (Radiation).- Indications.- Patient Preparation.- Concomitant Chemo.- External Beam Radiation.- Management of Recurrence.- Section 8: Systemic Therapy for Advanced Bladder Cancer.- Chemotherapy.- Immunotherapy.- Novel Therapies.- Section 9: Managing Variant Histology.- Squamous/Glandular Differentiation.- Micropapillary.- Sarcomatoid.- Small Cell/Neuroendocrine.- Other.- Squamous.- Adenocarcinoma.- Section 10: Clinical Trials in Bladder Cancer: Practical Pearls.- Bladder Cancer Disease States.- NMIBC.- Metastatic.

O autorze

Ashish M. Kamat

Department of Urology

UT-MD Anderson Cancer Center 

Houston, TX

USA 

Peter C. Black

Department of Urologic Sciences

University of British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia

Canada

Blurb

This book provides a practical, comprehensive, state-of-the-art review of bladder cancer. A valuable resource for anyone with an interest in urothelial tumors, this text brings together a multidisciplinary team of experts who have distilled their vast years of experience and knowledge into a concise, easy to digest format. Topics covered range from importance of a pattern recognition in diagnosis and pathologic evaluation to ‘how I do it’ tips on patient selection for appropriate therapies such as chemotherapy, immunotherapy, surgery and radiation. Bridging the gap between a traditional textbook and hands-on experience, this book provides a practical guide to managing day-to-day issues and challenges and brings an algorithmic approach to avoid common pitfalls.

Bladder Cancer: A Practical Guide provides a concise yet comprehensive summary of the current status of the field of bladder cancer treatment, guiding patient management and stimulating investigative efforts.