Early Diagnosis of Cancer in General Practice: A Manual

ISBN-13: 9783540512523 / Angielski / Miękka / 1990 / 122 str.

Knut Holtedahl

Opis

Delay in the diagnosis of cancer in general practice can cause distress to every physician. This useful manual aims to aid the general practitioner in a timely diagnosis. Written using the author's long-time experience from consultations and research in general practice, it is a well-organized and vital reference. Emphasis is laid upon the early clues of cancer (Red Flags), organ systems (Thinking Anatomy), and frequency tables (Thinking Probabilities). For every professional who would like to put more knowledge and understanding into his consultations, thereby possibly prolonging or saving lives, this is an invaluable handbook.

Spis treści

The Challenge: Avoiding Diagnostic Delay.- Using the Manual.- Red Flags: Initiating the Diagnostic Process.- Organ Systems: Thinking Anatomy.- Frequency Tables and Diagnostic Indexes.- Thinking Probabilities.- References.- 1. Red Flags.- Early Clues To Cancer.- Data Clues.- Symptom Clues.- Diagnostic Traps.- 2. Organ Systems and Individual Anatomic Sites.- Oral Cavity and Pharynx.- Lip.- Tongue.- Salivary Glands.- Gums/Buccal Mucosa/Palate/Floor of Oral Cavity.- Tonsils.- Nasopharynx.- Hypopharynx.- Digestive Organs.- Oesophagus.- Stomach.- Duodenum and Small Intestine.- Colon/Rectum.- Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Ducts.- Gallbladder and Extrahepatic Bile Ducts.- Pancreas.- Respiratory System.- Nasal Cavities and Accessory Sinuses.- Larynx.- Trachea, Bronchus and Lung.- Breast and Reproductive Organs.- Breast (Women and Men).- Cervix Uteri.- Corpus Uteri.- Placenta (Choriocarcinoma).- Ovary, Tube and Broad Ligament.- Vulva.- Vagina.- Prostate.- Testis.- Penis and Scrotum.- Urinary Tract.- Kidney.- Bladder.- Skin.- Malignant Melanoma.- Spindle Cell and Basal Cell Carcinoma.- Cutaneous Paraneoplasia.- Eye and Central Nervous System.- Eyeball.- Brain.- Spinal Cord.- Thyroid Gland.- Bone, Muscle and Connective Tissue.- Bone.- Muscle and Connective Tissue.- Lymphatic and Haemopoietic Tissue.- Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.- Metastases and Other Lumps in the Neck Region.- Multiple Myeloma and Other Diseases Whic.- Produce Pathological Proteins.- Leukaemia.- Polycythemia Vera.- 3. Frequency Tables and Flow Charts.- Commentary to the Tables of Cancer Statistics.