Gastrointestinal and Liver Tumors

ISBN-13: 9783642622076 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 335 str.

W. Scheppach; R. S. Bresalier; G. N. J. Tytgat

Opis

Cancer of the digestive system, which includes the gastrointestinal tract, liver, pancreas and gall bladder, represents a major cause of cancer mor bidity and mortality worldwide. In the year 2000, these malignancies were responsible for 30% of all cancers and 36% of all cancer-associated deaths (Parkin DM, Bray Fl, Devesa SS, Cancer burden in the year 2000. The global picture. Eur J Cancer 2001; 37: S4-66). This book provides a concise, but more than adequate overview of these malignancies and their premalignant states. It gives updated in formation on etiology - whether genetic or environmental, pathology, clinical features and treatments. It also gives information on screening, prevention and chemoprevention, where available. Understanding these latter features are of prime importance as we clinicians are moving from treatment of endstage disease, to prevention, chemoprevention and early diagnosis in order to reduce the cancer burden, to try and delay or at least modulate its manifestations and cure it by diagnosing in the earli est and curable stage."

Recenzje

From the reviews:

"This book is intended to provide a concise but more than adequate overview of the malignancies and the premalignant states of the digestive system. ... This book gives updated information ... . It also provides comprehensive in-depth information ... . a useful text for the practising physician who needs an easy-to-read and complete source of information on digestive cancers. ... will be an excellent source of information for medical doctors in hospitals or private practice, residents and for libraries ... ." (M. Lazzaroni, Digestive and Liver Disease, Vol. 37, 2005)

"This volume covers all the different aspects of gastrointestinal and liver tumours ... . Gastroenterologists, clinical oncologists, surgeons, radiologists and pathologists can be satisfied by consultation of this volume, which offers in-depth and up-to-date informations about screening ... . The high quality of the pictures ... also deserves mention. ... a precious instrument for rapid, but complete, and up-to-date consultation. Final note: One of the best and most up-to-date texts on alimentary tract tumours ... ." (C. Cucino, Digestive and Liver Disease, Issue 36, 2004)

"As announced by the authors in their foreword, their book is a concise but complete overview of malignant diseases of the gastrointestinal system. ... The appendix offers an excellent summary on the palliative supportive therapy of tumor patients. ... The individual chapters are enhanced by a great number of figures in color and a systematic synopsis. ... Some of the very detailed illustrations and precise tables ... add to the overall positive impression of the book." (C. Isbert, International Journal of Colorectal Disease, Vol. 19 (5), 2004)

Spis treści

I Esophagus.- 1 Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Esophagus.- Summary.- Epidemiology.- Etiology.- Symptoms and Clinical Signs.- Diagnostics.- Histological Classification and Molecular Genetics.- Staging.- Treatment.- Prognosis and Follow-Up.- Future Perspectives.- 2 Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagus.- Summary.- Epidemiology.- Etiology and Pathogenesis.- Symptoms and Clinical Signs.- Diagnosis.- Histological Classification and Molecular Genetics.- Staging.- Treatment.- Prognosis.- Future Perspectives.- 3 Other Tumors of the Esophagus.- Summary.- Mesenchymal Tumors of the Esophagus.- Endocrine Tumors of the Esophagus.- Lymphoma of the Esophagus.- Secondary Tumors of the Esophagus.- Melanoma of the Esophagus.- II Stomach.- 4 Gastric Cancer.- Summary.- Epidemiology.- Etiology and Pathogenesis.- Symptoms and Clinical Signs.- Diagnostics.- Histological Classification and Molecular Genetics.- Staging.- Treatment.- Prognosis.- Follow-Up.- Future Perspectives.- 5 Lymphoma of the Stomach.- Summary.- Epidemiology.- Etiology and Pathogenesis.- Symptoms and Clinical Signs.- Diagnostics.- Histological Classification and Molecular Genetics.- Staging.- Treatment.- Prognosis and Follow-Up.- Future Perspectives.- 6 Gastric Tumors Other than Adenocarcinoma and Lymphoma.- Summary.- Epithelial Tumors.- Mesenchymal Tumors of the Stomach.- III Small Intestine.- 7 Neoplasms of the Small Intestine.- Summary.- Epidemiology.- Etiology.- Symptoms and Clinical Signs.- Diagnostics.- Histological Classification and Molecular Genetics.- Staging.- Treatment.- Prognosis and Follow-Up.- Future Perspectives.- IV Colon and Rectum.- 8 Colorectal Cancer.- Summary.- Epidemiology.- Etiology and Pathogenesis.- Symptoms and Clinical Signs.- Diagnostics.- Histological Classification and Molecular Genetics.- Staging.- Treatment.- Future Perspectives.- 9 Sporadic Adenomas of the Large Intestine.- Summary.- Epidemiology.- Etiology and Pathogenesis.- Symptoms and Clinical Signs.- Diagnostics.- Histological Classification and Molecular Genetics.- Treatment.- Future Perspectives.- 10 Hereditary Polyposis Syndromes.- Summary.- Adenomatous Polyposis Syndromes.- Hamartomatous Polyposis Syndromes.- Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome (JPS).- Hereditary Mixed Polyposis Syndrome (HMPS).- 11 Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer (Lynch Syndrome).- Summary.- Epidemiology.- Etiology and Pathogenesis.- Symptoms and Clinical Signs.- Diagnostics.- Histological Classification and Molecular Genetics.- Staging.- Treatment.- Prognosis.- Follow-Up.- Future Perspectives.- 12 Colorectal Cancer in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.- Summary.- Epidemiology.- Etiology and Pathogenesis.- Symptoms and Clinical Signs.- Diagnostics.- Histological Classification and Molecular Genetics.- Staging.- Treatment.- Prognosis and Follow-Up.- Future Perspectives.- V Anal Canal.- 13 Anal Carcinoma.- Summary.- Epidemiology.- Etiology and Pathogenesis.- Symptoms and Clinical Signs.- Diagnostics.- Histological Classification and Molecular Genetics.- Staging.- Treatment.- Prognosis.- Follow-Up.- Future Perspectives.- VI Pancreas.- 14 Neoplastic Lesions of the Pancreas.- Summary.- Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas.- Cystic Carcinoma of the Pancreas.- Other Tumors.- VII Neuroendocrine Gastro-Entero-Pancreatic Tumors.- 15 Neuroendocrine Gastro-Entero-Pancreatic (GEP) Tumors.- Summary.- Definition.- Classification.- Epidemiology.- Etiology.- General Pathophysiology.- Histopathology.- Molecular Pathogenesis.- Growth Characteristics and Metastatic Spread and Secondary Non-Endocrine Malignancies.- Staging of Endocrine GEP Tumors.- Clinical Entities: Symptoms and Laboratory Findings.- General Aspect of Management.- VIII Biliary System and Papilla of Vater.- 16 Carcinoma of the Gallbladder and Bile Ducts.- Summary.- Epidemiology.- Etiology.- Symptoms and Clinical Signs.- Diagnostics.- Histological Classification and Molecular Genetics.- Staging.- Treatment.- Prognosis and Follow-Up.- Future Perspectives.- 17 Benign Tumors of the Biliary System.- Summary.- Epidemiology.- Etiology.- Symptoms and Clinical Signs.- Diagnostics.- Histological Classification and Molecular Genetics.- Staging.- Treatment.- Prognosis and Follow-Up.- Future Perspectives.- 18 Malignant Tumors of the Ampulla of Vater.- Summary.- Epidemiology.- Etiology.- Symptoms and Clinical Signs.- Diagnostics.- Histological Classification and Molecular Genetics.- Staging.- Treatment.- Prognosis and Follow-Up.- Future Perspectives.- IX Liver.- 19 Hepatocellular Carcinoma.- Summary.- Epidemiology.- Etiology and Pathogenesis.- Symptoms and Clinical Signs.- Diagnostics.- Histological Classification.- Staging.- Treatment.- Prognosis.- Follow-Up.- Future Perspectives.- 20 Colorectal Liver Metastases.- Summary.- Epidemiology.- Etiology and Pathogenesis.- Symptoms and Clinical Signs.- Diagnostics.- Histological Classification and Molecular Genetics.- Treatment.- Prognosis.- Follow-Up.- Future Perspectives.- 21 Liver Metastases of Noncolorectal Cancer.- Summary.- Epidemiology.- Symptoms and Clinical Signs.- Diagnostics 289.- Histological Classification and Molecular Genetics.- Treatment.- Prognosis and Follow-Up.- Future Perspectives.- Appendix (W. SCHEPPACH).- 22 Benign Liver Tumors.- Summary.- Epidemiology.- Etiology.- Symptoms and Clinical Signs.- Diagnostics.- Histological Classification and Molecular Genetics.- Treatment.- X Appendix.- 23 Supportive Care of Patients with Gastrointestinal and Liver Tumors.- Summary.- Nutritional Support.- Analgesic Therapy.- Antiemetic Therapy.- Management of Malignancy-Related Ascites.- Management of Bowel Obstruction Due to Peritoneal Carcinomatosis.- End-of-life Care.- XI Addendum.