This is a must-have medical dictionary of common body tumors. Listed in alphabetical order, entries include head and neck tumors, ophthalmic tumors, alimentary tract tumors, respiratory system tumors, tumors of bones and soft tissues, dermatological tumors, genitourinary system tumors (gynecological and urological), and lymphatic system tumors (Hodgkin's & non-Hodgkin's). Details of each cancer type are categorically grouped under a brief introductory note, etiology or risk factors, epidemiology, clinical features (signs and symptoms), diagnostic modalities, staging and...
This is a must-have medical dictionary of common body tumors. Listed in alphabetical order, entries include head and neck tumors, ophthalmic tumors, a...
Treating disease can be considered a combat between curative therapies and pathological afflictions. As such, the action of achieving a cure can be likened to successfully waging war on sickness and bodily disorders.
Surgical Philosophy applies the core principles derived from Sun Tzu s timeless book Art of War to combating disease through surgery. Its goal is to offer principles, strategies and leadership guidelines for surgeons at all levels and other healthcare practitioners who carry out interventional procedures for the ultimate aim of defeating illness and...
Treating disease can be considered a combat between curative therapies and pathological afflictions. As such, the action of achieving a cure can be...
It is generally accepted as a historical fact that Julius Caesar suffered from epilepsy, an illness which in classical times was sometimes associated with divinely bestowed genius. The ancient sources describe several episodes when, sometimes at critical junctures, one of the most famous military commanders in history was incapacitated by his illness referred to as morbus comitialis. But does the evidence really fit with the diagnosis of epilepsy? And if it was not epilepsy that afflicted Caesar, then what was it? These are the questions that doctors Galassi and Ashrafian seek to answer by...
It is generally accepted as a historical fact that Julius Caesar suffered from epilepsy, an illness which in classical times was sometimes associated ...
