Hepatobiliary Cancer December 2000· Hardback · 300 Pages

Leslie H. Blumgart, MD
Yuman Fong, MD
William R. Jarnagin, MD
All from the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Centre, New York, USA
 

Part of the acclaimed ACS Atlas of Clinical Oncology series, this book offers an expert overview of hepatobiliary cancer. Topics covered include benign liver tumors, primary liver tumors, metastatic liver cancer, metastatic neuroendocnne tumors, surgical and non-surgical ablative techniques for liver tumors, liver resection - including laparoscopy, biliary cancer, gallbladder cancer, chemotherapy for liver tumors, gene therapy, and liver transplantation for tumors.

Features

• Numerous illustrations, photographs, and radiographs show tumors as they manifest
• Latest approaches to diagnosis and treatment
• Multidisciplinary approach to management
• Accompanied by a CD-ROM of the complete text and illustrations.
• Images can be downloaded for lectures and presentations

Contents

Benign Liver Tumors. Incidentalomas. Primary Liver Tumors. Metastatic
Liver Cancer. Metastatic Neuroendocrine Tumors. Surgical Ablative
Techniques for Liver Tumors. Non-Surgical Ablative Techniques for Liver
Tumors. Liver Resection. Technical Aspects, Blood Loss and Transfusion.
Biliary Cancer. Gallbladder Cancer. Chemotherapy. Gene Therapy. Liver
Transplantion for Tumors.