Colon and Rectal Cancer
Published on 14. August 2000
Book
Hardback
480 pages
978-0-471-35145-0 (ISBN)
Description
Colorectal cancer presents itself as a wide variety of lesions, from large, fungating tumors to small, malignant foci in the head of a pedunculated polyp. Treatment options, depending upon the type of tumor and its location, include tumor excision, surgical resection, colectomy, and radiation therapy.
Reviews / Votes
"...contributions from surgeons and researchers comprise this clinician's guide...Coverage includes major advances..." (SciTech Book News, March 2001)More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Ill.
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 162 mm
Weight
765 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-35145-0 (9780471351450)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
COMMON ISSUES IN COLON AND RECTAL CANCER.Genetics and the Polyp-Cancer Sequence - N. Hall & R. Madoff; Colon and Rectal Polyps - T. Shope & E. Lee; Screening for Colon and Rectal Cancer - M. Davila & A. Davila; Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer Syndromes - Lynch Syndromes; - H. Lynch & J. Lynch; Familial Adenomatous Polyposis - C. Ko & P. Roberts; Cancer in Infammatory Bowel Disease - N. Al-Sanea & A. Shelton; ADENOCARCINOMA OF THE COLON.Presentation and Pretreatment Evaluation of Patients with Adenocarcinoma of the Colon - R. Shaheen & P. Edelstein; Treatment of Colon Cancer - H. Ha & B. Cosman; Adjuvant Therapy for Colon Cancer: Management and Current Concepts - M. Chen & J. Ford; Follow-up after Treatment of Colon Cancer - W. De Vos; ADENOCARCINOMA OF THE RECTUM.Patient Presentation and Pretreatment Evaluation of Rectal Adenocarcinoma - P. Edelstein; Local Treatment of Rectal Cancer - C. Finne & J. Garcia-Aguilar; Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Therapy for Adenocarcinoma of the Rectum - D. Blumberg & F. Opelka; Surgical Treatment of Rectal Cancer - P. Bernick & W. Wong; Post-Treatment Follow-up and Treatment of Recurrent Disease in Adenocarcinoma of the Rectum - K. Manning & P. Edelstein; METASTIC DISEASE.Treatment for Metastatic Disease of the Colon and Rectum - A. Horgan & J. Pemberton; UNIQUE ISSUES.Laparoscopic Surgery for Malignant Disease - J. Allendorf, et al.; Uncommon Tumors of the Colon and Rectum - J. Mayoral & C. Surendranath; Index