Liver Cancer
Published in July 1997
Book
Hardback
640 pages
978-0-443-05481-5 (ISBN)
Description
This is a multi-author text on all aspects of primary liver cancer - one of the world's most common cancers. Liver cancer is difficult to manage and prognosis for patients is not good, so the most effective treatment is essential. The book is edited by one of the best known and most respected names in hepatology. There has been no comprehensive book on liver cancer during the last ten years, during which time great progress has been made both in basic science and clinical studies. This book provides up-to-date information on all the important aspects of primary liver cancer. There is a special emphasis on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) which is one of the most common cancers in the world. Among the areas covered are aetiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, newly developed imaging methods and treatment modalities, transplantation and multidisciplinary therapy.
Features: * Multi-contributory referenced text on all aspects of primary liver cancer * Edited by one of the best known and most respected names in hepatology * The only comprehensive reference to the advances of the last ten years * Special emphasis on hepatocellular carcinoma * Offers coverage of all the latest techniques in diagnosis and treatment
Features: * Multi-contributory referenced text on all aspects of primary liver cancer * Edited by one of the best known and most respected names in hepatology * The only comprehensive reference to the advances of the last ten years * Special emphasis on hepatocellular carcinoma * Offers coverage of all the latest techniques in diagnosis and treatment
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
452 ills.
Dimensions
Height: 280 mm
Width: 219 mm
Weight
2005 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-443-05481-5 (9780443054815)
Copyright in bibliographic data is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or its licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Content
SECTION 1 CLINICAL FEATURES of HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA: Clinical Presentation and Natural History of Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Other Cancers SECTION II ETIOLOGY and BASIC FEATURES of HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA: Global Epidemiology of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Hepatitis C Virus and Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Aflatoxin Exposure as a Risk Factor in the Etiology of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Molecular Mechanisms of Hepatocarcinogenesis. The Role of Tumor Suppressor Genes in the Development of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Other Causes of Hepatocellular Carcinoma SECTION III PATHOLOGY of HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA and EXPERIMENTAL SYSTEMS: Pathology Techniques and Grading Systems in the Diagnosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Pathology of Early Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Preneoplastic Lesions in the Liver. Cirrhosis and Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Pathology of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Animal Hepadnaviruses as a Model of Carcinogenesis. A Transgenic Mouse Model of HBN-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Experimental Chemical Hepatocarcinogenesis SECTION IV DIAGNOSIS: Clinical and Non-Imaging Diagnosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Ultrasound. Angiography. MRI Diagnosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. CT Diagnosis of Liver Cancer SECTION VI SCREENING for EARLY DETECTION and PROSPECTS for PREVENTION: Early Detection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Screening of Patients with Chronic Liver Disease. Prevention of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Vaccines. Prevention: Antiviral Drugs. Managing Patients Who Are at Risk for Hepatocellular Carcinoma SECTION VII THERAPY: Treatment Selection. Arterial Embolization. Chemoembolization. Immunotherapy. Radiation Therapy. Ethanol Injection /Resection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Transplantation with Liver Cancer. Surgical Resection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma