Buch, Englisch, Band 134, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm
A Multidisciplinary Approach
Buch, Englisch, Band 134, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm
Reihe: Cancer Treatment and Research
ISBN: 978-0-387-78810-4
Verlag: Springer-Verlag GmbH
Recent developments in regional and systemic anticancer therapies have improved the grim outlook of patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) from ovarian or gastrointestinal origin, leading to a renewed interest in both the underlying mechanisms at the origin of PC and the various therapeutic options.
This is the first volume to provide a multidisciplinary approach to peritoneal carcinomatosis encompassing molecular mechanisms, histopathology, regional and systemic cytotoxic therapy, and surgical options. Peritoneal Carcinomatosis: A Multidisciplinary Approach will be of interest for medical, surgical and gynecological oncologists faced with the complexities of decision making in patients suffering from PC, as well as for basic and translational scientists active in the field of locoregional cancer spread. Numerous illustrations aid the reader throughout in the many facets of this disease.
Table of contents:
From the Contents.
Part 1. Peritoneal Carcinomatosis: Basic Concepts.- Part 2. The Rationale for Intraperitoneal Heat and Drug Therapy.- Part 3. Cytoreductive Surgery for Peritoneal Carcinomatosis: Techniques and Methods.- Part 4. Clinical Results of Surgery with or without Intraperitoneal Heated Drug Therapy.- Part 5. Nonoperative and Multimodal Management of Peritoneal Carcinomatosis.- Part 6. Experimental Approaches.- Index.