| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 394 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
M.D. Anderson cancer care series |
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M.D. Anderson cancer care series.
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| Contents |
Staging of Gastrointestinal Malignancies / Michelle B. Waller, Karen A. Beaty, Angela J. McIntosh, and Steven A. Curley -- Recent Advances in Histopathology of Gastrointestinal Cancers: Prognostic and Therapeutic Assessment of Colorectal Cancers / Asif Rashid -- Current Status of Imaging Techniques in Gastrointestinal Cancers / Chusilp Charnsangavej -- Endoscopy in the Management of Gastrointestinal Malignancies / Banke Agarwal -- Role of Laparoscopy in Gastrointestinal Malignancies / Barry W. Feig -- Risk Factors for Colorectal Cancer Susceptibility / Christopher I. Amos, Carol H. Bosken, Amr S. Soliman, and Marsha L. Frazier -- Colorectal Cancer: Screening and Primary Prevention / Patrick M. Lynch -- Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer and Genetic Counseling / Miguel A. Rodriguez-Bigas and Patrick M. Lynch -- Colon Cancer / Edward H. Lin and Henry Q. Xiong -- Rectal Cancer / Nora A. Janjan, Edward H. Lin, Marc E. Delclos, Christopher Crane, Miguel A. Rodriguez-Bigas, and John M. Skibber -- Metastatic Cancer of the Liver / Jean-Nicolas Vauthey -- Staging and Therapeutic Approaches for Patients with Localized, Potentially Curable Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma / Peter W.T. Pisters, Douglas B. Evans, Robert A. Wolff, and Christopher Crane -- Treatment of Primary Liver Cancer / Steven A. Curley -- Gastric Cancer / James C. Yao, Peter W.T. Pisters, Christopher Crane, and Jaffer A. Ajani -- Esophageal Carcinoma / Stephen G. Swisher, Ritsuko Komaki, Patrick M. Lynch, and Jaffer A. Ajani -- Anal Cancer / Nora A. Janjan, John M. Skibber, Miguel A. Rodriguez-Bigas, Christopher Crane, Marc E. Delclos, Edward H. Lin, and Jaffer A. Ajani -- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / Dejka M. Steinert and Jonathan Trent -- Palliative Therapy / Nora A. Janjan, Edward H. Lin, Marc E. Delclos, Christopher Crane, Miguel A. Rodriguez-Bigas, John M. Skibber, and Charles Cleeland -- Bowel Management in Patients with Cancer / Annette K. Bisanz -- Barrett's Esophagus / Ishaan S. Kalha and Frank A. Sinicrope |
| Summary |
"This thorough, practical volume, which includes more than 60 photographs and line drawings, is an essential clinical guide for oncologists, surgeons, and all physicians involved in the care of patients with gastrointestinal cancer."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Digestive organs -- Cancer.
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Gastrointestinal Neoplasms -- therapy
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Gastrointestinal Neoplasms -- diagnosis
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Risk Factors
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Digestive organs -- Cancer.
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Digestive organs -- Cancer
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Ajani, Jaffer A.
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| ISBN |
9780387272856 |
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0387272852 |
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0387220909 |
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9780387220901 |
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