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Methods of Cancer Diagnosis, Therapy, and Prognosis

Liver Cancer

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  • The only book that discusses cancer diagnosis, therapy, and prognosis together in one volume
  • Discusses the molecular processes that lead to the development and proliferation of cancer cells
  • Includes recent major advances in cancer diagnosis and therapy assessment
  • The text is supported throughout with illustrations
  • The information in the book identifies patients with high likelihood of clinical benefits from a specific treatment

Part of the book series: Methods of Cancer Diagnosis, Therapy and Prognosis (HAYAT, volume 5)

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Table of contents (36 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xliv
  2. Liver Cancer

    1. A. Diagnosis

      1. Localized Fibrous Tumor of the Liver: Imaging Features
        • Thomas Moser, Tereza S. Nogueira
        Pages 17-19
      2. Liver: Helical Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging
        • Yuji Baba, Yasuyuki Yamashita, Kazuo Awai, Koichi Kawanaka
        Pages 33-43
  3. Resectable Liver Cancer

    1. B. Treatment

      1. Ultrasonography During Liver Surgery
        • Guido Torzilli
        Pages 63-76
  4. Hepatocellular Carcinoma

    1. A. Diagnosis

      1. Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Contrast-Enhanced Sonography
        • Byung Ihn Choi, Se Hyung Kim
        Pages 145-158
      2. Focal Liver Lesion: Nonlinear Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Imaging
        • Vincenzo Migaleddu, Giuseppe Virgilio
        Pages 159-181
      3. Diagnosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Multidetector-Row Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging
        • Hiromitsu Onishi, Takamichi Murakami, Hironobu Nakamura
        Pages 221-235

About this book

This volume presents a detailed survey of imaging, multidetector-row computed t- various methodologies related to diagno- ography, helical computed tomography, sis, therapy, and prognosis of liver cancer, ultrasonography, and power Doppler ult- including colorectal liver metastases and sound, for the prognosis and assessment of biliary tract carcinomas, while the already liver cancer treatment (including HCC) and published Volumes 1, 2, 3, and 4 detail liver metastases from colorectal cancer are similar aspects of breast, lung, prostate, discussed in detail, as is the use of radiof- gastrointestinal, and colorectal cancer, quency ablation in hepatic tumors. respectively. Approximately 50% of colorectal cancer Surgical resection is the standard therapy (CRC) patients develop liver metastases for resectable liver disease, resulting in during the course of their disease, and 5-year overall survival rates of 20–40%. more than 50% of patients who die of CRC One the other hand, the median overall have liver metastases at autopsy. Regional survival of patients with unresectable liver lymph node (RLN) involvement in patients metastases does not exceed 18–20 months, with colorectal liver metastases is one with a 5-year survival rate approaching of the worst prognostic factors. Recent zero. In other words, there is virtually no studies indicate that for these patients, long-term survival. Both resectable and combined liver resection and pedicular unresectable liver cancers are discussed lymphadenectomy can be recommended, in this volume. The method of selecting when RLN metastases respond to p- patients for resection of hepatic colorectal operative chemotherapy.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Biological Sciences, Kean University, Union, USA

    M. A. Hayat

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Methods of Cancer Diagnosis, Therapy, and Prognosis

  • Book Subtitle: Liver Cancer

  • Editors: M. A. Hayat

  • Series Title: Methods of Cancer Diagnosis, Therapy and Prognosis

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9804-8

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2009

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-9803-1Published: 23 April 2009

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-8204-6Published: 08 October 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-9804-8Published: 21 April 2009

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XLIV, 514

  • Topics: Cancer Research, Oncology, Surgical Oncology, Nursing, Radiotherapy

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