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Primary Liver Cancer

Surveillance, Diagnosis and Treatment

  • Emphasis on evolving therapies and emerging technologies
  • Written by experts in the field
  • Covers early diagnosis and prevention
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Clinical Gastroenterology (CG)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
  2. Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Etiology and Natural History

    • Tinsay A. Woreta, James P. Hamilton
    Pages 1-16
  3. Surveillance for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

    • Reezwana Chowdhury, Rohit Satoskar
    Pages 17-43
  4. Radiologic Diagnosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

    • Stephen Thomas, Aytekin Oto
    Pages 45-66
  5. Pathology of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

    • Shriram Jakate, Deborah Giusto
    Pages 67-78
  6. Differential Diagnosis of Focal Hepatic Lesions

    • Russell N. Wesson, Andrew M. Cameron
    Pages 79-126
  7. Paraneoplastic Syndromes

    • Po-Hung Chen, Ayman Koteish
    Pages 127-142
  8. Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Children

    • Christiane Sokollik, Abha Gupta, Simon C. Ling
    Pages 143-160
  9. Staging of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

    • Chalermrat Bunchorntavakul, Maarouf Hoteit, K. Rajender Reddy
    Pages 161-175
  10. Liver Anatomy and Function in the Planning of Hepatic Interventions

    • Nicholas N. Nissen, Alagappan Annamalai
    Pages 177-197
  11. Recurrence: Prevention and Management

    • Natasha Chandok, Paul Marotta
    Pages 215-227
  12. Emerging Serum Biomarkers of HCC

    • Anjana A. Pillai, Claus J. Fimmel
    Pages 247-262
  13. Emerging Therapies for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

    • Renumathy Dhanasekaran, Roniel Cabrera
    Pages 263-290
  14. Back Matter

    Pages 291-295

About this book

Primary Liver Cancer: Surveillance, Diagnosis and Treatment focuses on the many therapies rapidly evolving to assist with controlling hepatocellular carcinoma as well as emerging technologies to assist in early diagnosis as well as prevention. All chapters are written by experts in their fields and include the most up to date information for diagnosis, treatment, surveillance, epidemiology, staging, recurrence and prevention. This volume will serve as a useful resource for clinical gastroenterologists, hepatologists, oncologists, pathologists, and physicians who treat patients with chronic liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Medical Center, Center for Liver Disease, The University of Chicago, Chicago, USA

    Nancy Reau

  • , Texas Liver Institute, University of Texas, San Antonio, USA

    Fred Poordad

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Primary Liver Cancer

  • Book Subtitle: Surveillance, Diagnosis and Treatment

  • Editors: Nancy Reau, Fred Poordad

  • Series Title: Clinical Gastroenterology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-61779-863-4

  • Publisher: Humana Totowa, NJ

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2012

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-61779-862-7Published: 22 June 2012

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-62703-875-1Published: 17 July 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-61779-863-4Published: 21 June 2012

  • Series ISSN: 2197-7399

  • Series E-ISSN: 2197-7704

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 296

  • Topics: Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Oncology, Pathology, Primary Care Medicine

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eBook USD 129.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
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  • Read on any device
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  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 169.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 219.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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