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Table of contents (32 chapters)
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Front Matter
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General Aspects of Osteosarcoma
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Front Matter
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Treatment
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Front Matter
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Review of the Past, Impact on the Future
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Front Matter
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About this book
Pediatric and Adolescent Osteosarcoma provides a historical review of the nature of osteosarcoma and the conflict that accompanied the introduction of adjuvant therapy for osteosarcoma culminating in accepted and prevailing methods of current therapy. It outlines concepts in Epidemiology and Etiology, and provides chapters on pathology and radiologic characteristics of osteosarcoma, surgical therapy tailored specifically for treatment of primary tumors in pediatric/adolescent age group, treatment of pulmonary and extra pulmonary metastases and complications, as well as the role of radiation therapy. The volume concludes with a review of differences and similarities in the management of osteosarcoma in adults as compared to pediatrics / adolescents and new laboratory and animal investigations currently in progress to develop effective diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to improve the outcome.
In essence the scope and intensive coverage of the book provides a historical perspective of the advances made over the past 30 years and emerging concepts and prospects for new diagnostic and therapeutic approaches. This is based upon past experiences and new discoveries. It also provides a unique opportunity for pediatric and adult medical oncologists, physicians in training, orthopedic surgeons, pathologists, radiologists, radiotherapists, oncology nurses and allied professionals involved in the care of pediatric/adolescent patients with osteosarcoma to become acquainted with prevailing methods of treatment and new and evolving concepts and developments.
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Editors and Affiliations
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MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Houston, U.S.A.
Norman Jaffe
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Dept. Medical Oncology, Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo, Norway
Oyvind S. Bruland
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Orthopädische Klinik, Olgahospital, Stuttgart, Germany
Stefan Bielack
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Pediatric and Adolescent Osteosarcoma
Editors: Norman Jaffe, Oyvind S. Bruland, Stefan Bielack
Series Title: Cancer Treatment and Research
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0284-9
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag US 2010
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-0283-2Published: 26 October 2009
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-2469-7Published: 25 February 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4419-0284-9Published: 10 March 2010
Series ISSN: 0927-3042
Series E-ISSN: 2509-8497
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 592
Number of Illustrations: 231 b/w illustrations, 47 illustrations in colour
Topics: Oncology, Pediatrics