Modern Management of Cancer of the Rectum
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Beschreibung
Modern Management of Cancer of the Rectum is intended to provide a comprehensive overview of all aspects of rectal neoplasms. It addresses such topics as epidemiology, biology, screening and chemoprevention, the role of imaging in diagnosis, staging and prognosis, radiation therapy, medical and surgical treatment, as well as new modalities of therapy, including laparoscopy, and transanal endoscopic surgery. A greater understanding of prognostic factors, patterns of spread and natural history has occurred during the past decade; together with new diagnostic modalities this has led to significant changes in the management of patients with rectal cancer. This book will be invaluable for all those who treat rectal cancer.
Covers the recent advances in the understanding of aetiology and treatment (prognostic factors, pattern of spread, natural history)
Written by international experts with an emphasis of contributors from the US
Modern Management of Cancer of the Rectum provides a comprehensive overview of all aspects of rectal neoplasms. It addresses such topics as epidemiology, biology, screening and chemoprevention, the role of imaging in diagnosis, staging and prognosis, radiation therapy, medical and surgical treatment, as well as new modalities of therapy, including laparoscopy, and transanal endoscopic surgery. A greater understanding of prognostic factors, patterns of spread and natural history has occurred during the past decade; together with new diagnostic modalities, this has led to significant changes in the management of patients with rectal cancer.
Autor*in
Riccardo A. Audisio
Themen in »Modern Management of Cancer of the Rectum«
Staging cancer colectomy colorectal cancer endoscopy genetics imaging laparoscopic surgery laparoscopy liver morbidity pathology prevention screening surgery