Hepatocellular cancer is the the fifth most common cancer, with 600,000 new cases reported each year worldwide. Additionally, exciting changes in the science of HCC in the last four years have turned the practice of diagnosing and treating the disease upside down. In Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Diagnosis and Treatment, Second Edition, the leading experts in the field of HCC thoroughly update and expand upon the critically acclaimed first edition with all the latestdevelopments in the diagnosis and treatment of primary liver cancer. The bookdetails for physicians the diagnostic and therapeutic decision making processfor dealing with such problems as incidental tumors in the liver transplant, the role of neo-adjuvant chemotherapy, intra-arterial vs intravenous therapy, the uses of embolization, and the significance of portal vein thrombus. Captures the recent exciting changes in the understanding of diagnostic methods, novel therapeutics and the day-to-day management of hepatocellular cancer Discusses changes in evaluation of tumor responses to therapy while presenting new paradigms on how to assess these therapeutic responses INDICE: From the contents Etiology and Epidemiology of Hepatocellular Carcinoma.- Molecular Mechanisms of Hepatocellular Carcinoma.- Insights to Therapy.- Clinical Features and Diagnostic Evaluation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma.- Pathologic Aspects of Hepatocellular Tumors.- Use of Imaging Techniques to Screen for Hepatocellular Carcinoma.- Radiologic Evaluation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma.- Percutaneous Ethanol and Acetic Acid Ablation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma.- Radiofrequency Ablation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma.- Hepatic Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma.- Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma.- Interventional Radiology Techniques for Intra-Arterial.- Chemo-Embolization.- Medical Therapy of Hepatocellular Carcinoma.- Radiation Therapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma.- Live donor liver transplant for HCC.
- ISBN: 978-1-60327-373-2
- Editorial: Humana
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 885
- Fecha Publicación: 01/10/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés