Cover Image
Read Now

Immunology for Surgeons

Immunology for Surgeons looks at relevant immunological and molecular biological trends - these form the focus of discussion for future treatment of complex surgical disease. It tackles this difficult clinical area, explaining in particular tumor immunobiology and immunotherapy and uniquely presents...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Zbar, Andrew P. (Editor), Guillou, Pierre J. (Editor), Bland, Kirby I. (Editor), Syrigos, Konstantinos N. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Springer London 2002, 2002
Edition:1st ed. 2002
Subjects:
Immunology
General Surgery
Oncology
Surgery
Online Access:
Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Section I: Surgical Aspects of Immunology
  • 1. Principles of Immunology
  • 2. The Immunology of Trauma and Its Sequelae
  • 3. The Immunology of Sepsis
  • 4. Immunodeficiency and the Surgeon
  • Commentary on Section I
  • Section II: Transplant Immunology
  • 5. Allorecognition and Tissue Typing in Organ Transplantation
  • 6. Immunosupressive Therapy in Solid Organ Transplantation
  • 7. Clinical Transplantation and the Immunology of Organ Rejection
  • 8. The Immunology of Xenotransplantation
  • Commentary on Chapter 8
  • Commentary on Section II
  • Section III: Principles of Tumour Immunology
  • 9. Tumour Immunobiology
  • 10. Immunobiology of Cancer Metastasis
  • 11. The Radioimmunoscintigraphy and Radioimmunotherapy of Human Cancer: Current Concepts and Future Developments
  • 12. Cell-mediated Dysregulation in Malignancy and Its Therapeutic Immunopotentiation
  • 13. Colorectal Tumor Immunity
  • 14. The Immunotherapy of Renal Cell Carcinoma
  • 15. The Immunotherapy of Bladder Cancer
  • 16. Immunotherapy of Ovarian Cancer
  • 17. The Immunology and Molecular Biology of Breast Cancer
  • 18. The Immunobiology of Malignant Melanoma
  • Commentary on Section III
  • Section IV: Immunology and the Gastrointestinal Tract
  • 19. The Gastrointestinal Immune System — An Overview
  • Commentary on Chapter 19
  • 20. The Immunology of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • 21. Lymphoproliferative Diseases of the Gastrointestinal Tract
  • Commentary on Section IV.

Similar Items