Gastrointestinal and Liver Tumors

Cancer of the digestive system, which includes the gastrointestinal tract, liver, pancreas and gall bladder, represents a major cause of cancer mor­ bidity and mortality worldwide. In the year 2000, these malignancies were responsible for 30% of all cancers and 36% of all cancer-associated deaths (P...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Scheppach, W. (Editor), Bresalier, R.S. (Editor), Tytgat, G.N.J. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2004, 2004
Edition:1st ed. 2004
Subjects:
Online Access:
Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
LEADER 03480nmm a2200373 u 4500
001 EB000660262
003 EBX01000000000000000513344
005 00000000000000.0
007 cr|||||||||||||||||||||
008 140122 ||| eng
020 |a 9783642186295 
100 1 |a Scheppach, W.  |e [editor] 
245 0 0 |a Gastrointestinal and Liver Tumors  |h Elektronische Ressource  |c edited by W. Scheppach, R.S. Bresalier, G.N.J. Tytgat 
250 |a 1st ed. 2004 
260 |a Berlin, Heidelberg  |b Springer Berlin Heidelberg  |c 2004, 2004 
300 |a XVIII, 335 p. 969 illus., 933 illus. in color  |b online resource 
505 0 |a I Esophagus -- 1 Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Esophagus -- 2 Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagus -- 3 Other Tumors of the Esophagus -- II Stomach -- 4 Gastric Cancer -- 5 Lymphoma of the Stomach -- 6 Gastric Tumors Other than Adenocarcinoma and Lymphoma -- III Small Intestine -- 7 Neoplasms of the Small Intestine -- IV Colon and Rectum -- 8 Colorectal Cancer -- 9 Sporadic Adenomas of the Large Intestine -- 10 Hereditary Polyposis Syndromes -- 11 Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer (Lynch Syndrome) -- 12 Colorectal Cancer in Inflammatory Bowel Disease -- V Anal Canal -- 13 Anal Carcinoma -- VI Pancreas -- 14 Neoplastic Lesions of the Pancreas -- VII Neuroendocrine Gastro-Entero-Pancreatic Tumors -- 15 Neuroendocrine Gastro-Entero-Pancreatic (GEP) Tumors -- VIII Biliary System and Papilla of Vater -- 16 Carcinoma of the Gallbladder and Bile Ducts -- 17 Benign Tumors of the Biliary System -- 18 Malignant Tumors of the Ampulla of Vater -- IX Liver -- 19 Hepatocellular Carcinoma -- 20 Colorectal Liver Metastases -- 21 Liver Metastases of Noncolorectal Cancer -- 22 Benign Liver Tumors -- X Appendix -- 23 Supportive Care of Patients with Gastrointestinal and Liver Tumors -- XI Addendum 
653 |a Gastroenterology  
653 |a Internal medicine 
653 |a Cancer research 
653 |a Hepatology 
653 |a Gastroenterology 
653 |a Hepatology 
653 |a Oncology   
653 |a Internal Medicine 
653 |a Oncology 
653 |a Cancer Research 
700 1 |a Bresalier, R.S.  |e [editor] 
700 1 |a Tytgat, G.N.J.  |e [editor] 
041 0 7 |a eng  |2 ISO 639-2 
989 |b SBA  |a Springer Book Archives -2004 
856 4 0 |u https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18629-5?nosfx=y  |x Verlag  |3 Volltext 
082 0 |a 616.994 
520 |a Cancer of the digestive system, which includes the gastrointestinal tract, liver, pancreas and gall bladder, represents a major cause of cancer mor­ bidity and mortality worldwide. In the year 2000, these malignancies were responsible for 30% of all cancers and 36% of all cancer-associated deaths (Parkin DM, Bray Fl, Devesa SS, Cancer burden in the year 2000. The global picture. Eur J Cancer 2001; 37: S4-66). This book provides a concise, but more than adequate overview of these malignancies and their premalignant states. It gives updated in­ formation on etiology - whether genetic or environmental, pathology, clinical features and treatments. It also gives information on screening, prevention and chemoprevention, where available. Understanding these latter features are of prime importance as we clinicians are moving from treatment of endstage disease, to prevention, chemoprevention and early diagnosis in order to reduce the cancer burden, to try and delay or at least modulate its manifestations and cure it by diagnosing in the earli­ est and curable stage