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Regional therapy of advanced cancer / editors, Michael T. Lozte, Joshua T. Rubin ; with 56 contributions

Contributor(s): Publication details: Philadelphia : Lippincott -Raven, c1997Description: xxii, 439 p. : ill. ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 0397514743
  • 9780397514748
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • QZ 266 R336 1997 R336 1997
Contents:
Contents Part 1 Regional therapy of cancer: 1. The role of surgery for systemic cancer; 2. Biology of cancer metastases. Part 2 Thoracic procedures: 3. Diagnosis of pulmonary metastases; 4. Thoracoscopic (video-assisted) resection of pulmonary metastases; 5. Perfusion of pulmonary metastases. Part 3 Hepatic procedures: 6. Diagnosis of hepatic metastases 7. Resection of the liver for hepatic metastases; 8. Infusional therapy of metastatic tumours of the liver; 9. Cryosurgery of the liver; 10. Isolated perfusion of the liver. Part 4 Intracranial procedures: 11. Diagnosis of CNS metastases; 12. Surgical treatment of brain metastases; 13. Gamma knife treatment of brain metastases. Part 5 Abdominal and pelvic procedures: 14. Extrahepatic abdominopelvic imaging; 15. Laparoscopic resection; 16. Surgical treatment of pelvic recurrence; 17. Peritoneal resections; 18. Intraperitoneal resections; 19. Intraperitoneal chemotherapy and biologic therapy; 20. Shunting procedures for malignant pleural effusions and malignant ascites; 21. Intraoperative radiation therapy. Part 6 Extremity procedures: 22. Diagnosis of lymph node metastases; 23. The role of nymph lode resections in the treatment of cancer; 24. Isolated perfusion of extremity tumours; 25. Surgical treatment of bone metastases to the axial skeleton and extremities. Part 7 Selected other topics: 26. Metastasectomy for endocrine tumours; 27. Gene therapy of localized tumours; 28. Radioimmunoguided surgical resection; 29. Ablative procedures for cancer pain; 30. Special ultrasonic imaging procedures.
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Includes Index : p. 429 - 439

Contents
Part 1 Regional therapy of cancer:
1. The role of surgery for systemic cancer;
2. Biology of cancer metastases.
Part 2 Thoracic procedures:
3. Diagnosis of pulmonary metastases;
4. Thoracoscopic (video-assisted) resection of pulmonary metastases;
5. Perfusion of pulmonary metastases.
Part 3 Hepatic procedures:
6. Diagnosis of hepatic metastases
7. Resection of the liver for hepatic metastases;
8. Infusional therapy of metastatic tumours of the liver;
9. Cryosurgery of the liver;
10. Isolated perfusion of the liver.
Part 4 Intracranial procedures:
11. Diagnosis of CNS metastases;
12. Surgical treatment of brain metastases;
13. Gamma knife treatment of brain metastases.
Part 5 Abdominal and pelvic procedures:
14. Extrahepatic abdominopelvic imaging;
15. Laparoscopic resection;
16. Surgical treatment of pelvic recurrence;
17. Peritoneal resections;
18. Intraperitoneal resections;
19. Intraperitoneal chemotherapy and biologic therapy;
20. Shunting procedures for malignant pleural effusions and malignant ascites;
21. Intraoperative radiation therapy.
Part 6 Extremity procedures:
22. Diagnosis of lymph node metastases;
23. The role of nymph lode resections in the treatment of cancer;
24. Isolated perfusion of extremity tumours;
25. Surgical treatment of bone metastases to the axial skeleton and extremities.
Part 7 Selected other topics:
26. Metastasectomy for endocrine tumours;
27. Gene therapy of localized tumours;
28. Radioimmunoguided surgical resection;
29. Ablative procedures for cancer pain;
30. Special ultrasonic imaging procedures.

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