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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790757303321

Titolo

Autoantibodies / / edited by Yehuda Shoenfeld, M.D., FRCP, MACR, Professor of Rheumatology, Head: Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Laura Schwarz-Kipp Chair for Research of Autoimmune Diseases, Tel-Aviv University, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel, Pier Luigi Meroni, M.D., Professor of Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Sciences and Community, Health - University of Milan, Chief, Division of Rheumatology, Istituto G. Pini, Milan, Italy, M. Eric Gershwin, M.D., MACP, MACR, Distinguished Professor of Medicine, The Jack and Donald Chia Professor of Medicine, Chief, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Clinical Immunology, University of California at Davis School of Medicine, Davis, CA, USA

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Waltham, MA : , : Elsevier, , 2014

ISBN

0-444-59377-2

Edizione

[Third edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (lx, 855 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Collana

Gale eBooks

Elsevier science & technology books

Disciplina

616.978

Soggetti

Autoantibodies

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

part 1. Introduction : autoantibodies-unique characteristics -- part 2. Allergic disease autoantibodies -- part 3. Antineutrophil antibodies -- part 4. Introduction : antinuclear antibodies -- part 5. Autoantibodies to biologic factors/structures -- part 6. Cardiac autoantibodies -- part 7. Endocrine autoantibodies -- part 8. GI and liver autoantibodies -- part 9. Hematologic autoantibodies -- part 10. Kidney autoantibodies -- part 11. Neurological system autoantibodies -- part 12. Rheumatic disease autoantibodies -- part 13. Skin disease autoantibodies -- part 14. Unique clinical situations.

Sommario/riassunto

The new edition covers recent scientific advances, diagnostic techniques, and therapeutic technologies. Each chapter is focused on a single family of autoantibodies. This important reference contains historical notes, definitions, origins and sources of antigens recognized genetic associations, mediated pathogenic mechanisms, methods of



detection, as well as clinical utility (disease prevalence and association, diagnostic value, sensitivity and specificity, prognostic value). -- Publisher

This book covers recent scientific advances, diagnostic techniques, and therapeutic technologies in the field of autoimmune diseases. Each chapter is focused on a single family of autoantibodies, providing historical notes, origins and sources of antigens recognized genetic associations, mediated pathogenic mechanisms, methods of detection, as well as clinical utility (disease prevalence and association, diagnostic value, sensitivity and specificity, prognostic value).

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910337493903321

Titolo

Breast cancer : a guide to clinical practice / / Adnan Aydiner, Abdullah Igci, Atilla Soran, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2019]

�2019

ISBN

3-319-96947-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 615 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

616.99449

Soggetti

Breast - Cancer

Breast - Cancer - Diagnosis

Breast - Cancer - Treatment

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Decision Pathways In Breast Cancer Management -- 2. Pathology of Breast Dısease -- 2-1Pathology of Breast Cancer -- 2.2 Mesenchymal and Fibroepithelial Tumors of The Breast -- 2.3 Intraoperative Pathological Examination of Breast Lesions -- 2.4 Prognostic and Predictive Factors -- 3. Breast Imaging -- 4. Surgical Approach for Breast Cancer -- 5. Adjuvant Systemic Therapy for Breast Cancer -- 5.1 Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Her-2 Negative Breast Cancer -- 5.2 Adjuvant Therapy for Her2-Positive Early-Stage Breast Cancer -- 5.3 Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy -- 6. Adjuvant Radiation Therapy -- 7.



Preoperative Systemic Therapy For Breast Cancer -- 7.1 Preoperative Therapy for Operable Breast Cancer -- 7.2 Preoperative Systemic Therapy: Locally Advanced Breast Cancer -- 7.3 Inflammatory Breast Cancer -- 8. Systemic Therapy for Metastatic Breast Cancer -- 8.1 Her2-Negative Metastatic Breast Cancer -- 8.2 Her2-Overexpressing Metastatic Breast Cancer -- 8.3 Hormone Receptor Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer -- 9.Biostatistical and Epidemiological Terms Frequently Used In Breast Disease Research. .

Sommario/riassunto

This book is a practical guide to the management of patients with breast malignancies. It serves as a quick reference book that gives the most up-to-date routine practical management strategies of breast cancer. Written and edited by leading experts, this handbook focuses on the application of conventional and novel treatment strategies to the care of patients with malignant breast disease and all stages of breast cancer. The chapters provide evidence-based treatment strategies for all patient subsets. Surgical, radiation, and medical treatment options are all discussed for each stage of breast cancer. It also includes the definitions of statistical terminologies and their usage in clinical practice and research. This is a comprehensive yet concise resource for residents, fellows, and early-career practitioners. .