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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791129203321

Titolo

Gastric cancer / / edited by Richard M. Gore [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2010

ISBN

0-511-84944-3

1-107-20614-6

1-282-63709-6

9786612637094

0-511-68969-1

0-511-69117-3

0-511-69229-3

0-511-69043-6

0-511-69175-0

0-511-68894-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 217 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Contemporary issues in cancer imaging

Disciplina

616.99/433

Soggetti

Stomach - Cancer

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Epidemiology of gastric cancer / Mark E. Lockhart and Cheri L. Canon -- Pathology of gastric cancer / Curtis R. Hall -- Endoscopy in the diagnosis and treatment of gastric cancer / Hiroyuki Osawa and Hironori Yamamoto -- Upper gastrointestinal series in the diagnosis of gastric cancer / Marc S. Levine -- Surgical management of gastric cancer / Marshall Baker, Mark S. Talamonti, and Malcolm M. Bilimoria -- Systemic therapy for gastric cancer / Janardan D. Khandekar and Melin Khandekar -- MDCT, EUS, PET/CT, and MRI in the management of patients with gastric neoplasms / Richard M. Gore, Jung Hoon Kim, and Chiao-Yun Chen -- Gastric cancer : current trends and future opportunities / Richard M. Gore ... [et al.].

Sommario/riassunto

Gastric adenocarcinoma is the second most common cancer worldwide. It is usually diagnosed at a late stage and prognosis is poor; even with modern diagnostic and treatment methods the 5-year survival is only



10%. Improvements in overall patient survival can only be achieved by earlier diagnosis and by tailored therapeutic strategies based on tumor type, location and stage at presentation. This volume provides a state-of-the-art, integrated diagnostic and therapeutic approach to patient management. The role of the upper GI series, endoscopy, endoscopic ultrasound, MDCT, MRI, and PET/CT in the diagnosis, staging and follow-up of patients with gastric cancer is emphasized. The relative strengths and limitations of these diagnostic examinations will be presented in context with the most recent epidemiologic, pathologic, and therapeutic concepts regarding this tumor. With expert contributions from members of an international multidisciplinary team, this is an invaluable guide to the diagnosis and management of gastric malignancies.