Bladder Cancer [[electronic resource] ] : A Practical Guide / / edited by Ashish M. Kamat, Peter C. Black

• Pubblicazione: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2021
• Edizione: 1st ed. 2021.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (466 pages)
• Disciplina: 616.99462
• Soggetto topico: Urology; Cancer - Treatment; Radiology; Cancer Therapy
• Persona (resp. second.): KamatAshish M.; BlackPeter C.
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Section 1: Patient Evaluation -- Screening -- Evaluation for Signs and Symptoms -- Cystoscopy Inc -- Using Urine Markers -- Risk Stratification -- Assessment/Management of Frailty -- Section 2: TURBT (Tumor Resection) -- Indications -- Patient Preparation -- Surgical Technique -- Peri-operative Care -- Management of Common Complications -- Pathologist Assessment and Report -- Oncologic Monitoring -- Section 3: Adjvuant Intravesical Therapy -- Introduction: Choice of Therapy -- BCG -- Chemo -- Device Assisted -- Intravesical Salvage Therapy -- Section 4: Radical Cystectomy -- Indications -- Patient Preparation -- Surgical Technique -- Peri-operative Care -- Management of Common Complications -- Pathologist Assessment and Report -- Oncologic Monitoring -- Section 5: Urinary Diversion -- Incontinent -- Continent Cutaneous -- Orthotopic Neobladder -- Section 6: Peri-operative Chemotherapy -- Neoadjuvant -- Adjuvant -- Section 7: Trimodal Therapy (Radiation) -- Indications -- Patient Preparation -- Concomitant Chemo -- External Beam Radiation -- Management of Recurrence -- Section 8: Systemic Therapy for Advanced Bladder Cancer -- Chemotherapy -- Immunotherapy -- Novel Therapies -- Section 9: Managing Variant Histology -- Squamous/Glandular Differentiation -- Micropapillary -- Sarcomatoid -- Small Cell/Neuroendocrine -- Other -- Squamous -- Adenocarcinoma -- Section 10: Clinical Trials in Bladder Cancer: Practical Pearls -- Bladder Cancer Disease States -- NMIBC -- Metastatic.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book provides a practical, comprehensive, state-of-the-art review of bladder cancer. A valuable resource for anyone with an interest in urothelial tumors, this text brings together a multidisciplinary team of experts who have distilled their vast years of experience and knowledge into a concise, easy to digest format. Topics covered range from importance of a pattern recognition in diagnosis and pathologic evaluation to ‘how I do it’ tips on patient selection for appropriate therapies such as chemotherapy, immunotherapy, surgery and radiation. Bridging the gap between a traditional textbook and hands-on experience, this book provides a practical guide to managing day-to-day issues and challenges and brings an algorithmic approach to avoid common pitfalls. Bladder Cancer: A Practical Guide provides a concise yet comprehensive summary of the current status of the field of bladder cancer treatment, guiding patient management and stimulating investigative efforts. .
• Titolo autorizzato: Bladder Cancer
• ISBN: 3-030-70646-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910495153903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II