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Prostate cancer : a comprehensive perspective / / Ashutosh Tewari, editor
| Prostate cancer : a comprehensive perspective / / Ashutosh Tewari, editor |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2013.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Springer, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxxi, 1110 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Disciplina | 616.99463 |
| Collana | Gale eBooks |
| Soggetto topico | Prostate - Cancer |
| ISBN | 1-4471-2864-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Section 1: Basic Scientific Foundation -- 1. Development, Applied and Surgical Anatomy of the Prostate -- 2. Molecular Biology and Prostate Cancer -- 3. Endocrine Mechanisms, Androgen Receptor and Carcinogenesis, Hormone Escape -- 4. Molecular Mechanisms of Castrate Resistant Prostate Cancer -- 5. Immunologic Aspects of Prostate Cancer -- 6. Stem Cells in Carcinogenesis of the Prostate -- 7. Murine Models of Prostate Cancer -- 8. Prostate Cancer and the Metabolic Syndrome -- 9. Inflammation and Cancer of the Prostate -- 10. HIV and Prostate Cancer -- 11. Prostate Cancer Genetics -- 12. Gene Expression Profiling and Somatic Genome Changes -- 13. The Proteomic Approach to Prostate Cancer -- 14. Epigenetic Changes in Prostate Cancer -- 15. Biomarkers of Potential Therapeutic Value -- 16. Prostate Tissue Banking -- 17. Molecular Imaging in Diagnostics -- 18. Molecular Risk Profiling -- 19. Premalignant Lesions of the Prostate -- 20. The Pathology of Prostatic Carcinoma -- 21. The Pathology of Non-Epithelial Tumors of the Prostate -- 22. Neuroendocrine Prostate Cancer -- Section 2: Epidemiology, Screening, and Chemoprevention -- 23. Epidemiology of Prostate Cancer -- 24. Racial Disparities and the Global Picture -- 25. Natural History of Prostate Cancer -- 26. Population-Based Health Systems as a Foundation for Prostate Cancer Control Research: The Cancer Research Network -- 27. Screening for Prostate Cancer -- 28. Next Generation Screening Tests -- 29. Diet and Prostate Cancer: A Holistic Approach to Management -- 30. Estrogens in Prostate Cancer -- 31. Vitamin D and Prostate Cancer -- 32. The Role of 5a-Reductase Inhibitors (5-ARIs) in Prostate Cancer Chemoprevention -- 33. Other Pharmaceutical Agents in the Chemoprevention of Prostate Cancer -- Section 3: Diagnosis and Staging -- 34. Early-Detection and Patient Risk Stratification in Prostate Cancer -- 35. Tumor Markers -- 36. Prostate Specific Membrane Antigen-Based Diagnostics -- 37. Prostate Specific Membrane Antigen-Based Therapeutics -- 38. Presentation and Symptomatology of Prostate Cancer -- 39. The Role of Ultrasonography -- 40. The Use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Management of Prostate Cancer -- 41. The Role of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Techniques -- 42. Prostate Biopsy -- 43. The Staging of Prostate Cancer -- 44. Nuclear Medicine in Prostate Cancer -- 45. Nanotechnology and Prostate Cancer -- Section 4: Risk Assessment and Decision-Making Strategies for Localized Prostate Cancer -- 46. Disease Risk Stratification -- 47. Nomograms in Prostate Cancer -- 48. Comparative Effectiveness of Treatment Alternatives for Localized Prostate Cancer -- Section 5: Management of Localized Disease -- 49. Radical Treatment for Localized Disease: An Overview of Options and Strategies for Decision Making -- 50. Quality of Life and Management of Localized Disease -- 51. Active Surveillance for Favorable-Risk Prostate Cancer -- 52. Anesthesia for Robotic-Assisted Prostatectomy -- 53. Retropubic Radical Prostatectomy: The Technique -- 54. Retropubic Radical Prostatectomy: The Results -- 55. Radical Perineal Prostatectomy -- 56. Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy: The Technique -- 57. Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy: The Results -- 58. Robotic Assisted Radical Prostatectomy: The Technique -- 59. Lymph Node Dissection in Prostate Cancer Surgery -- 60. External Beam Radiotherapy for Low Risk Prostate Cancer -- 61. Prostate Brachytherapy: Low Dose Rate -- 62. Prostate Brachytherapy: High Dose Rate -- 63. Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy -- 64. Proton Beam Therapy and Novel Radiotherapeutic Approaches to the Treatment of Prostate Cancer -- 65. Prostate Cryotherapy -- 66. Focal Therapies for Localized Prostate Cancer -- Section 6: Failure and Management of Recurrent, Locally Advanced, and Advanced Disease -- 67. Biochemical Failure in Prostate Cancer -- 68. The Phenomenon of PSA Bounce After Radiation Therapy -- 69. Management of Locally Recurrent Disease -- 70. Management of High Risk/Locally Advanced Disease -- 71. Radiotherapy Plus Hormonal Therapy -- 72. Watchful Waiting in Advanced Prostate Cancer -- 73. Androgen and Androgen Receptor Directed Therapy as Initial Treatment for Prostate Cancer -- 74. Hormone-Based Therapies for Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer -- 75. Toxicity of Androgen Deprivation Therapy in Hormone Sensitive Prostate Cancer -- 76. Chemotherapy and Novel Systemic Approaches in the Treatment of Metastatic Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer -- 77. Immunotherapy -- 78. Bone Health: Prevention of Skeletal Related Events and Palliative Care -- Section 7: Outcomes and Complications After Treatment -- 79. Assessment of Treatment Outcomes Following Prostate Cancer Therapy -- 80. Urinary Incontinence -- 81. Erectile Dysfunction -- 82. Immediate/Early Surgical Complications -- 83. Population-Based Outcomes Following Treatment of Clinically-Localized Prostate Cancer -- 84. Management of Radiation Adverse Effects -- 85. Management of Complications Following Minimally Invasive Prostate Cancer Therapy -- Section 8: Management of Emergencies and Palliative Care -- 86. Prostate Cancer Emergencies -- 87. Management of Bone Metastases -- 88. Pain Relief in Metastatic Cancer -- 89. The Psycho-Social Impact of Prostate Cancer -- 90. Nursing Issues in Prostate Cancer. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910438129603321 |
| London : , : Springer, , 2013 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Robotics in urologic surgery
| Robotics in urologic surgery |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Place of publication not identified], : Saunders/Elsevier, 2008 |
| Disciplina | 617.4/610597 |
| Soggetto topico |
Surgical robots - Surgery
Genitourinary organs Automation Artificial Intelligence Electronics Urogenital Surgical Procedures Investigative Techniques Urologic Surgical Procedures, Male Technology Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Computing Methodologies Physics Surgical Procedures, Operative Technology, Industry, and Agriculture Natural Science Disciplines Information Science Technology, Industry, Agriculture Disciplines and Occupations Robotics Prostatectomy Methods Urologic Surgical Procedures Surgery & Anesthesiology Health & Biological Sciences Surgery - General and By Type |
| ISBN | 1-4160-2465-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996212360103316 |
| [Place of publication not identified], : Saunders/Elsevier, 2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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