Rectal Cancer : Modern Approaches to Treatment / / edited by George J. Chang

• Pubblicazione: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018
• Edizione: 1st ed. 2018.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (IX, 375 p. 210 illus., 172 illus. in color.)
• Disciplina: 617
• Soggetto topico: Surgery; Oncology ; Interventional radiology ; General Surgery; Oncology; Interventional Radiology
• Persona (resp. second.): ChangGeorge J
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction: the Multidisciplinary Approach -- Clinical Anatomy of the Rectum -- Endorectal Ultrasound -- Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Rectum -- Radiographic Evaluation for Systemic Disease -- Local Excision -- Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery (TEM) and Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery (TaMIS) -- Preoperative Radiotherapy and Chemoradiotherapy -- Total Mesorectal Excision -- Coloanal Reconstruction and Intersphincteric Resection -- Abdominoperineal Excision -- Lateral Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection -- Laparoscopic Rectal Surgery -- Robotic Rectal Surgery -- Composite Resection for Primary Rectal Cancer -- Evaluation and Treatment of Locally Recurrent Rectal Cancer -- Reconstruction of the Pelvis and Perineum -- Primary Tumor Management in Stage IV Rectal Cancer -- Systemic Chemotherapy -- Intraoperative Radiation Therapy -- Palliative Treatment -- Quality of Life After Multidisciplinary Management of Rectal Cancer -- Maximizing Neoadjuvant Treatment Response -- Standards for Pathologic Evaluation -- Molecular Markers and Mutational Analysis.
• Sommario/riassunto: Rectal Cancer: Modern Approaches to Treatment provides a useful overview of the multidisciplinary treatment of rectal cancer with a deeper dive into clinical challenges faced by treating physicians. Written by the leading experts in the field, it provides a practical management guide with an emphasis on the state-of-the-art that will be of value to both novices and experts engaged in rectal cancer treatment.
• Titolo autorizzato: Rectal Cancer
• ISBN: 3-319-16384-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910300319703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II