Biliary tract and gallbladder cancer [electronic resource] : diagnosis and therapy / edited by Charles R. Thomas, Jr., Clifton David Fuller.

Contributor(s): Thomas, Charles R, 1957- | Fuller, Clifton David | ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Demos Medical, c2009Description: xvii, 296 p. : illSubject(s): Biliary tract -- CancerGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 616.99/436 LOC classification: RC280.B48 | B55 2009Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
Epidemiology of gallbladder and biliary tract neoplasms / Clifton David Fuller and Andrew K. Diehl -- Role of growth factor signaling pathways / Kaoru Kiguchi and John DiGiovanni -- Histopathology and molecular pathogenesis of gallbladder cancer / Ivan Roa Esterio, Xabier de Aretxabala, and Ignacio I. Wistuba -- Histopathology and molecular pathogenesis of biliary tract cancer / Shahid A. Khan ... [et al.] -- Novel biomarkers for biliary tract cancer / Ross C. Smith -- Pathological staging of gallbladder and biliary tract cancer / Chen Liu and James M. Crawford -- Overview of current diagnostic imaging strategies / Helja Oikarinen -- Imaging of hepatic transplantation for biliary tract cancer / Sridhar Shankar, Sathish Kumar Dundmadappa, and Shimul Shah -- Magnetic resonance imaging / Alessandro Guarise and Giovanni Morana -- Functional imaging / Antonio Rodriguez-Fernandez, Manuel Gomez-Rio, and Jose Manuel Llamas-Elvira -- Computed tomography / Leonardo Marcal, Chitra Viswanathan, and Janio Szklaruk -- Radiofrequency ablation / Ronald S. Arellano -- Chemoembolization / Kenneth J. Kolbeck and John Kaufman -- Surgical management of intrahepatic biliary tract cancer / Richard R. Smith and John F. Gibbs -- Surgical management of extrahepatic biliary tract cancer / Swee H. Teh and Susan L. Orloff -- Surgical management of gallbladder cancer / Rebecca J. McClaine, Syed A. Ahmad, and Andrew M. Lowy -- Systemic therapy for biliary tract cancer / Bassel F. El-Rayes and Philip A. Philip -- Radiation therapy / Brian G. Czito and Clifton David Fuller -- 3D-conformal and intensity-modulated radiation therapy / Joshua D. Lawson and Jerome C. Landry -- Brachytherapy / Subir Nag, Kevin Forsythe, and Andrew Kennedy -- Image-guided radiation therapy and stereotactic body radiation therapy / Laura A. Dawson and Martin Fuss -- Symptom management and palliation / Eduardo da Silveira, Douglas O. Faigel, and M. Brian Fennerty -- Future directions / Clifton David Fuller and Charles R. Thomas, Jr.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Epidemiology of gallbladder and biliary tract neoplasms / Clifton David Fuller and Andrew K. Diehl -- Role of growth factor signaling pathways / Kaoru Kiguchi and John DiGiovanni -- Histopathology and molecular pathogenesis of gallbladder cancer / Ivan Roa Esterio, Xabier de Aretxabala, and Ignacio I. Wistuba -- Histopathology and molecular pathogenesis of biliary tract cancer / Shahid A. Khan ... [et al.] -- Novel biomarkers for biliary tract cancer / Ross C. Smith -- Pathological staging of gallbladder and biliary tract cancer / Chen Liu and James M. Crawford -- Overview of current diagnostic imaging strategies / Helja Oikarinen -- Imaging of hepatic transplantation for biliary tract cancer / Sridhar Shankar, Sathish Kumar Dundmadappa, and Shimul Shah -- Magnetic resonance imaging / Alessandro Guarise and Giovanni Morana -- Functional imaging / Antonio Rodriguez-Fernandez, Manuel Gomez-Rio, and Jose Manuel Llamas-Elvira -- Computed tomography / Leonardo Marcal, Chitra Viswanathan, and Janio Szklaruk -- Radiofrequency ablation / Ronald S. Arellano -- Chemoembolization / Kenneth J. Kolbeck and John Kaufman -- Surgical management of intrahepatic biliary tract cancer / Richard R. Smith and John F. Gibbs -- Surgical management of extrahepatic biliary tract cancer / Swee H. Teh and Susan L. Orloff -- Surgical management of gallbladder cancer / Rebecca J. McClaine, Syed A. Ahmad, and Andrew M. Lowy -- Systemic therapy for biliary tract cancer / Bassel F. El-Rayes and Philip A. Philip -- Radiation therapy / Brian G. Czito and Clifton David Fuller -- 3D-conformal and intensity-modulated radiation therapy / Joshua D. Lawson and Jerome C. Landry -- Brachytherapy / Subir Nag, Kevin Forsythe, and Andrew Kennedy -- Image-guided radiation therapy and stereotactic body radiation therapy / Laura A. Dawson and Martin Fuss -- Symptom management and palliation / Eduardo da Silveira, Douglas O. Faigel, and M. Brian Fennerty -- Future directions / Clifton David Fuller and Charles R. Thomas, Jr.

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