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Gastric Cancer

Gastric Cancer

Gastric Cancer

Richard M. Gore, Northwestern University Medical School, Illinois
December 2009
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    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.

    • Reviews the key imaging findings, giving insights on how to diagnose early cancers and correctly stage more advance lesions
    • Concise, practical discussion of the use of imaging by an international team of experts from all members of the multidisciplinary cancer care team
    • Evaluates each imaging modality used in gastric cancer, advising on the most appropriate imaging test

    Product details

    December 2009
    Hardback
    9780521513838
    228 pages
    253 × 180 × 18 mm
    0.73kg
    87 colour illus. 30 tables
    Available

    Table of Contents

    • Contributors
    • Preface to Gastric Cancer
    • 1. Epidemiology of gastric cancer Mark E. Lockhart and Cheri L. Canon
    • 2. Pathology of gastric cancer Curtis R. Hall
    • 3. Endoscopy in the diagnosis and treatment of gastric cancer Hiroyuki Osawa and Hinronori Yamamoto
    • 4. Upper GI series in the diagnosis of gastric cancer Marc S. Levine
    • 5. Surgical management of gastric cancer Marshall Baker, Mark Talamonti and Malcolm M. Bilimoria
    • 6. Systemic therapy for gastric cancer Janardan D. Khandekar and Melin Khandekar
    • 7. MDCT, EUS, PET/CT, and MRI in the management of patients with gastric neoplasms Richard M. Gore, Jung Hoon Kim and Chiao-Yun Chen
    • 8. Gastric cancer: current trends and future opportunities Richard M. Gore, Huan Zhang, Chiao-Yun Chen and Kenjiro Yasuda
    • Index.
      Contributors
    • Mark E. Lockhart, Cheri L. Canon, Curtis R. Hall, Hiroyuki Osawa, Hinronori Yamamoto, Marc S. Levine, Marshall Baker, Mark Talamonti, Malcolm M. Bilimoria, Janardan D. Khandekar, Melin Khandekar, Richard M. Gore, Jung Hoon Kim, Huan Zhang, Chiao-Yun Chen, Kenjiro Yasuda

    • Editor
    • Richard M. Gore , Department of Radiology, NorthShore University Health System, University of Chicago

      Richard M. Gore is Professor of Radiology, Evanston Hospital, Northwestern University Medical School, Illinois, USA.