Hepatobiliary Cancer - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1607950162 ISBN 13: 9781607950165

Publisher: Pmph USA Ltd, 2014

Hepatobiliary cancers have yielded to technological advances in imaging and therapy so that diagnosis of these cancers no longer carries with it a prognosis of certain death. The international group of experts who have contributed the chapters to this volume from world-class cancer center provide a summary of the current state of the art for diagnosis and treatment on hepatobiliary cancers. The institutions represented include Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, the Mayo Clinic, Brown University, Columbia University, Northwestern University, UC San Francisco, Sanjay Gandhi Institute, Saint Barnabas Medical Center, the University of Heidelberg, the University of Wisconsin, the University of Hong Kong, Fudan University/Shanghai Cancer Center, Florida International University, the Institute of Cancer Studies, University Hospital, Birmingham (UK), and the University of Tokyo. The book looks at these cancers by type biliary and liver tumors and in terms of diagnostic techniques and therapies: surgical, ablative, systemic and regional chemotherapies, biologic, and complementary. This volume is essential reading for anyone engaged in learning about and treating hepatobiliary cancers. Key Selling Features Heavily illustrated with photomicrographs, photographs, drawings, and tables to support and illuminate the text. A concise, yet comprehensive guide to the most up-to-date information about hepatobiliary cancer diagnosis and treatment. Contributors include some of the most talented practitioners in the field from world-class cancer centers. Audience Students and practitioners in surgery, oncology, and radiation oncology.

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About the Author:

Yuman Fong, MD (New York, NY) is affiliated with the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
Jia-Hong Dong, MD, FACS is Professor and Chairman, Hospital & Institute of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Chinese PLA Medical Postgraduate School, Beijing, China

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