Liver Malignancies: Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology (Medical Radiology / Diagnostic Imaging) (Hardcover)

Liver Malignancies: Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology (Medical Radiology / Diagnostic Imaging) (Hardcover)
by A.L. Baert (Foreword), C. Bartolozzi (Editor), R. Lencioni (Editor) "The liver is the largest organ in the body..." (more)
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This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the role of diagnostic and interventional radiology in respect of liver malignancies. Following background chapters on anatomy, epidemiology, and clinicopathologic features, each of the diagnostic imaging techniques is carefully appraised, focusing on new developments in equipment and contrast agents. The interventional therapeutic approaches to primary and secondary hepatic malignancies are then discussed in depth. The volume also covers special topics such as liver tumors in children and hepatic transplantation. This book, written by leading experts from throughout the world, will prove an indispensable source of information for clinicians and researchers involved in the diagnostic and therapeutic management of patients with liver malignancies.

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Univ. of Pisa, Italy. Provides a comprehensive and current overview of the role of diagnostic and interventional radiology in liver malignancies. Emphasizes new techniques of liver tumor ablation and covers children's tumors and hepatic transplantation. For clinicians and researchers. DNLM: Liver Neoplasms--diagnosis.

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Hardcover: 542 pages
Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (May 13, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 3540647562
ISBN-13: 978-3540647560
Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 7.8 x 1 inches
Shipping Weight: 3.7 pounds
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Viruses and Liver Cancer (Perspectives in Medical Virology) (Hardcover)

Viruses and Liver Cancer (Perspectives in Medical Virology) (Hardcover)
by E। Tabor (Editor) "The epidemiology of hepatocellular carcinoma can be best evaluated through the use of national cancer registries, which generally list this tumor among those designated "primary..." (more)

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ReviewM. Colombo...an excellent source of referenced information on the biology of liver cancer for hepatologists.Digestive and Liver Disease Product DescriptionHepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most important complications of chronic viral hepatitis. It usually results in a fatal outcome if not discovered in its earliest stages. Its close association with the hepatitis B and C viruses makes it one of the first human cancers for which there is strong evidence of a viral cause. For this reason it provides a model for studying viral carcinogenesis in humans.
In some countries, HCC is one of the most common tumors of adult men. In addition, there is evidence that the incidence of this cancer has doubled in the past 15 to 20 years in many countries, and the incidence has doubled every 20 years for the past half century in Japan. In some studies, the increase has been shown to be due primarily to cases associated with HCV infection.
Molecular studies of HCC show that mutations in oncogenes, in various cellular repair pathways, and in tumor suppressor genes together appear to contribute to the development of this cancer. In HCCs associated with hepatitis B virus, the virus itself can interact with tumor suppressor proteins and other cellular signals in ways that probably permit HCC to develop even when there are no mutations in the genes for these signals.
This work discusses the latest concepts in molecular biology and the study of HCC which have led to dramatic breakthroughs in our understanding of how it develops।

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First Sentence:The epidemiology of hepatocellular carcinoma can be best evaluated through the use of national cancer registries, which generally list this tumor among those designated "primary liver cancer".