Description
This volume provides a comprehensive perspective on surgical oncologic diseases that are relevant to those who have an interest in surgical oncology. Its purpose is to distill a voluminous amount of information to readers so they will have the opportunity to apply relevant information and knowledge to their particular needs. Each chapter is written by experts in their field who provide concise and in-depth information on their topic and supply references to key articles. Illustrations, diagrams and photographs are included to assist the visual learners. Each chapter begins with bulleted key points to focus the readers on the material that will be covered and concludes with an appendix that summarizes the salient points. This unique set-up can be used as a tool to quickly review the topic at hand. The text also includes a set of short questions and answers at the end of each chapter to reinforce the salient points. Surgical Oncology: A Practical and Comprehensive Approach is a valuable resource for Medical students, surgical oncology fellows, general surgeons and educators. Quyen D. Chu, MD, MBA, FACS Department of Surgery, LSU Health Sciences Center-Shreveport Shreveport, LA USA John F. Gibbs MD, FACS Department of Surgery Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune, NJ USA Gazi B. Zibari MD, FACS John C. McDonald Regional Transplant Center Willis Knighton Health System Shreveport, LA USA SKIN Ch. 1: Melanoma Christiana Shaw Stephen R. Grobmyer Ch. 2: Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers Moshim Kukar Jacqueline Oxenberg Edward Eun Cho Nathalie C. Zeitouni Joseph Skitzki BREAST Ch. 3: Non-Invasive Breast Cancer Tania K. Arora Harry D. Bear Ch. 4: Early Breast Cancer Quyen D. Chu Roger H. Kim Ch. 5: Locally Advanced Breast Cancer (LABC) Quyen D. Chu Ernest Kwame Adjepong-Tandoh Rosemary Bernadette Duda Ch. 6: BRCA1 and BRCA2 in Breast Cancer and Ovarian Cancer Michael R. Cassidy Jane E. Mndez Ch. 7: Breast Cancer during Pregnancy Roger H. Kim Quyen D. Chu GASTROINTESTINAL Ch. 8: Esophageal Cancer John H. Park Peter J. DiPasco Joaquina C. Baranda Mazin F. Al-Kasspooles Ch. 9: Gastric Cancer Elizabeth P. Ketner Quyen D. Chu Martin S. Karpeh, Jr. Nikhil I. Khushalani Ch. 10: Small Bowel Cancer David Gleason Kimberly E. Miller-Hammond John F. Gibbs Ch. 11: Gallbladder Cancer Bas Groot Koerkamp William R. Jarnagin Ch. 12: Cholangiocarcinoma Parham Mafi Quyen D. Chu Richard R. Smith John F. Gibbs Ch. 13: Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Jillian K. Smith Quyen D. Chu Jennifer F. Tseng Ch. 14: Adrenal Lesions Gazi B. Zibari Matthew Sanders Hosein Shokouh-Amiri Ch. 15: Hepatocellular Carcinoma Malcolm H. Squires III David A. Kooby Ch. 16: Colon Cancer Salim Amrani Michael Polcino Miguel Rodriguez-Bigas Quyen D. Chu Ch. 17: Local Excision of Early Stage Rectal Cancer Matthew Sanders Benjamin W. Vabi Phillip A. Cole Mahmoud N. Kulaylat Ch. 18: Rectal Cancer Quyen D. Chu Guillermo Pablo Sangster Mahmoud N. Kulaylat Ch. 19: Management of Liver Metastases from Colorectal Cancer Junichi Shindoh Giuseppe Zimmitti Jean-Nicolas Vauthey Ch. 20: Hereditary Colorectal Cancer and Polyposis Syndromes Edward Eun Cho John F. Gibbs Miguel Rodriguez-Bigas Luz Maria Rodriguez Ch. 21: Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy Reese W. Randle Konstantinos I. Votanopoulos Perry Shen Edward A. Levine John H. Stewart IV Ch. 22: Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Anal Canal Mahmoud N. Kulaylat ENDOCRINE Ch. 23: Thyroid Cancer Jocelyn F. Burke Herbert Chen Ch. 24: Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors (PNETs) Rouzbeh Daylami Dhurvil Shah Richard J. Bold Ch. 25: Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia (MEN) Syndromes Jeffrey J. Brewer Ch. 26: Carcinoid Tumors Christopher N. Scipione Mark S. Cohen SARCOMA Ch. 27: Soft Tissue Sarcoma Rachel D. Aufforth Justin John Baker Hong Jin Kim Ch. 28: Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST) Lesly A. Dossett Nipun B. Merchant GYNECOLOGY Ch. 29: Ovarian and Adnexal Masses Elena Pereira Liane Deligdisch Linus T. Chuang
