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

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 / Iván Roa Esterio, Xabier de Aretxabala, and Ignacio I. Wistuba -- Histopathology and molecular pathogenesis of biliary tract cancer / Shahid A. Khan [and others] -- 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 / Heljä 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 Rodríguez-Fernández, Manuel Gómez-Río, and José 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.

Biliary Tract and Gallbladder Cancer: Diagnosis and Therapy is a comprehensive and definitive discussion of all aspects of the treatment of malignant tumors of the gallbladder and biliary tract. This is the first book to examine these cancers in such depth, as rapid advances in surgical oncology and radiotherapeutic approaches have demanded the full coverage this text provides. The book progresses logically, with early chapters presenting the epidemiologic, pathologic, and pathogenetic characteristics of BT and GB lesions, followed by excellent discussions of clinical and radiologic diagnosis.

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