Overview
In 2006, when my colleague Andrea Renda proposed multiple primary malignancies (MPM) as the subject of the Biennial Report to the 2008 Congress of the Italian - ciety of Surgery, I, together with the Steering Committee, quickly agreed. Recent progress in our understanding of the etiopathology of these neoplasms has led to - novative and significant progress on the clinical level. Importantly, the incidence of the onset of two or more tumors in the same patient suggests a more than casual - lationship. Furthermore, the occurrence of MPM derives from several different me- anisms—viral, iatrogenic, immunologic, environmental, and hereditary—such that any form of treatment must take into account the etiology of these tumors. After an epidemiological introduction, this monograph analyzes various aspects of multitumoral syndromes based on the experience of the Department of Surgical Sciences, along with that of other clinical departments of the University Federico II of Naples. In the discussion of inherited tumors, reference is made to the series of patients treated at the Department of Surgery at the University of Siena. The many topics that comprise this volume range from carcinogenesis to diagnostic strategies, and from epidemiology to innovations in imaging and endoscopic techniques. Among the clinical aspects, particular emphasis is given to sporadic and hereditary syndromes, as these patients are frequently treated by general surgery departments.
Full Product Details
Author: Andrea Renda
Publisher: Springer Verlag
Imprint: Springer Verlag
Edition: Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2009
Dimensions:
Width: 15.50cm
, Height: 1.70cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.480kg
ISBN: 9788847015678
ISBN 10: 8847015677
Pages: 290
Publication Date: 28 October 2010
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
From the reviews: This volume ! focus casual associations rather than chance in multiple primary malignancies. ! Practitioners and researchers in surgery, oncology, and allied fields are the intended audience. ! It will be of most interest to those with a research or clinical interest in multiple primary tumors occurring through circumstance ! rather than chance. ! This is an excellent reference with particular strength in the area of hereditary syndromes. ! Other workers in the field will find it of interest. (Carol Scott-Conner, Doody's Review Service, July, 2009)
From the reviews: This volume ... focus casual associations rather than chance in multiple primary malignancies. ... Practitioners and researchers in surgery, oncology, and allied fields are the intended audience. ... It will be of most interest to those with a research or clinical interest in multiple primary tumors occurring through circumstance ... rather than chance. ... This is an excellent reference with particular strength in the area of hereditary syndromes. ... Other workers in the field will find it of interest. (Carol Scott-Conner, Doody's Review Service, July, 2009)
