Main description:

This textbook discusses core principles and practices in gastrointestinal oncology and covers a wide range of practice areas such as pathology and radiologic images, epidemiology, genetics, staging, multidisciplinary management of specific gastrointestinal cancer, and pathology for each primary tumor site. The comprehensive coverage makes Textbook of Gastrointestinal Oncology a useful resource for the practitioner wishing to gain a greater understanding of the principles of managing malignant gastrointestinal disease, as well as medical oncology fellows, surgeons, radiation oncologists, gastroenterologists and fellows, and residents.

Contents:

Global Epidemiology of Gastrointestinal Cancers.- Pathological Evaluation, Classification, and Staging of Colorectal Cancers.- Esophageal and Gastroesophageal Junction Tumors.- Gastric Cancer.- Small Bowel and Appendix Cancers.- Adjuvant Therapy for Colorectal Cancer.- Metastatic Colorectal Cancer.- Treatment of Rectal Cancer.- Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Anal canal.- Cholangiocarcinoma.- Gallbladder Cancer: Current and Emerging Therapies.- Hepatocellular Carcinoma.- Gallbladder Cancer: Current and Emerging Therapies.- Hepatocellular Carcinoma.- Resectable and Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer.- Treatment of Advanced Pancreas Carcinoma.- Gastroeneteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors.- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors.- Gastrointestinal Cancers in Children.- Gastrointestinal Lymphomas.- Palliative Care in the Patient with Gastrointestinal Malignancies.- Gastrointestinal Cancers and Thrombosis.- Nutrition and Cachexia in Gastrointestinal Cancers.- Management of Peritoneal Malignancies.- Advances in Radiation Therapy for Gastrointestinal Cancers.- Imaging in Gastrointestinal Cancers.- Immunological Treatment in Gastrointestinal Cancers.- Novel Targeted Treatment in Gastrointestinal Cancers.- Improving Clinical Trial Design in Gastrointestinal Oncology.- Gastrointestinal Cancer Prevention: Diet, Lifestyle, and Therapeutic Prevention.- The Expanding Role of Endoscopy in Tissue Acquisition and Therapeutic Interventions for Gastrointestinal and Neuroendocrine Tumors.- Screening for Gastrointestinal Cancers.- Hereditary Gastrointestinal Cancer for the Medical Oncologist.- Molecular Diagnostics and Genomic Profiling in Individualized Therapies of Gastrointestinal Cancers.- Preserving Fertility in Patients with Gastrointestinal Cancers.- Pregnancy and Gastrointestinal Cancers.- Vaccination in Patients with a Gastrointestinal Cancer.- Symptom Management in Gastrointestinal Cancers.