Molecular Oncology Testing for Solid Tumors A Pragmatic Approach /

This text is designed to present an up-to-date practical approach to molecular testing in an easy to understand format. Emphasis is placed on molecular testing for solid tumors, while underscoring the following: i) the crucial role of pathologists in ensuring specimen adequacy for molecular testing;...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Idowu, Michael Ola (Editor ), Dumur, Catherine Isabelle (Editor ), Garrett, Carleton Theodore (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edición:1st ed. 2015.
Temas:
Pathology.
Oncology.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part I. Overview of Basic Cellular Biology
  • 1. Normal molecular biology and definition of terms
  • 2. Pathologic changes: Chromosomes, genes, DNA, RNA and proteins
  • 3. Standard nomenclature - introduction and brief overview
  • Part II. Molecular Oncology Methodology
  • 4. General principles of Oncology testing
  • 5. Molecular methodologies
  • 6. General principles of validating a molecular test
  • Part III. Molecular testing in Solid Tumors
  • 7. Lung and mediastinum
  • 8. Breast
  • 9. Head and neck (salivary glands)
  • 10. Thyroid and parathyroid (endocrine)
  • 11. Gastrointestinal and Pancreatobiliary
  • 12. Soft tissue
  • 13. Genitourinary system
  • 14. Central Nervous System
  • 15. Skin and adnexa
  • 16. Common Hereditary Cancer Syndromes
  • Part IV. The future is here
  • 17. Application of next generation sequencing
  • Part V. Quality Assurance and Regulatory affairs
  • 18. Quality Assurance - pre-analytic, analytic and post-analytic
  • 19. Regulatory affairs (including accreditation)
  • 20. Coding and re-imbursement.

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