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Cancer of Unknown Primary

This book presents an up-to-date and thorough overview of cancer of unknown primary, encompassing topics ranging from epidemiology, tumor biology, and prognostic factors through to the most recent diagnostic and therapeutic advances. All aspects of management are covered, including radiological, nuc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Krämer, Alwin (Editor ), Löffler, Harald (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edición:1st ed. 2016.
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction.-  Epidemiology, risk factors and survival in CUP: pointers to disease mechanisms
  • Biologic features of CUP
  • Prognostic factors and their role in the management of CUP
  • Diagnostic work-up of CUP - an approach to current recommendations and underlying evidence
  • The radiologist's approach to CUP
  • Cancer of unknown primary: the pathologist's approach
  • Treatment of disseminated CUP
  • Concepts of radiotherapy in cancer of unknown primary
  • Favorable subsets of CUP
  • Novel Diagnostic and Therapeutic Strategies in the Management of Patients with Cancers of Unknown Primary Site
  • Future directions.