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Gastric adenocarcinoma is the second most common cancer worldwide. It is usually diagnosed at a late stage and prognosis is poor; even with modern diagnostic and treatment methods the 5-year survival is only 10%. Improvements in overall patient survival can only be achieved by earlier diagnosis and...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2010.
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| Colección: | Contemporary issues in cancer imaging.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Gastric adenocarcinoma is the second most common cancer worldwide. It is usually diagnosed at a late stage and prognosis is poor; even with modern diagnostic and treatment methods the 5-year survival is only 10%. Improvements in overall patient survival can only be achieved by earlier diagnosis and by tailored therapeutic strategies based on tumor type, location and stage at presentation. This volume provides a state-of-the-art, integrated diagnostic and therapeutic approach to patient management. The role of the upper GI series, endoscopy, endoscopic ultrasound, MDCT, MRI, and PET/CT in the diagnosis, staging and follow-up of patients with gastric cancer is emphasized. The relative strengths and limitations of these diagnostic examinations will be presented in context with the most recent epidemiologic, pathologic, and therapeutic concepts regarding this tumor. With expert contributions from members of an international multidisciplinary team, this is an invaluable guide to the diagnosis and management of gastric malignancies. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (ix, 217 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps. |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780511691171 0511691173 0511849443 9780511849442 1107206146 9781107206144 1282637096 9781282637092 9786612637094 6612637099 0511689691 9780511689697 0511692293 9780511692291 0511690436 9780511690433 0511691750 9780511691751 0511688946 9780511688942 |