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Principles of Tumors covers all of the fundamental aspects of tumors, including their definitions, incidences, causation, pathogenesis, treatments, and prevention. The book provides a unique approach, integrating a wide range of basic bioscience findings with clinico-pathological observations and ph...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bignold, Leon P. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2015.
Temas:
Tumors.
Neoplasms
Tumeurs.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
MEDICAL > Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL > Internal Medicine.
Tumors
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover
  • Principles of Tumors
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Preface and Acknowledgments
  • 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 Essential Aspects of the Nature, Types, and Rates of Incidence of Tumors
  • 1.1.1 �aȶTumors�a�? Used in the Sense of �aȶTrue�a�? Tumors
  • 1.1.2 Classifications and Terminology of the Tumor Types
  • 1.1.3 Incidences Especially of Malignant Tumor Types
  • (a) General
  • (b) Influence of Ageing Populations
  • (c) Incidences of Tumor Types According to Kind of Parent Cell
  • (d) Use in Medical Practice
  • 1.1.4 Epidemiology of Tumors
  • 1.1.5 Uses of Animals in Research into the Aspects of Human Tumors1.2 Basic Aspects of Etiopathogenesis
  • 1.2.1 Etiological Factors
  • 1.2.2 Pathogenesis: DNA Damage
  • 1.2.3 �aȶCancer Genes�a�? in Pathogenesis
  • (a) When the Genomic Events Occur Entirely in the Somatic Cell (i.e., Without Germ-Line Genomic Alteration)
  • (b) Requiring Germ-Line Alteration as Well as a Somatic Alteration in the Genome
  • (c) Cell Signaling in Normal Growth Control
  • 1.3 Abnormalities in Morphology and �aȶMolecular Pathology�a�?
  • 1.3.1 Background
  • 1.3.2 Grading of Tumors
  • (A) General(b) Grading of Carcinomas of the Lung
  • (c) Grading of Carcinomas of the Breast
  • (d) Grading of Carcinomas of the Large Bowel (Colon and Rectum)
  • (e) Grading of Carcinomas of the Prostate
  • 1.3.3 Staging of Cases of Tumor
  • (a) General
  • (b) Staging of Carcinoma of the Lung
  • (c) Staging of Carcinoma of the Breast
  • (d) Staging of Carcinoma of the Large Bowel (Colon and Rectum)
  • (e) Staging of Carcinoma of the Prostate
  • 1.3.4 Importance of Micro-Metastases
  • 1.3.5 �aȶMolecular Pathology�a�? and Other Nonmorphological Features of Tumor Cells1.4 Fundamental Aspects of Clinical Features and Treatments
  • 1.4.1 Principles of Symptoms and Signs of Tumors
  • (a) Skin
  • (b) Respiratory Tract
  • (c) Female Breast
  • (d) Alimentary System
  • (e) Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Systems
  • (f) Female Genital
  • (g) Male Genital
  • (h) Nervous System
  • (i) Urinary System
  • (j) Skeletal System
  • (k) Other Systems: Including Endocrine and Special Senses
  • (l) �aȶProgression�a�?
  • (m) Miscellaneous Clinical Features of Tumors
  • 1.4.2 Diagnosing Suspected Cases of Tumor1.4.3 Surgery
  • 1.4.4 General Aspects of Nonsurgical Treatments
  • 1.4.5 Radiation Therapies
  • 1.4.6 Anticancer Drug Therapies
  • 1.4.7 Relapses
  • 1.4.8 Common Side Effects of Nonsurgical Anticancer Therapies
  • 1.4.9 �aȶLifetime Limits�a�? of Doses of Certain Anticancer Therapies
  • 1.5 Prevention
  • References
  • 2 Theories and Definitions of Tumors
  • 2.1 Distinguishing Tumors from Other Swellings
  • 2.2 Early Definitions of Tumors Emphasized Uncontrolled Growth

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