Desmoid Tumors

Desmoid Tumors (DT), also called Aggressive Fibromatoses, are a rare fibroblastic proliferative disease, with an incidence of 2 to 4 new cases per million people per year. Despite the absence of a metastatic potential, DT cause significant morbidity and at times mortality due to its locally invasive...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Litchman, Charisse (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
Edición:1st ed. 2012.
Temas:
Oncology.
Cancer-Treatment.
Interventional radiology.
Surgery.
Medicine-Research.
Biology-Research.
Cancer Therapy.
Interventional Radiology.
General Surgery.
Biomedical Research.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction
  • Part I  The identification and treatment of Desmoid Tumors
  • 2. Clinical presentation of Desmoid Tumors
  • 3.  Pathology of Desmoid Tumors
  • 4.  APC/ β-catenin degeneration in Desmoid Tumors: important   implications for diagnosis, prognosis, and therapy
  • 5. Imaging Techniques in Desmoid Tumors
  • 6. Surgical management of DesmoidTumors
  • 7. Systemic Therapy of Desmoid Tumors
  • 8.  Radiation Therapy for Desmoid Tumors
  • 9.  Interventional Radiology
  • Part 2  Special Populations with Desmoid Tumors
  • 10. Desmoid Disease in Familial Adenomatous Polyposis
  • 11. Desmoid Tumor in Children and Adolescents: The Influence of Age
  • Part 3  Considerations for current and future advancement in the search for a cure
  • 12.  Microarrays and High-Throughput Sequencing in Desmoid Type Fibromatosis and Scar
  • 13. Desmoid Tumors: Are they benign or malignant?- 14. The Role of Advocacy Groups in Rare Tumors such as Desmoid Tumors
  • Index.

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