Understanding pancreatic cancer : current trends /: current trends. (©2011)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Editors, Shailesh V. Shrikhande, Markus W. Büchler.
• Other Names: Büchler, Markus W; Shrikhande, Shailesh V
• Contents: Front Cover; Front Matter; Copyright; Contributors; Contents; Preface; Role of Heat Shock Proteins in Cancer; Introduction; Heat Shock Proteins; Heat Shock Protein70 in Pancreatic and Other Cancers; Mechanism of Heat Shock Protein 70's Anti-apoptotic Action; Role of Heat Shock Protein 27 in Cancers; Heat Shock Protein 90 and Cancer; Heat Shock Proteins and Immunology; Key Points; Recent Advances in Pathology of Pancreatic Cancer; Biology of Ductal Adenocarcinoma; SMAD4 Gene Status: Do two Molecular Subtypes Exist?; Relevance of BRCA2 Gene Status; Precursors of Pancreatic Neoplasia. Pancreatic Intraepithelial NeoplasiaIntraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm; Mucinous Cystic Neoplasm; Variants; Colloid Carcinoma; Medullary Carcinoma; Undifferentiated Carcinoma; Undifferentiated Carcinoma with Osteoclast-like Giant Cells; Familial Pancreatic Cancer; Acinar Carcinoma; Solid Pseudopapillary Neoplasm; Pancreatoblastoma; Serous Cystic Neoplasm; Histopathological Assessment Of Resection Margins; Lymph Nodes; Conclusion; Positron Emission Tomography Scan in Pancreatic Cancer-Current Standards. Glucose Metabolism and Pancreatic Cancer (Pathophysiological Basis of 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Uptake)Initial Diagnosis of Pancreatic Carcinoma; Initial Staging; Contrast Enhanced Positron Emission Tomography/Computerized Tomography-a Single Stop-Shop Imaging Modality for Initial Sta ... ; Restaging and Detection of Disease Recurrence; Response to Chemoradiation Therapy; 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose-Positron Emission Tomography in Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms and Cystic Pancreatic Tumors; Use of Other Positron Emission Tomography Tracers. Positron Emission Tomography and Pancreatic Neuroendocrine TumorsPrognostic Value of 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose-Positron Emission Tomography; Conclusion; Endoscopic Ultrasound in Pancreatic Cancer: How Good is the Evidence?; How Good is Endoscopic Ultrasound In ""Detecting"" Cancer Pancreas?; How Accurate is Endoscopic Ultrasound In ""Staging"" Pancreatic Cancer?; How Accurate is Detection of ""Vascular Invasion"" By Endoscopic Ultrasound?; Is the Pancreatic Tumor ""Resectable""?; Should Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided ""Fine Needle Aspiration"" Be Performed In Pancreatic Tumors? What Does Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Fine Needle Aspiration of Pancreatic Mass Do?What ""Extra"" Can Endoscopic Ultrasound Provide In Patients With Cancer Pancreas?; What are the ""Limitations"" of Endoscopic Ultrasound in Cancer of Pancreas?; Conclusion; Pre-operative Biliary Drainage in Pancreatic Cancer; Introduction; Experimental Studies On Obstructive Jaundice And Biliary Drainage; Pre-operative Biliary Drainage (Experimental); Clinical Studies on Pre-operative Biliary Drainage; Conclusion; Neo-adjuvant Strategies in Operable Pancreatic Adenocarcinomas; Introduction.
• Publisher Details: New Delhi, India : Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2011
• Copyright Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource (140 pages)
• Subjects: 616.99437; Pancreas -- Cancer; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General; MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine; MEDICAL -- Diseases; MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine; MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine; Pancreas -- Cancer; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9788131232446; 8131232441
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Print version record.
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