Abdominal neuroendocrine tumors. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Massimo Carlini, editor ; forewords by Marco Montorsi, Eugenio Santoro.
• Editors: Carlini, Massimo
• Contents: Foreword -- Preface -- 1 Anatomophysiology of the neuroendocrine system: Embryology, Anatomy -- Histology -- Citology, Physiology -- 2 Epidemiology: Risk factors -- 3 Classification: WHO (grading), site -- 4 Pathology: Anatomic pathology, Immunohistochemistry. -- 5 Molecular biology: Molecular pathways, Oncogenes, Suppressor genes -- 6 Clinical presentations: Non functioning NETs -- 7 Clinical presentations: Hormone releasing NETs (Carcinoid syndrome, Insulinoma, Glucagonoma, VIPoma, Somatostatinoma, Others, GRFoma -- 8 MEN 1, MEN 2am, MEN 2b, and Others (TSC, VHL, NF1) -- 9 Diagnosis: (Serum biomarkers, Endoscopy, Imaging (US, CT Scan, MRI, Angiography, Scintigraphy, PET) -- 10 Staging: TNM -- 11 Surgical treatment: Gastric NETs, Duodenum NETs, Jejuno-ileal NETs, Colorectal NETs, Pancreatic NETs (Head, Body-tail), Adrenal NETs -- 12 Non surgical treatments: Chemotherapy, Hormonal syndrome treatment, Targeted therapies, IFN -- 13 Metastatic disease: Liver metastases (Surgery, RF ablation and cryoablation, Arterial chemoembolization) -- 14 Systemic therapy (Somatostatina analogs, Alpha IFN, Cytotoxic chemotherapy, Peptide receptor radiotherapy, VEGF inhibitors, mTOR inhibitors -- 15 Flow-charts.
• Publisher Details: Milan : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (approximately 200 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 616.99/44; Neuroendocrine tumors; Abdomen -- Tumors; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General; MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine; MEDICAL -- Diseases; MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine; MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine; Abdomen -- Tumors; Neuroendocrine tumors; Endocrinology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9788847039551
• Related ISBNs: 884703955X; 9788847039544; 8847039541
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed October 19, 2017).
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