Malignant Liver Tumors Current and Emerging

Thoroughly revised and updated for its Third Edition, Malignant Liver Tumors provides a current, comprehensive, and critical approach to therapeutic modalities for patients with liver cancer. An entirely new section on Guidelines for Liver Tumor Treatment draws on consensus conferences and available international guidelines to help practitioners identify appropriate treatments for specific patients. Seven chapters on Emerging Therapies present the most promising developments from around the world.

Editor-in-Chief:
Pierre-Alain Clavien
Department of Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland

Associate Editors:
Tadatoshi Takayama, Second Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan

CM Lo, Liver Transplant Centre, Queen Mary Hospital, 102 Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong

R. Chari, Associate Professor of Surgery and Cancer Biology, Division Chief of Hepatobillary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Staff Surgeon, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, USA

M. Morse, Associate Professor, Duke University Medical School, Durham, USA

J. Llovet, Barcelona-Clínic Liver Cancer Group, Liver Unit, Institut d'Investigacions Biomédiques August Pi I Sunyer, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction
From Promethean to Modern Times
Hepatic Anatomy and Terminology
Epidemiology and Diagnosis
Introduction
Histology and Pathology of Normal and Diseased Liver (Val&ymacron;rie Paradis
Pathology of Primary and Secondary Malignant Liver Tumors
Epidemiology, Etiology, and Natural History of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Epidemiology, Etiology, and Natural History of Cholangiocarcinoma
Epidemiology, Etiology, and Natural History of Colorectal Liver Metastases
Tumor Markers in Primary and Secondary Liver Tumors
Modalities for Imaging Liver Tumors
Systemic and Regional Therapies
Introduction
Systemic Treatment of Hepatobiliary Tumors
External Beam Radiation Therapy for Liver Tumors
Internal Radiation Therapy for Liver Tumors
Transarterial Embolization for Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Selective Continuous Intra-arterial Chemotherapy for Liver Tumors
Isolated Hepatic Perfusion and Percutaneous Hepatic Perfusion
Resection, Ablation or Transplantation for Liver Tumors
Introduction
Liver Resection of Primary Tumors: Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Cholangiocarcinoma, and Gallbladder Cancer
Liver Resection of Colorectal Liver Metastases
Laparoscopic Liver Resection
Repeat Resection for Liver Tumors
Cryoablation of Liver Tumors
Thermal Ablation of Liver Tumors by Radiofrequency, Microwave, and Laser Therapy
Ethanol and Other Percutaneous Injection Modalities in the Treatment of Liver Tumors
Transplantation for Liver Tumors
Preventing Recurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma after Curative Resection
Guidelines for Liver Tumor Treatment
Introduction
Strategies for Safer Liver Surgery
Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Cholangiocarcinoma
Gallbladder Cancer
Colorectal Liver Metastases
Emerging Therapies
Introduction
Viral-Based Therapies for Primary and Secondary Liver Cancer
Signaling Pathways and Rationale for Molecular Therapies in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Novel Therapies Targeted at Signal Transduction in Liver Tumors
Induction of Apoptosis in Liver Tumors
Antiangiogenic Agents for Liver Tumors
Integrative Oncology: Alternative and Complementary Treatments
Special Tumors, Population, and Special Considerations
Introduction
Liver Metastases from Endocrine Tumors
Uncommon Primary and Metastatic Liver Tumors
Liver Tumors in Special Populations
Malignant Liver Tumors in Children
Liver Tumors in Asia
Liver Tumors in South America
Liver Tumors in Africa
Anesthetic Management of Liver Surgery
Qualitative and Economic Aspects of Liver Surgery
Index
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