Oxford Case Histories in Oncology

Oxford Case Histories in Oncology contains 30 well-structured cases from clinical practice, giving a comprehensive coverage of the diagnostic and management dilemmas in oncology. The cases cover a wide spectrum of oncology including rare presentations and clinical problems of common cancers.

Each case comprises a brief clinical history with relevant clinical examination findings. Questions are based on clinical investigations and aspects of management. Detailed answers are based on the best available evidence from the latest research, systematic reviews, meta-analysis and guidelines from national and international academic bodies. The text is complimented by over 50 illustrations, including radiographic images and radiotherapy treatment plans. The format of this book is thought provoking, and it helps to improve critical thinking and interpretative skills.

It is a perfect self-assessment tool for oncology and palliative medicine trainees and consultants, and will be useful for those preparing for exit examinations in oncology. It will also be of interest to non-specialist readers who wish to improve their skills in the diagnosis and management of a broad range of cancers.

Thankamma Ajithkumar, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK,Adrian Harnett, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK,Tom Roques, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK

Dr Thankamma V Ajithkumar MD, FRCP, FRCR, MBA is at present a Consultant Clinical Oncologist at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. Previous to that he was a Consultant Clinical Oncologist at the Bristol Haematology & Oncology Centre, and a Specialist Registrar in Clinical Oncology at Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge. He has also lectured in clinical oncology at the Regional Cancer Centre in Kerala, India, and was employed as Assistant Professor there.

Dr Adrian Harnett MRCP, FRCP, is at present a Consultant Clinical Oncologist at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, having previously been a Consultant Clinical Oncologist at the Beatson Oncology Centre, Glasgow. He is very involved in teaching, having served on various committees of the Royal College of Radiologists for many years and at present is an examiner for the final part of the FRCR.

Tom Roques trained as a clinical oncologist in London and Vancouver. He has been a consultant in Norwich since 2004 and Clinical Director there since 2009. He specializes in head and neck and thyroid cancers and has particular interests in technical radiotherapy and in doctor-patient communication.

1. Squamous cell carcinoma of unknown head and neck primary site, Suat Loo and Tom Roques
2. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Suat Loo and Tom Roques
3. Small cell lung cancer during pregnancy, Thankamma Ajithkumar
4. Breast metastasis from non-small cell lung cancer, Thankamma Ajithkumar
5. Lung cancer in non-smokers, Spyridon Gennatas and Sanjay Popat
6. Single brain metastasis from breast cancer, Thankamma Ajithkumar
7. Breast cancer at a nuclear power station, Adrian Harnett
8. Oesophageal cancer, Tom Roques
9. Stomach cancer, Tom Roques
10. Neuroendocrine tumour, Gaurav Kapur
11. A patient presenting with painless jaundice, Elizabeth Liniker, Simon Johnston, Sara Custodio-Cabello, and Bristi Basu
12. Colon cancer, Debashis Biswas and Thankamma Ajithkumar
13. Rectal cancer, Debashis Biswas and Thankamma Ajithkumar
14. Anal cancer, Debashis Biswas and Thankamma Ajithkumar
15. A clinical case of chromophobe renal cell carcinoma in an adult, Federica Recine and Cora Sternberg
16. Prostate cancer, Jenny Nobes
17. Testicular cancer, Susanna Alexander
18. Cervical cancer, Robert Wade
19. Ovarian cancer, Ioannis Gounaris and Christine Parkinson
20. Cancer in a renal transplant recipient, Christine Parkinson and Thankamma Ajithkumar
21. Melanoma, Paul Nathan and Oliver Bassett
22. Merkel cell carcinoma, Thankamma Ajithkumar
23. Soft tissue sarcoma, Helen Hatcher
24. Bone sarcoma, Helen Hatcher
25. Brain tumour, Thankamma Ajithkumar
26. Hodgkin Lymphoma, Isabella Maund and Michael Williams
27. Solitary plasmacytoma, Isabella Maund and Michael Williams
28. Clinical trial, Michael Gonzalez, Khurum Khan and Bristi Basu
29. A Jejunal tumour, Thankamma Ajithkumar
30. The Role of Specialist Palliative Care, Nicola Holtom