Thyroid Cancer: From Emergent Biotechnologies to Clinical Practice Guidelines

Written to keep up with the constant flow of information regarding new data, trials, and guidelines in thyroid cancer research, this book presents clinical guidelines governing diagnostics and therapeutics. It provides sufficient introductory chapters to explain methods used to translate experimental data into clinical practice based on molecular biology research and new clinical trial data. Chapters cover pathophysiology, systems biology, genetic and epigenetic alterations, risk stratification, and aspiration biopsy guidance. The reference also includes clinical case studies, which emphasize the emerging role of molecular medicine and looks at biotechnology innovations and novel medical imaging.