Overview
- Provides a comprehensive, state-of-the art review of the current landscape of systemic and liver-directed therapy for malignant liver tumors
- Provides new insight into novel and evolving therapies in the areas of surgical technique and liver-directed arterial based and ablative therapies
- Written by experts in their fields
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This book provides a comprehensive, state-of-the art review of the current state of liver-directed therapy for malignant liver tumors. The book will serve as a valuable resource for not only surgeons and clinicians but for researchers with an interest in malignant liver tumors. The book focuses on the therapeutic approach to primary and metastatic tumors providing an up-to-date review on surgical liver anatomy and new imaging techniques as well as patient selection and technical consideration for resection and transplantation. In addition, the book provides new insight into novel and evolving therapies in the areas of transarterial therapy such as: (i) bland embolization, (ii) chemoembolization, and (iii) radioembolization; as well as new radiation techniques including SBRT and proton therapy. Furthermore, the expanding role of hepatic artery infusion therapy in primary malignant tumorsis highlighted. Finally, integration of all these regional therapy options with upcoming and evolving systemic and targeted therapy regimens are integrated and discussed.
This book will serve as a very useful resource for clinicians and researchers managing and treating patients with these challenging malignancies. It provides a concise yet comprehensive summary of the current status of the field that will help guide patient management and stimulate investigative efforts. All chapters are written by experts in their fields and include the most up to date scientific and clinical information.
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Table of contents (28 chapters)
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Introduction
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Primary Liver Tumors
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Metastatic Liver Tumors
Reviews
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology
Winship Cancer Institute
Emory University School of Medicine
550 Peachtree St., NE
Atlanta, GA 30308
Shishir K. Maithel, MD FACS
Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology
Winship Cancer Institute
Emory University School of Medicine
1365 Clifton Rd., NE
Atlanta, GA 30322
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Primary and Metastatic Liver Tumors
Book Subtitle: Treatment Strategy and Evolving Therapies
Editors: Kenneth Cardona, Shishir K. Maithel
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91977-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-91976-8Published: 16 October 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-06339-9Published: 21 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-91977-5Published: 01 October 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 395
Number of Illustrations: 36 b/w illustrations, 29 illustrations in colour
Topics: General Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Oncology, Interventional Radiology