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Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Practical Approach
Author(s): Bandar Al Knawy (Editor), K. Rajender Reddy (Editor), Luigi Bolondi (Editor)
- Publisher: CRC Press
- Publication Date: 27 Aug. 2009
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 162 pages
- ISBN-10: 0415480809
- ISBN-13: 9780415480802
Book Description
An essential resource for gastroenterologists, hepatologists, liver surgeons, hepatobiliary surgeons, oncologists, and all those working in the field of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Practical Approach covers the updates and recent developments on the diagnosis, screening, and comprehensive medical and surgical management of HCC.
This one-of-a-kind textbook explores all aspects of the disease using a practical, evidence-based approach, and provides step-by-step treatment guidelines that are applicable to all clinical scenarios.
Highlights in the text include:
- screening and surveillance methods to aid in the prevention of HCC
- imaging technologies for accurate diagnosis, including ultrasound and PET
- treatment modalities for HCC, such as local ablation therapy, chemoembolization, chemotherapy, and liver resection and transplantation
- a discussion on novel therapies and future therapeutic trends for treating HCC
Editorial Reviews
Review
This volume covers comprehensively recent developments on the diagnosis, screening and medical and surgical of HCC, and is essential reading for gastroenterologists, hepatologists, liver surgeons, hepatobiliary surgeons, oncologists and other working in the field of HCC.” – Anticancer research, April 2010
