Modern Thoracic Oncology, 3 Vols.

Description

Medicine has become highly specialized so that thoracic oncology is not a subspecialty of medical oncology and thoracic surgery. The field of thoracic oncology is a specialized area within oncology which is rapidly evolving making it difficult to keep comprehensive textbooks up to date. This thoracic oncology textbook has recruited international experts to write concise focused sections about their area of specialization.

Comprehensive discussions about the basics of thoracic oncology and each specific tumor are discussed in detail in terms of biology, presentation, staging, pathology, treatment including surgery, radiation, chemotherapy as well as targeted/gene therapies and their complications.

This is the only concise comprehensive textbook on the subject that includes all chest malignancies.

Contents

• General Principles of Thoracic Oncology:
  • The Embyrology and Anatomy of the Chest
  • Imaging of the Thorax
  • Medical Evaluation of Thoracic Oncology Patients
  • Principles of Thoracic Surgical Oncology
  • Principles of Radiation Oncology
  • Principles of Medical Oncology
  • Principles of Supportive and Palliative Care
  • Principles of Other Thoracic Therapeutic Modalities
• Trachea and Lung Neoplasms:
  • Trachea Neoplasms
  • Large Cell (Non-Small Cell) Lung Neoplasms
  • Small Cell Lung Neoplasms
  • Other Lung Neoplasms
• Esophageal Neoplasms:
  • Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Esophagus
  • Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagus
  • Unusual Esophageal Neoplasms
• Pleural Neoplasms:
  • Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
  • Solitary Fibrous and Other Rare Neoplasms
• Mediastinal Neoplasms:
  • Thymic Neoplasms
  • Germ Cell Neoplasms
  • Neurogenic Neoplasms
  • Cardiac Neoplasms
• Chest Wall and Diaphragmatic Neoplasms:
  • Bony and Soft Tissue Sarcomas
  • Diaphragm Neoplasms
• Metastatic Neoplasms of the Chest:
  • Treatment of Thoracic Metastases by Surgery
  • Treatment of Thoracic Metastases by Radiation

Readership: Medical residents, thoracic oncologists in training.