Pediatric Liver Tumors [electronic resource] /
Zimmermann, Arthur.editor.
Perilongo, Giorgio.editor.
The field of liver tumors in children, and in particular hepatoblastoma in infants and young children, has seen tremendous therapeutic advances over recent years. This has been achieved through a much better understanding of the biology of disease, improved diagnostic procedures, refined methods of pretreatment tumor staging, the implementation of highly efficient chemotherapy and surgery, detailed monitoring of toxicity, and careful follow-up strategies. International controlled trials have played a key role in these advances, and many leading figures in the trials are among the editors and authors of this book. Their principal goal in Hepatic Tumors in Children is to provide the reader with a complete update on this complex and rapidly evolving field. All aspects of an impressive success story are covered, disclosing how the outcome of a previously devastating disease has been so dramatically improved. This book will prove essential reading for all who are involved in the care of children with liver tumors.
Description based upon print version of record.
Pediatric Oncology; Copyright Page; Foreword; Contents; Contributors; 1: Introduction; 2: Historical Background; 3: Epidemiology of Pediatric Liver Tumors; 4: Molecular Aspects of Hepatoblastoma; 5: Ontogenetic Aspects of Liver Tumors; 6: Translational Investigations of Liver Tumors: Sampling Strategies and Banking; 7: Clinical Presentation and Diagnosis; 8: Imaging and Staging of Pediatric Liver Tumors; 9: Pathology of Pediatric Liver Tumors; 10: Surgical Treatment; 11: Liver Transplantation for Unresectable Liver Tumors in Children
12: Chemotherapy for Childhood Hepatoblastoma and Hepatocellular Carcinoma13: Salvage Strategies; 14: Alternative Approaches for Treatment; 15: Supportive Therapy and Toxicity; 16: Challenges and Opportunities of International Therapeutic Trials; 17: Tumors Other than Hepatoblastoma and Hepatocellular Carcinoma; 18: Future Prospective; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The field of liver tumors in children, and in particular hepatoblastoma in infants and young children, has seen tremendous therapeutic advances over recent years. This has been achieved through a much better understanding of the biology of disease, improved diagnostic procedures, refined methods of pretreatment tumor staging, the implementation of highly efficient chemotherapy and surgery, detailed monitoring of toxicity, and careful follow-up strategies. International controlled trials have played a key role in these advances, and many leading figures in the trials are among the editors and authors of this book. Their principal goal in Hepatic Tumors in Children is to provide the reader with a complete update on this complex and rapidly evolving field. All aspects of an impressive success story are covered, disclosing how the outcome of a previously devastating disease has been so dramatically improved. This book will prove essential reading for all who are involved in the care of children with liver tumors.
Oncology  .
Pediatrics.
Oncology.
Pediatrics.
Pediatric Oncology