Thyroid cancer
By: H.-J. Biersack, F. Grünwald (eds.).
Contributors: Biersack, H. J.; Grünwald, F.
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Berlin; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 301
Subjects: Thyroid Neoplasms -- diagnosis.; Thyroid Neoplasms -- therapy.; Thyroid gland -- Cancer.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Ch. 1. The changing epidemiology of thyroid cancer; title: Ch. 2. Histopathology, immunohistrochemistry, and molecular biology; title: Ch. 3. Familial differentiated carcinoma of the thyroid; title: Ch. 4. The diagnosis of thyroid cancer; title: Ch. 5. The current surgical approach to non-medullary thyroid cancer; title: Ch. 6. Radioiodine therapy for thyroid cancer; title: Ch. 7. Percutaneous radiation therapy; title: Ch. 8. Thyroid cancer: treatment with thyroid hormone; title: Ch. 9. Treatment with cytotoxic drugs; title: Ch. 10. Redifferentiation therapy of thyroid carcinomas with retinoic acid; title: Ch. 11. Follow-up of patients with well-differentiated thyroid cancer; title: Ch. 12. Functional imaging of thyroid cancer; title: Ch. 13. Magnetic resonance imaging; title: Ch. 14. Thyroid cancer in chernobyl children; title: Ch. 15. Diagnosis of medullary thyroid cancer; title: Ch. 16. Imaging in medullary thyroid cancer; title: Ch. 17. Therapy for medullary thyroid cancer; title: Ch. 18. Follow-up of medullary thyroid cancer.