Liver metastases /

Liver metastases /

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Imprint:	London : Springer, c2009.
Description:	1 online resource (xi, 188 p.) : ill. (some col.)
Language:	English
Subject:	Liver metastasis -- Treatment. Liver Neoplasms -- secondary. Liver Neoplasms -- therapy. Colorectal Neoplasms -- pathology.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11957918

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Other authors / contributors:	Vauthey, Jean-Nicolas.
ISBN:	9781846289477 1846289475 1846289467 (hbk.) 9781846289460 (hbk.)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record.
Summary:	This book overviews our current understanding of the biology of liver metastases, and reviews current methods of detection and diagnosis. Thereafter, the chapters offer objective and systematic reviews of each of the current major treatment modalities: surgical resection; destructive therapies; chemotherapy (systemic and regional); whether there is a role for radiotherapy; biological therapies (including hormone treatment antibodies and gene therapy); and lastly the decision making strategies that must be employed for successful multidisciplinary management. The book concludes with an overview.
Other form:	Print version: Liver metastases. London : Springer, c2009 9781846289460 1846289467
Standard no.:	9786612036378

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Summary:	This book addresses the contemporary multidisciplinary management of liver metastases. Throughout the text, experience from the paradigms of colorectal cancer metastases treatment strategies are used to point to new directions in the management of liver metastases from other cancers. The book will be invaluable for surgeons in general surgery, hepatobiliary surgery, upper GI surgery, colorectal surgery, medical and clinical oncologists with an interest in liver tumours, and radiologists with an interest in liver disease.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xi, 188 p.) : ill. (some col.)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781846289477 1846289475 1846289467 9781846289460