Textbook of Uncommon Cancer
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Reviews the current literature on tumors at rare sites and uncommon tumors of specific type. Specialists from the UK, USA, Europe, Japan and Australia discuss recent research on a wide range of different cancers and describe their own unique clinical experiences. Each chapter deals with a different type of cancer such as gynecological tumors, thoracic tumors, tumors of the nervous system and head tumors, and covers the biology, pathology, diagnosis and treatment of each. Specifically designed to help those responsible for patient management, particularly the practicing clinician, in order to provide the optimal management for patients with uncommon cancers.
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Partial table of contents:
GYNECOLOGICAL TUMORS.
Fallopian Tube Cancer (M. Yoonessi).
UROLOGICAL TUMORS.
Adult Wilms' Tumor: A Dilemma (D. Raghavan, et al.).
THORACIC TUMORS.
Malignant Mesothelioma (J. Talcott & K. Antman).
GASTROINTESTINAL TUMORS.
Rare Gastric Tumors (T. Ganesan & M. Slevin).
TUMORS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM.
Peripheral Neuroepithelioma (M. Israel).
ENDOCRINE TUMORS.
Tumors in the Pineal Region (J. Loeffler & P. Mauch).
BREAST TUMORS.
Paget's Disease of the Breast (M. Lagios).
CONNECTIVE TISSUE AND SKIN TUMORS.
Oncogenic Osteomalacia/Rickets (N. Weidner).
OPHTHALMIC TUMORS.
Uncommon Tumors of the Eye (J. Hungerford).
HEAD AND NECK TUMORS.
Soft Tissue Sarcomas of the Head and Neck (R. Davis & M. Waner).
Index.
