9 Hepatocellular Carcinoma
10.1055/b-0038-160300 9 Hepatocellular CarcinomaDouglas M. Coldwell Epidemiology Overall, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fifth most common cancer in the world and the second most common cause of cancer death in…
8 Carcinoid Tumor (Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Gastrointestinal Tract)
10.1055/b-0038-160299 8 Carcinoid Tumor (Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Gastrointestinal Tract)Douglas M. Coldwell Epidemiology 6.2 per 100,000 and rising. Found most commonly in the seventh decade of life, in males, in…
7 Cancer of the Pancreas
10.1055/b-0038-160298 7 Cancer of the PancreasDouglas M. Coldwell Epidemiology It is the 12th most prevalent cancer in the United States, and the 4th most frequent cause of cancer-related death. Survival…
6 Colorectal Cancer
10.1055/b-0038-160297 6 Colorectal CancerDouglas M. Coldwell Epidemiology Ten percent of new cancers in the United States and 10% of cancer mortality. Lifetime risk in the United States is 6%. Fewer…
3 Essentials of Radiation Oncology
10.1055/b-0038-160294 3 Essentials of Radiation OncologyAndrew S. Kennedy Introduction to Radiation Oncology Radiation oncology is the medical use of ionizing radiation in cancer treatment to control malignant cells. Ionizing radiation…
2 Essentials of Surgical Oncology
10.1055/b-0038-160293 2 Essentials of Surgical OncologyRobert C. G. Martin II Introduction Surgery is an essential part of the treatment for patients with many types of cancer. 1 – 4 Achieving…
1 Essentials of Medical Oncology
10.1055/b-0038-160292 1 Essentials of Medical OncologyVivek R. Sharma Introduction The purpose of this chapter is to give the reader an in-depth understanding of the overarching principles that guide the current…
31 Gastric Pull-Up
10.1055/b-0039-170487 31 Gastric Pull-UpSundeep Alapati, Jatin P. Shah Abstract The gastric pull-up procedure for reconstruction of circumferential pharyngoesophageal defects was introduced in the 1960s. The procedure was popularized and refined…
15 Locally Advanced Supraglottic Cancer: Larynx Preservation by Transoral Laser Microsurgery
10.1055/b-0039-170471 15 Locally Advanced Supraglottic Cancer: Larynx Preservation by Transoral Laser MicrosurgeryPetra Ambrosch, Claudia Schmalz Abstract Transoral laser microsurgery (TLM) is now accepted in the treatment of early cancer of…
14 Transoral Robotic Surgery for Advanced Laryngeal Cancer
10.1055/b-0039-170470 14 Transoral Robotic Surgery for Advanced Laryngeal CancerYoung Min Park, Se-Heon Kim Abstract Transoral robotic surgery (TORS) of glottic cancer was performed for the first time in 2009, and…
