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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
10.1055/b-0039-170489 33 Targeted Therapy for the Treatment of Advanced Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the LarynxDan P. Zandberg Abstract In this chapter, systemic agents targeted against the epidermal growth factor receptor…
