Thyroid Cancer (eBook)
XXVIII, 708 Seiten
Humana Press (Verlag)
978-1-59259-995-0 (ISBN)
are new to this edition. The authors provide not only the The second edition of Thyroid Cancer: A Comp- most current review of their respective areas, but also their hensive Guide to Clinical Management marks the pub- own recommendations and approach. The reader is fo- cation of a markedly updated and expanded volume that warned that in many cases these approaches, albeit rooted covers all aspects of the etiology, pathogenesis, diag- sis, initial treatment, and long-term management of all in available data, may be empiric rather than based varieties of thyroid cancer. Like the first edition, it will upon clear-cut results of well-controlled clinical t- als. Nevertheless, controversial issues are examined serve as a valuable reference source for pathologists, and evidence-based recommendations are presented endocrine surgeons, endocrinologists, nuclear medicine when available. physicians, and oncologists. However, the biggest There are updated chapters on our current state change is that the second edition is significantly enlarged and expanded to encompass important and extensive of knowledge of the molecular changes in thyroid treatments of more topics related to nuclear medicine. cancer, molecular markers, and how targeted the- pies are being developed. New therapeutic trials of Nuclear medicine physicians and procedures play a key redifferentiation agents to restore the sodium iodide role in the management of thyroid cancer patients and in symporter when lacking and more traditional che- retrospect, a comprehensive discussion of topics related therapies are discussed, with referral sources listed for to that field was somewhat lacking in the first edition.
Part I. General Considerations I: Thyroid Cancer
Anatomy and Physiology of the Thyroid Gland: Clinical Correlates to Thyroid Cancer
Nikolaos Stathatos
Epidemiology of Thyroid Cancer
James J. Figge
Molecular Pathogenesis of Thyroid Cancer
James J. Figge, Nikolai A. Kartel, Dima Yarmolinsky, and Gennady Ermak
Molecular Aspects of Thyroid Cancer in Children
Gary L. Francis
Oncogenes in Thyroid Cancer
Katherine B. Weber and Michael T. McDermott
Apoptosis in Thyroid Cancer
Su He Wang and James R. Baker, Jr.
Radiation-Induced Thyroid Cancer
James J. Figge, Timothy Jennings, Gregory Gerasimov, Nikolai A. Kartel, Dima Yarmolinsky, and Gennady Ermak
Classification of Thyroid Malignancies
Yolanda C. Oertel
Staging of Thyroid Cancer
Leonard Wartofsky
Thyroid Cancer in Children and Adolescents
Merrily Poth
Recombinant Human Thyrotropin
Matthew D. Ringel and Stephen J. Burgun
Part II. General Considerations II: Nuclear Medicine
History of the Role of Nuclear Medicine in the Thyroid Gland and its Diseases: A Personal Perspective
Henry N. Wagner, Jr.
Prophylaxis against Radiation Exposure from Radioiodine
Jacob Robbins and Arthur B. Schneider
Radioiodine Whole Body Imaging
Frank B. Atkins and Douglas Van Nostrand
Primer and Atlas for the Interpretation of Radioiodine Whole-Body Scintigraphy
Douglas Van Nostrand, Reetha Bakthula, and Frank B. Atkins
False-Positive Radioiodine Scans in Thyroid Cancer
Brahm Shapiro, Vittoria Rufini, Ayman Jarwan, Onelio Geatti, Kimberlee J. Kearfott, Lorraine M. Fig, Ian D. Kirkwood, John E. Freitas, and Milton D. Gross
Part III. The Thyroid Nodule
The Thyroid Nodule: Evaluation, Risk of Malignancy, and Management
Leonard Wartofsky
Fine Needle Aspiration: Technique
Yolanda C. Oertel
Thyroid Nodules: Cellular and Biochemical Markers for Malignancy
Kathleen A. Prendergast
Radionuclide Imaging of Thyroid Nodules
Douglas Van Nostrand
Ultrasonic Imaging of the Neck in Patients with Thyroid Cancer
Manfred Blum
Thyroid Nodules and Cancer Risk: Surgical Management
Orlo H. Clark
Part IV. Well-Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: Papillary Carcinoma
A. Presentation
Papillary Cancer: Clinical Aspects
Leonard Wartofsky
Surgical Approach to Papillary Cancer
Orlo H. Clark
Papillary Carcinoma: Cytology and Pathology
Yolanda C. Oertel and James E. Oertel
Part IV. Well-Differentiated Thyroid Cancer:
B. Initial Management
Prescribed Activity for Radioiodine Ablation
Douglas Van Nostrand
Thyroid Remnant Radioiodine Ablation with Recombinant Human Thyrotropin
R. Michael Tuttle and Richard J. Robbins
Part IV. Well-Differentiated Thyroid Cancer:
C. Surveillance
Follow-Up Strategy in Papillary Thyroid Cancer
Henry B. Burch
Levothyroxine Therapy and Thyrotropin Suppression
Leonard Wartofsky
Thyroglobulin and Thyroglobulin Antibodies: Measurement and Interferences
D. Robert Dufour
Diagnosis of Recurrent Thyroid Cancer in Patients with Positive Antithyroglobulin Antibodies
Matthew D. Ringel
Surveillance Radioiodine Whole-Body Scans
Douglas Van Nostrand
Radionuclide Imaging and Treatment of Thyroid Cancer in Children
Gary L. Francis
Positron Emission Tomography in Well-Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
I. Ross McDougall
Alternative Thyroid Imaging
Anca M. Avram, Karen C. Rosenspire, Stewart C. Davidson, John E. Freitas, and Milton D. Gross
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| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 28.10.2007 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | XXVIII, 708 p. 409 illus. |
| Verlagsort | Totowa |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Chirurgie |
| Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Endokrinologie | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Onkologie | |
| Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Radiologie / Bildgebende Verfahren ► Nuklearmedizin | |
| Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Radiologie / Bildgebende Verfahren ► Radiologie | |
| Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Anamnese / Körperliche Untersuchung | |
| Schlagworte | Apoptosis • carcinoma • classification • Diagnosis • Imaging • Positron Emission Tomography • Staging • Surgery • Ultrasound |
| ISBN-10 | 1-59259-995-8 / 1592599958 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-59259-995-0 / 9781592599950 |
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