The Surgery of Childhood Tumors

Robert Carachi, MD, PhD, FRCS (Glas), FRCS (Eng), FEBPS, is Professor of Surgical Paediatrics at the University of Glasgow and Head of the Department/Section of Surgical Paediatrics at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow, where he has been an Honorary Consultant and a Paediatric and Neonatal Surgeon since 1987. Dr. Carachi holds various other positions, including Clinical Lead for Paediatric Telemedicine and Chairman of the Steering Committee for Scotland, Scottish Centre for Telehealth. He is Editor-in-Chief of the Scottish Medical Journal and an Editorial Consultant to the Journal of Pediatric Surgery, and has been on the editorial board of the European Journal of Paediatric Surgery since 1996. Dr. Carachi is a past President of the Paediatric Surgical Section of the Union of European Medical Specialists (UEMS) and is Chairman of the Exam Board for the European Board of Paediatric Surgery. Since 2007 he has been Director of the Scottish Spina Bifida Association. He is a visiting professor or lecturer in a wide range of overseas countries. He has authored approximately 150 journal articles and a number of book chapters, and is also an editor or author of 11 previous books. Jay L. Grosfeld, MD, is Lafayette F. Page Professor and Chairman Emeritus at the Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana. He was first appointed Professor and Director of Pediatric Su rgery at I

From the Contents: Epidemiology.- Tumor Biology and Environmental Carcinogenesis.- Genetics of Childhood Cancers and Surveillance.- Genetic Counselling and Inherited Cancers.- Tumor Markers -Imaging - Pathology.- Chemotherapy and Novel Cancers.- Targeted Therapies.- Radiotherapy.- Perinatal Tumors.- Renal Tumors.- Nephron-sparing Surgery.- Neuroblastoma and Other Adrenal Tumors.- Gastrointestinal Tumors.- Liver Tumors.- Benign and Malignant.- Tumors of the Pancreas and Bile Ducts.- Malignant Germ Cell Tumors.- Soft Tissue Sarcoma.- Lymphoma.- Melanoma .- Bone Tumors; Limb Salvage.- Head and Neck Tumors.- Brain Tumors, Intraoccular and Orbital Tumors.- Tumors of the Chest and the Lung.- Mediastinal Tumors.- Rare Tumors.- Reconstructive Surgery.- Complications.- Life Expectancy and Organ Dysfunction .- Transitional Care.- Management in Third World Countries.- Supportive Care.- Long Term Effects on Growth and Fertility.- New Treatments and New Strategies.- Training and Tumor Boards.- Parents' Associations.

"It is an attempt to stay current with this rapidly changing clinical care area which includes the approximately 15,000 cases of childhood malignancies around the world. ... The book is written at a level that can be understood and useful for students, house officers, and practicing pediatric oncologists and surgeons. ... This is a large, comprehensive, and excellent update on a difficult and notoriously fast-changing topic in childhood care." (Robert M. Arensman, Doody's Book Reviews, November, 2017)