Pancreatic Cancer

I. Etiology and Pathogenesis.- 1 Molecular Genetics of Pancreatic Carcinoma.- 2 Role of Polypeptide Growth Factors and Their Receptors in Human Pancreatic Cancer.- 3 Growth Factors and Growth Factor Receptors in Chronic Pancreatitis, and the Relation to Pancreatic Cancer.- 4 Clues from Experimental Models.- 5 Role for Transforming Growth Factor-ß: Clues from Other Cancers.- II. Diagnosis and Staging.- 6 Screening for Pancreatic Cancer Using Techniques to Detect Altered Gene Products.- 7 Tumor Antigens in Pancreatic Cancer.- 8 Radiologic Techniques for Diagnosis and Staging of Pancreatic Carcinoma.- 9 Diagnosis and Staging of Pancreatic Cancer: The Role of Laparoscopy.- III. Treatment.- 10 Standard Forms of Pancreatic Resection.- 11 Extended Radical Whipple Resection for Cancer of the Head of the Pancreas: Operative Procedure and Results in Our Institution.- 12 Extended Pancreatic Resection for Carcinoma of the Pancreas.- 13 Endoscopic Stents for Palliation in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer.- 14 Laparoscopic Biliary and Gastric Bypass.- 15 Chemotherapy of Pancreatic Cancer.- 16 Radiation Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer.- 17 Gene Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer.- 18 Quality of Life in Pancreatic Cancer.