1st Edition

Hepatocellular Carcinoma A Practical Approach

Edited By Bandar Al Knawy, K. Rajender Reddy, Luigi Bolondi Copyright 2010
    170 Pages
    by CRC Press

    An essential resource for gastroenterologists, hepatologists, liver surgeons, hepatobiliary surgeons, oncologists, and all those working in the field of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Practical Approach covers the updates and recent developments on the diagnosis, screening, and comprehensive medical and surgical management of HCC.

    This one-of-a-kind textbook explores all aspects of the disease using a practical, evidence-based approach, and provides step-by-step treatment guidelines that are applicable to all clinical scenarios.

    Highlights in the text include:

    • screening and surveillance methods to aid in the prevention of HCC
    • imaging technologies for accurate diagnosis, including ultrasound and PET
    • treatment modalities for HCC, such as local ablation therapy, chemoembolization, chemotherapy, and liver resection and transplantation
    • a discussion on novel therapies and future therapeutic trends for treating HCC

    Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Surveillance, and Prevention
    Epidemiology of the Hepatocellular Carcinoma
    Angelo Sangiovanni and Massimo Colombo
    Molecular Pathogenesis
    Massimo Levrero, Natalia Pediconi, Stefania Vossio, Valeria Schinzari, Francesca Guerrieri and Emanuele Palescandolo
    HCC Screening and Surveillance
    Ryota Masuzaki and Masao Omata
    Prevention of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
    Geoffrey C. Farrell and Jiangao Fan

    Diagnosis
    Tumor Markers and Molecular Biology
    Smruti R. Mohanty and Donald M. Jensen
    Imaging of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
    Riccardo Lencioni, Laura Crocetti, Dania Cioni, and M. Clotilde Della Pina
    Staging
    William Sanchez and Gregory J. Gores

    Management
    Local Ablation Therapy
    Shuichiro Shiina
    Chemotherapy and Novel Systemic Therapies
    Ahmed O. Kaseb and Melanie Thomas
    Chemoembolization, Radioembolization, and Other Novel Intra-arterial Therapies
    Saad M. Ibrahim, Ahsun Riaz, Robert J. Lewandowski, Riad Salem, Laura M. Kulik and Mary F. Mulcahy
    Liver Resection
    Kiyoshi Hasegawa, Norihiro Kokudo and Masatoshi Makuuchi
    Liver Transplantation as Treatment for HCC
    Richard B. Freeman

    Biography

    Bandar Al Knawy, K. Rajender Reddy, Luigi Bolondi

    This volume covers comprehensively recent developments on the diagnosis, screening and medical and surgical of HCC, and is essential reading for gastroenterologists, hepatologists, liver surgeons, hepatobiliary surgeons, oncologists and other working in the field of HCC." - Anticancer research, April 2010