Now in a fully updated Fifth Edition, The M.D. Anderson Surgical Oncology Handbook continues to provide residents, fellows, and attending staff with a clear and concise roadmap to the surgical oncology principles for treating cancer. The handbook's authors represent various disciplines within oncology and training programs, and they have spent at least two years at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center studying only surgical oncology.
The handbook's comprehensive coverage, multidisciplinary perspectives, proven therapeutic strategies, useful algorithms, and recommended readings provide a foundation for maximizing readers' surgical oncology skills.
Why choose The M.D. Anderson Surgical Oncology Manual?
* Organ system format covers a w ide range of cancer types and makes essential information easy to find and apply.
* Abundant algorithms and line drawings outline the essential elements of diagnosis, staging, and clinical management of solid tumors treated in surgical practice.
* Multidisciplinary perspectives address treatment planning, therapy sequencing, and biologic therapies.
* Coverage of current controversies lets readers assess a range of viewpoints and approaches.
New to the Fifth Edition...
* New chapters address neuro-oncology and radiation oncology.
* Extensive updates include new information on radiation therapy and recent clinical trials in oncology.
* Greater emphasis on multi-modality treatment broadens therapeutic options.
* New protocols and staging classifications keep readers up to date.
Contributors
Foreword
Preface
1. Noninvasive Breast Cancer
Priscilla F. McAuliffe, Robert H. I. Andtbacka, Emily K. Robinson, and Kelly K. Hunt
2. Invasive Breast Cancer
David S. Kwon, Catherine M. Kelly, and C. Denise Ching
3. Melanoma
Joshua M.V. Mammen, C. Denise Ching, and Jeffrey E. Gershenwald
4. Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer
Melinda M. Mortenson, Kelly Herne, Sharon R. Hymes, and Janice N. Cormier
5. Soft-tissue and Bone Sarcoma
Abigail S. Caudle, Keith A. Delman, and Janice N. Cormier
6. Cancers of the Head and Neck
Kenneth A. Newkirk and F. Christopher Holsinger
7. Thoracic Malignancies
Shanda H. Blackmon and Ara A. Vaporciyan
8. Esophageal Carcinoma
Wayne L. Hofstetter
9. Primary Gastric Malignancies
Maria C. Russell, Cary Hsu, and Paul F. Mansfi eld
10. Small Bowel Malignancies and Carcinoid Tumors
Tawnya L. Bowles, Keith D. Amos, Rosa F. Hwang, and Jason B. Fleming
11. Cancer of the Colon, Rectum, and Anus
Eric J. Silberfein, George J. Chang, Yi-Qian Nancy You, and Barry W. Feig
12. Hepatobiliary Cancers
Carlo M. Contreras, Eugene A. Choi, and Eddie K. Abdalla
13. Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
Debashish Bose, Matthew H. G. Katz, and Jason B. Fleming
14. Pancreatic Endocrine Tumors and Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia
Christine S. Landry and Jeffrey E. Lee
15. Adrenal Tumors
Jula Veerapong and Jeffrey E. Lee
16. Well-Differentiated Carcinoma of the Thyroid and Neoplasms of the Parathyroid Glands
Ryan M. Thomas, Mouhammed A. Habra, Nancy D. Perrier, and Elizabeth G. Grubbs
17. Hematologic Malignancies and Splenic Tumors
John D. Abad and Jorge A. Romaguera
18. Genitourinary Cancer
Jose A. Karam and Christopher G. Wood
19. Gynecologic Cancers
Liz Y. Han, Brian M. Slomovitz, Pamela T. Soliman, and Judith K. Wolf
20. Neurosurgical Malignancies: Treating Tumors of Brain, Spine, and Peripheral Nerve and Their Effects on the Nervous System
Ian E. McCutcheon
21. Cancer of Unknown Primary Site
Vanja Vaccaro and Gauri R. Varadhachary
22. Surgical Emergencies in Cancer Patients
Brian Badgwell
23. Principles of Radiation Oncology
Christopher Crane
24. Reconstructive Surgery in Cancer Patients
Justin M. Sacks, Matthew M. Hanasono, Donald P. Baumann,
Mark T. Villa, Melissa A. Crosby, and Geoffrey L. Robb
25. Targeted Cancer Therapy
Mark J. Truty
26. Pharmacotherapy of Cancer
Andrea Landgraf Oholendt