Pancreatic Cancer, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1998
Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment

A distinguished panel of world authorities reviews the current state of today's understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of pancreatic cancer. Their cutting-edge reviews discuss both medical and surgical modalities and include numerous insights into the basic molecular processes underlying the disease. Among the key topics covered are the prospects for early diagnosis using molecular techniques, the latest diagnostic and therapeutic methods, the role of laparoscopy (diagnostic and therapeutic), and nonsurgical treatment. The reviewers also address the future possibilities for clinical advances, quality of life concerns, and the value of the Japanese "extended Whipple resection." Pancreatic Cancer will become the new standard reference for all clinicians who diagnose and treat this disease, as well as for basic scientists needing a summary of the many recent advances.

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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.