Cancer of the gallbladder : new research
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Cancer of the gallbladder : new research
（Horizons in cancer research, v. 38）
Nova Biomedical Books, c2007
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Gallbladder cancer is characterised by delayed diagnosis, ineffective treatment and poor prognosis. Surgical resection is considered the treatment of choice for radical therapy (cure), however only a minority have early (stage I) gallbladder cancer, usually found incidentally during cholecystectomy. The role of other adjutant radical or palliative therapies in gallbladder cancer has not been fully clarified in the literature. Chemotherapy is experimental and is not very helpful, while the role of radiotherapy is controversial. It appears that gallbladder carcinomas are not as radio-resistant as was formerly thought. In the majority of cases radiotherapy has a palliative role and occasionally plays an important function in the cure of the disease in combination with complete surgical resection. This book gathers significant new research on the subject of gallbladder cancer.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Cholecystic Venous System and Liver Metastasis from Gallbladder Carcinoma: Anatomical Consideration using Cholecystic Artery CT
- Metastatic Cancer of the Gallbladder
- Tumour Angiogenesis in Gallbladder Cancer
- Sarcomatoid Carcinoma (Carcinosarcoma) of the Gallbladder
- Evolution of Surgical Treatment of Incidental Carcinoma of the Gallbladder
- Metallic Self-Expandable Stents Combined with Intraluminal Brachytherapy in the Treatment of Nonresectable Biliary Malignancies
- External Palliative Radiotherapy for Gallbladder Carcinoma
- The Role of Radiotherapy in the Treatment of Cancer of the Bile Ducts and the Gallbladder
- The Role of Endoscopic Ultrasonography in Diagnosis of Gallbladder Cancer
- Gallbladder Cancer Risk in Patients with a Long Common Channel
- Protease-Activated Receptor-2 (PAR-2) and Cancer of the Gallbladder
- Experimental Strategies to Treating Biliary Tract Cancer
- Index.
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