Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

A Guide for Clinicians

Antonio Giordano,Renato Franco

• Verlag: Academic Press
• Jahr: 2019
• ISBN:
  9780128127254
• Thema: Medicina
• Thema: Oncología

Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: A Guide for Clinicians is a practical book developed to assist clinicians, pathologist and molecular biologist in the management of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM). MPM represents a challenge in terms of diagnosis, staging and treatment, and to date, the optimal management of MPM patients has not yet been clearly defined – and this book is intended to be an efficient tool for these cases.

The book encompasses topics such as epidemiology and surveillance evidence, multimodality imaging assessment of MPM, pathology, molecular mechanisms and treatment of such disease. Additionally, it discusses the standard operative procedures and the future directions for the management of MPM from experts' experiences. Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: A Guide for Clinicians is a valuable source for oncologists, pathologist, cancer researchers, thoracic specialists and several members of biomedical field who needs to learn more from experts about the diagnosis, operative procedures and treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma.

• Offers operative procedure sections in each chapter
• Brings updated information on epidemiology, molecular mechanism, diagnosis and treatment of MPM from experts of the field
• Provides innovative and prospective approaches for the management of mesotheliomas

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• Cover image
• Title page
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• List of Contributors
• Preface
• Chapter 1. Evidence From Epidemiology and Health Surveillance
• Insert: Challenges and Perspectives of a Network-Based Approach in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma, a Rare Cancer
• Chapter 2. Multimodality Imaging Assessment of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
• Chapter 3. Surgery for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
• Insert: Surgical Operative Procedures Suggested by an Expert
• Chapter 4. Diagnostic Pathology of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: Cytological, Histological, Immunohistochemical Features
• Insert: The Dark Side of Mesothelioma
• Chapter 5. Molecular Mechanisms in the Pathogenesis of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: Predictive and Prognostic Factors
• Insert: Molecular Markers of Mesothelioma Aiding in Diagnostic Challenges: The Combined Use of p16 and BAP1
• Chapter 6. The Treatment of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: From the Current Standard to Novel Possible Therapeutic Strategies
• Insert: Therapeutic Operative Procedures Suggested by an Expert: From Clinical Trials to Clinical Practice
• Insert: An Overview on Current Clinical Trials
• Chapter 7. Radiotherapy for Pleural Mesothelioma
• Insert: Radiation Therapy Operative Procedures Suggested by an Expert
• Index