Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Liver Metastases: Diagnosis and Treatment / Edition 1

by Henri-Marcel Hoogewoud, A. Rohner

Overview

The state of the art concerning hepaellular carcinoma and liver metastases is given in this review of the literature.
The results of the author's analysis are frequently summarized in tables that are easy to understand. The book covers the broad range of possible diagnostic and management techniques: pathology, imaging, surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. The gamut of indications, contra-indications,
results and complications is discussed. Emphasis is placed particularly on catheter techniques.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783642779831
Publisher:	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date:	04/09/2012
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1993
Pages:	111
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.01(d)

Table of Contents

1 Anatomy of the Liver.- 1.1 Hepatic Veins.- 1.2 Portal Vein.- 1.3 Hepatic Arteries.- 1.4 Biliary Ducts.- 1.5 Lymphatic Drainage.- 2 Malignant Liver Lesions: Pathology.- 2.1 Hepaellular Carcinoma.- 2.2 Hepatoblastoma.- 2.3 Cholangiocarcinoma.- 2.4 Mesenchymal Tumors.- 2.5 Metastases.- 3 Diagnosis and Staging of Malignant Liver Disease.- 3.1 Clinical Aspects.- 3.2 Biochemical Tests.- 3.3 Techniques in Imaging Malignant Liver Disease.- 3.4 Imaging Malignant Focal Liver Lesions.- 3.5 Percutaneous Liver Biopsy.- 3.6 Principles of Staging of Liver Lesions.- 3.7 Which Method to Choose?.- 4 Surgical Treatment of Malignant Liver Lesions.- 4.1 Liver Resection.- 4.2 Arterial Ligature: Dearterialization.- 4.3 Cryosurgery.- 4.4 Transplantation.- 5 Radiotherapy.- 5.1 Tolerance of the Liver to Radiation.- 5.2 External Radiotherapy.- 5.3 Internal Radiotherapy.- 5.4 Radiotherapy Combined with Chemotherapy.- 6 Ethanol Injection Therapy of Liver Tumors.- 6.1 Patient Selection.- 6.2 Technique.- 6.3 Results.- 7 Systemic Chemotherapy.- 7.1 Tumor Response to Chemotherapy.- 7.2 Hepaellular Carcinomas.- 7.3 Liver Metastases.- 8 Selective Perfusion of Chemotherapeutic Agents.- 8.1 General Considerations.- 8.2 Regional Chemotherapy: The “Surgical Way”.- 8.3 Regional Chemotherapy: the “Radiological” Way.- 8.4 Complications and Side Effects of Regional Chemotherapy.