Breast Cancer and Molecular Medicine

Breast Cancer and Molecular Medicine-1

Martine J. Piccart – William C. Wood Chie-Mien Hung – Lawrence J. Solin Fatima Cardoso (Eds.) 2006 Why should you buy another book on breast cancer? Don’t you already have enough breast cancer books on your shelf? As editors, we have attempted to create a different kind of breast cancer book. Although the typical breast cancer book is […]

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Benign Anorectal Diseases

Benign Anorectal Diseases-1

Giulio Aniello Santoro • Giuseppe Di Falco 2006 Diagnosis with Endoanal and Endorectal Ultrasound and New Treatment Options Benign anorectal and perineal diseases occur very frequently and should be considered a social problem, constituting an important economic burden to health care resources. Fecal incontinence has a major impact on quality of life. The true prevalence of this devastating condition is […]

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Atlas of Breast Surgery

Atlas of Breast Surgery-1

Ismail Jatoi Manfred Kaufmann Jean Y. Petit 2006 In recent years, there have been several important developments in the surgical management of breast diseases. We have witnessed the emergence of new techniques for tumor resection, reconstructive surgery, lymph node assessment, and cosmetic surgery, to name a few.

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AJCC CANCER STAGING ATLAS

AJCC Cancer Staging Atlas-1

EDITORS FREDERICK L. GREENE CAROLYN C. COMPTON APRIL G. FRITZ JATIN P. SHAH DAVID P. WINCHESTER 2006 This first edition of the AJCC Cancer Staging Atlas has been created as a compendium to the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual and Handbook which have now been developed through six editions and which continue to promulgate the importance of anatomical and […]

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Advanced Imaging of the Abdomen

Advanced Imaging of the Abdomen-1

Jovitas Skucas 2006 This book is an attempt to bridge the interface between referring clinicians and radiologists when faced with a patient suspected of having a complex or unusual abdominal condition. The emphasis is on the choice of imaging procedures, expected diagnostic yield, a discussion of pertinent imaging findings, and the possible differential diagnosis.

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Vascular Surgery

Vascular Surgery-1

Editors C. D. Liapis, K. Balzer, F. Benedetti-Valentini, J. Fernandes e Fernandes 2007 Vascular surgery has evolved and expanded in a spectacular fashion during the last 50 years. During this time previously untreatable conditions have become treatable and dealt with on a regular basis by vascular surgeons. Many of the pioneers of vascular surgery were from Europe, starting […]

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Vascular Interventional Radiology

Vascular Interventional Radiology-1

Mark G. Cowling (Ed.) 2007 Angioplasty, Stenting, Thrombolysis and Thrombectomy Vascular Interventional Radiology, or endovascular therapy as it is becoming increasingly known, continues to develop rapidly. As our patients survive longer because of advances in treatment in other areas, such as coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease is becoming an increasingly common problem. In addition, those requiring treatment are increasingly […]

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Twelve-Lead Electrocardiography

Twelve-Lead Electrocardiography-1

D. Bruce Foster 2007 Theory and Interpretation Ten years have passed since Twelve Lead Electrocardiography for ACLS Providers was written in response to a need for a clear, concise, introductory level text on the morphologic interpretation of electrocardiograms. This need has grown more compelling in the last decade, as a multiplicity of efficacious therapeutic interventions has made the early […]

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Tumors of the Brain and Spine

Tumors of the Brain and Spine-1

Franco DeMonte, Mark R. Gilbert, Anita Mahajan, and Ian E. McCutcheon Editors 2007 Although the annual incidence of intrinsic tumors of the central nervous system (CNS)—about 17,000 to 20,000 in the United States—is much lower than that of more common cancers arising in the lung, breast, or other sites, CNS tumors are prominent in oncology for several reasons. […]

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