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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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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Dawna Armstrong, William Halliday, Cynthia Hawkins, Sachio Takashima 2007 A Text–Atlas Dr. Takashima and Dr. Becker were planning this text–atlas when Dr. Becker was prematurely taken from us. We have, with enthusiasm, completed the book according to the original plan.
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Kai-Uwe Schmitt · Peter F. Niederer Markus H. Muser · FelixWalz 2007 Accidental injury in traffic and sports Everyday, more than 140’000 people are injured, 3000 killed, and 15’000 disabled for life everyday on the world’s roads. Likewise, sports related injuries are numerous and have a significant socio-economic impact.
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David C. Chhieng Edward B. Stelow 2007 The subspecialty of cytopathology is 60 years old and has become established as a solid and reliable discipline in medicine. As expected, cytopathology literature has expanded in a remarkably short period of time, from a few textbooks prior to the 1980’s to a current library of texts and journals devoted exclusively to cytomorphology […]
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S. R. Pandi-Perumal Daniel P. Cardinali George P. Chrousos 2007 The volume Neuroimmunology of Sleep covers the topic of sleep and immunity, an area of intense medical and scientific interest. Its subject matter is very complex and touches all facets of our health and well-being.
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Edited by NIGEL M. HOOPER and UWE LENDECKEL 2007 In recent years a growing number of proteases have been identified that catalyse peptide bond hydrolysis in the plane of the cellular membrane. These so-called ‘intramembrane-cleaving proteases’ (I-CLiPs) are involved in a diverse range of cellular processes, including cell regulation, signalling and protein processing.
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By Rana S. Hoda Syed A. Hoda 2007 The “Pap” test (cervicovaginal cytology screening test) is currently the standard of care for screening for preneoplastic and neoplastic cervical diseases. The drastic decline in morbidity and mortality from cervical disease is directly attributable to this test.
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Jean W. Keeling and T. Yee Khong (Eds) 2007 It is 20 years since the publication of the first edition of Fetal and Neonatal Pathology. Perinatal pathology and its related clinical specialties have seen many changes during that time. Within the practice of pathology, there have been many advances of different levels of importance to our specialty.
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Giulia Ottaviani 2007 Sudden Unexplained Death of Infants – The Pathologist’s Viewpoint This book is based on my PhD dissertation defended at the University of Milan on 3 February 2004. The sudden unexpected death of a baby in the crib is surely one of the most heartbreaking tragedies for the family and for society. Everyone who reads this […]
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