Download or read book Local Invasion and Spread of Cancer written by Kenneth W. Brunson and published by Springer. This book was released on 1989-04-30 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reviews the characteristics of local, direct tumor spreading in various organ systems: head and neck, the coelomic surface, and neuroendocrine tumors; neoplasm spreading by implantation of epithelial surfaces; the spread of occult primary malignancies, and rare types of neoplastic progression. Discu

Download or read book Robbins y Cotran Atlas de anatom a patol gica written by Edward C. Klatt and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2022-02-15 with total page 704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: - Nueva edición del atlas, que acompaña a la serie de libros de Robbins & Cotran, actualizado con la incorporación de nuevas figuras y explicaciones para ofrecer la máxima cobertura de los distintos aspectos de la Anatomía Patológica. - Se organiza en un total de 20 capítulos en los que se incluyen imágenes macroscópicas, histológicas y radiológicas acompañadas de una pequeña explicación descriptiva. En algunos casos, las figuras aparecen marcadas con algún símbolo al que luego se hace referencia en dicha explicación. Así mismo, se incluyen ejemplos de órganos y tejidos normales para su revisión y comparación con los afectados por una patología. - Aunque son concisas, las descripciones de las figuras en conjunto representan un importante volumen de lectura, si bien se trata de una lectura muy compartimentalizada que facilita la revisión y la reflexión. En muchas de las descripciones se incluye la correlación con los datos de la anamnesis, la exploración física y las pruebas analíticas - La obra incluye acceso a SC.com en el que se incluyen imágenes adicionales junto con el e-book (contenido en inglés)

Download or read book Fundamental Aspects of Cancer written by Ronald H. Goldfarb and published by Springer. This book was released on 1989 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Individual neoplastic diseases often show discrete growth direct effect of tumor metastases or to adverse consequences patterns subject to many modifications according to the associated with these therapeutic modes (e.g., complications stage of the disease, the species involved and the tumor type of immunosuppression which can lead to mortality arising concerned. Primary neoplasms are less difficult to treat in from infectious disease). contrast to secondary neoplasms. The chief type of secon It is therefore quite clear that there is a crucial need for dary neoplastic growth, metastasis, is also comparatively new methods for the detection of micrometastases and the development of new modalities for the treatment of estab less well understood. Phylogenetically, metastasis attains its highest level of development in the mammal and is best lished metastases. It is likely that such modalities must known in man, but is still far from being understood. overcome tumor heterogeneity and drug resistance to yield new therapeutic modalities with improved margin of safety The process of cancer growth and progression, from the initiation of neoplastic transformation of normal cells to the and efficacy over currently available anti-neoplastic drugs.

Download or read book Influence of the Host on Tumor Development written by Ronald B. Herberman and published by Springer. This book was released on 1990-01-14 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is widely recognized that the host response to tumor munotherapy of experimental metastases in animal systems progression is an important determinant in cancer growth which are beginning to be developed for ultimate clinical and progression. Indeed, as indicated in Volume I of this trials of human cancer metastasis. series, the process of cancer growth and progression, leading This volume explores a variety of host properties that to tumor invasion and metastasis, is dependent upon the influence tumor development including dormancy, regress complex, dynamic interactions between the properties of the ion, and recurrence. In addition, current knowledge of the tumor as well as the properties of the host. While Volume III response of the central nervous system to cancer, cardiac of this series reviews in great detail the influence of tumor and pulmonary complications, dermatologic effects and development on the host, this volume emphasizes the in hematologic complications of malignancies is presented. fluence of the host on tumor development. These host re The endocrine and metabolic function of cancer patients, as sponses include host anti-tumor immune reactivity, tumor well as the production of hormones by tumors is also review dormancy, cachexia, multiple endocrine and paraneoplastic ed.