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TxNxM1: The Anatomy and Clinics of Metastatic Cancer
J.M. Debois
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Description for TxNxM1: The Anatomy and Clinics of Metastatic Cancer
Hardcover. Distant metastases are the most dreaded situation in the evolution of cancer of every organ. This book includes anatomical drawings, illustrating the unexpected pathways the cancer cells follow in order to reach the organs where they will become lodged and give rise to metastatic tumors. Num Pages: 757 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MJCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1542.
Although distant metastases are the most dreaded situation in the evolution of cancer of every organ, the medical literature has surprisingly given little attention to the anatomical relationship between the primary tumor and metastasic sites. Only risk factors, treatment possibilities, and survival results are extensively examined.
Stimulated by the occurrence in his practice of some puzzling and unexpected metastases, the author reviewed more than 12,000 references. He looked for anatomical relationships highlighting the relation between the location of the primary tumors and the particular patterns of metastasis observed. It would seem that the `pathways and flows' are apparently a ... Read more
Although distant metastases are the most dreaded situation in the evolution of cancer of every organ, the medical literature has surprisingly given little attention to the anatomical relationship between the primary tumor and metastasic sites. Only risk factors, treatment possibilities, and survival results are extensively examined.
Stimulated by the occurrence in his practice of some puzzling and unexpected metastases, the author reviewed more than 12,000 references. He looked for anatomical relationships highlighting the relation between the location of the primary tumors and the particular patterns of metastasis observed. It would seem that the `pathways and flows' are apparently a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Springer
Condition
New
Number of Pages
757
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792367932
SKU
V9780792367932
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99-15
About J.M. Debois
Dr. J.M. Debois is a retired radiation oncologist with forty years of academic and private practice. He has published two other books and more than a hundred articles, of which several appeared in peer-reviewed periodicals, case reports and reviews.
Reviews for TxNxM1: The Anatomy and Clinics of Metastatic Cancer
"This book will be of value to those learning about malignant disease and wanting to gain insight into the patterns of spread of primary malignancies. In addition, the first part of the book is useful in reviewing the likely origins of metastatic disease in the various sites. It provides a wealth of information and references on the subject of metastatic ... Read more