Controversies in Gastrointestinal Tumor Therapy: 6th International Symposium on Special Aspects of Radiotherapy, Berlin, September 5-7, 2002 (Frontiers of Radiation Therapy and Oncology)

This volume discusses diagnostic and therapeutic strategies including current controversial issues in the management of gastrointestinal tumors. Special emphasis is given to rectal and pancreatic cancer. The first part presents the latest diagnostic developments for rectal cancer with a focus on the role of preoperative radiotherapy and radio-chemotherapy. Also considered is the surgical technique of total mesorectal excision. Recurrent rectal cancer is another important issue under discussion. A large section of the book is devoted to the diagnosis and interdisciplinary treatment of pancreatic cancer. Controversies regarding the role of adjuvant radiochemotherapy are presented in detail. The final part is dedicated to the treatment of liver metastases and describes the results of surgical resection and new therapeutic approaches such as in situ ablation and radiosurgery. This book offers an interdisciplinary perspective on gastrointestinal tumor therapy. asd.jpg......Page 1 1.Special Section.pdf......Page 2 2.Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Rectal Cancer What Radiation Oncologists Need to Know.pdf......Page 8 3.Neoadjuvant Radiochemotherapy in Rectal Cancer For Which Patients and Tumor Stages.pdf......Page 20 4. Overview of the Role of Preoperative Radiotherapy to Increase Sphincter Preservation for Rectal Cancer.pdf......Page 31 5.Surgery Alone Is Total Mesorectal Excision Sufficient for Rectal Cancer.pdf......Page 35 6.Recurrent Rectal Cancer How to Predict Resectability.pdf......Page 44 7. A Multicenter Analysis of 123 Patients with Recurrent Rectal Cancer within the Pelvis.pdf......Page 48 8.Intraoperative Radiotherapy Special Focus Recurrent Rectal Carcinoma.pdf......Page 59 9.Local Recurrence of Rectal Carcinoma Radio-Oncologic Strategies.pdf......Page 64 10.Diagnostic Imaging of Pancreatic Cancer The Role of PET.pdf......Page 74 11.Adjuvant Radiochemotherapy in Pancreatic Cancer Contra.pdf......Page 83 12.Adjuvant Radiochemotherapy for Pancreatic Cancer - Why We Might Need It Even More.pdf......Page 89 13.Radiochemotherapy in Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer.pdf......Page 94 14.Surgical Resection of Colorectal Metastases.pdf......Page 101 15.Stereotactic Radiation Therapy of Liver Metastases Update of the Initial Phase-I-II Tria.pdf......Page 107 16.Laser-Induced Thermotherapy of Liver Metastases.pdf......Page 113 17.Author Index.pdf......Page 129 18.Subject Index.pdf......Page 130 This volume discusses diagnostic and therapeutic strategies including current controversial issues in the management of gastrointestinal tumors. Special emphasis is given to rectal and pancreatic cancer. The first part presents the latest diagnostic developments for rectal cancer with a focus on the role of preoperative radiotherapy and radio­chemotherapy. Also considered is the surgical technique of total mesorectal excision. Recurrent rectal cancer is another important issue under discussion. A large section of the book is devoted to the diagnosis and interdisciplinary treatment of pancreatic cancer. Controversies regarding the role of adjuvant radiochemotherapy are presented in detail. The final part is dedicated to the treatment of liver metastases and describes the results of surgical resection and new therapeutic approaches such as in situ ablation and radiosurgery. Offering an interdisciplinary perspective on gastrointestinal tumor therapy, this book will be of great value to surgeons and radiation oncologists. It will also be appreciated by other clinicians involved in the care of patients with gastrointestinal tumors.