Primary Liver Cancer: Surveillance, Diagnosis and Treatment (Clinical Gastroenterology)

__Primary Liver Cancer: Surveillance, Diagnosis and Treatment__ focuses on the many therapies rapidly evolving to assist with controlling hepatocellular carcinoma as well as emerging technologies to assist in early diagnosis as well as prevention. All chapters are written by experts in their fields and include the most up to date information for diagnosis, treatment, surveillance, epidemiology, staging, recurrence and prevention. This volume will serve as a useful resource for clinical gastroenterologists, hepatologists, oncologists, pathologists, and physicians who treat patients with chronic liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma. Front Matter....Pages i-xi Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Etiology and Natural History....Pages 1-16 Surveillance for Hepatocellular Carcinoma....Pages 17-43 Radiologic Diagnosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma....Pages 45-66 Pathology of Hepatocellular Carcinoma....Pages 67-78 Differential Diagnosis of Focal Hepatic Lesions....Pages 79-126 Paraneoplastic Syndromes....Pages 127-142 Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Children....Pages 143-160 Staging of Hepatocellular Carcinoma....Pages 161-175 Liver Anatomy and Function in the Planning of Hepatic Interventions....Pages 177-197 Treatment of HCC: Resection, Local-Regional Therapy, Systemic Therapy, and Liver Transplantation....Pages 199-214 Recurrence: Prevention and Management....Pages 215-227 The Impact of Treating Chronic Liver Diseases on Hepatocellular Carcinoma Prevention....Pages 229-246 Emerging Serum Biomarkers of HCC....Pages 247-262 Emerging Therapies for Hepatocellular Carcinoma....Pages 263-290 Back Matter....Pages 291-295 "Primary liver cancer: surveillance, diagnosis and treatment focuses on the many therapies rapidly evolving to assist with controlling hepatocellular carcinoma as well as emerging technologies to assist in early diagnosis as well as prevention. All chapters are written by experts in their fields and include the most up to date information for diagnosis, treatment, surveillance, epidemiology, staging, recurrence and prevention. This volume will serve as a useful resource for clinical gastroenterologists, hepatologists, oncologists, pathologists, and physicians who treat patients with chronic liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma"--Publisher's description Annotation. Primary Liver Cancer: Surveillance, Diagnosis and Treatment focuses on the many therapies rapidly evolving to assist with controlling hepatocellular carcinoma as well as emerging technologies to assist in early diagnosis as well as prevention. All chapters are written by experts in their fields and include the most up to date information for diagnosis, treatment, surveillance, epidemiology, staging, recurrence and prevention. This volume will serve as a useful resource for clinical gastroenterologists, hepatologists, oncologists, pathologists, and physicians who treat patients with chronic liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma