Colorectal Cancer: Pathology Thomas C. Smyrk Multiple molecular pathways may contribute to colon carcinogenesis, and colorectal carcinoma may be a more heterogeneous disease than is generally acknowledged. Nevertheless, one morphologic…
Colorectal Cancer: Screening and Surveillance Bernard Levin Colorectal cancer is the second most common cancer and the second most common cause of cancer death in the United States for both…
Environmental and Lifestyle Issues in Colorectal Cancer Elizabeth T. Jacobs Patricia A. Thompson María Elena Martínez Introduction Worldwide, colorectal cancer accounted for 1 million new cases and 500,000 deaths in…
Cancers of the Biliary Tree: Clinical Management Keith D. Lillemoe Richard D. Schulick Andrew S. Kennedy Joel Picus Carcinomas of the biliary tree, including the gallbladder and bile duct, represent…
Cancers of the Biliary Tree: Anatomy and Staging Attila Nakeeb Henry A. Pitt Biliary tract cancers affect more than 7,500 Americans each year, with an incidence of 4 cases per…
Pathology of Biliary Tract Cancer N. Volkan Adsay David S. Klimstra Introduction The components of the biliary tract, that is, the gallbladder, extrahepatic biliary tree, and intrahepatic bile ducts, have…
Cancer of the Gallbladder and Biliary Tree: Epidemiology Michael J. Hall Julian A. Abrams Alfred I. Neugut Carcinomas of the biliary tract are an uncommon form of gastrointestinal malignancy with…
Hepatocellular Cancer: Clinical Management Alan P. Venook Ronnie T. P. Poon Derrick Wong Theodore Lawrence Primary hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is among the most common cancers of solid organs. Worldwide, this…
Hepatocellular Cancer: Pathology Gregory Y. Lauwers Vikram Deshpande An increasing incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in Western countries, secondary to HCV hepatitis and other factors, including obesity, has been paralleled…
Hepatocellular Cancer: Anatomy and Staging Christopher J. Gannon Steven A. Curley Introduction Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a common malignancy worldwide, with more than 500,000 cases presenting annually (1). Although this…
