Systemic Therapy for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Leonard B. Saltz Introduction The chemotherapy options available for metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC) patients have expanded dramatically since the 1990s. However, treatment for patients…
Rectal Cancer: Management of Locoregional Disease Morton S. Kahlenberg Dennis L. Rousseau Jr. Jon Strasser Adam Raben Nicholas Petrelli The evolution of the multidisciplinary management of rectal cancer has resulted…
Colon Cancer: Management of Locoregional Disease Eric Van Cutsem Andre D’Hoore Caroline De Vleeschouwer Jochen Decaestecker Freddy Penninckx Colon cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths in…
Colorectal Cancer: Anatomy and Staging Ian D. Chin Bogdan C. Paun To treat colon and rectal cancer, some basic essential knowledge is necessary. Detailed anatomy, embryology, and histology enable surgeons…
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…
