Carcinoma of the Bladder

Informationen zum Autor David MacVicar is a Consultant Radiologist! Department of Diagnostic Radiology! The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and Honorary Senior Lecturer! Institute of Cancer Research! UK. Klappentext Volume on bladder cancer reviews all diagnostic and treatment options for a wide readership. Zusammenfassung Bladder cancer is a common disease! usually managed by surgical intervention. Imaging is used to determine extent of disease and decide the best treatment option - surgery! radiation therapy or chemotherapy. Recent advances in CT! MRI! PET and ultrasound and their role in bladder cancer management are reviewed in this volume. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contributors; Series Foreword; Preface; 1. The pathology of bladder cancer Charles Jameson; 2. Clinical features of bladder cancer Sarb S. Sandhu and Alan C. Thompson; 3. Imaging in the diagnosis of bladder cancer S. L. J. William and S. A. Sohaib; 4. Radiological staging of primary bladder cancer Camilla Whitten and David MacVicar; 5. Imaging of metastatic bladder cancer Jonathan D. Berry and David MacVicar; 6. Surgery for bladder cancer Sarb S. Sandhu and Alan C. Thompson; 7. External beam radiotherapy for the treatment of muscle invasive bladder cancer S. Lalondrelle and R. Huddart; 8. The chemotherapeutic management of bladder cancer D. Pudney! J. Stokoe and R. Huddart; 9. Clinical follow-up of bladder cancer Alan C. Thompson and Sarb S. Sandhu; 10. Imaging of treated bladder cancer M. Ben Taylor! Suzanne C. Bonington and Bernadette M. Carrington; Index.

Product details

• Authors: David (Dr) Macvicar, David MacVicar
• Assisted by: David (Dr) Macvicar (Editor), David MacVicar (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 22.05.2008
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine
• EAN: 9780521884563
• ISBN: 978-0-521-88456-3
• Pages: 194
• Series: Contemporary Issues in Cancer; Contemporary Issues in Cancer; Contemporary Issues in Cancer Imaging