Digestive System Malignancies - Softcover

Spanos MD PhD FACS FASCRS MBA, Constantine P.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0323983693 ISBN 13: 9780323983693

Publisher: Academic Press, 2022

Synopsis

Digestive System Malignancies provides an up-to-date overview on the most relevant diagnostic techniques, staging of malignancies, and current therapeutic modalities for digestive system malignancies. With coverage from esophageal, gastric and pancreatic cancers, to colon, anal and peritoneal surface, this reference offers a wide-ranging guide to malignancies throughout the digestive system. The use of engaging infographics provides an "at-a-glace" perspective on the subject, allowing users to retain a large amount of information without scrolling through large text or complex algorithms. This is an important reference for clinicians, surgeons, medical students and scientists that need a quick reference on digestive system malignancies.

• Includes comprehensive coverage of all gastrointestinal malignancies
• Provides in-depth coverage of mechanisms, helping users to quickly recognize the indications that are connected to specific medical conditions
• Spans the epidemiology, diagnostic modalities, staging, classification systems and therapy of digestive system malignancies
• Presents infographics with engaging visuals that allow users to retain a large amount of information without the need to scroll through large text or complex algorithms

About this title

About the Author

Constantine P. Spanos is a Professor of Surgery at the Aristotelian University in Thessaloniki, Greece. He obtained his MD from the Aristotle University School of Medicine in 1992. After an internship year at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, he trained in General Surgery at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. He subsequently pursued fellowship training in Colon and Rectal Surgery at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles and obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the American College of Thessaloniki. He is currently certified (and recertified) by both the American Board of Surgery and American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons as well as the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons.

From the Back Cover

Digestive System Malignancies provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the most relevant diagnostic techniques, staging of malignancies, as well as current therapeutic modalities for digestive system malignancies. With coverage from esophageal, gastric, and pancreatic; to colon, anal, and peritoneal surface, this reference offers a wide-ranging guide to malignancies throughout the entire digestive system.

The use of engaging infographics throughout provides an inviting "at-a-glace" perspective of the subject, allowing users to retain a large amount of information without the need to scroll through a large text, or complex algorithms. This is an important reference for clinicians, surgeons, and medical students rotating in surgery as well as scientists that need a quick reference for research of digestive system malignancies.

Edition details

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0323983693
• ISBN 13: 9780323983693
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 144