Libri di Richard R. Barakat

Easy to read and designed for on-the-spot reference, Handbook for Principles and Practice of Gynecologic Oncology, 2nd Edition is a comprehensive yet concise guide for fellows, residents, and specialist trainees in the diagnosis and management of gynecologic cancers. You'll find authoritative coverage of the latest developments in the field, streamlined data that support treatment recommendations, and helpful algorithms and tables included throughout. You can learn from two new co-editors, Drs. Dizon and Yashar, who share their expertise in gynecologic medical oncology and gynecologic radiation oncology. You can progress logically through each chapter from incidence and etiology to diagnosis and treatment. It is an ideal companion to Barakat, Markman, and Randall's Principles and Practice of Gynecologic Oncology, 6th Edition. Now with the print edition, enjoy the bundled interactive eBook edition, offering tablet, smartphone, or online access to: complete content with enhanced navigation; powerful search tools and smart navigation cross-links that pull results from content in the book, your notes, and even the web; cross-linked pages, references, and more for easy navigation; highlighting tool for easier reference of key content throughout the text; ability to take and share notes with friends and colleagues; and, quick reference tabbing to save your favorite content for future use.

A core text from the renowned Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Atlas of Procedures in Gynecologic Oncology, Third Edition covers the latest developments in both open and minimally invasive surgery. Supplemented with full-color photographs, practical explanations, and video clips, the book provides a detailed overview of the major gynecologic oncology procedures. With expanded topics to include more areas of interest, the book continues its tradition of emphasizing technique and surgical approach. Topics include: Conization, surgical staging, vulvar surgery, and radical hysterectomy Paracentesis, chest tube placement, and central venous access Sentinel node mapping and minimally invasive lymph node dissection Intraoperative radiation therapy, inguinofemoral lymphadenectomy, and myocutaneous flap reconstruction Nerve-sparing approaches, laterally extended parametrectomy, and urinary diversion Peritoneal surface malignancy surgery, including heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy application In addition to the commonly performed procedures, the book also illustrates many advanced techniques currently in use only at specialized centers throughout the world. This comprehensive atlas presents the insight of national and international leaders in gynecologic oncology, making it an essential resource for a broad-based audience, including medical students, those beginning their surgical training, and senior practitioners.

"Handbook for Principles and Practice of Gynecologic Oncology" provides a practical, comprehensive yet concise guide for fellows, residents, and specialist trainees in the diagnosis and management of gynecologic cancers. The book is easy to read and designed for quick reference, with streamlined data to support treatment recommendations. The chapters have been condensed from the key chapters in "Barakat, Markman and Randall's Principles and Practice of Gynecologic Oncology", Fifth Edition and are consistently organized to move from incidence to etiology to diagnosis and treatment. Helpful algorithms and reference tables are included where appropriate. Key points appear in shaded boxes within each chapter.

While the medical literature abounds with information on gynecological cancer, this book winnows that volume of data into one manageable reference. In a practical and easy-to-use layout, the Handbook of Gynecologic Oncology, Second Edition provides a comprehensive and concise guide to the diagnosis and management of gynecologic cancer, including breast and colon cancers. Edited and written by the faculty of the gynecologic oncology programs of MD Anderson Cancer Center and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, this second edition reviews and updates various chapters. It includes a discussion of the new developments in management and a new chapter on germ cell and sex cord-stromal tumors. The text is aimed at fellows and residents in gynecologic oncology, radiation oncology and medical oncology as well as residents in obstetrics and gynecologic surgery and medicine. It will also be a handy guide for medical students and practicing physicians.