Methods of Cancer Diagnosis, Therapy and Prognosis, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2009 Colorectal Cancer Methods of Cancer Diagnosis, Therapy and Prognosis Series, Vol. 4

Colorectal Cancer.- Introduction: Colorectal Cancer.- Poorly Differentiated Colorectal Adenocarcinoma (Methodology).- Colorectal Cancer: Immunohistochemical Diagnosis with Heterogeneous Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein K.- Metastases and Recurrence of Colorectal Cancer: Diagnostic Role of Immunoscintigraphy.- Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis Using DNA Levels in Blood and Stool.- Colorectal Carcinoma: Identification of MicroRNAs Using Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction.- Colorectal Cancer: Optimization of the Combination of 5-Fluorouracil and Irinotecan.- Detection of Abdominal Abscesses After Colorectal Surgery: Ultrasonography, Computed Tomography and Gallium Scan.- Antimetastatic Therapy in Colorectal Cancer: Role of Tumor Cell Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 (Methodology).- Endoscopic Resection of Early Colorectal Tumors: Novel Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques.- Role of Stromal Variables in Development and Progression of Colorectal Cancer.- Quantitative Assessment of Colorectal Cancer Perfusion: Perfusion Computed Tomography and Dynamic Contrast Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging.- Positron Emission Tomography and Colorectal Cancer.- Prognostic Significance of Protein Markers in Colorectal Cancer Stratified by Mismatch Repair Status.- Colorectal Cancer: Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) Activity as a Prognostic Marker.- Colon Cancer.- Detection of Tumor Cells in Lymph Nodes of Colon Cancer Patients Using Real-Time Quantitative Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction.- Colon Cancer: Laparoscopic Surgery.- Sentinel Node-Based Immunotherapy of Colon Cancer.- Rectal Cancer.- Rectal Cancer: Preoperative Staging Using Endorectal Ultrasonography (Methodology).- Rectal Cancer: Spectral Imaging and Immunohistochemistry of Thymidylate Synthase.- Cancer of the Rectum: Abdominoperinealand Sphincter-Saving Resections.- Chemoradiation for Rectal Cancer.- Resectable Rectal Cancer: Preoperative Short-Course Radiation.- Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy Allows for Local Control in Rectal Cancer – But Distant Metastases Remain an Unsolved Problem.- Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer: Combined Chemotherapy During Preoperative Radiation Therapy.- Colorectal Liver Metastases.- Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases: Neoadjuvant Therapy with Bevacizumab.- Colorectal Liver Metastases: Radiofrequency Ablation.- Anal Cancer.- Anal Squamous Cell Carcinomas: Diagnosis Using p63 Immunohistochemistry.- Molecular and Clinicopathologic Features Which Predict Outcome in Patients with Anorectal Melanoma.

The only book that discusses cancer diagnosis, therapy, and prognosis together in one volume Discusses the molecular processes that lead to the development and proliferation of cancer cells Includes recent major advances in cancer diagnosis and therapy assessment The text is supported throughout with illustrations The information in the book identifies patients with high likelihood of clinical benefits from a specific treatment