Complex General Surgical Oncology: A case-based approach

This is the second volume of a two part work. This first volume focused on a variety of breast pathologies, followed by examination of endocrine, soft tissue and esophageal malignancies. The thirteen chapters of the second volume turn to the gastrointestinal and hepatopancreaticobiliary systems. First addressed are the most common gastric and small bowel malignancies - adenocarcinoma - before the book progresses to a thorough discussion of some complexities of colorectal cancer. Finally, the text concludes with a comprehensive study of the liver, biliary tract and pancreas. Adopting an evidence-based approach, the book highlights the most important features of making the appropriate diagnosis, performing the optimal staging and preoperative evaluation, conducting a safe and efficacious cancer operation, and following through with meticulous surveillance.