Thyroid cancer /
The emergence of novel diagnostic and therapeutic concepts calls for the publication of a new volume on thyroid cancer. This book describes all current diagnostic techniques, including FDG-PET and MRI. In recent years these modalities have documented hitherto hidden radioiodine-negative metastases,...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin ; New York :
Springer,
[2001]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The emergence of novel diagnostic and therapeutic concepts calls for the publication of a new volume on thyroid cancer. This book describes all current diagnostic techniques, including FDG-PET and MRI. In recent years these modalities have documented hitherto hidden radioiodine-negative metastases, thus improving surgical therapy. The whole gamut of treatment, including surgery, radioiodine therapy, percutaneous radiation therapy and medical management, is covered. In some 10% of differentiated thyroid cancers, the well-known treatment tools of surgery and radioiodine therapy are not sufficient. New treatment modalities such as high-dose radioiodine therapy, redifferentiation therapy with retinoic acid and recombinant TSH are therefore highlighted. In a special section devoted to medullary thyroid cancer, new imaging procedures such as octreotide scintigraphy are described. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xx, 301 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9783662046104 (electronic bk.) 3662046105 (electronic bk.) |