Ocular oncology /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Albert, Daniel M., Polans, Arthur
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Marcel Decker, [2003]
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Clinical overview of uveal melanoma : introduction to tumors of the eye
  • Clinical overview : retinoblastoma
  • Epidemiology of retinoblastoma
  • Genetics of uveal melanoma : chromosomal rearrangements and the identification of genes involved in tumorigenesis
  • Structural alterations and gene expression in the pathogenesis of uveal melanoma
  • A cascade of genomic changes leads to retinoblastoma
  • The role of the retinoblastoma protein in health, malignancy, and the pathogenesis of retinoblastoma
  • Biochemical pathways : differential gene expression and cellular pathways determining tumor phenotype comparison of uveal melanocytes and uveal melanoma cells in vitro
  • p53 and the molecular regulation of cell fate in retinoblastoma
  • Immunology of uveal melanoma : immunosuppressive factors and the basis for immunotherapy
  • Models of uveal melanoma : characterization of transgenic mice and other animal models for melanoma
  • Using retinoblastoma models to develop new treatment : vitamin D analogues
  • Therapy of uveal melanoma : methods and risk factors associated with treatment
  • The treatment of retinoblastoma
  • Clinical trials in uveal melanoma : patient characteristics and the treatment of intraocular tumors
  • Clinical trials in retinoblastoma
  • Pathology of uveal melanoma : histological parameters and patient prognosis
  • Retinoblastoma : pathology and prognosis
  • Molecular genetics of retinoblastoma
  • genetically engineered mouse models of retinoblastoma
  • Treatment of extraocular retinoblastoma