Advances in surgical pathology. Colorectal carcinoma and tumors of the vermiform appendix /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Yantiss, Rhonda K.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2014]
Edition:First edition.
Series:Advances in surgical pathology series.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Embryology, anatomy, and normal histology of the colorectum and appendix
  • Epidemiology of colorectal adenocarcinoma
  • Screening and surveillance for prevention of colorectal carcinoma
  • Epithelial polyps and inflammatory bowel disease-related dysplasia
  • Hamartomatous polyps and polyposis syndromes
  • Handling of colorectal cancer resection specimens
  • Morphologic classification of colorectal epithelial tumors
  • Pathologic staging issues: implementation of the TNM staging system
  • Prognostically important features of colorectal carcinoma
  • Differential diagnosis of colorectal carcinoma
  • Molecular mechanisms of colorectal carcinogenesis
  • Practical issues related to ancillary testing of colorectal carcinoma
  • Microrna expression in colonic adenocarcinoma
  • Non-invasive biomarkers and early detection of colorectal cancer
  • Emerging endoscopic techniques in management of IBD-related neoplasia
  • Targeted therapies for the treatment of advanced colorectal carcinoma
  • Surgical management of stage IV colorectal carcinoma
  • Endocrine cell (carcinoid) tumors of the vermiform appendix
  • Appendiceal mucinous neoplasms and pseudomyxoma peritonei
  • Non-mucinous epithelial tumors of the appendix