Can I read Small Bowel Malignant Tumors on EtoBox?

Small Bowel Malignant Tumors by Yulia Bronstein; Michael J. Overman; Hubert H. Chuang; Bharat Raval; Paul M. Silverman is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Small Bowel Malignant Tumors about?

Primary small bowel malignancies are rare compared with colorectal cancer. The most common types including carcinoid, adenocarcinoma, lymphoma, and GIST (gastrointestinal stromal tumor). The typical pattern of spread, imaging features, and response to the treatment are described in this chapter with highlighted differences between these tumors. The unique response pattern of GIST to tyrosine kinase inhibitors is better recorded using Choi criteria different from RECIST. Metastases from other malignancies commonly involve small bowel via direct peritoneal spread or distant hematogenous spread.

Author

Yulia Bronstein; Michael J. Overman; Hubert H. Chuang; Bharat Raval; Paul M. Silverman

Publisher

Elsevier

Published

2023

Language

EN