Tumors and cancers are insidious diseases characterized by uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells that extend beyond their usual boundaries and disrupt the normal functions of affected organs. Forming the second of the four volumes devoted to tumors and cancers, this volume focuses on the head/neck, cardiovascular, respiratory and digestive systems. Each chapter presents a state of the art summary of tumor/cancer of a particular organ/type in relation to its definition, biology, epidemiology, disease mechanism/pathogenesis, clinical signs, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis.
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Introductory Remarks
HEAD AND NECK
Ear tumors
Eye tumors
Laryngeal cancer
Nasal cavity and paranasal sinus cancer
Odontogenic tumors
Oral Cavity Cancer
Pharyngeal cancer
Salivary gland tumors
CARDIOVASCULAR AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEMS
Cardiac tumors
Large cell carcinoma and large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the lung
Malignant pleural mesothelioma R. Barrera-Rodriguez and Carlos Perez-Guzman
Pulmonary adenocarcinoma
Squamous cell carcinoma and adenosquamous carcinoma
Pulmonary carcinoid tumor
Pulmonary mesenchymal tumor
Pulmonary sarcomatoid carcinoma
Pulmonary benign tumors and preinvasive lesions
Small cell lung carcinoma
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
Anal cancerZ.A. Kapacee, and S. Susnerwala
Appendiceal cancer
Bile duct cancer
Colorectal cancerK.C. Ratnatunga, J. Balawardena, and K.I. Deen
Esophageal cancerMegan M. Boniface
Gallbladder cancer
Gastric cancer
Hepatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer
Small intestine cancerAndreas V. Hadjinicolaou and Christopher Hadjittofi
