Clinical Endocrine Oncology - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1405145846 ISBN 13 : 9781405145848

Editeur : Wiley-Blackwell, 2008

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Présentation de l'éditeur :

A truly comprehensive reference for the management of patientswith endocrine cancer

The new edition of Clinical Endocrine Oncology has beenfully revised and extended making it the most comprehensive andup–to–date reference available. Written and edited by leadinginternational experts in the field, it sets the standard inmultidisciplinary care for patients with endocrine tumors.

The book provides specific and detailed guidance on the basic,clinical, investigative and therapeutic processes required for thethorough evaluation of a patient with a tumor in an endocrineorgan. The eighty–four chapters are arranged in seven parts:

Endocrine Oncology and Therapeutic Options
Thyroid and Parathyroid Tumors
Pituitary and Hypothalamic Lesions
Adrenal and Gonadal Tumors
Neuroendocrine Tumors and the Clinical Syndromes
Medical Syndromes and Endocrine Neoplasia
Endocrine–responsive Tumors and Female Reproductive HormoneTherapy.

This authoritative and practical text will be an invaluableresource for all those working in the field, includingendocrinologists, medical oncologists, surgeons, radiationtherapists, interventional radiologists, specialist nurses, andclinical scientists.

John A.H. Wass is joined in this edition by a new editor, Ian D.Hay, Professor of Medicine and Endocrinology Research at the MayoClinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Ian D. Hay, Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College ofMedicine, Rochester, MN, USA. A Glasgow graduate, Professor Hay hasspent the majority of his career in the USA, winning the Randall G.Sprague Award for Outstanding Achievement as a Subspecialty Traineein Endocrinology from the Mayo Clinic in 1981. He has beenrecognised with thirteen awards throughout his career, the latestone being the Prix de la Journee de Medecine Nucleaire from thel′Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France in 1997. He is also acontributor to Williams Textbook of Endocrinology.

John A.H. Wass, Professor of Endocrinology, The OxfordCentre for Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism, Oxford, UK.Current President of the European Federation of Endocrine Societiesand President of the Society for Endocrinology (UK). Co–Editor ofThe Oxford Textbook of Endocrinology and Diabetes (published 2002)and The Oxford Handbook of Endocrinology and Diabetes (publishedAugust 2002).

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Wiley-Blackwell
• Date d'édition: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1405145846
• ISBN 13: 9781405145848
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 664
• Éditeur: Hay Ian D., Wass John A. H.