Wilms’ Tumor

Buch | Softcover

377 Seiten

2023 | 1st ed. 2022
Springer Verlag, Singapore
978-981-19-3430-8 (ISBN)

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This book covers all aspects of Wilms’ tumor, the second most typical solid tumor in children. Its potential for complete cure underscores correct management of this tumor. To achieve this goal, the book aims to provide all necessary details for practicing Pediatric surgeons, Oncologists, Pediatricians, Urologists, and Medical students. Topics ranging from epidemiology, etiology, pathology, clinical features, diagnostic methods, surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy to cutting-edge inventions are described in great detail.Detailed descriptions of surgical techniques and their nuances will greatly benefit surgeons and surgical residents. Importantly, all the chapters are written by authors who have first-hand experience with clinical management. Thus the text ensures the practical application of theoretical details.

Dr. Yogesh Kumar Sarin (MBBS, MS, DNB, MCh, MBA, FAIS, FICS, FIMSA, FAMS, FIAP, FNNF) is certified in General Surgery, Pediatric Surgery, and Health Care Administration (FMS, DU) and trained in Traumatology (Australia), Pediatric Laparoscopic Surgery (UK), and Pediatric Surgical Oncology (USA). Director Professor and Head of Department of Pediatric Surgery at 105-year-old Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi. He has over 300 publications in national and international scientific journals with ~1300 citations, many chapters in textbooks, and has participated in/ supervised 43 research projects/ thesis. He had been editor-in-chief of an e-journal ‘Journal of Neonatal Surgery’ (2012-19); he is Emeritus Editor-in-Chief now. Member of editorial boards of two dozen more scientific journals. He is President of the Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons. Government and non-governmental organizations have awarded him the Delhi State Award for Doctors (2012). Besides being an accomplished academician and astute administrator, he is a skilled pediatric surgeon.

The History of Renal Tumors in Children.- Epidemiology.- Genetics and Molecular Biology.- Tumor Microenvironment and Inflammatory Markers.- Syndromic Wilms’ Tumor.- Familial Non-Syndromic Wilms’ Tumor.- Pathology.- Clinical Presentation.- Laboratory Workup.- Imaging Studies.- Diagnostic Biopsy.- General Surgical Guidelines.- Nephron-Sparing Surgery.- Lymph Node Sampling.- Minimally Invasive Surgery.- Bench Surgery and Auto-Transplantation.- Anesthetic concerns.- Staging.- Systemic Chemotherapy.- Radiotherapy.- Novel Tumor Directed Interventions.- Wilms’ tumor in resource challenged nations.- Management of Resected Wilms’ Tumor with Unknown Staging Status.- Bilateral Wilms’ Tumor.- Wilms’ Tumor in Horseshoe Kidney and Solitary Kidney.- Very large tumors not responding to chemotherapy/locally infiltrating tumors.- Intravascular extension and tumor thrombosis.- Ureteral Extension.- Ruptured tumors.- Metastatic Wilms’ tumor.- Recurrent/ relapsed Wilms’ tumor.- Wilms’ Tumor in Less than 6-month-old Infants.- Wilms’ tumor in adults.- Nephrogenic rests and Nephroblastomatosis.- Extrarenal Wilms’ Tumor.- Complications of treatment.- Post-therapy surveillance of Wilms’ tumor survivors.- Prognosis and Outcomes.- Non-Wilms’ renal tumors.

Erscheinungsdatum	18.10.2023
Zusatzinfo	69 Illustrations, color; 58 Illustrations, black and white; XVIII, 377 p. 127 illus., 69 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Singapore
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Onkologie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Pädiatrie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Urologie
Schlagworte	Multimodal therapy • Nephroblastoma • Nephron-Sparing Surgery • Radical nephroureterectomy • Wilms’ tumor
ISBN-10	981-19-3430-4 / 9811934304
ISBN-13	978-981-19-3430-8 / 9789811934308
Zustand	Neuware