PANCREATIC CANCER, CYSTIC NEOPLASMS AND ENDOCRINE TUMORS. DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT

Pancreatic Cancer, Cystic Neoplasms and Endocrine Tumors: Diagnosis and Management is a modern, expertly crafted and clinically focused guide to the diagnosis, management and best-practice care of patients suffering from pancreatic cancer, cystic neoplasms and endocrine tumours.
Packed with outstanding figures and with reference to the leading society guidelines, its main focus is on the many endoscopic and radiologic diagnostic techniques, medical and surgical management of both full-blown cancer and other tumors, and the risks of each form of treatment. Also covered in detail are issues of tumor recurrence and long-term outcome of treatment.
Brought to you by highly skilled national and international leaders in the specialty and an experienced editor team, this is an invaluable guide to practicing gastroenterologists and surgeons in the hospital and clinical environment, as well as oncologists and endocrinologists managing patients with pancreatic tumorous lesions.

Table of Contents
Section 1: Ductal Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas
1. Histologic Classification and Tumor Staging of Pancreatic Cancer
2. What We Know about Carcinogenesis of Ductal Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas
3. Familiar Cancer of the Pancreas
4. Clinical, Laboratory and Radiologic Presentation of Pancreatic Cancer
5. Standards of Oncologic Pancreatic Surgery
6. Extended Resection for Pancreatic Cancer: Risk and Benefits
7. Risk/Benefit of Total Pancreatectomy for Pancreatic Cancer: Are There Indications?
8. Is There a Benefit for Additional Arterial Resection of Ductal Cancer of the Pancreas?
9. Who Benefits from Ultra-Radical Pancreatic Cancer Extirpation?
10. Risk and Results of Pancreatic Cancer Resection
11. Pancreatic Cancer: The Role of Bypass Procedures
12. Evidence of Adjuvant Chemotherapy of Ductal Pancreatic Cancer
13. Neoadjuvant Chemo- and Radio-Chemotherapy: Is There a Survival Advantage for Pancreatic Cancer Patients
14. Standards of Palliative Chemotherapy and Chemoradiotherapy of Local Advanced Pancreatic Cancer, Side Effects and Survival Benefits
15. Management of Local and Distant Recurrence after Pancreatic Cancer Resection
16. Survival 3-, 5- and 10-years after Adjuvant Regional and Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Resectable Pancreatic Cancer Patients: an Institutional Experience
17. Non-ductal Primary Malignancies of the Pancreas: Acinus Cell Carcinoma
18.Non-ductal Primary Malignancies of the Pancreas: Metastatic Malignancies
Section 2: Periampullary Cancers
19. Histopathology of Tumor of the Ampulla of Vater
20. Clinics of Periampulary Cancer
21. Adenoma of the Papilla of Vater and Endoscopic Management
22. Controversies about Local or Regional Treatment of Adenoma of the Papilla of Vater: Japanese Experience
23. Cancer of the Papilla: Surgical Management
24. Evidence of Surgical Management of Distal Common Bile Duct Cancer
25. Evidence of Surgical Management of Duodenum Cancer
26. Survival and Chance of Cure after Surgery, Adjuvant and Palliative Chemotherapy of Periampullary Tumors
Section 3: Cystic Neoplastic Lesion of the Pancreas
27. Histologic Classification and Staging of Cystic Neoplastic Lesions of the Pancreas
28. Clinical Presentation of Cystic Neoplasms of the Pancreas
29. EUS and Cystic Fluid Analysis of the Pancreas: Evidence of Diagnostic Measures
30. Natural History of IPMN: Adenoma/Carcinoma Sequence in IPMN
31. What are the Pathologic Criteria that Justified Observational Management in Patients with Cystic Naoplastic Lesions of the Pancreas?
32. Indication for Operative Intervention of Cystic Neoplasms of the Pancreas
33. Surgical Management of IPMN Lesions of the Pancreas
34. Surgical Management of MCN Lesions of the Pancreas
35. Surgical Management of SCA of the Pancreas
36. Surgical Management of SPsN of the Pancreas
37. Limited Oncologic Resection or Major Surgery of Cystic Neoplasms of the Pancreas?
38. Enucleation of Cystic Neaplasia of the Pancreas?
39. Long-Term Outcome after Observation and Surgical Treatment of the Cystic Neoplasms of the Pancreas
Section IV: Endocrine Neoplasms of the Pancreas
40. Classification of Endocrine Tumors of the Pancreas
41. Clinical Manifestation of Endocrine Tumors of the Pancreas
42. Evidence of Hormonal, Laboratory, Bio-Chemistric and Instrumental Diagnostics of Endocrine Tumors of the Pancreas
43. Evidence of Medical and Radionucleotide Treatment of Endocrine Tumors of the Pancreas
44. Insulinoma: Evidence of Surgical Treatment
45. Gastrinoma: Evidence of Surgical Treatment
46. Rare Endocrine Tumors of the Pancreas: Evidence of Management
47. Long-term Outcome after Clinical Management of Endocrine Tumors of the Pancreas
Section V: Chronic Pancreatitis with Inflammatory Tumor of the Pancreas
48. Chronic Pancreatitis with Inflammatory Mass in the Pancreatic Head
49. Chronic Tropical Pancreatitis: Clinical syndromes, natural course management principles
50. Laboratory, Endoscopic and Radiologic Diagnostic of Chronic Pancreatitis with Inflammatory Mass in the Head
51. Autoimmune Pancreatitis : How to Recognize this Entity and Avoid Surgical Treatment
52. What is the Place of Interventional-Endoscopic Treatment in Chronic Pancreatitis/Inflammatory Tumor of the Pancreatic Head?
53. When to Change from Conservative to Surgical Management in Alcoholic Chronic and Tropical Chronic Pancreatitis
54. Duodenum Preserving Pancreatic Head Resection of Chronic Pancreatits with Inflammatory Mass
55. Major Resection for Chronic Pancreatitis
56. Short-term and Long-term Outcome after Interventional and Surgical Treatment of Chronic Pancreatitis with Inflammatory Mass