Main description:

Interventional oncology (IO) consists of the use of image-guided minimally invasive techniques to diagnose and treat patients with cancer. Alongside medical, surgical and radiation oncology this constitutes an important approach with potential to improve cancer treatment and care.

A team of experts in interventional oncology and cancer care have created a new introduction that may be used by any professional involved in the planning and delivery of interventional oncology care around the world. The text is particularly helpful and timely, and will again serve as a valuable resource for those who develop new interventional oncology services, as well as provide a source of training and an update for clinicians working in this challenging clinical area. This title is formally supported by the Association of Cancer Physicians.

Contents:

Interventional Oncology - Past, Present and Future; Oligometastatic Disease - Biology and Management; Liver Cancer (Primary and metastatic) - Biology and Management; Renal Cancer - Biology and Management; Lung Cancer - Biology and Management of primary/secondary lung cancers; Pancreatic Cancer - Biology and Management. Cases: Oligo metastatic disease - pelvic node metastasis; Oligo metastatic disease - adrenal metastasis; Oligo metastatic disease - liver metastasis; Oligo metastatic disease - peripheral lung metastasis; Oligo metastatic disease - central/ultracentral lung metastasis; Oligo metastatic disease - bone metastasis; Oligo metastatic disease - spine metastasis; Pulmonary metastasectomy - the surgical perspective; Liver cancer - A case of novel technology with image guided Histotripsy; Liver cancer - Stereotactic Navigational Assisted CT guided Liver Ablation- does it have a role?; Liver cancer - Risks Consideration for a Case of Image Guided Liver CRYO for Recurrent CRLM after Liver Resection and Chemotherapy; Liver cancer - TACE for Liver Cancer; Liver cancer - Use of different treatment modalities to manage complex Colo-rectal Liver metastases; Liver cancer - Management of non-colorectal liver metastases; Liver cancer - Recurrent Liver metastases - Options and Treatment goals; Renal cancer - The diagnostic conundrum; Renal cancer - The 3cm incidental lesion; Renal cancer - The 5.5cm incidental lesion; Renal cancer - 7 cm Lesion - non metastatic; Renal cancer - Metastatic patient; Renal cancer - Recurrent disease; Renal cancer - Palliation; Lung cancer - surgical resection; Lung cancer - image guided ablation; Lung cancer - endobronchial ablation; Lung cancer - A case of an older patient with stage I non-small cell lung cancer treated by SBRT; Lung cancer - role of Fiducial; Pancreatic and biliary tract cancers - Surgical primer in pancreatic and biliary tract cancers; Pancreatic and biliary tract cancers - IR approaches for diagnosis and palliation/symptom control (multi-functional endoscopic technologies); Pancreatic and biliary tract cancers - IR approaches for minimal residual disease (ablative technologies); Pancreatic and biliary tract cancers - Irreversible electroporation therapy (non-thermal ablative technologies); Pancreatic and biliary tract cancers - IORT: current selection criteria, technical/procedural and clinical aspects; Pancreatic and biliary tract cancers - Neoadjuvant therapy, joint/sequential interventional and surgical approaches; Pancreatic and biliary tract cancers - Post-ablation response monitoring; Pancreatic and biliary tract cancers - Post-intervention complications and its management.