Author : Cristina Basso
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 162703143X
Total Pages : 207 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (27 download)
Book Synopsis Cardiac Tumor Pathology by : Cristina Basso
Download or read book Cardiac Tumor Pathology written by Cristina Basso and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-11-28 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cardiac tumors were once a nosographic entity of scarce clinical interest because of the rarity and of the intrinsic diagnostic and therapeutic impossibilities, and were considered a fatal morbid entity. It has now become a topical subject due to advances in clinical imaging (echo, magnetic resonance, computed tomography) as well as innovation in technologies of in-vivo diagnosis. Cardiac Tumor Pathology presents a spectacular example of these advances with clinico-pathologic correlations. This timely volume covers history, epidemiology, demographics, clinical diagnosis, pathology, imaging by echo, CT and MRI of both benign and malignant cardiac tumors, either primary or secondary. Chemotherapy of malignant neoplasms is also addressed. Special emphasis is given to clinico-pathologic correlations. With all chapters written by experts in their fields, this volume will serve as a useful resource for physicians dealing with, and interested in, this special branch of cardiac oncology and will represent a useful guide for pathologists, clinicians, cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, and radiologists as well as for postgraduate students training in these areas.