A Practical Manual of Thyroid and Parathyroid Disease

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4051-7034-5
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 220 Seiten, Format (B × H): 197 mm x 253 mm, Gewicht: 732 g

Reihe: Practical Manual of Series

Edited and authored by international experts,A Practical Manual of Thyroid and Parathyroid Diseasepresents concise, evidence-based, multi-disciplinary guidance relevant for a global audience. Where appropriate, chapters include an evidence appraisal section which critically assesses the level of the evidence available for different treatment options.

Reflecting the latest in clinical research and showcasing techniques pioneered by the contributors, the book includes chapters dedicated to advances in:

* cytology
* radiological assessment
* molecular biology and treatment rationale in thyroid cancer
* surgical technique including minimally invasive modalities

Designed to be user-friendly, the book contains key points, case studies, color photographs and diagrams throughout. Multiple choice questions included at the end of each chapter enable self assessment.

The book will be relevant to the medical undergraduate, postgraduate and clinical nurse specialist. Primary care physicians will find this an excellent resource for reference purposes and it will update specialists involved with treating thyroid and parathyroid disease in the fields of Pathology, Radiology, Oncology, Endocrinology and Surgery.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Arora, Asit

Tolley, Neil

Tuttle, R Michael

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Endokrinologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Diabetologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Contributors.

Foreword.

Preface.

Section 1. Thyroid Disease.

1 Symptoms, Assessment and Guidelines for Primary Care Referral (Graham Hornett, Stephen Robinson, Asit Arora).

2 Pathological Spectrum of Thyroid Disease (Tim Stephenson).

3 Thyroid Cytopathology (Glen Dixon, Julie McCarthy).

4 Thyroid Imaging (Gitta Madani).

5 The Role of Nuclear Medicine (Ravinder K. Grewal, Steven M. Larson, Jorge A. Carrasquillo).

6 Endocrine Disorders: Medical Management (Nick Oliver, Stephen Robinson).

7 Clinical Anatomy and Developmental Aberrations (Vishy Mahadevan).

8 Surgical Management of Benign Thyroid Disease (David J. Lesnik, Miriam A. O'Leary, J. Pieter Noordzij, Gregory W. Randolph).

9 Oncogenesis & Molecular Targeted Therapy In Thyroid Cancer (Kepal N. Patel, Bhuvanesh Singh).

10 An Overview of the Management of Thyroid Cancer (R. Michael Tuttle).

11 Surgical Management of Thyroid Cancer (Neil Tolley, Asit Arora, Christos Georgalas).

12 Medical Management of Thyroid Cancer (Masud Haq, Clive Harmer).

Section 2. Parathyroid Disease.

13 Symptoms, Differential Diagnosis and Management (Jeremy Cox, Mike Stearns).

14 Investigations (Brendan C. Stack, Gregory Randolph).

15 Pathological Spectrum of Parathyroid Disease (John Lynn, Paul Lewis).

16 Clinical Anatomy, Developmental Aberrations and Endocrinology (Malcolm H. Wheeler).

17 Management of Parathyroid Disease (Paolo Miccoli, Gabriele Materazzi, Piero Berti).

Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Asit Arora, MRCS, DOHNS

ENT Research SpR, St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK

Neil Tolley, FRCS, MD, DLO

Consultant ENT - Thyroid Surgeon, St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK

R. Michael Tuttle, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine, Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA