Multidisciplinary Treatment of Colorectal Cancer Staging – Treatment – Pathology – Palliation

• Provides state of the art information on surgery, oncology, imaging, staging, pathology, and palliation
• Explains how to organize the multidisciplinary team
• Addresses key controversies
• Aids understanding and communication among team members

About this book

This book is intended as the equivalent of the Swiss Army knife for all members of colorectal cancer (CRC) multidisciplinary teams and those training in the fields of CRC management. It describes how to organize the team and explains the basic principles within the different disciplines involved in the treatment and care of CRC patients. Important, up-to-date knowledge is provided on visualization techniques, surgery, oncological treatment, palliation, and pathology, with special focus on controversies and aspects of interest to all team members.

 Care has been taken to ensure that each specialty-specific chapter will be approachable for team members from other specialties or professions, thereby facilitating an effective interdisciplinary approach to teamwork. The authors include leading European doctors and scientists who have influenced the development of the multidisciplinary team concept as well as other aspects of high-quality, individualized treatment of CRC patients.

Reviews

From the book reviews:

“This is an interesting book in that it not only covers the various aspects of colorectal cancer care … it also discusses how to achieve multidisciplinary treatment of patients. … This is intended for all members of the multidisciplinary team, including those in training, and it is appropriately written for this broad audience. … This is a wonderful book that provides useful information, particularly for individuals and institutions transitioning to a multidisciplinary approach to colorectal cancer treatment.” (Jennifer Erin Hrabe, Doody’s Book Reviews, March, 2015)

Table of contents (28 chapters)

·         Organizing the Multidisciplinary Team

Baatrup, Gunnar

Pages 3-9

·         Multidisciplinary Treatment: Influence on Outcomes

Wibe, Arne

Pages 11-21

·         Introduction to Surgery

Påhlman, Lars

Pages 25-31

·         Surgical Anatomy of the Rectum and the TME Specimen (Total Mesorectal Excision)

Heald, R. J. (et al.)

Pages 33-46

·         Low-Risk Early Rectal Cancer

Hompes, Roel (et al.)

Pages 47-53

·          ‘High-Risk’ Early Rectal Cancers and (Neo)Adjuvant Therapy for Advanced Carcinomas in Addition to TEM Surgery

Borschitz, Thomas

Pages 55-61

·         Hartmann’s Resection

Vilcea, Ionica Daniel (et al.)

Pages 63-72

·         Low Anterior Rectal Resection

Vilcea, Ionica Daniel (et al.)

Pages 73-82

·         Abdominoperineal Resection of the Rectum (Miles Resection)

Vilcea, Ionica Daniel (et al.)

Pages 83-90

·         Locally Advanced and Recurrent Cancer

Wiggers, T. (et al.)

Pages 91-98

·         Reconstructions After Neoadjuvant and Abdominoperineal Resection

Laurberg, Søren (et al.)

Pages 99-104

·         Introduction to Oncology

Pfeiffer, Per

Pages 107-108

·         Systemic Therapy for Patients with Colorectal Cancer: State of the Art

Pfeiffer, Per (et al.)

Pages 109-132

·         Radiotherapy and Chemoradiation for Rectal Cancer: State of the Art in Europe, the USA and Asia

Glimelius, Bengt

Pages 133-146

·         Short- and Long-Term Side Effects from Adjuvant and Neoadjuvant Treatment of Rectal Cancer

Sjödahl, Rune

Pages 147-153

·         Chemo-Radiotherapy for Locally Advanced T3/T4 Rectal Cancer: What Should We Do with Complete Responders?

Glynne-Jones, Robert (et al.)

Pages 155-167

·         Introduction: Preoperative Staging by Imaging

Beets-Tan, Regina G. H.

Pages 171-175

·         MRI and CT for the Preoperative T and N Staging of Rectal Cancer

Hunter, Chris (et al.)

Pages 177-193

·         Endorectal Ultrasonography of Rectal Tumours

Nonner, J. (et al.)

Pages 195-206

·         Introduction to the Pathology of Colorectal Cancer

Nagtegaal, Iris D.

Pages 209-210

·         Early Colorectal Cancer

Langner, Cord (et al.)

Pages 211-225

·         Quality of Surgery

West, Nicholas P. (et al.)

Pages 227-242

·         Staging of Colorectal Cancer (Including Staging After Neoadjuvant Therapy)

Nagtegaal, Iris D.

Pages 243-249

·         Multidisciplinary Treatment of Colorectal Cancer: The Palliative Team Introduction

Haugen, Dagny Faksvåg

Pages 253-256

·         Surgical Treatment in Palliative Care

Kørner, Hartwig (et al.)

Pages 257-268

·         Nausea

Svensen, Rune

Pages 269-273

·         Individualised Treatment

Endreseth, Birger Henning

Pages 277-283

·         Local Treatment of Rectal Cancer

Qvist, Niels

Pages 285-289