Advances in Bone Metastasis Management

Description

Published March 2012

ISBN: 978-1-78084-030-7

This book adopts a concise approach to the topic of bone metastasis management. It provides summarized information and updated references on the different aspects of metastasization, medical treatment, radiotherapy, surgical treatments and the newer palliative options. As such, the book does not presume to be comprehensive but instead offers an update on the newer concepts and treatments. The editors have gathered together a team of excellent authors to address the different aspects and concepts and to provide a unique multidisciplinary perspective on the key issues of metastatic disease and its treatment.

Chapters

1. Pathways to metastases: how do metastases develop in bone Jeff Toreson & Robert E Turcotte
2. Metastatic spread to bone: the role of chemotherapy Stefano Ferrari, Emanuela Palmerini, Andreas F Mavrogenis & Pietro Ruggieri
3. Management of bone metastases in prostate cancer Michael A Carducci & Daniel Keizman
4. Management of bone metastases in breast cancer Toni Ibrahim & Dino Amadori
5. Radiotherapy for bone metastases Julia Di Giovanni, Janet Nguyen, Marko Popovic & Edward Chow
6. Bisphosphonates for bone metastases Esther Chan & Urban Emmenegger
7. Surgical treatment for spinal metastases Roberto Casadei, Andreas F Mavrogenis, Marco Manfrini & Pietro Ruggieri
8. Surgical treatment for pelvic bone metastases Andreas F Mavrogenis, Eugenio Brunocilla & Pietro Ruggieri
9. Surgical treatment for metastatic pathological fractures Andreas F Mavrogenis, Roberto Casadei & Pietro Ruggieri
10. Selective arterial embolization for bone metastases Giuseppe Rossi, Andreas F Mavrogenis, Piero Picci & Pietro Ruggieri
11. Electrochemotherapy and thermoablation for bone metastases Giuseppe Bianchi, Laura Campanacci, Eugenio Rimondi & Pietro Ruggieri
12. Novel targeted therapies and future direction for bone metastases Dominique Heymann