Clinical Ophthalmic Oncology: Basic Principles and Diagnostic Techniques

✍ Scribed by Annette C. Moll MD, PhD, Michiel R. de Boer PhD (auth.), Arun D. Singh, Bertil Damato (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
• Year: 2014
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 239
• Edition: 2
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Written by internationally renowned experts, Clinical Ophthalmic Oncology provides practical guidance and advice on the diagnosis and management of the complete range of ocular cancers. The book supplies all of the state-of-the-art knowledge required in order to identify these cancers early and to treat them as effectively as possible. Using the information provided, readers will be able to provide effective patient care using the latest knowledge on all aspects of ophthalmic oncology, to verify diagnostic conclusions based on comparison with numerous full-color clinical photographs, and to locate required information quickly owing to the clinically focused and user-friendly format. This volume provides essential information on cancer epidemiology, etiology, pathology, angiogenesis, immunology, genetics, and staging systems and explains the principles underlying different therapeutic approaches.​

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Principles of Clinical Epidemiology....Pages 1-11
Etiology of Cancer....Pages 13-19
Cancer Pathology....Pages 21-34
Cancer Angiogenesis....Pages 35-54
Immunology of Ocular Tumors....Pages 55-62
Cancer Genetics....Pages 63-68
Cancer Staging....Pages 69-75
Principles of Cryotherapy....Pages 77-82
Principles of Laser Therapy....Pages 83-88
Principles of Radiation Therapy....Pages 89-98
Ocular Complications of Radiotherapy....Pages 99-111
Principles and Complications of Chemotherapy....Pages 113-122
Targeted Therapy and Their Ocular Complications....Pages 123-132
Counseling Patients with Cancer....Pages 133-140
Cataract Associated with Intraocular Tumors....Pages 141-149
Tumor-Associated Glaucoma....Pages 151-159
Graft-Versus-Host Disease....Pages 161-171
Uveal Tumors: Diagnostic Techniques: Angiography....Pages 173-192
Diagnostic Techniques: Optical Coherence Tomography....Pages 193-204
Diagnostic Techniques: Autofluorescence....Pages 205-214
Diagnostic Techniques: Ophthalmic Ultrasonography....Pages 215-235

✦ Subjects

Ophthalmology; Oncology