InhaltsangabeList of Contributors. Foreword. Preface. Part I: Endocrine Oncology and Therapeutic Options. 1. Structure and Development of the Endocrine System. 2. Epidemiology of Endocrine Tumors. 3. Inherited Cancers, Genes and Chromosomes. 4. Hormones, Growth Factors and Tumor Growth. 5. Genetic Counselling and Clinical Cancer Genetics. 6. Prospects for Gene Therapy for Endocrine Malignancies. 7. Tumor Targeting. 8. Techniques in Radiation Medicine. 9. Interventional Radiology. 10. Surgical Management of Endocrine Tumors. 11. Endocrine Tumor Markers. 12. General Management of Cancer Patients. Part II: Thyroid and Parathyroid Tumors. 13. The Assessment of Thyroid Neoplasia. 14. Thyroid and Parathyroid Imaging. 15. Pathogenesis of Thyroid Cancer. 16. Papillary Thyroid Cancer. 17. Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma. 18. Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma. 19. Thyroid Lymphoma. 20. Radiation Induced Thyroid Tumors. 21. Parathyroid Adenomas and Hyperplasia. 22. Parathyroid Carcinoma. Part III: Pituitary and Hypothalamic Lesions. 23. Molecular Pathogenesis of Pituitary Adenomas. 24. Functional Assessment of the Pituitary. 25. Imaging of the Pituitary and Hypothalamus. 26. Pathology of Tumors of the Pituitary. 27. Surgery for Pituitary Tumors. 28. Pituitary Radiotherapy. 29. Prolactinomas. 30. Acromegaly. 31. Cushing's Disease. 32. Non Functioning Pituitary Adenomas and Gonadotropinomas. 33. Thyrotropinomas. 34. Pituitary Carcinoma. 35. Pituitary Incidentalomas. 36. Craniopharyngioma. 37. Benign Cysts: Rathke's Cysts, Mucoceles, Arachnoid Cysts, and Dermoid and Epidermoid Cysts. 38. Hypothalamic Hamartomas and Gangliocytomas. 39. Cranial Ependymoma. 40. Perisellar Tumors Including Chordoma, Optic Nerve Glioma, Meningioma, Hemangiopericytoma and Glomus Tumors. 41. Pineal Tumors: Germinomas and Non Germinomatous Germ Cell Tumors. 42. Cavernous Sinus Hemangiomas. 43. Langerhans' Cell Histiocytosis. 44. Pituitary and Hypothalamic Sarcoidosis. Part IV: Adrenal and Gonadal Tumors. 45. Imaging of the Adrenal Glands. 46. Pheochromocytoma. 47. Peripheral Neuroblastic Tumors. 48. Primary Hyperaldosteronism. 49. Adrenal Causes of Cushing's Syndrome. 50. Adrenal Incidentalomas. 51. Androgen Secreting Tumors. 52. Functional Ovarian Tumors. 53. Endocrine Aspects of Ovarian Cancer. 54. Testicular Germ-cell Cancers. 55. Neoplasia and Intersex States. 56. Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia. Part V: Neuroendocrine Tumors and the Clinical Syndromes. 57. Classification of Neuroendocrine Tumors. 58. Imaging of Gastrointestinal Neuroendocrine Tumors. 59. Insulinomas and Hypoglycemia. 60. Gastrinoma (Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome). 61. VIPomas. 62. Glucagonomas. 63. Somatostatinoma. 64. Lung and Thymic Neuroendocrine Tumors. 65. Carcinoid Syndrome. 66. Appendiceal and Hindgut Carcinoids. 67. Chemotherapy for Neuroendocrine Tumors. Part VI: Medical Syndromes and Endocrine Neoplasia. 68. Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 (MEN 1). 69. Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma and Associated Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2. 70. von Hippel-Lindau Disease. 71. Neurofibromatosis Type 1. 72. Carney Complex. 73. McCuneAlbright Syndrome. 74. Cowden Syndrome. 75. Paraneoplastic Syndromes. 76. Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion. 77. Hypercalcemia of Malignancy. 78. Syndrome of Ectopic ACTH Secretion. 79. Insulinlike Growth Factors and Tumor Hypoglycemia. 80. Metastatic and Other Extraneous Neoplasms in Endocrine Organs. 81. Endocrine Late-Effects of Cancer Therapy. Part VII: Endocrine-responsive Tumors and the Effects of Female Reproductive Hormone Therapy. 82. Endocrine-responsive Tumors: Prostate Cancer. 83. Endocrine Therapy in Breast Cancer Management. 84. Female Reproductive Hormone Therapy: Risks

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List of Contributors. Foreword. Preface. Part I: Endocrine Oncology and Therapeutic Options. 1. Structure and Development of the Endocrine System. 2. Epidemiology of Endocrine Tumors. 3. Inherited Cancers, Genes and Chromosomes. 4. Hormones, Growth Factors and Tumor Growth. 5. Genetic Counselling and Clinical Cancer Genetics. 6. Prospects for Gene Therapy for Endocrine Malignancies. 7. Tumor Targeting. 8. Techniques in Radiation Medicine. 9. Interventional Radiology. 10. Surgical Management of Endocrine Tumors. 11. Endocrine Tumor Markers. 12. General Management of Cancer Patients. Part II: Thyroid and Parathyroid Tumors. 13. The Assessment of Thyroid Neoplasia. 14. Thyroid and Parathyroid Imaging. 15. Pathogenesis of Thyroid Cancer. 16. Papillary Thyroid Cancer. 17. Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma. 18. Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma. 19. Thyroid Lymphoma. 20. Radiation Induced Thyroid Tumors. 21. Parathyroid Adenomas and Hyperplasia. 22. Parathyroid Carcinoma. Part III: Pituitary and Hypothalamic Lesions. 23. Molecular Pathogenesis of Pituitary Adenomas. 24. Functional Assessment of the Pituitary. 25. Imaging of the Pituitary and Hypothalamus. 26. Pathology of Tumors of the Pituitary. 27. Surgery for Pituitary Tumors. 28. Pituitary Radiotherapy. 29. Prolactinomas. 30. Acromegaly. 31. Cushing's Disease. 32. Non Functioning Pituitary Adenomas and Gonadotropinomas. 33. Thyrotropinomas. 34. Pituitary Carcinoma. 35. Pituitary Incidentalomas. 36. Craniopharyngioma. 37. Benign Cysts: Rathke's Cysts, Mucoceles, Arachnoid Cysts, and Dermoid and Epidermoid Cysts. 38. Hypothalamic Hamartomas and Gangliocytomas. 39. Cranial Ependymoma. 40. Perisellar Tumors Including Chordoma, Optic Nerve Glioma, Meningioma, Hemangiopericytoma and Glomus Tumors. 41. Pineal Tumors: Germinomas and Non Germinomatous Germ Cell Tumors. 42. Cavernous Sinus Hemangiomas. 43. Langerhans' Cell Histiocytosis. 44. Pituitary and Hypothalamic Sarcoidosis. Part IV: Adrenal and Gonadal Tumors. 45. Imaging of the Adrenal Glands. 46. Pheochromocytoma. 47. Peripheral Neuroblastic Tumors. 48. Primary Hyperaldosteronism. 49. Adrenal Causes of Cushing's Syndrome. 50. Adrenal Incidentalomas. 51. Androgen Secreting Tumors. 52. Functional Ovarian Tumors. 53. Endocrine Aspects of Ovarian Cancer. 54. Testicular Germ-cell Cancers. 55. Neoplasia and Intersex States. 56. Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia. Part V: Neuroendocrine Tumors and the Clinical Syndromes. 57. Classification of Neuroendocrine Tumors. 58. Imaging of Gastrointestinal Neuroendocrine Tumors. 59. Insulinomas and Hypoglycemia. 60. Gastrinoma (Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome). 61. VIPomas. 62. Glucagonomas. 63. Somatostatinoma. 64. Lung and Thymic Neuroendocrine Tumors. 65. Carcinoid Syndrome. 66. Appendiceal and Hindgut Carcinoids. 67. Chemotherapy for Neuroendocrine Tumors. Part VI: Medical Syndromes and Endocrine Neoplasia. 68. Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 (MEN 1). 69. Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma and Associated Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2. 70. von Hippel-Lindau Disease. 71. Neurofibromatosis Type 1. 72. Carney Complex. 73. McCune-Albright Syndrome. 74. Cowden Syndrome. 75. Paraneoplastic Syndromes. 76. Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion. 77. Hypercalcemia of Malignancy. 78. Syndrome of Ectopic ACTH Secretion. 79. Insulin-like Growth Factors and Tumor Hypoglycemia. ...