Principles and Practice of Surgical Oncology uniquely emphasizes a multidisciplinary, integrated approach to the treatment of solid tumors. It presents treatment strategies that combine surgery with preoperative or postoperative adjunctive chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, and/or radiation therapy to achieve optimal outcome. The book features contributions from surgeons, basic scientists, pathologists, radiologists, radiation therapists, and medical oncologists and offers a comprehensive presentation of genetics, molecular biology, pathogenesis, and multimodal therapeutic approaches. A unique feature of the book is a commentary following each chapter, which describes alternative approaches and discusses controversial areas of current therapy.

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Key Features

• Emphasizes a multidisciplinary, integrated approach to the treatment of solid tumors, combining surgery with preoperative or postoperative adjunctive chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, and/or radiation therapy to achieve optimal outcome
• Contributions not only from surgeons but also from basic scientists, pathologists, radiologists, radiation therapists, and medical oncologists
• Comprehensive presentation of genetics, molecular biology, pathogenesis, and multimodal therapeutic approaches
• Each chapter is followed by a commentary which presents alternative approaches and discusses controversial areas of current therapy