Thyroid Cancer: A Comprehensive Guide to Clinical Management
Thyroid Cancer: A Comprehensive Guide to Clinical Management
This massive revision of the highly acclaimed first edition presents a wealth of new information and insights on every aspect of the etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, initial treatment, and long-term management of all varieties of thyroid cancer. Paramount is a thorough treatment of the nuclear medical aspects of diagnosing and managing the thyroid cancer patient. This includes extensive discussion of isotopes, isotope uptake and scanning procedures, radioisodine ablation and dosimetry (with or without recombinant human TSH), stunning, octreotide and FDG-PET scanning, and various alternative imaging modalities. Additional highlights include management of the scan negative and thyroglobulin-positive patient, ultrasound of the lymph nodes, local adjuncts to therapy of metastases, low iodine diets and cookbooks, future directions in therapy, and alternative therapies when traditional surgery and radioactive iodine fail.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars State-of-the-art in Thyroid Cancer
Thyroid Cancer: A Comprehensive Guide to Clinical Management edited by Leonard Wartofsky & Douglas Van Nostrand is one of the best Textbooks covering all aspects of thyroid cancer that I’ve ever read. The authors and their colleagues should be very pleased with this second edition and its outstanding amount of information.
Definitely, I congratulate the authors for this valuable contribution to basic and clinical endocrinologists.
1 Stars Do not waste money in buying this book!!!!
I was very disappointed after buying this book. Not to mention this book cost me nearly 200 U. S. dollars. Anyway, money is not the matter. If after reading this book it really helps me to manage Thyroid Cancer patient better, even two thousand dollars are worth of that. The problem is that the title is totally mis-leading. Howe can it be called a comprehensive textbook on treating Thyroid Cancer?? For a comprehensive book, like DeVita’s Cancer, princple and practice of oncology, Harrison’s textbook on Internal Medicine, or Henry Kaplan’s Hodgkin’s Lymphoma these are the true all time classics or what we call ” bible ” on these subjects. Concerning this book, I think a chapter on thyroid cancer from any standard textbook of cancer covers as much, if not more than it. Just take one example, it did not mention a single word on how to treat patient with recurrence in neck node or at least give us a guidline for that. All other related topics are very briefly given and some are not touched at all. I hope Mazzaferri’s textbook or other larger textbook on thyroid cancer can actully do the job it should be. A real ” comprehensive “textbook for reference for the managment of CA Thyroid.
5 Stars A Comprehensive resource for anyone involved with Thyroid CA
This text is an excellent, multidisciplinary resource for any physician involved in the treatment of patients with thyroid cancer. Drs. Wartofsky and Van Nostrand have assembled a diverse group of experts in pathology, endocrinology, surgery, and nuclear medicine who provide up-to-date information on the many facets of managing and treating thyroid cancer. There have been many advances in thyroid cancer management recently including the use of recombinant TSH, PET scanning and increasing use of ultrasound for detection of recurrent disease, which are all covered comprehensively. Areas of controversy, such as stunning by diagnostic I-131 studies, are fairly presented with both sides of the controversy discussed. There are many practical considerations discussed that are helpful in patient care. As a nuclear medicine physician who has treated thyroid cancer patients for over 30 years I find this text to be the best resource available on this subject. I would highly recommend this book to any physician involved with thyroid cancer.
4 Stars A good book for patients and doctors alike
This nearly 700 page book has a wealth of information. The book is well organized, is clearly written and should be of benefit for both patients and physicians. The book covers the wide range of topics and provides easily understood information about a complex problem. This book should be helpful for both students and seasoned physicians.
5 Stars Great resource for all endocrinologists
A manuscript like this is very important. It reviews nearly every topic in the area of thyroid cancer and provides evidence-based guidelines for clinicians to follow. Thyroid cancer is relatively uncommon, although for endocrinologists, it is the most common cancer they will see. Every clinician who evaluates, recommends treatment, and follows patients with this disease needs a resource like this to refer to from time to time. The chapters are easy to read, the index very helpful, and the information very informative and current. It is a perfect addition to the library for all endocrinologists, and is especially useful for those beginning their careers. I commend the editors and all the chapter authors for putting together this excellent book.
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