Description
Prostate cancer is one of the most common malignancies in men. Although numerous treatments are available, there are few evidence-based guidelines. This volume describes imaging for diagnosis and staging, and all aspects of treatment of the disease. It is a valuable reference for radiologists, urologists, medical and radiation oncologists. Series foreword; Preface to Prostate Cancer; 1. Anatomy of the prostate gland and surgical pathology of prostate cancer Kai H. Hammerich, Gustavo E. Ayala and Thomas M. Wheeler; 2. Natural and treated history of prostate cancer Hartwig Huland; 3. Current clinical issues in prostate cancer diagnosis Hedvig Hricak and Peter T. Scardino; 4. Surgical treatment of prostate cancer Timothy A. Masterson and James A. Eastham; 5. Radiation therapy Michael J. Zelefsky and Maria A. Kollmeier; 6. Systematic therapy Lawrence H. Schwartz and Michael Morris; 7. Transrectal ultrasound imaging of the prostate Mark L. Pe, Edouard J. Trabulsi and Ethan J. Halpern; 8. CT imaging Jingbo Zhang; 9. Magnetic resonance imaging Oguz Akin; 10. Magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging and other emerging technologies Amita Shukla-Dave and Kristen L. Zakian; 11. Nuclear medicine: diagnostic evaluation of metastatic disease Neeta Pandit-Taskar and Steven M. Larson; 12. Imaging recurrent prostate cancer Tamar Sella and Darko Pucar; Index.
