Epidemiology of Endocrine Tumors
- 1st Edition - February 19, 2021
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Authors: Jahangir Moini, Craig Badolato, Raheleh Ahangari
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 2 1 8 7 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 3 2 6 6 - 8
Epidemiology of Endocrine Tumors brings current data and clinical research into one source for a multidisciplinary audience. The book discusses the prevalence, incidence, etiology,… Read more
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Request a sales quoteEpidemiology of Endocrine Tumors brings current data and clinical research into one source for a multidisciplinary audience. The book discusses the prevalence, incidence, etiology, pathology, diagnosis and treatment of various endocrine tumors. With clear and focused writing, it is essential reading for healthcare professionals, endocrinologists, oncologists, and public health professionals. Users will be able to bridge the knowledge gap that exists in the comprehensive coverage surrounding the epidemiology of endocrine tumors.
Globally, the prevalence and incidence of endocrine tumors is high. This audience needs a treatise where they can gain a broad overview of endocrine tumors with a focus on epidemiology.
- Supplies information about the epidemiology of various endocrine tumors, both benign and malignant, to endocrinologists, oncologists and related health care professionals
- Focuses on the impact upon costs and patient deaths due to complications of these tumors
- Describes how endocrine tumors affect various age groups and ethnicities, discussing the prevention of endocrine tumors
- Presents chapters on Cancer Problem, Specific Endocrine Tumors, Prevention, Detection and Diagnosis, and Treatment of Endocrine Tumors
- Provides review questions with an answer key and detailed glossary
Endocrinologists, health care professionals, oncology residents, and biomedical researchers in endocrinology, epidemiology, and public health
- Cover Image
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- About the Authors
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Part I Introduction and the Cancer Problem
- Chapter 1 Endocrine Glands
- Abstract
- Chapter Outline
- Endocrine system
- Hormones
- Control of hormone secretion
- Control of target cell hormones
- Pituitary gland
- Pineal gland
- Thyroid gland
- Parathyroid glands
- Thymus
- Adrenal glands
- Islets of the pancreas
- Gonads
- Key terms
- Further reading
- Chapter 2 Biology of Cancer
- Abstract
- Chapter Outline
- Cancer terminology
- Classification of tumors
- Biology of cancer cells
- Key terms
- Further reading
- Chapter 3 Immunology
- Abstract
- Chapter Outline
- Immune system components
- Hematopoiesis and lymphopoiesis
- Cellular components of the immune system
- Molecular components of the immune system
- Human leukocyte antigen system
- Complement system
- Innate immunity
- Acquired immunity
- Immune response
- Cancer immunity
- Key terms
- Further reading
- Chapter 4 The Epidemic and Prevalence of Endocrine Tumors
- Abstract
- Chapter Outline
- World population
- Aging of the population
- Life expectancy
- Distribution by gender, age, and race
- Global prevalence
- Global mortality
- Global prevention and control
- Disability adjusted life years
- Quality adjusted life years
- Burden of endocrine tumors
- Key terms
- Further reading
- Chapter 5 Cancer Prevention
- Abstract
- Chapter Outline
- Preventing cancer
- Challenges to prevention
- Key terms
- Further reading
- Chapter 6 Diagnostic Evaluation
- Abstract
- Chapter Outline
- The diagnostic approach
- Laboratory analysis
- Tumor markers
- Laboratory methods for endocrinology
- Radiographic imaging
- Magnetic resonance imaging
- Magnetic resonance spectroscopy
- Nuclear medicine
- Ultrasound
- Key terms
- Further reading
- Part II Specific Endocrine Tumors
- Chapter 7 Hypothalamic Tumors
- Abstract
- Chapter Outline
- Germ cell tumors
- Neurocytoma
- Pituicytoma
- Glioma
- Hamartoma
- Clinical cases
- Key terms
- Further reading
- Chapter 8 Pituitary Tumors
- Abstract
- Chapter Outline
- Pituitary adenoma
- Thyrotroph adenoma
- Lactotroph adenoma
- Corticotroph adenoma
- Gonadotroph adenoma
- Plurihormonal adenoma
- Null cell adenoma
- Nonfunctioning pituitary tumors
- Craniopharyngioma
- Neuronal tumors
- Posterior pituitary tumors
- Mesenchymal tumors
- Chordoma
- Schwannoma
- Pituitary carcinoma
- Pituitary blastoma
- Metastatic tumors
- Clinical cases
- Further reading
- Chapter 9 Pineal Tumors
- Abstract
- Chapter Outline
- Pineocytoma
- Pineal parenchymal tumor with intermediate differentiation
- Papillary tumor of the pineal region
- Pineoblastoma
- Clinical cases
- Key terms
- Further reading
- Chapter 10 Thyroid Tumors
- Abstract
- Chapter Outline
- Follicular adenoma
- Hyalinizing trabecular tumor
- Papillary carcinoma
- Follicular carcinoma
- Medullary thyroid carcinoma
- Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma
- Squamous cell carcinoma
- Mucinous carcinoma
- Mixed medullary and follicular carcinoma
- Mucoepidermoid carcinoma
- Hürthle cell tumors
- Sclerosing mucoepidermoid carcinoma with eosinophilia
- Intrathyroid thymic carcinoma
- Ectopic thymoma
- Spindle epithelial tumor with thymus-like differentiation
- Angiosarcoma
- Paraganglioma
- Solitary fibrous tumor
- Primary thyroid lymphoma
- Germ cell tumors
- Secondary tumors
- Clinical cases
- Key terms
- Further reading
- Chapter 11 Parathyroid Tumors
- Abstract
- Chapter Outline
- Adenoma
- Carcinoma
- Multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome
- Clinical cases
- Key terms
- Further reading
- Chapter 12 Thymus Tumors
- Abstract
- Chapter Outline
- Thymic hyperplasia
- Thymoma
- Thymolipoma
- Thymoliposarcoma
- Clinical cases
- Key terms
- Further reading
- Chapter 13 Adrenal Cortex Tumors
- Abstract
- Chapter Outline
- Adrenal cortical adenoma
- Sex cord-stromal tumors
- Adenomatoid tumor
- Mesenchymal and stromal tumors
- Adrenal cortical carcinoma
- Hematolymphoid tumors
- Clinical cases
- Key terms
- Further reading
- Chapter 14 Adrenal Medulla Tumors
- Abstract
- Chapter Outline
- Pheochromocytoma
- Sympathetic paraganglioma
- Neuroblastic adrenal tumors
- Composite pheochromocytoma
- Clinical cases
- Key terms
- Further reading
- Chapter 15 Pancreatic Tumors
- Abstract
- Chapter Outline
- Adenocarcinoma
- Insulinoma
- Glucagonoma
- Somatostatinoma
- Gastrinoma
- VIPoma
- Serotonin-producing tumors
- Pancreatic neuroendocrine carcinoma
- Mixed neuroendocrine/non-neuroendocrine tumors
- Clinical cases
- Key terms
- Further reading
- Chapter 16 Inherited Tumor Syndromes
- Abstract
- Chapter Outline
- Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1
- Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2
- Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 3
- Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 4
- Familial paraganglioma and pheochromocytoma syndromes
- Von hippel–lindau syndrome
- Hyperparathyroidism and jaw tumor syndrome
- Familial non-medullary thyroid cancer
- Non-syndromic familial thyroid cancer
- Neurofibromatosis type 1
- McCune–Albright syndrome
- Carney complex
- Werner syndrome
- Glucagon cell hyperplasia and neoplasia
- Clinical cases
- Key terms
- Further reading
- Chapter 17 Ovarian Tumors
- Abstract
- Chapter Outline
- Benign tumors
- Tumors of epithelial origin
- Sex cord and stromal tumors
- Germ cell tumors
- Clinical cases
- Key terms
- Further reading
- Chapter 18 Testicular Tumors
- Abstract
- Chapter Outline
- Benign tumors
- Malignant germ cell tumors
- Clinical cases
- Key terms
- Further reading
- Part III Treatment of Endocrine Tumors
- Chapter 19 Surgical Oncology
- Abstract
- Chapter Outline
- Functions of the surgical oncology team
- Biopsy techniques
- Resection
- Clinical cases
- Key terms
- Further reading
- Chapter 20 Radiation Therapy
- Abstract
- Chapter Outline
- Goals of treatment for radiation therapy
- Applied radiation physics
- Radiobiology
- Accidental radiation exposure
- Clinical cases
- Key terms
- Further reading
- Chapter 21 Chemotherapy
- Abstract
- Chapter Outline
- Drug development for cancer chemotherapy
- Cytotoxic drug-selection criteria
- Chemotherapy to treat cancer
- Pharmacology of chemotherapeutic drugs
- Antineoplastic drugs
- Chemotherapy for endocrine tumors
- Clinical cases
- Key terms
- Further reading
- Chapter 22 Immunotherapy
- Abstract
- Chapter Outline
- Immunosurveillance
- Control of T-cell responses
- Immune checkpoint therapy
- Immune checkpoint therapies for endocrine tumors
- Immune costimulatory molecules
- Adoptive cell transfer
- Monoclonal antibodies
- Cytokine therapy
- Cancer vaccines
- Oncolytic virus immunotherapy
- Clinical challenges
- The future of immunotherapy
- Clinical cases
- Key terms
- Further reading
- Chapter 23 Gene Therapy
- Abstract
- Chapter Outline
- Genetic disorders
- Genetic testing
- Principles and goals of gene therapy
- Gene identification and transfer
- Future approaches to gene therapy
- Clinical protocols for gene therapy
- Gene therapy regulation
- Cancer gene therapy
- Key terms
- Further reading
- Glossary
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: February 19, 2021
- No. of pages (Paperback): 568
- No. of pages (eBook): 568
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128221877
- eBook ISBN: 9780128232668
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Jahangir Moini
Dr. Moini was assistant professor at Tehran University, Medical School, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, for nine years. For 15 years, he was the Director of Science and Health for Everest University in Melbourne FL. He was also a Professor of Science and Health at Everest for a total of 24 years. For 6 years, until his retirement, he was a Professor of Science and Health at Eastern Florida State College. Dr. Moini has been actively teaching for 39 years, and for 23 years, has been an international author of 56 books (including 11 books for Elsevier).
Affiliations and expertise
Retired Professor of Science and Health, Eastern Florida State College, Palm Bay, FL, USACB
Craig Badolato
Dr. Craig Badolato is an oncologist at Cancer Care Centers of Brevard in Melbourne, FL, a premier comprehensive cancer center that offers leading-edge cancer care from diagnosis through treatment and into recovery. Dr. Badolato went to medical school at Hahnemann University in Philadelphia, PA, and is board certified in medical oncology and internal medicine. His special interests are adult hematology and oncology.
Affiliations and expertise
Cancer Care Centers of Brevard, Melbourne, FL, USARA
Raheleh Ahangari
Dr. Ahangari is an Associate Professor in the Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences (BSBS) at the University of Central Florida (UCF) College of Medicine, teaching Human Physiology, Clinical Embryology and Clinical Endocrinology at undergraduate and graduate levels. She received her Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree from Carol Davila Medical University, Bucharest, Romania and completed her graduate neuroscience courses in the department of Cell Biology and Pathology in the Faculty of Medicine in the University of Salamanca. She received an Assistant Professor position in Anatomy at Saba University School of Medicine, Saba, Netherlands-Antilles in 2003. She joined the BSBS and Dr. H. Daniel’s lab in 2005, looking for the therapeutic effects of oral delivery of pro-insulin conjugated to cholera toxin-B subunit produced in tobacco and lettuce fed to diabetic mice (2005-2006). Dr. Ahangari is a graduate faculty scholar and she has directed several master capstone projects, undergraduate honors in major and independent studies in endocrine and metabolic disorders.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences and College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USARead Epidemiology of Endocrine Tumors on ScienceDirect