General Introduction Surgical excision of endocrine tumors ranges from relatively common thyroid cancer surgery to rare conditions such as removal of pheochromocytoma and hypophysectomy for pituitary adenoma. A comprehensive evaluation of the perioperative management of all endocrine tumors is beyond…
Introduction According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), there will be >900,000 new all-cause cancer cases in American women by 2020, approximately a third of whom will die as a result. The most prevalent gynecologic cancers among women are ovarian…
Introduction Good perioperative planning, which begins at the time the decision is made to perform surgery and continues through the postoperative recovery phase after discharge, is crucial to achieving successful outcomes in urological cancer surgery. Improvements in surgical technology and…
Introduction Colorectal cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide with an estimated 1.8 million new cases in 2018, but ranks second in terms of mortality (after lung cancer) with an estimated 881,000 associated deaths per annum. Approximately 50%…
Introduction The upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract comprises the mouth, esophagus, stomach, and duodenum. The incidence of such cancers is rising, and improved operative safety and successes of neoadjuvant chemotherapy have increased the number of patients who are candidates for curative…
Background In the United States breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women and accounts for over 260,000 new cases each year. A woman living in the United States has a 12% lifetime risk of being diagnosed with…
This chapter consists of three major sections, each of which addresses different aspects of the perioperative management of cancer patients requiring thoracic surgery. Over the last decade, the field of thoracic surgery has advanced in many ways, for example, the…
Introduction Head and neck malignancies are a heterogeneous group of malignancies extending from the upper aerodigestive tract up to the larynx, including the thyroid gland, salivary glands, and paranasal sinuses. They account for more than 650,000 cases worldwide. Considering the…
Introduction Spinal cancer is primarily a metastatic disease with >90% having originated from another source. , In addition, osseous spread is the third most common form of metastasis with 30%–70% of cancer patients encountering spinal metastasis. Many primary tumors affect…
Introduction Cancer of the central nervous system is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States. An estimated 23,820 adults and 3720 children under the age of 15 years will be diagnosed with a primary tumor of the…