New Technologies in Surgical Oncology
Oncological surgeons are often requested in their clinical practice to identify and manage uncommon and complex situations. It is therefore of the utmost importance that they are well aware of the most recent technological evolutions,
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Antonio Mussa (Ed.)
New Technologies in Surgical Oncology
Foreword by Enrico De Antoni Frédéric Shuind
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Editor Antonio Mussa Surgical Oncology Unit S. Giovanni Battista University Hospital Turin, Italy
ISBN 978-88-470-1474-9
e-ISBN 978-88-470-1475-6
DOI 10.1007/978-88-470-1475-6 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London Milan New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2009936073 © Springer-Verlag Italia 2010 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Italian Copyright Law in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the Italian Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Product liability: The publishers cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information about dosage and application contained in this book. In every individual case the user must check such information by consulting the relevant literature. Cover design: Simona Colombo, Milan, Italy Typesetting: Graphostudio, Milan, Italy Printing and binding: Arti Grafiche Nidasio, Assago (MI), Italy Printed in Italy Springer-Verlag Italia S.r.l. – Via Decembrio 28 – I-20137 Milan Springer is a part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Foreword
The Italian Society of Surgery has taken the opportunity to offer its members and the medical community at large an update on new technologies in the detection and treatment of neoplastic pathologies. Progress achieved over the last few decades, especially in the field of oncology, has been unstoppable, necessitating an update on the methods used to examine patients and in turn the therapeutic protocols used in their treatment. Despite concerns over the enormous increase in the cost of healthcare, there is an irresistible drive by physicians and medical institutions to acquire stateof-the-art systems and to apply the most recently developed methods. The Italian Society of Surgery has entrusted the subject of the Bi-annual, 2009 Report to Antonio Mussa, an internationally famous oncologist and surgeon, Director of the Oncology Department of the “Molinette” Hospital of Torino, and President of the Oncology Commission of Piemonte. Prof. Mussa has addressed many of the innovative scientific advancements in the 350 articles he has published to date and in the many congresses and meetings he has organized. His experience covers a wide range of medical specialties, from breast receptors to radio-immuno-guided surgery of various organs. His organizationa
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