Surgical Oncology A Practical and Comprehensive Approach

This volume provides a comprehensive perspective on surgical oncologic diseases that are relevant to those who have an interest in surgical oncology. Its purpose is to distill a voluminous amount of information to readers so they will have the opportunity

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Surgical Oncology A Practical and Comprehensive Approach

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Surgical Oncology

Quyen D. Chu • John F. Gibbs Gazi B. Zibari Editors

Surgical Oncology A Practical and Comprehensive Approach

Editors Quyen D. Chu, MD, MBA, FACS Department of Surgery LSU Health Sciences Center-Shreveport Shreveport, LA, USA

John F. Gibbs, MD, FACS Department of Surgery Jersey Shore University Medical Center/Meridian Health Neptune, NJ, USA

Gazi B. Zibari, MD, FACS John C. McDonald Regional Transplant Center Willis Knighton Health System Shreveport, LA, USA

ISBN 978-1-4939-1422-7 ISBN 978-1-4939-1423-4 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4939-1423-4 Springer New York Heidelberg Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2014950229 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, 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. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

To our wives, Trina Chu, Theresa Gibbs, Maysoon Zibari, and our children, Thuy-Tien Chu, Yen Chu, Matthew Gibbs, Zachary Gibbs, Brianna Gibbs, Susan Seepan Zibari, Renas Zibari, Rona Connie Zibari, and Lehat Zibari. To our parents, Trinh V. Chu and Nhan T. Chu, (the late) William L. Gibbs, Sr, and Betty G. Gibbs, and (the late) Baderkhan Zibari and Khanzad Zibari.

Foreword

This is a unique surgical oncology text. It is written in a very user friendly forma