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Tumor Ecosystem An Ecological View of Cancer Growth and Survival
This book intends to report new concept of onco-spheres in cancer ecosystem. Onco-spheresare defined as where cancer cells (living organisms)...
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Circulating Tumor Cells Advances in Liquid Biopsy Technologies
It is well recognized that blood could be the optimal site for evaluating cancer, allowing easy and repeated access for determining prognosis,...
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Tumor Angiogenesis Assays Methods and Protocols
This second edition provides new and updated methods and protocols for studying tumor angiogenesis in vitro and in vivo. Chapters detail... -
Wilms’ Tumor
Wilms’ tumor (WT) or nephroblastoma is the most common embryonal tumor of renal origin in children, but extrarenal localization may rarely occur. The... -
Tumor Microenvironment
In this chapter, we will learn that the tumor microenvironment is a stroma of normal cells supporting cancer cells. Tumors act like parasites that... -
Transplantable Subcutaneous Tumor Models
Mouse tumor models are essential in cancer research, especially in elucidating malignancy, developing prevention, diagnosis, and new therapeutic... -
Brain Tumor
The overall survival of patients with malignant glioma, including glioblastoma, is still very poor, but the higher the surgical resection rate, the... -
Tumor Markers
Tumor markers are substances that reflect the existence of tumors. They do not exist in normal adult tissues but only in embryonic tissues; their... -
Tumor resection
Technical tips of surgical removal of the tumor. -
Aquaporins in Tumor
Recent researches have demonstrated that aquaporins (AQPs), including water-selective channels, aquaglyceroporins and superaquaporins, are generally... -
Glomus Tumor
Intraosseous glomus tumor (IGT) is a rare benign vascular tumor of bone arising in the normal “glomus body,” which is histologically identical to GT... -
Tumor Suppressor Genes
Tumor suppressors are the second major type of cancer genes. In contrast to oncogenes, tumor suppressor genes have to undergo loss of function to... -
Immunohistochemistry in Tumor Diagnostics
This new and updated edition provides an extensive overview of the antibodies employed in diagnostic tumor histopathology, and it presents concise...
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Tumor Microenvironment and Tumor-Targeted Therapy
Cancer tissue or cancer cells do not exist in isolation, but start life within the microenvironment called tumor microenvironment (TME). The... -
Familial Tumor Syndromes
This chapter provides a detailed exploration of familial tumor syndromes. It covers a range of conditions including neurofibromatosis types I and II,... -
Pineal Parenchymal Tumor
A 4-year-old girl presented with headache. She had history of coma (due to obstructive hydrocephalus with marked supratentorial ventricular... -
Tumor Related Epilepsy
Tumor related epilepsy is a common complication of primary brain tumors, occurring in a substantial percent of patients. Seizures caused by brain... -
NGS-Based Tumor-Informed Analysis of Circulating Tumor DNA
Accurate circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) detection has an immense biomarker potential in all phases of the cancer disease course. Presence of ctDNA in... -
Wilms’ Tumor
This book covers all aspects of Wilms’ tumor, the second most typical solid tumor in children. Its potential for complete cure underscores correct... -
Giant Cell Tumor
Conventional giant cell tumor (GCT) is a benign but locally aggressive bone tumor composed of neoplastic component of mononuclear stromal cells and...