Part I: EPIDEMIOLOGY, DIAGNOSIS, AND ALGORITHMS FOR TREATMENT
1. Pathology of Primary and Secondary Malignant Liver Tumors
2. Epidemiology, Etiology, and Natural History of Liver Tumors
3. Tumor Markers in Primary and Secondary Liver Tumors
4. Modalities for Imaging Liver Tumors
5. (N) Assessment of Liver Function and Mass in Cirrhotic and
Noncirrhotic Livers
Part II: SYSTEMIC AND REGIONAL THERAPIES
6. Systemic Treatment of Hepatobiliary Tumors
7. Radiation Therapy for Liver Tumors
8. Transarterial Embolization for Patients with Hepatocellular
Carcinoma
9. Selective Continuous Intra-arterial Chemotherapy for Liver
Tumors
10. Isolated Hepatic Perfusion
Part III: TUMOR ABLATION
11. (N) Laparoscopic Approaches to Liver Tumors
12. Resection of Hepatic Tumors: Special Emphasis on Neoadjuvant
and Adjuvant Therapy
13. Repeat Resection for Liver Tumors
14. Cryoablation of Liver Tumors
15. Thermal Ablation of Liver Tumors by Radiofrequency,
Microwave, and Laser Therapy
16. Ethanol and Other Percutaneous Injection Modalities in the
Treatment of Liver Tumors
17. Transplantation for Liver Tumors
18. Multimodality Treatment of Liver Neoplasms
Part IV: EMERGING THERAPIES
19. Cell- and Vaccine-Based Immunotherapy of Liver Tumors
20. (N) Viral-Based Therapies for Primary and Secondary Liver
Cancer
21. (N) Local Radio Ablative Techniques for Liver Tumors
22. (N) Antibodies in the Therapy of Liver Tumors
23. (N) Novel Therapies Targeted at Signal Transduction in Liver
Tumors
24. Induction of Apoptosis in Liver Tumors
25. Antiangiogenic Agents for Liver Tumors
26. (N) Alternative and Complementary Treatments
Part V: SPECIAL TUMORS AND POPULATION AND SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS
27. Therapy of Liver Tumors in the Cirrhotic Patient
28. Liver Metastasis from Neuroendocrine Tumors
29. Liver Tumors of Rare and Unknown Origins
30. Liver Tumors in Special Populations
31. Preventing Recurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma after
Curative Resection
32. Treatment of Liver Tumors in Children
33. (N) Liver Tumors in Asia
34. (N) Malignant Liver Tumors in Africa
35. (N) Hepatic Tumors in South America
36. Anesthetic Management of Liver Surgery