Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer

Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer

Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer, edited by Martin Lipkin and Robert Good, is a valuable addition to the medical and surgical literature. Individual chapters are contributed by distinguished scientists and clinicians who, with the editors, are to be congratulated on the clarity of presentation and consistency of literary style of the volume as a whole. Figures, tables, and graphs are illustrative ...

Cancer of the upper gastrointestinal tract.

MiR-signing gastrointestinal (con-)tract cancer

MicroRNAs (miRs) are evolutionary conserved, small non-coding RNAs with a crucial role in regulating genes expression [1]. As they target simultaneously several genes, one miR can eventually control a variety of cellular functions. Therefore, aberrations in the expression of miRs have detrimental repercussions for disease development and progression, including cancer. In the current issue, the ...

Gastrointestinal tract.

The developing gastrointestinal tract from conception to adolescence is in constant direct interaction with an increasingly complex environment. This sets up the potential for unrecognized acute as well as chronic disorders, some of which may be difficult to pinpoint in a developing infant and child, given the wide variations that exist. It is startling to note how early some environmental toxi...

The Gastrointestinal Tract

THE ESOPHAGUS Anatomy Congenital Disorders Tracheoesophageal Fistula Rings and Webs Esophageal Diverticula Motor Disorders Achalasia Scleroderma Hiatal Hernia Esophagitis Reflux Esophagitis Barrett Esophagus Eosinophilic Esophagitis Infective Esophagitis Chemical Esophagitis Esophagitis of Systemic Illness Iatrogenic Cancer of Esophagitis Esophageal Varices Lacerations and Perforations Neoplasm...