Clinical Ophthalmic Oncology: Basic Principles, Edition 4

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Authored by internationally renowned experts, the 4th edition of this book provides detailed practical guidance and advice on the diagnosis and management of the complete range of ocular cancers. Supplying the reader with state-of-the-art knowledge required in order to identify these cancers early and to treat them as effectively as possible, this book is divided into seven volumes: Basic Principles, Conjunctival Tumors, Orbital Tumors, Uveal Tumors, Retinal Tumors, Eyelid Tumors, and Retinoblastoma. The information presented will facilitate effective patient care using up to date knowledge supplemented with numerous full-color clinical photographs from the authors' private collections, histopathologic microphotographs, imaging studies, crisp illustrations, and videos.

Clinical Ophthalmic Oncology's clinically focused and user-friendly format allows for rapid retrieval of information in daily practice and is written for residents, fellows, and any physician involved in the care of patients with ocular or orbital malignancies. This seven volume edition adds several hundred new images and videos to improve comprehension of procedures and techniques. This volume provides essential information on cancer epidemiology, etiology, pathology, angiogenesis, immunology, genetics, and staging systems and explains the principles underlying different therapeutic approaches.​

About the author

Arun Singh, MD, is Director of the Cole Eye Institute at Cleveland Clinic in the Department of Ophthalmic Oncology. He is also the Series Editor for Springer's Essentials in Ophthalmology series and was the former Editor for The British Journal of Ophthalmology and is the current Editor of Ocular Oncology and Pathology.
Bertil Damato, MD, PhD, is Professor of Ophthalmology and Radiation Oncology and Director of the Ocular Oncology Service at the University of California, San Francisco. Until 2013, he was Consultant Ophthalmologist at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital, where he was Director of the Ocular Oncology Service, which he established in 1993. Dr. Damato has published more than 200 peer-reviewed articles, 68 reviews, 75 book chapters and 6 books, one as single author.



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