There are many excellent textbooks on General Oncology. Due to the enormousvolume of the scientific knowledge classic textbooks however have to masterand squeez... » 

There are many excellent textbooks on General Oncology. Due to the enormousvolume of the scientific knowledge classic textbooks however have to masterand squeeze all this into an acceptable number of pages. The result is thatless frequently encountered tumorous conditions are not fully addressedcompared with chapters on breast bronchus and colonic cancers.br The authorhas selected 18 cancers which are usually neglected in classic textbooks due tospace and volume problems. Reviewing the nevertheless extensive literature onthese tumours one will observe the remarkable diversity in their presentationadding to the difficulties of their diagnosis. Sometimes patients presentdifferently to specialists further dispersing the knowledge and the experienceon these rare conditions. Dedicated teams and even institutes have been set upto study some of these cancers enlarging the knowledge and experience but alsodramatically enhancing the treatment results and survival rates.br This bookis a guide for the oncologyminded specialist from cardiologist to gastroenterologist and from ophthalmologist to thoracic surgeon. It provides updatedknowledge on the different cancers discussed generally dispersed in the stillmore diversifying medical literature wherein it is progressively moredifficult to obtain an overview even in selected and frequently limitedreviews. «