This classic reference has been completely revised and updated by a renowned team of editors to produce the most current, comprehensive, and authoritative book available on treating liver cancer. Clearly written, carefully edited, and impeccably referenced, Malignant Liver Tumors, Second Edition, provides the latest information on traditional and cutting-edge surgical approaches, new and emerging drugs and their new generation of delivery systems, radiation therapy, approach to "special" patients, and much more. Expanded to 36 comprehensive but concise chapters by more than 60 world experts, and with over 200 illustrations, this new edition is an invaluable resource for all cancer care professionals who treat patients with liver tumors. Table of Contents 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 Appro