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Edited by Kirby I. Bland, Constantine P. Karakousis, and Edward M. Copeland, III. 810 pp., illustrated. Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders, 1995. $145. ISBN 0-7216-4223-3.

This new atlas has been assembled by three highly regarded and widely experienced surgical oncologists. The book is devoted to "familiarizing residents, fellows and practitioners of general surgical oncology with state of the art surgical principles and techniques necessary for proper management of solid tumors." The editors note that each chapter has a bibliography and that the text is extensively illustrated by drawings of the relevant anatomy and surgical techniques.

The atlas opens with a detailed chapter on the principles of oncologic surgery and assessments of operative risk, with a bibliography of over 200 items. This chapter covers virtually every . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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