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Second edition. Edited by David P. Kelsen, John M. Daly, Scott E. Kern, Bernard Levin, Joel E. Tepper, and Eric Van Cutsem. 749 pp., illustrated. Philadelphia, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008. $199. ISBN 978-0-7817-7617-2.

This textbook is an informative resource concerning core principles and practices in gastrointestinal oncology. It covers a wide range of practice areas, with good examples of pathology and radiologic images and useful chapters on epidemiology, genetics, staging, and pathology for each primary tumor site.

The production lead time for textbooks can result in content that is outdated by the time of publication. This problem is evident in some areas of this book, particularly in relation to the management of specific tumor types for which therapeutic developments have led to changes in best practice that are not wholly represented. However, the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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