Molecular Pathology of Neoplastic Gastrointestinal Diseases

Section 1. Introduction.- 1. Mechanisms of Gastrointestinal Carcinogenesis.- Section 2. Epithelial Neoplastic Disease.- 2. Targeted Therapies and Molecular Diagnostics of Gastrointestinal Cancers.- 3. Molecular Pathology of Barrett's Metaplasia and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma.- 4. Molecular Pathology of Squamous Carcinomas of the Esophagus.- 5. Molecular Mechanisms and Pathology of Gastric Carcinogenesis: Sporadic Cancers.- 6. Hereditary Diffuse Gastric Cancer and Other Gastric Cancers Associated with Hereditary Predisposition Syndromes.- 7. Cancer Predisposition Syndromes of the Gastrointestinal Tract.- 8. Molecular Pathology of Colon and Small Bowel Cancers: Sporadic Types.- 9. Cancers of the Rectum and Anal Canal.- 10. Molecular Pathology of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Associated Neoplasia.- Section 3. Non-Epithelial Neoplastic Tumors.- 11. Molecular Biology and Pathology of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors.- 12. Neuroendocrine Tumors .- Section 4. Metastatic Disease and Tumor Markers.- 13. Molecular Mechanisms of Tumor Metastases.- 14. Circulating Tumor Cells and Nucleic Acids for Tumor Diagnosis.- 15. Serological Markers of Digestive Tract Cancers.