Molecular Testing in Cancer

Part I. Molecular Approaches and Techniques

1. Transitioning Diagnostic Molecular Pathology to the Genomic Era: Cancer Somatic Mutation Panel Testing
Kitchener D. Wilson, Iris Schrijver

2. Conventional and Molecular Cytogenetics in Cancer
Michelle Dolan

3. Comparative Genomic Hybridization and Array Based CGH in Cancer
Roland Hubaux, Victor D. Martinez, David Rowbotham, Wan L. Lam

4. Polymerase Chain Reaction
Maria Pasic, Carlo Hojilla, George M. Yousef

5. Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs)
Jyotsna Batra, Srilakshmi Srinivasan, Judith Clements

6. Clinical Application of DNA Sequencing: Sanger and Next-Generation Platforms
John D. McPherson

7. Microarray-Based Investigations in Cancer
Maud H. W. Starmans, Syed Haider, Cindy Yao, Philippe Lambin, Paul C. Boutros

8. Proteomics in Cancer Diagnostics
Kevin P. Conlon, Delphine Rolland, Kojo S. J. Elenitoba-Johnson

9. Circulating Tumor Cells: A Noninvasive Liquid Biopsy in Cancer
Evi S. Lianidou

Part II. Molecular Applications in Various Malignancies

10. Molecular Testing in Hematologic Malignancies
Amir Behdad, Bryan L. Betz, Megan S. Lim, Nathanael G. Bailey

11. Molecular Testing in Breast Cancer
Dimitrios Zardavas, Debora Fumagalli, Christos Sotiriou

12. Molecular Pathology of Gastrointestinal Tumors
Andrea Grin, Serge Jothy

13. Molecular Testing in Pulmonary Tumors
Jeffrey J. Tanguay, Shirin Karimi, David M. Hwang, Ming-Sound Tsao

14. Molecular testing in Gynecological Malignancies
Pamela M. Ward, Louis Dubeau

15. Molecular Testing in CNS tumors
Jason Karamchandani

16. RETRACTED CHAPTER: Molecular Testing in Adult Kidney Tumors
Manal Y. Gabril, George M. Yousef

17. Molecular Testing in Prostate Cancer
Manal Y. Gabril, George M. Yousef

18. Molecular Testing in Urothelial Tumors
Manal Y. Gabril, George M. Yousef

19. Molecular Testing in Thyroid Cancer
Matthew T. Olson, Jason D. Prescott, Martha A. Zeiger

20. Molecular Testing of Head and Neck Tumors
Diana Bell, Ehab Y. Hanna

21. Molecular Testing in Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors
Brendan C. Dickson, Gino R. Somers, Rita A. Kandel

22. Molecular testing in Cutaneous Melanoma
Margaret Redpath, Leon Kempen, Caroline Robert, Alan Spatz

23. Molecular Testing in Paediatric Tumours
Gino R. Somers, Paul S. Thorner

24. Pharmacogenomics in Molecular Oncology
Soya S. Sam, Gregory J. Tsongalis

25. Quality Assurance in Molecular Testing of Cancer
Sylviane Olschwang, Simon Patton, Etienne Rouleau, Elisabeth Dequeker

26. Retraction Note to: 26 Molecular Testing in Adult Kidney Tumors
Manal Y. Gabril, George M. Yousef

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Pathology, Hematology, Laboratory Medicine, Cancer Research