F.W. Schildberg – författare

Ein Klassiker von zeitlosem Wert – auch für das 21.Jahrhundert!Die anschauliche Beschreibung des Vorgehens in Wort und Bild, die der 1987 erschienene thoraxchirurgische Band aus der Kirschnerschen Operationslehre bietet, ist für viele Operationen unverändert gültig.Durch die Sonderausgabe ist der Band allen Chirurgen, die Eingriffe an der Brust und in der Brusthöhle vornehmen, wieder zugänglich. Ein neu verfasstes Vorwort der Herausgeber präzisiert den aktuellen Stellenwert der dargestellten Verfahren.

It is a great pleasure and honor to be asked to participate in the translation of this important and historical volume on thoracic surgery and to provide this foreword.

An explosion of information has occurred since scientists began to define the molecular events that describe the malignant transformation and progression of cells and their development towards a life-threatening metastatic disease. The First International Congress on Molecular Staging of Cancer, held in Munich in December 2001, aimed to establish an international platform of exchange among molecular biologists, cell biologists, tumor immunologists, and clinical and surgical oncologists. This network approach should be fruitful for both clinicians and researchers. The highlighted topics included tumor-associated proteolysis, minimal residual disease, new approaches for molecular diagnosis and targeting, and the first molecular staging models. One session focused on technology transfer, opening up a new field of funding for innovative concepts. Finally, the impact of molecular staging on clinical strategies was discussed.