Immunology of Ocular Tumors (Hardcover)

1. Clinical Remarks on Intra- and Periocular Tumors 2. Ocular Immune Privilege and Tumors 3. The Role of Stroma in the Growth or Rejection of Antigenic Solid Tumors 4. Molecular Mechanisms of Melanoma Cell Motility and Tissue Invasion 5. Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Metastatic Tumor Spread in Uveal Melano 6. The Pivotal Role of VEGF in Tumor Angiogenesis 7. Natural Killer Cells and Uveal Melanoma 8. Specific Immune Response Against Tumor Antigens Defined by Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes (CTL) 9. HLA and Cancer: ß2-Microglobulin Mutations and Malignant Melanoma 10. HLA Antigens of Ocular Melanoma; Antigen Expression on Uveal Melanoma 11. CD40-CD40-Ligand-Interactions and Their Role in Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Priming and Anti-tumor Immunity 12. The Role of Apoptosis in Cancerogenesis and Resistance to Therapy: Lessons from Malignant Glioma 13. Treatment of Disseminated Uveal Melanoma: A Continuing Dilemma? 14. Cytokine Therapy and Ocular Melanoma 15. Dendritic Cell-based Melanoma Vaccines 16. Immunology of Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Lid 17. CD44 Expression and Invasiveness in Basal Cell Carcinoma: A Brief Overview 18. Recognition of Lymphoma Cells by Human y8T Lymphocytes 19. Somatic Mutation Analysis of Ocular Adnexal Extranodal Marginal Zone b-cell Lymphomas 20. Immunopathology and Molecular Biology of Primary Intraocular Lymphoma 21. Immunology of Paraneoplastic Syndromes