The use of low temperatures to destroy abnormal tissues, the basis of cryosurgery, is successfully applied in many branches of medicine, especially in the treatment of different malignancies. This atlas presents the fundamental aspects of cryosurgery and the advantages it offers to cancer patients compared to conventional surgical approaches.

The "Atlas of Cryosurgery" is the first publication to document the modern era of this discipline. The use of low temperatures to destroy abnormal tissues, the basis of cryosurgery, is now being successfully applied in many branches of medicine, especially in the treatment of different malignancies. This atlas aims at presenting the fundamental aspects of modern cryosurgery and the advantages it offers to cancer patients compared to conventional surgical approaches. The presentation includes definitions of the most frequently used terms, short descriptions of the historical and scientific background of cryosurgery as well as an outline of cryosurgical equipment and techniques. Given, too, is the whole spectrum of experimental and clinical cryosurgery and the results of cryosurgical treatment of tumors in, for example, the liver, lung, or skin and bone. Over 1200, mostly colored illustrations collected from a wide variety of international sources, serve to demonstrate the cryosurgical approach.

Fundamental Aspects of Cryosurgery: Definition and Terminology
History of Cryosurgery
Theoretical Aspects of Cryosurgery.- Experimental Foundations of Cryosurgery: Experimental Basis of Cryosurgery.- Basis of Cryosurgical Equipment and Technology: Basic Aspects of Cryosurgical Equipment and Technology
Technical Requirements for Cryosurgical Equipment.- Basic Cryosurgical Techniques: General Techniques of Cryosurgery
Liver Cryosurgical Techniques.- Experimental Aspects: Liver Cryosurgery. An Animal Experiment
Pancreas Cryosurgery. An Animal Experiment.- Clinical Aspects: Cryosurgical Dermatology
Abdominal Cryosurgery: Hepatic Cryosurgery
Abdominal Cryosurgery: Pancreas Cryosurgery
Pulmonary Cryosurgery
Anorectal Cryosurgery: Curative and Palliative Cryosurgery
Breast Cancer Cryosurgery
Breast Cryosurgery: Benign Disorders
Cryosurgical Urology
Orthopedic Cryosurgery
Cosmetic Cryosurgery
Cryosurgical Otorhynolaryngology
Cryophlebology
Cryosurgical Gynecology
Cardiovascular Cryosurgery
Cryomassage.- Tumor Anemia: Causes of Anemia in Cancer Patients.- Subject Index