TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Local Anesthetics, Regional Anesthesia, and Cancer Recurrence A1 - Borgeat, Alain A1 - Aguirre, José A1 - Votta-Velis, E. Gina A2 - Hadzic, Admir PY - 2017 T2 - Hadzic's Textbook of Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Management, 2e AB - Surgical excision is the cornerstone of treatment for solid tumors. Metastatic disease is the most important cause of cancer-related death patients affected with cancer. The likelihood of tumor metastases depends on the balance between the metastatic potential of the primary tumor and the antimetastatic host defenses. Among them, cell-mediated immunity and natural killer (NK) cell function are critical components. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1141731901 ER -