Sooner than expected, the first edition of this book has sold out. The fact that the book was so well received shows that there is a demand for a comprehensive, practice oriented textbook of neuro-oncology. This is all the more true today as there have been many more advances in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with brain tumors than in prior decades. A number of these advancements can be attributed to the use of translational medicine for which there is now good scientifi c rationale. For this reason a comprehensive revision of the fi rst edition had become necessary.
Contents
Part I Cranial Neuro-Oncology
1 Pathology and Classifi cation of Tumors of the Nervous System
2 Targeted Therapies
3 Tumors of the Skull
4 Meningiomas and Meningeal Tumors
5 Low-Grade Astrocytomas
6 Stereotactic Brachytherapy in Low-Grade Gliomas
7 High-Grade Astrocytoma/Glioblastoma
8 Oligodendroglioma
9 Ependymomas and Ventricular Tumors
10 Medulloblastoma-PNET, Craniopharyngioma Adult Tumors of Pediatric Origin
11 Glioneuronal Tumors
12 Inactive Adenomas
13 Functioning Adenomas
14 Tumors of the Pineal Region
15 Tumors of the Cranial Nerves
16 Hemangioblastoma and Von Hippel–Lindau Disease
17 Tumors of the Skull Base
18 Orbital Tumors
19 Primary CNS Lymphoma
20 Brain Metastasis
Part II Pediatric Neuro-Oncology
21 Neurocutaneous Syndromes
22 Supratentorial Hemispheric Low-Grade Gliomas in Children
23 Optic Gliomas
24 Thalamic Gliomas
25 Midbrain Gliomas
26 Supratentorial High-Grade Gliomas
27 Ganglioglioma
28 Cerebellar Astrocytomas
29 Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Gliomas
30 Dorsally Exophytic Brain Stem Gliomas
31 Cervicomedullary Gliomas
32 Desmoplastic Infantile Gangliogliomas
33 Pleomorphic Xanthoastrocytoma
34 Hypothalamic Hamartoma
35 Ependymomas
36 Medulloblastoma
37 Supratentorial Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors
38 Dysembryoplastic Neuroectodermal Tumors
39 Meningiomas in Children
40 Pineal Region Tumors in Children
41 Pituitary Tumors in Children
42 Craniopharyngiomas
43 Intracranial Germ Cell Tumors
44 Choroid Plexus Tumors
45 Malignant Rhabdoid Tumors of the CNS
46 Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
47 Tumors of the Skull Base in Children
48 Tumors of the Cranial Vault in Children
49 Epidural Spinal Tumors in Children
50 Spinal Column Tumors
51 Pediatric Spinal Intradural Extramedullary Tumors
52 Intramedullary Spinal Tumors in Children
53 Peripheral Nerve Tumors in Children
Part III Spinal Neuro-Oncology
54 Intramedullary Tumors
55 Intradural Extramedullary Tumors
56 Epidural Tumors and Metastases
57 Spinal Robotic Radiosurgery
Part IV Peripheral Nerve Tumors
58 Peripheral Nerve Tumors
Part V Systemic and General Aspects of Neuro-Oncology
59 General Care of Patients with Cancer Involving the Central Nervous System
60 Palliative Care in Neuro-Oncology
Index
Product Details
- Hardcover: 793 pages
- Publisher: Springer; 2nd edition (March 5, 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 364202873X
- ISBN-13: 978-3642028731
- Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 8 x 1.6 inches