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Cancer of the Nervous System

by Peter M. Black

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Thoroughly revised to reflect the latest advances in neurosurgery, radiation oncology, chemotherapy, biological therapy, and the basic sciences, the Second Edition of this highly acclaimed volume is the most comprehensive, current reference on tumors of the central and peripheral nervous system. More than 100 of the foremost authorities present multimodality treatment strategies for specific tumor types and examine the mechanisms of tumorigenesis. Coverage includes state-of-the-art information on image-guided surgery, local delivery systems, intraoperative imaging, proton beam therapy, conformal systems, radiosurgery, new drugs and biological agents, and cell cycle deregulation and chromosomal abnormalities in tumorigenesis. This edition contains over 400 illustrations.
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Table of Contents

    Part I. Basic Principles of Epidemiology and Diagnosis

  1. Epidemiology of Brain Tumors
  2. Neuropathology of Central Nervous System Tumors
  3. Molecular Neuropathology
  4. Imaging
  5. SPECT in the Evaluation of Adult Primary Brain Tumors
  6. PET Imaging in Gliomas
  7. MR Spectroscopy and Its Use in Brain Tumor Diagnosis and of Potentially Guiding Therapy
  8. Imaging--fMRI
  9. Clinical Presentation of Patients with Brain Tumors

    Part II. Basic Principles of Treatment

  10. Prnciples of pediatric brain tumor surgery
  11. Principles of Brain Tumor Surgery for Adults
  12. Image Guided Tumor Surgery
  13. Principles of Brain Tumor Radiotherapy
  14. Principles of Cytotoxic Chemotherapy
  15. Biological Based Brain Tumor Therapy
  16. Immunotherapy
  17. Gene Therapy
  18. Management of Non-Neoplastic Problematic Brain Tumor Patients
  19. Psychiatric Management of Brain Tumor Patients
  20. Pain Management and Quality of Life in Patients with Brain Tumors

    Part III. Benign Brain Tumors

  21. Meningioma: Natural History, Diagnosis, and Imaging
  22. Meningioma: Skull Base Surgery
  23. Meningioma: Other Meningioma Surgery
  24. The Role of Radiosurgery in the Treatment of Meningiomas
  25. The Role of Fractionated Radiotherapy in the Treatment of Persistent or Recurrent or Inoperable Meningiomas
  26. Meningioma: Role of Medical Management
  27. Vestibular Schwannoma: Overview of Natural History and Diagosis
  28. Vestibular schwannoma: Role of Surgery
  29. The Role of Radiosurgery in the Treatment of Vestibular Schwannomas
  30. Fractioned Stereotactic Radiotherapy in the Treatment of Acoustic Neuromas
  31. Vestibular Schwannomas in the Setting of Neurofibromatosis Type II
  32. Pituitary Adenoma: Medical Management
  33. Pituitary adenoma: Surgery
  34. The Role of Fractionated Conformal Radiotherapy in the Treatment of Pituitary Adenomas
  35. Surgery for Craniopharyngioma
  36. Craniopharyngioma
  37. Non 8th Nerve Schwannomas of Cranium
  38. Nerve Sheath Tumors of the Spine

    Part IV. Malignant Brain Tumors

  39. Low-grade Supratentorial Gliomas
  40. Pediatric Low-Grade Gliomas of Chiasm and Cerrebellum
  41. Malignant Gliomas
  42. Sarcomas of the skull base
  43. Ependymomas
  44. Medulloblastoma and PNET
  45. Hemangioblastoma
  46. Tumors of the Pineal Region
  47. Central Nervous System Lymphoma in AIDS and Non-AIDS Patients
  48. Gliomas of the Spine
  49. Vertebral Body Tumors
  50. Rare Malignant Brain Tumors

    Part V. Metastatic Disease

  51. Radiotherapy / Radiosurgery for Brain Metastasis
  52. Chemotherapy for Central Nervous System Tumors
  53. Epidural Disease
  54. Neoplastic meningitis
  55. Paraneoplastic Diseases of the Nervous System

    Part VI. Basic Science

  56. Hereditary Brain Tumor Syndromes
  57. Growth Factors
  58. Angiogenesis
  59. Invasion
  60. Immunobiology
  61. Animal Models
  62. Molecular Genetics of Brain Tumors
  63. Predicting Medulloblastoma Outcome
  64. Predictive Markers in Gliomas
  65. Molecular Markers of Metastatic Disease
  66. Stem Cell Biology and Brain Tumors
  67. Issues Regarding Death and Dying in Brain Tumor Patients

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780781737319
Editor:
Black, Peter M.
Editor:
Loeffler, Jay S.
Editor:
Black, Peter M.
Editor:
Black, Peter M; Loeffler, Jay S
Editor:
Loeffler, Jay S.
Author:
Black, Peter M.
Author:
Loeffler, Jay S.
Publisher:
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Subject:
Surgery - Neurosurgery
Subject:
Oncology
Subject:
Neurology - General
Edition Number:
2
Edition Description:
Second
Publication Date:
September 2004
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
900
Dimensions:
10.72x9.22x1.64 in. 6.20 lbs.
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