Principles of neuro-oncology
By: editors, David Schiff, Brian Patrick O'Neill.
Contributors: Schiff, David, 1959-; O'Neill, Brian, M.D.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical Pub. Division; McGraw-Hill Professional
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 750
Subjects: Nervous system -- Cancer; Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue; Nervous System Neoplasms
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Epidemiology of brain cancer; title: Translational applications of molecular biology in neuro-oncology; title: Presentation and approach to patient; title: Neuroimaging; title: Neuropathology; title: Surgical management; title: Principles of radiotherapy and radiosurgery; title: Principles of chemotherapy; title: Supportive care; title: Neurophychological issues; title: Clinical trial design in neuro-oncology; title: The phakomatoses; title: High-grade astrocytomas; title: Low-grade astrocytomas; title: Oligodendroglioma and mixed gliomas; title: Brainstem gliomas; title: Primary central nervous system lymphoma; title: Primary meningeal neoplasms; title: Pituitary adenomas and sellar lesions: multidisciplinary management; title: Primitive neuroectodermal tumors; title: Ependymomas and intraventricular tumors; title: Primary tumors of the cranial nerves and skull base; title: Intracranial germ cell tumors; title: Primary spinal tumors; title: Spinal root and peripheral nerve tumors; title: The management of brain metastases; title: Spinal metastases; title: Leptomeningeal metastases and dural/skull metastases; title: Cancer metastasis to the peripheral nervous system; title: Paraneoplasia; title: Neurologic complications of chemotherapy and biologic therapies; title: Neurologic complications of radiation therapy.