Brain metastasis
Subtitle: a multidisciplinary approach
By: edited by Lawrence R. Kleinberg.
Contributors: Kleinberg, Lawrence R.
Publisher: Demos
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781933864433
Subjects: Brain -- Cancer; Metastasis; Brain Neoplasms -- secondary
Notes: Includes bibliographic references and index.
Table of contents: title: Neurologic manifestations of brain metastases : recognition, evolution, and management / Jessica Kraker and Jaishri Blakeley; title: Radiation therapy for brain metastases / James B. Yu and Jonathan P.S. Knisely; title: Prognosis of patients with brain metastases who undergo radiation therapy / James B. Yu and Jonathan P.S. Knisely; title: Surgical management of intracranial metastases / James L. Frazier, Michael Lim, and Jon D. Weingart; title: Radiosurgery for brain metastases / Laurie E. Blach, Sammie Coy, and Aizik Loft Wolf; title: The role of targeted therapy without whole-brain radiotherapy / Lawrence R. Kleinberg and Daniele Rigamonti; title: Chemotherapy for brain metastasis : what we know and what we don't / Erin M. Dunbar; title: Supportive care : controlling symptoms of brain metastasis and diminishing the toxicities of treatment / Stephanie E. Weiss; title: Radiosurgery for spinal tumors / Ori Shokek and Lawrence R. Kleinberg.