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Pediatric Oncology - Pediatric CNS Tumors is a detailed review of childhood nervous system tumors with a particular emphasis on biological data and treatment algorithms for each tumor type. Additional detailed information is provided on the recent advances in chemotherapy, radiation and surgery for these tumors. All brain tumors discussed in detail by pathological type Current therapeutic strategies for pediatric brain tumors Includes surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy

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Author:   Nalin Gupta ,  Anuradha Banerjee ,  Daphne A. Haas-Kogan
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   2004 ed.
ISBN:  

9783642055546

ISBN 10:   3642055540
Pages:   302
Publication Date:   06 March 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

Tumors by Pathological Type: Supratentorial Gliomas. Low grade astrocytomas. Malignant astrocytomas. Optic pathway gliomas.- Cerebellar Astrocytoma.- Brainstem Glioma. Diffuse pontine glioma. Dorsally exophytic glioma. Cervico-medullary astrocytoma.- Ependymoma.- Primitive neuroectodermal tumors. Supratentorial PNET. Medulloblastoma. Atypical rhabdoid/teratoid tumors.- Germ Cell Tumors. Germinoma. Choriocarcinoma. Yolk cell tumor. Teratoma.- Craniopharyngioma.- Neuronal Tumors. Ganglioglioma. DNET.- Choroid Plexus Tumors.- Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumors. Ependymoma. Astrocytoma.- Neurocutaneous Syndromes. NF. Tuberous sclerosis. Von Hippel-Lindau. Ataxia telangiectasia.- Advances in Management: Diagnostic Imaging. Functional MRI. MR spectroscopy. Diagnosis of radiation necrosis.- Surgery. Brain mapping for dominant hemisphere tumors. Posterior fossa tumors. Spinal cord tumors. Special considerations in infants.- Chemotherapy.- Radiation Therapy.- Treatment Algorithms.- Chemotherapy Schedules.

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Aus den Rezensionen: Das englisch geschriebene Buch richtet sich primar an padiatrische Onkologen, Neuropadiater, Neurochirurgen und Radio-Onkologen. ... Reichlich bebildert, gibt das Buch einen guten Auberblick uber das relativ neue Fach Padiatrische Neuro-Onkologie. Betreffend Management dieser Patienten wird dargestellt, was an der University of California, San Francisco, praktiziert wird. ... Insgesamt ein vom Umfang und von den Bildern her attraktives Buch zum Einstieg ins Fach. Als umfassendes Nachschlagewerk fur den Fortgeschrittenen ! (in: Paediatrica, 2004, Vol. 15, Issue 4, S. 72)

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