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Brain Tumors, 2nd Edition
An Encyclopedic Approach
Edited by: Andrew H Kaye MB, BS, MD, FRACS, Head of Department and James Stewart Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Melbourne, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
ISBN 0443064261 · Hardback · 1080 Pages · 750 Illustrations
Churchill Livingstone · Published May 2001
Here is the second edition of this best selling book on brain tumors. The text is both clinically focussed and very accessible, making it a popular choice of busy clinicians tackling difficult problems. This area remains an exciting and topical one, and continues to generate much interest amongst neurosurgeons
Contents
SECTION I BASIC PRINCIPLES
Historical perspective.
The developing brain & cellular targets for neoplastic transformation.
Classification & pathogenesis of brain tumor.
Epidemiology of brain tumors & factors in prognosis.
Neurogenetics & the molecular biology of human brain tumors.
Biochemistry & metabolism of brain tumors.
Gene therapy for brain tumors.
Immunology of brain tumors & implications for immunotherapy.
Histopathology immunochemistry & ultrastructure of brain tumors.
Brain edema, increased intracranial pressure vascular effects and other epiphenomena of human brain tumors.
Clinical imaging & laboratory diagnosis of brain tumors.
Neuro-ophthalmology of brain tumors.
Epilepsy associated with brain tumors.
Functional and metabolic imaging of brain tumors.
Anesthesia & intensive care management of patients with brain tumors.
Surgical principles in the management of brain tumors.
Stereotaxis in the diagnosis and management of brain tumors.
Radiosurgery for brain tumors and Radiation Therapy.
Chemotherapy for brain tumors.
Clinical trials and combined modality therapy for adult glioma.
Experimental therapy for brain tumors.
Experimental models of brain tumors.
Management of brain tumors in the pediatric patient.
SECTION II SPECIFIC BRAIN TUMORS
Part I Gliomas
Management of recent gliomas and meningiomas.
Low grade astrocytomas.
Glioblastoma multiforme and anaplastic astrocytoma.
Oligodendroglioma.
Intracranial ependymomas.
Choroid plexus papilloma.
Uncommon glial tumors.
Part II Neuronal and neuronal precursor tumors
Medulloblastoma and primitive neuroectodermal tumors.
Part III Nerve sheath tumors
Acoustic neurinoma (vestibular schwannoma).
Acoustic neurinoma (vestibular schwannoma) - the suboccipital approach.
Other schwannomas of cranial nerves.
Brain tumors associated with neurofibromatosis.
Part IV Meningeal tumors
Meningiomas.
Meningeal hemangiopericytomas.
Meningeal sarcoma.
Part V Pineal region tumors
Pineal cell and germ cell tumors.
Part VI Pituitary tumors
Pituitary tumors.
Part VII Skull base tumors
Chordomas and chondrosarcomas of the cranial base.
Glomus jugulare tumors.
Carcinoma of the paranasal sinuses.
Esthesioneuroblastoma - management and outcome.
Part VIII Cerebal lymphoma
Cerebal lymphoma.
Part IX Tumor-like malformations
Craniopharyngioma.
Dermoid, epidermoid and neurenteric cysts.
Colloid cysts.
Part X Metastatic brain tumors
Metastatic brain tumors.
Appendix
Index
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