Brain and Spinal Tumors of Childhood
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Brain and Spinal Tumors of Childhood

  1. 552 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Brain and Spinal Tumors of Childhood

About this book

Children with brain and spinal tumors account for 20-25% of childhood cancers. Until the early 1990s there had been little progress in the development of new treatments, and outcomes were not improving despite advances seen in other childhood cancers. During the past 10 years, however, there has been a dramatic increase in interest in the subject a

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Yes, you can access Brain and Spinal Tumors of Childhood by David Walker,Giorgio Perilongo,J Punt,Roger Taylor in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medizin & Medizinische Theorie, Praxis & Referenz. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Acknowledgments
  3. Contents
  4. Contributors
  5. Foreword
  6. Joachin Kühl
  7. Abbreviations
  8. Part I. Introduction
  9. Chapter 1. Introduction
  10. Chapter 2. Historical basis of neuro-oncology
  11. Part II. Epidemiology
  12. Chapter 3. Epidemiology
  13. Chapter 4A. Neuroembryology
  14. Chapter 4B. Tumor biology
  15. Chapter 5. Pathology and molecular classification
  16. Part III. Diagnosis and treatment planning
  17. Chapter 6. Clinical syndromes
  18. Chapter 7. Diagnostic imaging
  19. Chapter 8. Clinical trials
  20. Part IV. Treatment techniques and neurotoxicities
  21. Chapter 9. Neurosurgical techniques
  22. Chapter 10. Radiotherapy techniques
  23. Chapter 11. Neuropsychological outcome
  24. Chapter 12. Drug delivery
  25. Part V. Disease-specific multidisciplinary management
  26. Chapter 13A. Astrocytic tumors, low-grade: general considerations
  27. Chapter 13B. Astrocytic tumors, low grade: treatment considerations by primary site and tumor dissemination
  28. Chapter 14. Astrocytic tumors, high-grade
  29. Chapter 15. Brainstem tumors
  30. Chapter 16. Embryonic tumors
  31. Chapter 17. Ependymal tumors
  32. Chapter 18A. Germ-cell tumors of the central nervous system
  33. Chapter 18B. Germ-cell tumors: a commentary
  34. Chapter 19. Infant brain tumors
  35. Chapter 20. Craniopharyngioma
  36. Chapter 21. Intradural spinal tumors
  37. Chapter 22. Rare tumors
  38. Chapter 23. Exploiting biology for therapeutic gain
  39. Part VI. Late consequences and supportive care
  40. Chapter 24. Toxicity and late effects
  41. Chapter 25. Physical care, rehabilitation, and complementary therapies
  42. Chapter 26. Cognitive development and educational rehabilitation
  43. Chapter 27. Quality of survival
  44. Chapter 28. Information needs for children and families
  45. Chapter 29. Future challenges
  46. Back Cover