Oncology of CNS TumorsJörg-Christian Tonn, Manfred Westphal, J. T. Rutka Knowledge about the etiology and diagnosis as well as treatment concepts of neu- oncologic diseases is rapidly growing. This turnover of knowledge makes it dif? cult for the physician engaged in the treatment to keep up to date with current therapies. This book sets out to close the gap and pursues several innovative concepts. As a comprehensive text on neuro-oncology, its chapters are interconnected, but at the same time some chapters or subdivisions are so thoroughly assembled that the whole volume gives the impression of several books combined into one. Neuropathology is treated in an extensive and clearly structured section. The int- ested reader ? nds for each tumor entity the latest well-referenced consensus rega- ing histologic and molecular pathology. Through this “book-in-the-book” concept, information on neuropathology is readily at hand in a concise form and without ov- loading the single chapters. Pediatric neuro-oncology differs in many entities from tumors in adult patients; also, certain tumors of the CNS are typically or mainly found only in the child. Therefore, pediatric neuro-oncology was granted its own, book-like section. Tumor entities that are treated differently in children and adults are included both in the pediatric neuro-oncology section and in the general section. Entities that typically occur only in the child and adolescent are found in the pediatric section in order to avoid redundancies. |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
acromegaly activity addition adults anaplastic appear approach areas associated astrocytomas base benign biopsy bone brain Cancer cause cell cell tumors central chemotherapy classification Clin clinical common complete contrast cranial cranial nerve cyst diagnosis differential diffuse disease effect enhancement ependymoma et al expression extension factors follow-up frequently function gene genetic gliomas grade growth histological imaging improved incidence increased indicated intracranial involvement lateral lesions less loss low-grade majority malignant mass medulloblastoma meningiomas metastases nerve Neurol neurological Neurosurg Neurosurgery occur Oncol Oncology optic orbital outcome patients pediatric pineal pituitary posterior present primary prognosis progression radiation radiosurgery radiotherapy rare recurrence region removal reported resection risk seen signs skull spinal spinal cord Staging stereotactic surgery surgical symptoms therapy tion tissue treated treatment tumors typically usually ventricle vincristine