Oncology of CNS Tumors

Since the first edition of this popular reference, many new diagnostic procedures and treatment modalities have been developed within neuro-oncology. This edition contains those advances and includes new chapters on palliative care and molecular markers.

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.

An easy-to-use reference fully updated since the successful first edition Clear, standardised structure allowing quick access to data Practice-oriented contents relevant to diagnosis and treatment Includes new chapters on palliative care and molecular markers Of great value to both practicing clinicians and researchers in the field of translational neuro-oncology

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The rapidity with which new diagnostic procedures and treatment modalities are being developed within neuro-oncology means that experts continually have to strive to ensure that their knowledge remains up-to-date. With this in mind, the editors have prepared a new, revised edition of Neuro-oncology of CNS Tumors that takes account of the very significant advances made since publication of the well-received first edition. The clear structure of the first edition has been retained as it ensures that the book will serve as an easy-to-use reference, providing ready guidance on diagnosis and treatment. Each chapter addresses a particular disease, and great efforts have been made to include all findings and other information likely to be relevant in clinical practice. Once again, the contributors have been carefully selected and are leading experts on their subject. This book will prove of great value to both practicing clinicians and researchers in the field of translational neuro-oncology.

Inhalt
Cranial Neuro-Oncology.- Pathology and Classification of Tumors of the Nervous System.- Targeted Therapies.- Tumors of the Skull.- Meningiomas and Meningeal Tumors.- Low-Grade Astrocytomas.- Stereotactic Brachytherapy in Low-Grade Gliomas.- High-Grade Astrocytoma/Glioblastoma.- Oligodendroglioma.- Ependymomas and Ventricular Tumors.- Medulloblastoma-PNET, Craniopharyngioma Adult Tumors of Pediatric Origin.- Glioneuronal Tumors.- Inactive Adenomas.- Functioning Adenomas.- Tumors of the Pineal Region.- Tumors of the Cranial Nerves.- Hemangioblastoma and Von HippelLindau Disease.- Tumors of the Skull Base.- Orbital Tumors.- Primary CNS Lymphoma.- Brain Metastasis.- Pediatric Neuro-Oncology.- Neurocutaneous Syndromes.- Supratentorial Hemispheric Low-Grade Gliomas in Children.- Optic Gliomas.- Thalamic Gliomas.- Midbrain Gliomas.- Supratentorial High-Grade Gliomas.- Ganglioglioma.- Cerebellar Astrocytomas.- Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Gliomas.- Dorsally Exophytic Brain Stem Gliomas.- Cervicomedullary Gliomas.- Desmoplastic Infantile Gangliogliomas.- Pleomorphic Xanthoastrocytoma.- Hypothalamic Hamartoma.- Ependymomas.- Medulloblastoma.- Supratentorial Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors.- Dysembryoplastic Neuroectodermal Tumors.- Meningiomas in Children.- Pineal Region Tumors in Children.- Pituitary Tumors in Children.- Craniopharyngiomas.- Intracranial Germ Cell Tumors.- Choroid Plexus Tumors.- Malignant Rhabdoid Tumors of the CNS.- Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis.- Tumors of the Skull Base in Children.- Tumors of the Cranial Vault in Children.- Epidural Spinal Tumors in Children.- Spinal Column Tumors.- Pediatric Spinal Intradural Extramedullary Tumors.- Intramedullary Spinal Tumors in Children.- Peripheral Nerve Tumors in Children.- Spinal Neuro-Oncology.- IntramedullaryTumors.- Intradural Extramedullary Tumors.- Epidural Tumors and Metastases.- Spinal Robotic Radiosurgery.- Peripheral Nerve Tumors.- Peripheral Nerve Tumors.- Systemic and General Aspects of Neuro-Oncology.- General Care of Patients with Cancer Involving the Central Nervous System.- Palliative Care in Neuro-Oncology.