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Neuro-Oncology, Part II
This volume is part of the Handbook of Clinical Neurology series, the world’s most comprehensive source of information in neurology. Now in its third generation, the series has an unparalleled reputation for providing the latest foundational research, diagnosis, and treatment protocols essential for both basic neuroscience research and clinical neurology.
Wolfgang Grisold (Author), Riccardo Soffietti (Author)
9780444535023, Elsevier Science
Hardback, published 11 February 2012
572 pages
26 x 19.5 x 3.2 cm, 1.7 kg
"…an unparalleled reputation as the world's most comprehensive source of information in neurology...Describes the advances which have occurred in clinical neurology and the neurosciences, their impact on the understanding of neurological disorders and on patient care."--Doody.com, April 24, 2013
Handbook of Clinical Neurology: Neuro-Oncology, Part II provides an overview of the most recent developments in the field of neuro-oncology, including new diagnostic imaging techniques, along with immunology, molecular biology, and clinical aspects of different types of tumors. It also considers management and new therapeutic strategies for tumors, such as gene therapy, radiation therapy, and molecularly targeted treatments. Divided into five sections encompassing 33 chapters, the book begins with a description of specific tumor types such as low-grade gliomas, anaplastic astrocytomas, and medulloblastoma and primitive neuroectodermal tumors, along with rare brain tumors like neurofibromatosis and other genetic syndromes. It then discusses tumors at special sites, from brainstem tumors to peripheral nerve tumors, tumors of the meninges, and optic, hypothalamic, and thalamic tumors. It also explains the neurological complications of systemic cancer and the adverse effects of some treatments. Clinicians and neuroscientists, as well as researchers who read this book, will gain a better understanding of the clinical features and management of the neurological manifestations of tumors.
Series Page Handbook of Clinical Neurology 3rd Series Foreword Preface List of contributors Chapter 29: Low-grade gliomas Chapter 30: Anaplastic astrocytomas Chapter 31: Anaplastic oligodendroglial tumors Chapter 32: Glioblastoma Chapter 33: Gliomatosis cerebri Chapter 34: Primary central nervous system lymphoma Chapter 35: Medulloblastoma and primitive neuroectodermal tumors Chapter 36: Ependymomas, neuronal and mixed neuronal–glial tumors, dysembroblastic neuroepithelial tumors, pleomorphic xanthoastrocytomas, and pilocytic astrocytomas Chapter 37: Neurofibromatosis and other genetic syndromes Chapter 38: Brainstem tumors Chapter 39: Optic, hypothalamic, and thalamic tumors Chapter 40: Pineal parenchymal tumors, embryonal tumors, and germ cell tumors Chapter 41: Tumors of the cerebellopontine angle Chapter 42: Tumors of the meninges Chapter 43: The management of skull base tumors Chapter 44: Peripheral nerve tumors Chapter 45: General oncology and neurological complications Chapter 46: Neurological complications of solid tumors Chapter 47: Neurological complications of leukemia and lymphoma Chapter 48: Neurological complications in plasma cell dyscrasias Chapter 49: Brain metastases Chapter 50: Neoplastic meningitis Chapter 51: Spinal cord involvement Chapter 52: Neuromuscular complications Chapter 53: Neurovascular complications of solid tumors and hematological neoplasms Chapter 54: Infectious, metabolic, and endocrine complications Chapter 55: Central nervous system paraneoplastic disease Chapter 56: Paraneoplastic disorders of the peripheral nervous system Chapter 57: Complications of chemotherapy in neuro-oncology Chapter 58: Complications of radiotherapy to the central nervous system Chapter 59: Neurological complications of chemotherapy to the central nervous system Chapter 60: Neurological complications of chemotherapy to the peripheral nervous system Chapter 61: General and neurological complications of targeted therapy Index
Subject Areas: Neurology & clinical neurophysiology [MJN], Oncology [MJCL]
