Pediatric CNS Tumors

Pediatric CNS Tumors is a detailed review of childhood brain tumors that offers a biologically based perspective on their management. For each tumor type, epidemiology, pathological features, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment are discussed. Particular emphasis is placed on the provisio...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors Gupta, Nalin (Editor), Banerjee, Anuradha (Editor), Haas-Kogan, Daphne A. (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
Edition3rd ed. 2017.
SeriesPediatric Oncology,
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783319307893
ISSN1613-5318
DOI10.1007/978-3-319-30789-3
Physical DescriptionXIII, 387 p. 96 illus., 32 illus. in color. online resource.

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Table of Contents:
  • Low grade gliomas
  • High Grade Gliomas
  • Brainstem Gliomas
  • Ependymoma
  • Embryonal Tumors
  • Intracranial Germ Cell Tumors
  • Craniopharyngioma
  • Neuronal Tumors
  • Choroid Plexus Tumors
  • Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumors
  • Rare Tumors
  • Neurocutaneous Syndromes and Associated CNS Tumors
  • Modern Neuroimaging of Pediatric Brain Tumors
  • Current Surgical Management
  • Chemotherapy
  • Advances in Radiation Therapy
  • Late Effects of Treatment and Palliative Care.