Neuro-oncology / / edited by Roger J. Packer, David Schiff

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910141342503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chichester, West Sussex, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012
• ISBN: 1-118-32144-8; 1-280-59885-9; 9786613628688; 1-118-32143-X; 1-118-32147-2; 1-118-32145-6
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (274 p.)
• Collana: NIP- Neurology in Practice
• Altri autori (Persone): PackerRoger J. <1951->; SchiffDavid <1959->
• Disciplina: 616.99/481
• Soggetti: Nervous system - Cancer; Central nervous system - Cancer
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Neuro-oncology, First Edition; Contents; Contributors; Series Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I: Overview and General Aspects of Therapy; 1: Diagnosis of Brain Tumors: Clinical and Radiographic; 2: Epidemiology and Etiology; 3: General Aspects of Surgery; 4: General Approach to Radiation Oncology; 5:General Aspects of Chemotherapy Including "Biologic Agents"; Part II:Adult Nervous System Tumors; 6:Malignant Gliomas in Adulthood; 7:Low Grade Gliomas and Oligodendrogliomas in Adulthood; 8:Ependymomas; 9:Germ Cell Tumors and Other Pineal Region Tumors; 10:Sellar Tumors: Pituitary Adenomas and Craniopharyngiomas11:Meningiomas; 12:Primary Central Nervous System Lymphomas; 13:Intradural Spinal Cord Tumors; Part III:Pediatric Brain Tumors; 14:Gliomas in Childhood; 15:Embryonal Tumors; 16:Infantile Brain Tumors; Part IV:Effects of Systemic Cancer and Treatment on the Nervous System; 17:Intracranial Metastases; 18:Spinal Cord Compression; 19:Leptomeningeal Metastases; 20:Immune-Mediated Paraneoplastic Neurologic Disorders: An Overview; 21:Neurotoxicity of ; Radiation Therapy and Chemotherapy; Index; Color Plates
• Sommario/riassunto: The aim of the Neurology in Practice series is to provide a clinical 'in the office' or 'at the bedside' guide to effective patient care for neurologists in practice and in training. The tone will be practical, not academic. The working assumption is that readers want to know what (and what not) might or should be done, without over emphasis on the why. That said, it is important to review the crucial basic science necessary for effective diagnosis and management, and to provide reminders in the context of the practical chapters. The books will not be heavily referenced, in line with a more