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Record Nr.

UNINA9910466001903321

Autore

Constine Louis S.

Titolo

Pediatric radiation oncology / / [editors] Louis S. Constine, Nancy J. Tarbell, Edward C. Halperin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania] : , : Wolters Kluwer, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-4963-6568-2

9781496342867

Edizione

[6th ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (142 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Altri autori (Persone)

AbramsonDavid H (MSKCC.)

DunkelIra J (MSKCC.)

FrancisJasmine Helen (MSKCC.)

WoldenSuzanne L (MSKCC.)

Disciplina

618.929920642

Soggetti

Tumors in children

Neoplasms - Radiotherapy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The cancer problem in children -- Leukemias in children -- Supratentorial brain tumors -- Tumors of the posterior fossa and the spinal canal -- Retinoblastoma -- Neuroblastoma -- Hodgkin lymphoma -- Non-Hodgkin lymphoma -- Ewing sarcoma -- Osteosarcoma, chordoma, and chondrosarcoma -- Rhabdomyosarcoma -- Soft tissue sarcomas other than rhabdomyosarcoma; desmoid tumor -- Wilms tumor -- Liver tumors in children -- Germ and stromal cell tumors of the gonads and extragonadal germ cell tumors -- Endocrine, aerodigestive tract, and breast tumors -- Langerhans cell histiocytosis -- Vascular neoplasms and skin cancer -- Late effects of cancer treatment -- Second primary cancers -- Anesthesia for external beam radiotherapy -- Psychosocial aspects of radiotherapy for the child and family with cancer.