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UNINA9910958678803321 |
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Titolo |
Central nervous system tumours of childhood / / edited by Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis |
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London, : Mac Keith Press, 2005 |
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[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (372 p.) |
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Collana |
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Clinics in developmental medicine, , 0069-4835 ; ; no. 166 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Tumors in children |
Central nervous system - Tumors |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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; Sect. I Introduction, and overview of diagnosis, biology and therapy -- ; 1. Introduction / Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- ; 2. The epidemiology of paediatric CNS tumours / GA Amos Burke -- ; 3. Paediatric CNS tumours: neuroimaging / Shelley Renowden -- ; 4. Pathology and molecular oncology of childhood CNS tumours / Lucy B. Rorke-Adams and Jaclyn A Biegel -- ; 5. Molecular approaches to the understanding and treatment of childhood CNS tumours / Richard J Gilbertson -- ; 6. Surgical management of CNS tumours in the paediatric population / Jerard Ross and John Thorne -- ; 7. General principles of radiotherapy / Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- ; 8. General principles of chemotherapy / Eddy Estlin -- ; 9. Management of complications at presentation for children with CNS tumours / Stephen Lowis -- ; Sect. II CNS tumours of childhood -- ; 10. Low-grade and high-grade astrocytoma / Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- ; 11. Ependymoma / Ute Bartels, Douglas J Hyder, Annie Huang and Eric Bouffet -- ; 12. Brainstem tumours / Carolyn R Freeman and Jean-Pierre Farmer -- ; 13. Primitive neuroectodermal tumours / Stephen Lowis -- ; 14. Intracranial germ cell tumours / Susanne J Rogers an Frank H Saran -- ; 15. Choroid plexus papilloma and carcinoma / Stephen Lowis --- ; 16. Craniopharyngioma / Eddy Estlin -- ; 17. Mixed neuronal tumours / Eddy Estlin -- ; 18. Spinal cord tumours in children / Douglas H. Hyder, Peter B Dirks, Ute Bartels and Eric Bouffet |
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-- ; 19. Metastatic disease affecting the CNS / Stephen Lowis -- ; Sect. III Late effects, rehabilitation and palliative care -- ; 20. Late effects of CNS tumours / Adam Glaser and Gary Butler -- ; 21. An overview of cerebral functioning and its application in the developing brain / Andrew Curran -- ; 22. Palliative care / Erica Mackie -- ; Sect. IV Summary -- ; 23. Conclusions and future directions / Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis. |
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Covers all clinical aspects of central nervous system (CNS) tumours in children, including epidemiology and neuroimaging, the general principles of surgery and radiotherapy/chemotherapy as well as palliative care and quality of life. It also includes diagnosis and management, important areas of research which are important for clinical practice. |
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UNINA9910895132103321 |
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Titolo |
Digital age in semiotics & communication |
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Sofia : , : Southeast European Center for Semiotic Studies : , : New Bulgarian University Publishing House |
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Language and the Internet |
Semiotics |
Communication |
Langage et Internet |
Periodicals. |
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