03989nam 2200553 a 450 991078629450332120200520144314.0(CKB)2670000000332619(EBL)1667676(SSID)ssj0000585051(PQKBManifestationID)12264174(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000585051(PQKBWorkID)10593137(PQKB)10642477(MiAaPQ)EBC3329148(Au-PeEL)EBL3329148(CaPaEBR)ebr10313250(OCoLC)946263551(EXLCZ)99267000000033261920060330d2005 uy 0engurcnu---unuuutxtccrCentral nervous system tumours of childhood[electronic resource] /edited by Eddy Estlin and Stephen LowisLondon Mac Keith Press20051 online resource (372 p.)Clinics in developmental medicine,0069-4835 ;no. 166Description based upon print version of record.1-898683-38-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Sect. IIntroduction, 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. IICNS 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 --19.Metastatic disease affecting the CNS /Stephen Lowis --Sect. IIILate 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. IVSummary --23.Conclusions and future directions /Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis.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.Clinics in developmental medicine ;no. 166.Tumors in childrenCentral nervous systemTumorsTumors in children.Central nervous systemTumors.618.92/994Estlin Eddy1278932Lowis Stephen1471414MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910786294503321Central nervous system tumours of childhood3683701UNINA