LEADER 03989nam 2200553 a 450 001 9910786294503321 005 20200520144314.0 035 $a(CKB)2670000000332619 035 $a(EBL)1667676 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000585051 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12264174 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000585051 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10593137 035 $a(PQKB)10642477 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3329148 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3329148 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10313250 035 $a(OCoLC)946263551 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000332619 100 $a20060330d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu---unuuu 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aCentral nervous system tumours of childhood$b[electronic resource] /$fedited by Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis 210 $aLondon $cMac Keith Press$d2005 215 $a1 online resource (372 p.) 225 0$aClinics in developmental medicine,$x0069-4835 ;$vno. 166 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-898683-38-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $gSect. I$tIntroduction, and overview of diagnosis, biology and therapy --$g1.$tIntroduction /$rEddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis --$g2.$tThe epidemiology of paediatric CNS tumours /$rGA Amos Burke --$g3.$tPaediatric CNS tumours: neuroimaging /$rShelley Renowden --$g4.$tPathology and molecular oncology of childhood CNS tumours /$rLucy B. Rorke-Adams and Jaclyn A Biegel --$g5.$tMolecular approaches to the understanding and treatment of childhood CNS tumours /$rRichard J Gilbertson --$g6.$tSurgical management of CNS tumours in the paediatric population /$rJerard Ross and John Thorne --$g7.$tGeneral principles of radiotherapy /$rEddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis --$g8.$tGeneral principles of chemotherapy /$rEddy Estlin --$g9.$tManagement of complications at presentation for children with CNS tumours /$rStephen Lowis --$gSect. II$tCNS tumours of childhood --$g10.$tLow-grade and high-grade astrocytoma /$rEddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis --$g11.$tEpendymoma /$rUte Bartels, Douglas J Hyder, Annie Huang and Eric Bouffet --$g12.$tBrainstem tumours /$rCarolyn R Freeman and Jean-Pierre Farmer --$g13.$tPrimitive neuroectodermal tumours /$rStephen Lowis --$g14.$tIntracranial germ cell tumours /$rSusanne J Rogers an Frank H Saran --$g15.$tChoroid plexus papilloma and carcinoma /$rStephen Lowis ---$g16.$tCraniopharyngioma /$rEddy Estlin --$g17.$tMixed neuronal tumours /$rEddy Estlin --$g18.$tSpinal cord tumours in children /$rDouglas H. Hyder, Peter B Dirks, Ute Bartels and Eric Bouffet --$g19.$tMetastatic disease affecting the CNS /$rStephen Lowis --$gSect. III$tLate effects, rehabilitation and palliative care --$g20.$tLate effects of CNS tumours /$rAdam Glaser and Gary Butler --$g21.$tAn overview of cerebral functioning and its application in the developing brain /$rAndrew Curran --$g22.$tPalliative care /$rErica Mackie --$gSect. IV$tSummary --$g23.$tConclusions and future directions /$rEddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis. 330 $aCovers all clinical aspects of central nervous system (CNS) tumours in children, including epidemiology and neuroimaging, the general principles of surgery and radiotherapy/chemotherapy as well as palliative care and quality of life. It also includes diagnosis and management, important areas of research which are important for clinical practice. 410 0$aClinics in developmental medicine ;$vno. 166. 606 $aTumors in children 606 $aCentral nervous system$xTumors 615 0$aTumors in children. 615 0$aCentral nervous system$xTumors. 676 $a618.92/994 701 $aEstlin$b Eddy$01278932 701 $aLowis$b Stephen$01471414 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910786294503321 996 $aCentral nervous system tumours of childhood$93683701 997 $aUNINA