Full Description
Brain tumors have a longstanding reputation for being intractable to therapy, and with evidence suggesting that the incidence of some brain tumors is increasing, this has become the most feared cancer. However, with improvements in imaging technologies, radiation therapy and chemotherapy , as well as a greater knowledge of the genetic causes of brain tumors, better diagnosis and treatment is available, providing a more optimistic outlook for patients. This book, written by leading professionals in the field of neuro-oncology, provides a valuable overview and presentation of the most up-to-date ideas in the diagnosis, treatment and management of intracranial tumors. Covering the most current diagnostic and therapeutic tools available including MRI, stereotactic needle biopsy, functional MRI, 3D conformal radiotherapy, radiosurgery, fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy, new chemotherapy agents and novel regimens, gene therapy and anti-angiogenesis factors, it will be of great interest to all.
Contents
1. Part I: General Principles Relevant to Diagnosis and Treatment 2. Classification, Incidence and Etiology of Intracranial Tumors 3. Invasion, Angiogenesis and the Blood-brain Barrier 4. Principles of Diagnosis 5. Principles of Therapy 6. Part II 7. Management of Specific Tumors 8. Glial Tumors 9. Meningeal Tumors 10. Neuronal, Mixed and Neuronal-glial and Embryonal Tumors 11. Pineal Region Tumors 12. Tumors of Cranial Nerves and Skull Base 13. Pituitary and Sellar Region Tumors 14. Primary CNS lymphoma and other hemopoietic Tumors 15. Miscellaneous CNS Neoplasms and 'Tumors' 16. Intracranial Metastases
