Title | Combined Modality Therapy of Central Nervous System Tumors [electronic resource] / edited by Zbigniew Petrovich, Luther W. Brady, Michael L. J. Apuzzo, Michael Bamberg |
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Imprint | Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2003 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-56411-6 |
Descript | X, 640 p. online resource |
1 Epidemiology of Primary Brain Tumors -- 2 Pathology of CNS Tumors -- 3 Molecular Biology -- 4 Biological Principles of Radiotherapy in the Central Nervous System -- 5 Principles of Physics of External Beam Radiotherapy -- 6 Principles of Physics of Stereotactic Radiosurgery -- 7 Imaging of Intracranial and Spinal Neoplasms -- 8 Surgical Management of Pituitary Adenomas -- 9 Radiotherapy for Pituitary Adenomas -- 10 Craniopharyngiomas: Surgical Management -- 11 Radiation Therapy for Craniopharyngioma -- 12 Management of Vestibular Schwannomas -- 13 Surgical Therapy and Problems in the Treatment of Meningioma -- 14 Radiotherapy for Meningioma -- 15 Management of Low-grade Gliomas: A Surgical Perspective -- 16 Radiotherapy in the Management of Low-grade Gliomas -- 17 Surgical Therapy and Problems in the Treatment of Malignant Gliomas -- 18 Radiation Therapy Principles for High-Grade Gliomas -- 19 The Role of Stereotactic Radiosurgery in the Management of Primary Brain Tumors -- 20 Frameless Stereotactic Radiosurgery -- 21 Treatment of Brain Metastasis -- 22 Management of Skull Base Tumors -- 23 Treatment of CNS Lymphomas -- 24 Chemotherapy in Adult CNS Tumors -- 25 Immunotherapy for Primary Brain Tumors -- 26 Prospects for Gene Therapy for Brain Tumors -- 27 Radiation Therapy in the Management of Pediatric Brain Tumors -- 28 Surgical Management of Pediatric Patients with CNS Tumors -- 29 Chemotherapy in Pediatric Patients -- 30 Surgery for Primary and Metastatic Tumors of the Spine -- 31 Radiotherapy of Tumors of the Spine -- 32 Management of Rare Central Nervous System Tumors -- 33 Toxicity of Therapy and Quality of Life in Patients Treated for CNS Tumors -- 34 Complexity of Nursing in Patients Undergoing Treatment for CNS Tumors -- List of Contributors