Leptomeningeal Metastases

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Abrey, Lauren E. (Editor), Chamberlain, Marc C. (Editor), Engelhard, Herbert H. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2005.
• Series: Cancer Treatment and Research, 125
• Subjects: Medicine.; Oncology.; Neurology.; Neurosurgery.; Surgical oncology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Surgical Oncology.
• Physical Description: VII, 196 p. online resource.
• ISBN: 9780387241999
• ISSN: 0927-3042 ;

Leptomeningeal Metastases provides the reader with an overview of the state-of-the-art therapy for the leptomeningeal patient with additional information on epidemiology, symptom management, new clinical trials, and current basic research in animal models for experimental therapies. "Leptomeningeal metastases remains a devastating manifestation of hematologic malignancies and solid tumors. Leading figures in the field review the pathophysiology and clinical consequences of this process. State-of-the-art treatment strategies are presented highlighting advances in current management." Steven T. Rosen, M.D. Series Editor.