Posterior Fossa Tumors in Children
This book, written by experts from across the world, provides a comprehensive, up-to-date overview covering all aspects of pediatric posterior fossa tumors, including medulloblastoma, ependymoma, cerebellar astrocytoma, atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor, chordoma, brain stem tumors, and rarer entitie...
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| Μορφή: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
2015.
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| Διαθέσιμο Online: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
- Preface
- I General Principles of Treatment in Pediatric Posterior Fossa Tumors
- 1 History of Posterior fossa tumor surgery
- 2 Development of posterior fossa structures
- 3 Microsurgical anatomy of posterior fossa
- 4 Anatomical connections of cerebellum
- 5 Clinical presentation and neurological evaluation: Neuro-ophthalmology
- 6 Molecular biology
- 7 Radiation oncology
- II Surgical Approaches to Pediatric Posterior Fossa Tumors
- 8 Median suboccipital approach
- 9 Paramedian approach
- 10 Skull base approaches in children
- 11 Anterior skull base approaches to posteror fossa
- 12 Treatment of hydrocephalus in PFT
- 13 Intraoperative mapping and monitorisation of PFT
- III Pathologies in Pediatric Posterior Fossa Tumors
- i. Medulloblastoma
- 14. Genetics of PFT
- 15 Radiology in Medulloblastoma
- 16 Surgery in Pediatric Medulloblastoma
- 17 Pathology in Medulloblastoma
- 18 Oncology in Medulloblastoma
- 19 Radiation in Medulloblastoma
- ii. Ependimoma
- 20 Genetics of Ependimoma
- 21 Radiology of Ependimoma
- 22 Surgery of Ependimoma – 23 Pathology of Ependimoma
- 24 Oncology of Ependimoma
- iii. Cerebellar astrocytoma
- 25 Genetics of Cerebellar astrocytoma
- 26 Radiology of Cerebellar astrocytoma
- 27 Surgery of Cerebellar astrocytoma
- 28 Pathology Cerebellar astrocytoma 29 Oncology of Cerebellar astrocytoma
- 30 Radiation in Cerebellar astrocytoma
- iv. Brain stem tumors
- 31 Radiology in Brain stem tumors
- 32 Surgery of mesenchephalon
- 33 Surgery of pontine tumors
- 34 Surgery of medulla oblongata tumors
- 35 Pathology of Brain stem tumors
- 36 Radiation in Brain stem tumors
- 37 Oncology of Brain stem tumors
- v. AT/RT
- 38 Genetics in AT/RT
- 39 Radiology in AT/RT
- 40 Surgery in AT/RT
- 41 Pathology in AT/RT
- 42 Oncology in AT/RT
- 43 Radiation in AT/RT
- vi. Chordoma
- 44 Genetics in Chordoma
- 45 Radiology in Chordoma
- 46 Pathology in Chordoma
- 47 Management of Chordomas
- vii. Rare tumors
- 48 Surgery of choroid plexsus tumors.-49 Oncology of choroid plexsus tumors
- 50 Vestibular schwannoma
- 51 Ganglioglioma
- 52 Dermoid
- 53 Epidermoid
- 54 Lhermitte Duclos
- 55 Meningioma
- IV Pre- and Postoperative Care of Pediatric Posterior Fossa Tumors
- 56 Immediate postoperative care: Germany
- 57 Immediate postoperative care: Athens
- 58 Immediate postoperative care: Paris
- 59 Immediate postoperative care: Istanbul
- 60 Immediate postoperative care: Korea
- 61 Immediate postoperative care: Naples
- 62 Surgical complications
- 63 Postoperative vertebral column complications
- 64 Endocrinological complications in posterior fossa tumours
- 65 Rehabilitation of neurodeficits
- 66 Psychiatric support to the family and patient
- Subject Index.
