Pediatric CNS Tumors

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Gupta, Nalin (Editor), Banerjee, Anuradha (Editor), Haas-Kogan, Daphne A. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Edition: 3rd ed. 2017.
• Series: Pediatric Oncology,
• Subjects: Medicine.; Radiotherapy.; Oncology.; Neurology.; Neurosurgery.; Pediatrics.; Medicine & Public Health.

Pediatric CNS Tumors is a detailed review of childhood brain tumors that offers a biologically based perspective on their management. For each tumor type, epidemiology, pathological features, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment are discussed. Particular emphasis is placed on the provisio...

Table of Contents:

• Low grade gliomas
• High Grade Gliomas
• Brainstem Gliomas
• Ependymoma
• Embryonal Tumors
• Intracranial Germ Cell Tumors
• Craniopharyngioma
• Neuronal Tumors
• Choroid Plexus Tumors
• Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumors
• Rare Tumors
• Neurocutaneous Syndromes and Associated CNS Tumors
• Modern Neuroimaging of Pediatric Brain Tumors
• Current Surgical Management
• Chemotherapy
• Advances in Radiation Therapy
• Late Effects of Treatment and Palliative Care.