Brain Tumors in Children

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Gajjar, Amar (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Reaman, Gregory H. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Racadio, Judy M. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Smith, Franklin O. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Oncology .; Pediatrics.; Neurology .; Radiotherapy.; Neurosurgery.; Oncology.; Neurology.

This book is a comprehensive and up-to-date compendium of all aspects of brain tumors in children. After introductory chapters on the epidemiology of brain tumors, the book will provide readers with state-of-the art chapters on the principals of radiation therapy, neurosurgery and neuroimaging. Subs...

Table of Contents:

• Epidemiology of CNS tumors
• Principals of Neurosurgery
• Principals of Radiation Oncology
• Neuroimaging for CNS tumors
• CNS tumor predisposition syndromes
• Modern principals of CNS Tumor Classification
• Medulloblastoma
• Ependymoma
• High Grade Glioma
• Diffuse Pontine Glioma
• Low Grade Glioma
• CNS Germ Cell Tumors
• Craniopharyngioma
• Rare CNS Tumors
• Infant tumors
• Late effects - Neurocognitive outcomes
• Late Effects - Endocrine deficiencies; Second Malignancies; Late Mortality
• Global Challenges in Neuro Oncology
• Future Directions.