Malignant Brain Tumors State-of-the-Art Treatment /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Moliterno Gunel, Jennifer (Editor), Piepmeier, Joseph M. (Editor), Baehring, Joachim M. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Neurosurgery.; Surgical oncology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Surgical Oncology.

This text addresses all aspects of patient evaluation and care. This includes new findings in imaging that provide a better understanding of the extent of the lesion as well as its relationship with critical neuroanatomic function. The evolution of intraoperative imaging, functional brain mapping,an...

Table of Contents:

• Part I: Molecular and Clinical Characterization of Gliomas
• The Use of Advanced Neuro-Imaging (fMRI, DTI/Tractography) in the Treatment of Malignant Gliomas
• Molecular Neuropathology and the Ontogeny of Malignant Gloimas
• Personalized Medicine through Advanced Genomics
• Part II: Surgery: Maximizing the Extent of Tumor Resection
• The Usefulness of Stereotactic Neuronavigation Along with Intraoperative Imaging in Malignant Brain Tumor Surgery
• Mapping the Brain for Primary Tumor Surgery
• Fluorescence-guided Resection of Malignant Gliomas
• The Rolse of Laser-Induced Thermal Therapy in the Management of Malignant Gliomas
• Part III: Adjuvant Therapies
• Current Standard Treatment Options of Malignant Glioma
• Targeting Aberrant Signaling Pathways
• Targeted Therapy of IDH1-mutated Tumors
• Antiangiogenic Therapy for Malignant Gliomas
• Immunotherapy for High-Grade Gliomas
• Novel Delivery Strategies
• Radiation Therapy for Malignant Gliomas: Current Options
• Glioma Radiosensitizers: Exciting New Developments and Directions
• Part IV: Tumor-Specific Approach: Oligodendroglioma (IDH1 mutated, 1p/19q deleted)
• Glioblastoma.