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Primary Central Nervous System Tumors

Pathogenesis and Therapy

  • A comprehensive, yet practical, treatment-oriented text for physicians caring for primary brain tumor patients
  • Features editors and authors from the most esteemed treatment centers
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Current Clinical Oncology (CCO)

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. General Principles

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Epidemiology and Risk Factors

      • Christine Lu-Emerson, Andrew D. Norden
      Pages 3-25
    3. Molecular Pathogenesis

      • Howard Colman, Ken Aldape
      Pages 27-44
    4. Cellular Origins of Malignant Glioma: The Cancer Stem Cell Polemic

      • Christopher M. Taylor, Claire M. Sauvageot, Patrick Y.C. Wen, Charles D. Stiles
      Pages 45-53
    5. Principles of Supportive Care

      • Jan Drappatz, Patrick Y.C. Wen
      Pages 55-84
    6. Principles of Clinical Trial Design and Response Assessment

      • Nicholas Butowski, Susan Chang
      Pages 85-102
    7. Complications of Therapy

      • Derek R. Johnson, Jonathan B. Ashman, Paul D. Brown, Daniel H. Lachance, Jan C. Buckner
      Pages 103-141
    8. Neuropsychological Function and Quality of Life

      • Jeffrey S. Wefel, Terri A. Armstrong, Sadhna Kohli
      Pages 143-170
  3. Gliomas

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 171-171
    2. Low-Grade Gliomas

      • Jonathan H. Sherman, David Weintraub, M. Beatriz S. Lopes, David Schiff
      Pages 173-194
    3. High-Grade Astrocytomas

      • Sith Sathornsumetee, David A. Reardon
      Pages 195-232
    4. Anaplastic Oligodendrogliomas and Mixed Gliomas

      • Jacoline E.C. Bromberg, Martin J. van den Bent
      Pages 233-248
    5. Ependymomas

      • Mark R. Gilbert, Roberta Ruda, Riccardo Soffietti
      Pages 249-262
  4. Other Tumor Types

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 283-283
    2. Pediatric Tumors

      • Michelle A. Lee, Nathan J. Robison, Susan N. Chi, Sridharan Gururangan, Mark W. Kieran
      Pages 285-332
    3. Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma

      • Elizabeth R. Gerstner, Tracy T. Batchelor
      Pages 333-353
    4. Meningiomas

      • Marc C. Chamberlain
      Pages 355-375
    5. Pituitary Adenomas

      • Gabriel Zada, Whitney Woodmansee, Ursula Kaiser, Edward R. Laws
      Pages 377-400

About this book

This comprehensive, yet practical, text is a ready collection of the most up-to-date information on primary CNS tumors. Authored by a carefully selected group of the world’s leading clinicians and scientists, the book is divided into three sections. The opening chapters cover general principles, including epidemiology, pathogenesis, tumor stem cells, supportive care, complications of therapy, and quality of life. The remaining two sections are comprised of treatment-oriented chapters covering the spectrum of gliomas and rarer tumor types. Each of these chapters presents multi-disciplinary therapeutic approaches and addresses specific disease concerns. Throughout, the authors incorporate the cutting-edge advances in molecular biology and genomics that are revolutionizing neuro-oncology. The result is an important clinical resource which provides evidence-based data and interpretation essential to intelligent therapeutic decision making.

Reviews

From the reviews:

“In this compendium of current literature on brain tumors and treatment paradigms, the chapters are well written by experts in the field who present the information in a concise and clinically applicable format. … It is written for clinicians involved in the care of patients with brain tumors. … which is to provide a readable and thorough resource on CNS tumors for practicing physicians.” (Mark K. Lyons, Doody’s Review Service, February, 2011)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA

    Andrew D. Norden, Patrick C. Y. Wen

  • Departments of Surgery and Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, USA

    David A. Reardon

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Primary Central Nervous System Tumors

  • Book Subtitle: Pathogenesis and Therapy

  • Editors: Andrew D. Norden, David A. Reardon, Patrick C. Y. Wen

  • Series Title: Current Clinical Oncology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60761-166-0

  • Publisher: Humana Totowa, NJ

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-60761-165-3Published: 15 December 2010

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-61779-723-1Published: 28 January 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-60761-166-0Published: 15 December 2010

  • Series ISSN: 2364-1134

  • Series E-ISSN: 2364-1142

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 570

  • Topics: Oncology, Neurosurgery, Neurology, Radiotherapy

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eBook USD 169.00
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Softcover Book USD 249.99
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Hardcover Book USD 219.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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