Overview
- All brain tumors discussed in detail by pathological type
- Current therapeutic strategies for pediatric brain tumors
- Includes surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy
- Thoroughly revised, updated and extended
Part of the book series: Pediatric Oncology (PEDIATRICO)
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Table of contents(17 chapters)
About this book
Pediatric CNS Tumors is a detailed review of childhood brain tumors with a particular emphasis on providing treatment algorithms for each tumor type. Controversies and current therapeutic agents under development are also discussed. The second edition includes expanded chapters on embryonal tumors, rare tumor types, and supportive care for patients with brain tumors.
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Editors and Affiliations
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Departments of Neurological Surgery and Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, USA
Nalin Gupta
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Departments of Pediatrics and Neurological Surgery, Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, USA
Anuradha Banerjee
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Departments of Radiation Oncology and Neurological Surgery, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, USA
Daphne Haas-Kogan
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Pediatric CNS Tumors
Editors: Nalin Gupta, Anuradha Banerjee, Daphne Haas-Kogan
Series Title: Pediatric Oncology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-87979-4
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2010
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-26167-1Published: 14 March 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-87979-4Published: 22 January 2010
Series ISSN: 1613-5318
Series E-ISSN: 2191-0812
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XXV, 357
Number of Illustrations: 62 b/w illustrations, 23 illustrations in colour
Topics: Oncology, Pediatrics, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Radiotherapy