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Rare Tumors In Children and Adolescents

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Editors:
  1. Dominik T. Schneider

    1. Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Klinikum Dortmund gGmbH, Dortmund, Germany

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  2. Ines B. Brecht

    1. Klinik für Kinder und Jugendliche, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany

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  3. Thomas A. Olson

    1. at Egleston, Dept. Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, USA

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  4. Andrea Ferrari

    1. Unità di Oncologia Pediatrica, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milano, Italy

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  • First book to be devoted exclusively to rare tumors in children and adolescents
  • Explains the differential diagnostic assessment appropriate at each tumor site, enabling the clinician to take rare entities into account
  • Provides detailed therapeutic guidelines for each of the rare tumors discussed
  • Written by a multidisciplinary group of specialists in the field
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Pediatric Oncology (PEDIATRICO)

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Table of contents (46 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction: Rare Cancers – A Different Perspective on Oncology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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  3. Introduction: Rare Cancers a different perspective on oncology

    1. Rare Tumors: A Different Perspective on Oncology

      • Thomas A. Olson, Dominik T. Schneider, Ines B. Brecht, Andrea Ferrari
      Pages 3-13

    2. Showing Efficacy in Treating Rare Pediatric Tumors: Introduction to European Regulatory and Scientific Support Available to Investigators

      • Ralf Herold, Jordi Llinares
      Pages 15-31

    3. Rare Tumors: Pathology and Biology Perspectives

      • Bahig Shehata, Sarah Shulman
      Pages 33-40

  4. Epidemiology and Etiology of Rare Cancers

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 41-41
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  5. Epidemiology and etiology of rare cancers

    1. Epidemiology

      • Ines B. Brecht, Peter Kaatsch
      Pages 43-61

    2. Biology and Etiology of Rare Pediatric Tumors

      • Ines B. Brecht, Johannes H. M. Merks
      Pages 63-67

    3. Genetic Predisposition and Genetic Susceptibility

      • Johannes H. M. Merks, Ines B. Brecht
      Pages 69-94

  6. National and International Study Groups

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 95-95
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  7. National and international study groups

    1. France

      • Daniel Orbach, Yves Reguerre
      Pages 97-98

    2. Germany

      • Ines B. Brecht, Dominik T. Schneider
      Pages 99-101

    3. Italy

      • Andrea Ferrari
      Pages 103-106

    4. Poland

      • Jan Godzinski
      Pages 107-108

    5. The United Kingdom

      • Bernadette Brennan
      Pages 109-112

    6. The United States

      • Farzana D. Pashankar, Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo
      Pages 113-115

    7. The EXPeRT Initiative

      • Gianni Bisogno
      Pages 117-118

  8. Information and Resources for Clinicians and Patients with Rare Tumors

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 119-119
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  9. Information and ressources for patients with rare tumors

    1. Internet Resources

      • Ines B. Brecht, Sonja Offenmüller
      Pages 121-125

  10. Rare Tumors of the Head and Neck

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 127-127
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About this book

This is the first book to be devoted exclusively to rare tumors in children and adolescents, and its aim is to provide up-to-date information on their diagnosis and clinical management. The opening section addresses general issues including epidemiology, risk factors/etiology, biology and genetics, early detection, and screening. It also discusses solutions to assist in the management of rare tumors, such as international networking and internet platforms. In the second section, specific malignancies are described, with practical guidance on diagnostic workup, multimodal therapy, follow-up, and adverse effects. Discussion of differential diagnosis encompasses both frequent and rare tumor types, which should enable the clinician to take rare entities into account during the diagnostic assessment. Each chapter goes on to provide detailed therapeutic guidelines for specific rare tumors. The authors are a multidisciplinary group of specialists who have dedicated themselves to this group of tumors.

Reviews

From the reviews:

“The most important feature of this well-written book is its description of some of the rare tumors seen in the pediatric population that are not described in standard textbooks. The authors wish to describe these rare tumors, many of which go undiagnosed, to emphasize the importance of taking them into account while making a diagnosis. … The book is appropriate for residents, fellows, and even practicing clinicians. … overall this is a good, concise review of some very rare pediatric tumors and malignancies.” (Surabhi Batra, Doody’s Review Service, January, 2013)

“A very well illustrated text, easy to read and very informative. The quality of the photographs in particular are first class; enabling the reader to gain insight into the sometimes devastating and tragic problems encountered by this group of young patients. It has drawn together a wealth of experience from the world’s leading paediatric-oncologists. I would recommend its use to both paediatricians and oncologists. This book is a must for the library!” (Karin Baria, Oncology News, Vol. 8 (1), March/April, 2013)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Klinikum Dortmund gGmbH, Dortmund, Germany

    Dominik T. Schneider

  • Klinik für Kinder und Jugendliche, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany

    Ines B. Brecht

  • at Egleston, Dept. Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, USA

    Thomas A. Olson

  • Unità di Oncologia Pediatrica, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milano, Italy

    Andrea Ferrari

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Rare Tumors In Children and Adolescents

  • Editors: Dominik T. Schneider, Ines B. Brecht, Thomas A. Olson, Andrea Ferrari

  • Series Title: Pediatric Oncology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04197-6

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-04197-6Published: 07 January 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1613-5318

  • Series E-ISSN: 2191-0812

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 547

  • Number of Illustrations: 36 b/w illustrations, 138 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Oncology, Surgical Oncology, Pediatrics

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