Tumors of the Central Nervous System, Volume 13

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xliii

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2. Types of Tumors

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Embryonal Tumor: Molecular Characterization

      • Anna Maria Buccoliero, Francesca Castiglione, Duccio Rossi Degl’Innocenti, Daniela Moncini, Milena Paglierani, Gianna Baroni et al.

      Pages 3-13

   3. Oligodendroglial Tumors: Intra-arterial Chemotherapy

      • Daniel Guillaume, Nancy Doolittle, Edward Neuwelt

      Pages 15-22

   4. Metastatic Oligodendroglioma: Diagnosis with Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology

      • Bilge Can Meydan, İlkser Akpolat

      Pages 23-30

   5. Management of Hemangiopericytoma

      • Takenori Akiyama, Kazunari Yoshida, Takashi Horiguchi, Takeshi Kawase

      Pages 31-39

   6. Role of Cyclooxygenase-2 in the Development and Growth of Schwannomas

      • Bujung Hong, Makoto Nakamura, Joachim K. Krauss

      Pages 41-47

   7. Adult Primary Gliosarcoma: Epidemiology

      • Maryam Hamidi, John Moody, Kevin Kozak

      Pages 49-53

   8. Mesenchymal Chondrosarcoma in the Central Nervous System: Histological Diagnosis

      • Lisa Lin, Winny Varikatt, Thomas Ng

      Pages 55-60

   9. Supratentorial Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors (PNETs)

      • Kourosh Karimi Yarandi, Abbas Amirjamshidi

      Pages 61-73

   10. Retinoblastoma and Reproductive Decision-Making

       • Charlotte J. Dommering, Lidewij Henneman

       Pages 75-82

   11. Trigeminal Nerualgia with Cerebellopontine Angle Tumors

       • Joseph Hobbs, Gregory D. Arnone, Raymond F. Sekula Jr.

       Pages 83-89

3. Diagnosis

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 91-91

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   2. The Concept of a Preniche for Localization of Future Metastases

      • Vladimir M. Perelmuter, Vasiliy N. Manskikh

      Pages 93-106

   3. Computer Systems for Cell Counting in Histopathologic Slides of Tumours of the Central Nervous System: Advantages and Limitations

      • Tomasz Markiewicz, Wojciech Kozlowski, Stanislaw Osowski

      Pages 107-119

4. Ultrasonography

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 121-121

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   2. Intraoperative Ultrasonography in Tumor Surgery

      • Dorothea Miller

      Pages 123-135

   3. Advantage of Intraoperative Power Doppler Ultrasonography for Intracranial Tumors

      • Hiroshi Kanno

      Pages 137-147

   4. Intraoperative Ultrasound in Neurosurgical Oncology – Scope and Utility

      • Aliasgar Moiyadi

      Pages 149-158

5. Surgery

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 159-159

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Volume 13: Pineal, Pituitary, and Spinal Tumors is organized in six sections, for convenience and quick access to critical information. Section I, Types of Tumors includes a chapter on molecular characterization of Embryonal tumors, a chapter on diagnosis of metastatic oligodendroglioma using fine-needle aspiration cytology, one covering intra-arterial chemotherapy of oligodendroglial tumors and another on the role of cyclooxygenase-2 in the development and growth of Schwannomas, and others, closing with a chapter on trigeminal neuralgia with cerebellopontine angle tumors. Section II, Diagnosis, includes two chapters on cell counting in histopathologic slides of tumors. Section III offers three chapters which discuss aspects of intraoperative ultrasonography. Section IV covers brain tumor surgery, and Section V surveys Brain Metastasis. The final section offers a wide-ranging review of General Diseases, with chapters on, among others, Alexander Disease; Lipoma; Transplantation of human umbilical cord blood mononuclear cells in cases of neonatal hypoxic-ischemic brain damage; and a chapter discussing the use of mobile phones and brain cancer risk in children. Like its twelve predecessors in the series, this volume merits distinction for its thorough approach, its roster of 78 distinguished contributors representing 14 different countries and its detailed examination of leading-edge technology and methods.

• Diagnosis of brain tumors
• Neurosurgery
• Radiotherapy
• Types of brain tumors
• Ultrasonography
• Diagnostic Radiology

From the book reviews:

“The purpose is to provide the latest literature on aggressive primary and metastatic brain tumors, in addition to their surgical and nonsurgical management. The audience includes practicing neurosurgeons, neurologists, oncologists and radiation oncologists, neuroradiologists, neuropathologists, and neuroscientists. … This volume chooses some challenging topics in brain tumors, rendering good reviews and discussing both conventional teaching and new concepts.” (Ramsis Farid Ghaly, Doody’s Book Reviews, November, 2014)

“This is the 13th volume in a whole series on the pathology, radiographic history, diagnosis, and treatment of malignant and nonmalignant brain tumors. As part of the series, this is an outstanding discussion of brain tumors including surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy of CNS tumors. I recommend this book to neurooncologists and neurosurgeons.” (Joseph J. Grenier, Amazon.com, July, 2014)

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