Brain metastases from primary tumors : epidemiology, biology, and therapy.: epidemiology, biology, and therapy. Volume 1 ([2014])

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Epidemiology, biology, and therapy
• Further Information: Note: Edited by M.A. Hayat.
• Editors: Hayat, M. A, 1940-
• Contents: Brain metastases -- Epidemiology of central nervous system metastases -- Involvement of the CXCL12/CXCR4/CXCR7 axis in brain metastases -- Non-uniform distribution of metastatic intracranial tumors in cancer patients -- Targeting angiogenesis, enhancing radiosensitization and crossing the blood-brain barrier for brain metastases -- Second malignancies in children following treatment for neuroblastoma -- The role of chemotherapy in metastatic brain tumors -- Multiple metastases to the brain from primary cancers : whole brain radiotherapy -- Synovial sarcoma metastasized to the brain -- Multiple small brain metastases with limited focal brain edema from non-small cell lung cancer with epidermal growth factor receptor mutations -- Brain metastasis of patients with lung adenocarcinoma : epidermal growth factor receptor mutations and response to whole-brain radiation therapy -- Metastatic spread of lung cancer to brain and liver : role of CX3CR1 -- Solitary brain metastasis from non-small cell lung cancer : treatment with linac-based stereotactic radiosurgery -- Brain metastases from non-small cell lung cancer : clinical benefits of erlotinib and gefitinib -- Bispecific targeted toxin DTATEGF against metastatic NSCLC brain tumors -- Intracranial disease in patients with non-small cell lung cancer : treatment with erlotinib -- Radiation management of synchronous brain metastases from non-small cell lung cancer -- Brain metastasis after prophylactic cranial irradiation in patients with small cell lung cancer -- Brain metastasis from small-cell lung cancer with high levels of placental growth factor -- Brain metastases from lung cancer -- Lambert-Eaton myesthenic syndrome and brain metastasis from occult small cell lung carcinoma : a clinician's perspective.
• Publisher Details: London : Elsevier/Academic Press
• Publication Date: 2014
• Copyright Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (xiii, 260 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 616.99481; Brain metastasis; Brain -- Tumors; Brain Neoplasms -- secondary; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General; MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine; MEDICAL -- Diseases; MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine; MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine; Brain metastasis; Brain -- Tumors; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780128010952; 0128010959; 9780128016893; 0128016892
• Related ISBNs: 9780128008966; 0128008962
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on online resource; title from electronic title page (ClinicalKey, viewed on February 26, 2015).
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