Brain tumors : practical guide to diagnosis and treatment /: practical guide to diagnosis and treatment. (©2007)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Joachim M. Baehring, Joseph M. Piepmeier.
• Other Names: Baehring, Joachim M; Piepmeier, J. M
• Contents: Principles of neurosurgical therapy -- Principles of radiation therapy -- Principles of chemotherapy -- New approaches to brain tumor therapy -- Imaging in neurooncology -- Neurooncological syndromes -- Pathology and classification of tumors of the nevous system -- Astrocytic tumors -- Oligodendrolioma and mixed tumors -- Ependymal tumors -- Tumors of the choroid plexus -- Neuroepithelial tumors of unknown origin -- Neuronal and glioneuronal neoplasms of the central nervous system -- Pineal parenchymal tumors -- Embryonal tumors -- Peripheral neuroblastic tumors -- Meningiomas -- Malignant central nervous system neoplams of mesenchymal origin -- Primary lymphoma of the central nervous system -- Tumors of the sellar region: craniopharyngioma and pituitary adenoma -- Peripheral nerve sheath tumors -- Germinoma, nongermiomatous germ cell tumors -- Central nervous system metastases -- Increased intracranial pressure and extradural compression syndromes -- Leptomeningeal cancer -- Neurovascular complications of cancer -- Symptomatic epilepsy -- Cancer and the peripheral nervous system -- Neurological complications of cancer therapy -- Paraneoplastic autoimmunity affecting the nervous system.
• Publisher Details: New York : Informa Healthcare
• Publication Date: 2007
• Copyright Date: 2007
• Extent: 1 online resource (xix, 557 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 616.99/481; Brain -- Tumors; Central Nervous System Neoplasms -- therapy; Central Nervous System Neoplasms -- diagnosis; Neoplasms -- complications; Nervous System Diseases -- etiology; Neurologic Manifestations; Therapeutics -- adverse effects; Brain -- Tumors; Cerveau -- Tumeurs; MEDICAL -- Oncology; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Cancer; Brain -- Tumors; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781420019599; 1420019597; 9781280732928
• Related ISBNs: 128073292X; 9780849336164; 0849336163
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.