Diagnosis and management of craniopharyngiomas : key current topics /: key current topics. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Andrea Lania, Anna Spada, Giovanni Lasio, editors.
• Editors: Lania, Andrea; Spada, Anna; Lasio, Giovanni
• Contents: Contributors; 1: Craniopharyngiomas: Natural History and Clinical Presentation; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 History; 1.3 Epidemiology; 1.4 Presentation (Clinical and Hormonal Manifestations); References; 2: Craniopharyngioma: Pathological and Molecular Aspects; 2.1 An Historical Note; 2.2 Adamantinous Craniopharyngioma; 2.2.1 Macroscopic Features; 2.2.2 Microscopic Features; 2.2.3 Electron Microscopy; 2.3 Papillary Craniopharyngioma; 2.3.1 Macroscopic Features; 2.3.2 Microscopic Features; 2.3.3 Electron Microscopy; 2.4 The Immunoprofile of Craniopharyngioma. 2.5 Can Pathology Predict Recurrence?2.5.1 Invasion in Craniopharyngioma and Its Implications; 2.6 Ectopic Locations; 2.7 Metastatic Craniopharyngioma; 2.8 Malignancy in Craniopharyngioma; 2.9 Differential Diagnosis: Lesions Mimicking Craniopharyngioma; 2.10 Craniopharyngioma Can Occur in Association with Other Sellar Lesions; 2.11 Molecular Aspects and Pathogenesis; 2.11.1 Molecular Aetiology of Adamantinous Craniopharyngioma; 2.11.2 Stem Cells Play a Critical Role in ACP Tumorigenesis; 2.11.3 The EGFR and SHH Pathways Are Upregulated in Mouse and Human ACP. 2.11.4 Molecular Aetiology of Papillary CraniopharyngiomaReferences; 3: Neuroradiological Diagnosis of Craniopharyngiomas; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Imaging Technique; 3.3 General Features; 3.4 Adamantinous Subtype; 3.5 Papillary Subtype; 3.6 Differential Diagnosis; References; 4: Transsphenoidal Approaches to Craniopharyngiomas; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Transsphenoidal Approaches; 4.2.1 Microscopic Transsphenoidal Approaches; 4.2.1.1 Sublabial; 4.2.1.2 Endonasal; 4.2.2 Transsphenoidal Transsellar Transdiaphragmatic Approach; 4.2.3 Transsphenoidal Transtuberculum Sellae Approach. 4.2.3.1 Cystic Suprasellar Craniopharyngiomas4.2.3.2 Endoscopic Endonasal; 4.2.4 Anterior Skull Base Endoscopic Approach; 4.2.5 Combined Approaches; 4.3 Endonasal Transsphenoidal Operative Technique; 4.3.1 Preoperative Phase; 4.3.2 Operating Room Layout and Patient Positioning; 4.3.3 Surgical Procedure; 4.3.3.1 Nasal Phase (Single Surgeon/Two Hands); 4.3.3.2 Sphenoidal Phase (Two Surgeons, Three or Four Hands); 4.3.3.3 Sellar Phase; 4.3.4 Closure; 4.4 Adjuvant Therapy; 4.4.1 Intracavitary Radioisotopes; 4.4.2 Intracavitary Chemotherapy; 4.4.3 Interferon Therapy; 4.5 Outcomes. ConclusionReferences; 5: Surgical Approach to Craniopharyngiomas: Transcranial Routes; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Anatomic Consideration for Surgical Planning; 5.3 Surgical Indications; 5.4 Surgical Anatomy; 5.5 Technique; 5.5.1 FOZ; 5.5.2 CISTA; 5.6 Clinical Series; 5.6.1 Patient Population; 5.6.2 Early Postoperative Results; 5.6.3 Tumor Recurrence; 5.6.4 Further Treatments and Disease Status at Last Follow-Up; References; 6: Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery for Craniopharyngiomas; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery; 6.2.1 Fractionated Stereotactic Radiotherapy.
• Publisher Details: Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (viii, 153 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 616.99/481; Medicine; Brain -- Tumors -- Diagnosis; Brain -- Tumors -- Treatment; Brain -- Cancer -- Diagnosis; Brain -- Cancer -- Treatment; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General; MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine; MEDICAL -- Diseases; MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine; MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine; Brain -- Cancer -- Diagnosis; Brain -- Cancer -- Treatment; Brain -- Tumors -- Diagnosis; Brain -- Tumors -- Treatment; Craniopharyngioma -- diagnosis; Craniopharyngioma -- therapy; Medical -- Oncology; Medical -- Surgery -- Neurosurgery; Oncology; Neurosurgery; Endocrinology; Oncology ; Neurosurgery; Medical -- Endocrinology & Metabolism; Endocrinology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319222974; 3319222961; 9783319222967
• Related ISBNs: 331922297X; 9783319222967
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed April 13, 2016).
• 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.