Brain Tumors [Hardcover]

Written for neurologists and other physicians who participate in the diagnosis and treatment of brain tumors, this book synthesizes the authors' clinical experiences. The first seven chapters provide a foundation for tumor pathology, biology, radiology, and the treatment modalities of surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy. The remaining eight chapters have a common format, reviewing the history, epidemiology, biology, pathology, clinical symptoms, differential diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, and complications of specific tumors.

1. Brain Tumor Classification, Grading, and Epidemiology:
Classification and Grading/ Epidemiology
2. Brain Tumor Biology:
Glial Differentiation/ Angiogenesis/ Blood-Brain Barrier/ Chromosomal Changes/ Growth Factors, Receptors, and Cytokines/ Invasion/ Cell Kinetics and Proliferative Indices/ Drug Sensitivity and Resistance
3. Tumor Imaging and Response:
Tumor Imaging/ Tumor Treatment and Imaging
4. Surgery for Brain Tumors:
General Principles/ Open Surgery/ Stereotactic Surgery/ Endoscopic Surgery
5. Radiation Therapy for Brain Tumors: Current Practice:
Mechanisms of Radiotherapy/ Principles of Radiotherapy/ Tolerance of the Brain to Radiotherapy/ Radiation Necrosis/ Effects of Radiotherapy on Intelligence
6. Radiation Therapy of Brain Tumors: Recent Advances and Experimental Methods:
Conformal Radiotherapy/ Radiosurgery/ Interstitial Brachytherapy/ Boron Neutron Capture Therapy
7. Brain Tumor Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy:
Chemotherapy/ Immunotherapy
8. Malignant Astrocytoma:
History and Nomenclature/ Epidemiology/ Biology/ Pathology/ Clinical Symptoms/ Differential Diagnosis/ Diagnostic Workup/ Treatment/ Prognosis and Complications
9. Pilocytic Astrocytoma, Low Grade Astrocytoma, and other Benign Neuroepithelial Neoplasms:
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