| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 196 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
C.T.A.R. ; v. 125 |
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CTAR ; v. 125 |
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Cancer treatment and research ; 125
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| Contents |
Anatomy and physiology of the leptomeninges and CSF space / Neil Barshes, Alexis Demopoulos and Herbert H. Engelhard -- Leptomeningeal neoplasia: epidemiology, clinical presentation, CSF analysis and diagnostic imaging / Roelien H. Enting -- Leptomeningeal metastases from solid tumors (Meningeal carcinomatosis) / Michiko Kimura Bruno and Jeffrey Raizer -- Leptomeningeal metastases from leukemias and lymphomas / Craig P. Nolan and Lauren E. Abrey -- Leptomeningeal metastasis of primary central nervous system (CNS) neoplasms / Herbert H. Engelhard and Luke A. Corsten -- Leptomeningeal cancer in the pediatric patient / Kathleen A. Neville and Susan M. Blaney -- Neurosurgical interventions for leptomeningeal tumor / Jeffrey P. Greenfield and Mark H. Bilsky -- Current treatment of leptomeningeal metastases: systemic chemotherapy, intrathecal chemotherapy and symptom management / Stacey L. Berg and Marc C. Chamberlain -- Radiation therapy for leptomeningeal cancer / Minesh Mehta and Kristin Bradley -- Animal models of leptomeningeal cancer / Ali Raja and Herbert H. Engelhard -- Improving the outcome of patients with leptomeningeal cancer: new clinical trials and experimental therapies / Kurt Jaeckle |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Meninges -- Cancer.
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Metastasis.
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Meningeal Neoplasms -- secondary.
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Meningeal Neoplasms -- therapy.
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Neoplasm Metastasis -- physiopathology.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Abrey, Lauren E.
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Chamberlain, Marc C.
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Engelhard, Herbert H.
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| LC no. |
2004065390 |
| ISBN |
0387241981 (alk. paper) |
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038724199X (electronic bk.) |
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1280263261 |
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9780387241982 (alk. paper) |
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9780387241999 (electronic bk.) |
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9781280263262 |
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