| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 361 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Clinics in developmental medicine, 0069-4835 ; no. 166 |
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Clinics in developmental medicine ; no. 166
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| Contents |
Sect. I Introduction, and overview of diagnosis, biology and therapy -- 1. Introduction / Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- 2. The epidemiology of paediatric CNS tumours / GA Amos Burke -- 3. Paediatric CNS tumours: neuroimaging / Shelley Renowden -- 4. Pathology and molecular oncology of childhood CNS tumours / Lucy B. Rorke-Adams and Jaclyn A Biegel -- 5. Molecular approaches to the understanding and treatment of childhood CNS tumours / Richard J Gilbertson -- 6. Surgical management of CNS tumours in the paediatric population / Jerard Ross and John Thorne -- 7. General principles of radiotherapy / Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- 8. General principles of chemotherapy / Eddy Estlin -- 9. Management of complications at presentation for children with CNS tumours / Stephen Lowis -- Sect. II CNS tumours of childhood -- 10. Low-grade and high-grade astrocytoma / Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- 11. Ependymoma / Ute Bartels, Douglas J Hyder, Annie Huang and Eric Bouffet -- 12. Brainstem tumours / Carolyn R Freeman and Jean-Pierre Farmer -- 13. Primitive neuroectodermal tumours / Stephen Lowis -- 14. Intracranial germ cell tumours / Susanne J Rogers an Frank H Saran -- 15. Choroid plexus papilloma and carcinoma / Stephen Lowis --- 16. Craniopharyngioma / Eddy Estlin -- 17. Mixed neuronal tumours / Eddy Estlin -- 18. Spinal cord tumours in children / Douglas H. Hyder, Peter B Dirks, Ute Bartels and Eric Bouffet -- 19. Metastatic disease affecting the CNS / Stephen Lowis -- Sect. III Late effects, rehabilitation and palliative care -- 20. Late effects of CNS tumours / Adam Glaser and Gary Butler -- 21. An overview of cerebral functioning and its application in the developing brain / Andrew Curran -- 22. Palliative care / Erica Mackie -- Sect. IV Summary -- 23. Conclusions and future directions / Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis |
| Summary |
Covers all clinical aspects of central nervous system (CNS) tumours in children, including epidemiology and neuroimaging, the general principles of surgery and radiotherapy/chemotherapy as well as palliative care and quality of life. It also includes diagnosis and management, important areas of research which are important for clinical practice |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Tumors in children.
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Central nervous system -- Tumors.
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Children.
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Central Nervous System Neoplasms
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Child
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children (people by age group)
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childhood.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Children's Health.
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MEDICAL -- Pediatrics.
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Children
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Central nervous system -- Tumors
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Tumors in children
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Hirnstammtumor
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Hirntumor
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Kind
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Rückenmarkstumor
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Tumor
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Zentralnervensystem
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Aufsatzsammlung.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Estlin, Eddy
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Lowis, Stephen
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| ISBN |
9781898683735 |
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1898683735 |
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