Central nervous system tumours of childhood [electronic resource] / edited by Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis.

Contributor(s): Estlin, Eddy | Lowis, Stephen | ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextSeries: Clinics in developmental medicine ; no. 166Publication details: London : Mac Keith Press, 2005Description: ix, 359 p. : ill. (some col)ISBN: 9781898683735 (electronic bk.)Subject(s): Tumors in children | Central nervous system -- TumorsGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 618.92/994 LOC classification: RC280.N43 | C46 2005Online resources: Click to View
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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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