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9780781711012

The Practical Management of Low-Grade Primary Brain Tumors

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  • ISBN13:

    9780781711012

  • ISBN10:

    0781711010

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1999-03-01
  • Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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Summary

Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI. Text on the management of patients with low-grade brain tumors. Discusses biopsy, radical surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and untreated patients. For clinicians. Halftone illustrations. DNLM: Brain Neoplasms--therapy.

Table of Contents

Contributing Authors ix(2)
Acknowledgments xi
Section I: General Overview 3(68)
1. General Perspectives
3(2)
Jack P. Rock
2. Imaging of Low-Grade Primary Brain Tumors
5(28)
William P. Sanders
Gregory A. Christoforidis
3. Classification and Pathobiology of Low-Grade Glial and Glioneuronal Neoplasms
33(38)
Jorge A. Gutierrez
Section II: Management Alternatives 71(64)
4. Surgery for Adult Low-Grade Primary Brain Tumors
71(10)
Jack P. Rock
Marianne E. Naftzger
Mark L. Rosenblum
5. Role of Radiation Therapy in the Management of Low-Grade Glioma in Adults
81(18)
Edward G. Shaw
6. Chemotherapy and Alternatives for Adult Low-Grade Glial Tumors
99(4)
Tom Mikkelsen
7. Management of Cerebellar Astrocytomas in Children
103(8)
Paul M. Kanev
8. Uncommon Low-Grade Primary Brain Tumors
111(24)
S. Ather Enam
Jack P. Rock
Section III: Common Management Issues for the Practitioner 135(58)
9. Adult Low-Grade Gliomas: Natural History, Prognostic Factors, and Timing of Treatment
135(14)
Joseph O. Bampoe
Glenn Bauman
J. Gregory Cairncross
Mark Bernstein
10. Epilepsy and Low-Grade Gliomas
149(22)
Kost Elisevich
11. Genetics and Genetic Counseling
171(10)
Paula M. Czarnecki
Daniel L. Van Dyke
12. Practical Case Scenarios
181(12)
Tom Mikkelsen
Edward G. Shaw
Mark Bernstein
J. Gregory Cairncross
Jae Ho Kim
Mark L. Rosenblum
Jack P. Rock
Section IV: Research and Future Directions 193(42)
13. Development, Molecular Genetics, and Gene Therapy of Glial Tumors
193(38)
Steven P. Dudas
Sandra A. Rempel
14. Low-Grade Glioma: Guidelines and Outcomes Analysis
231(4)
Jack P. Rock
Beverly C. Walters
Edward G. Shaw
Subject Index 235

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