Tumors of the Brain and Spine

ISBN-10
0387509941
ISBN-13
9780387509945
Category
Medical
Pages
364
Language
English
Published
2008-11-01
Publisher
Springer
Authors
Franco DeMonte, Mark R. Gilbert, Anita Mahajan

Description

Tumors of the Brain and Spine focuses primarily on approaches to the treatment of benign, primary low-grade to high-grade, and metastatic tumors in the brain and spine, as practiced by surgeons and clinicians at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. The book is written mainly for the primary care oncologist, general neurologist, and general neurosurgeon. Discussion of treatment coverage focuses on neurosurgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy, singly and in combination. Also included are chapters on symptom management, molecular genetics and neuropathology of intracranial tumors, leptomeningeal dissemination of systemic cancer, epidemiology of brain tumors, and innovative treatment strategies.

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