ISBN: 3540660534
TITLE: Combined Modality Therapy of Central Nervous System Tumors
AUTHOR: Petrovich, Zbigniew; Brady, Luther W.; Apuzzo, Michael L.J.; Bamberg, Michael (Eds.)
TOC:

1 Epidemiology of Primary Brain Tumors
S. Preston-Martin 1
2 Pathology of CNS Tumors
R. Atkinson 19
3 Molecular Biology
R. Class 37
4 Biological Principles of Radiotherapy in the Central Nervous System
J.L. Daigle, W.H. McBride, and H.R. Withers 53
5 Principles of Physics of External Beam Radiotherapy
G. Jozsef 63
6 Principles of Physics of Stereotactic Radiosurgery
C. Yu 81
7 Imaging of Intracranial and Spinal Neoplasms
C.S. Zee, P. Kim, J.L. Go, and P. Conti 109
8 Surgical Management of Pituitary Adenomas
M.D. Krieger, A.P. Amar, and M.H. Weiss 145
9 Radiotherapy for Pituitary Adenomas
A.-L. Grosu, M. Kocher, J. Voges, R.-P. Mller, and M. Molls 167
10 Craniopharyngiomas: Surgical Management
L.T. Khoo, J. Flagel, M. Liker, and M.L. Levy 187
11 Radiation Therapy for Craniopharyngioma
M. Selch 215
12 Management of Vestibular Schwannomas
S. Ghosh and S. Giannotta 231
13 Surgical Therapy and Problems in the Treatment of Meningioma
B. George 251
14 Radiotherapy for Meningioma
Z. Petrovich, G. Jozsef, C.-S. Zee, and C. Yu 265
15 Management of Low-grade Gliomas: A Surgical Perspective
L.T. Khoo and M.L.J. Apuzzo 279
16 Radiotherapy in the Management of Low-grade Gliomas
R.D. Kortmann, B. Jeremic, and M. Bamberg 317
17 Surgical Therapy and Problems in the Treatment of Malignant Gliomas
M. Salcman 327
18 Radiation Therapy Principles for High-Grade Gliomas
C.T. Miyamoto 345
19 The Role of Stereotactic Radiosurgery in the Management of Primary Brain Tumors
D. Huang, J. Chen, C. Yu, and Z. Petrovich 365
20 Frameless Stereotactic Radiosurgery
S.D. Chang, M.J. Murphy, D.P. Martin, and J.R. Adler, Jr 387
21 Treatment of Brain Metastasis
Z. Petrovich, C. Yu, and M.L.J. Apuzzo 397
22 Management of Skull Base Tumors
J.D. Day and R.A. Freidman 413
23 Treatment of CNS Lymphomas
S.C. Formenti and A. Bettini 429
24 Chemotherapy in Adult CNS Tumors
S. O'Day and B. Dykes 437
25 Immunotherapy for Primary Brain Tumors
J.E. Lahaniatis and L.W. Brady 449
26 Prospects for Gene Therapy for Brain Tumors
V.C.-K. Tse and G. Harsh 453
27 Radiation Therapy in the Management of Pediatric Brain Tumors
R.S. Lavey 465
28 Surgical Management of Pediatric Patients with CNS Tumors
M.D. Krieger, J.G. McComb, and M. Levy 479
29 Chemotherapy in Pediatric Patients
D.J. Hyder 491
30 Surgery for Primary and Metastatic Tumors of the Spine
A.T. Parsa, B.D. Birch, M.G. Kaiser, and P. McCormick 503
31 Radiotherapy of Tumors of the Spine
Z. Petrovich, M. Liker, and G. Jozsef 547
32 Management of Rare Central Nervous System Tumors
G. Hsu and R. Sawaya 563
33 Toxicity of Therapy and Quality of Life in Patients Treated for CNS Tumors
S.C. Formenti and Z. Petrovich 595
34 Complexity of Nursing in Patients Undergoing Treatment
for CNS Tumors
E.M. Thomson 607
Subject Index 625
List of Contributors 637
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