(eBook) Brain Tumors in Children by Amar Gajjar, Gregory H. Reaman

This is the PDF eBook version for Brain Tumors in Children by Amar Gajjar, Gregory H. Reaman, Judy M. Racadio, Franklin O. Smith

Table of Contents

Epidemiology of CNS tumors.- Principals of Neurosurgery.- Principals of Radiation Oncology.- Neuroimaging for CNS tumors.- CNS tumor predisposition syndromes.- Modern principals of CNS Tumor Classification.- Medulloblastoma.- Ependymoma.- High Grade Glioma.- Diffuse Pontine Glioma.- Low Grade Glioma.- CNS Germ Cell Tumors.- Craniopharyngioma.- Rare CNS Tumors.- Infant tumors.- Late effects – Neurocognitive outcomes.- Late Effects – Endocrine deficiencies; Second Malignancies; Late Mortality.- Global Challenges in Neuro Oncology.- Future Directions.