BookSupriya Mallick, Prashanth Giridhar, Goura K. Rath, editors.
Summary: This book provides evidence-based management in neuro-oncology covering all aspects such as pathology, radiology, surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. The field of neuro-oncology is rapidly evolving and new evidence is coming out every day towards the optimal management of brain tumors. This necessitates a requirement of a complete guide that shall provide an evidence-based and personalized approach towards dealing with patients. This book also covers recent advances in personalized treatment formed through the relevant basis of anatomy, imaging, radiology, surgical, radiation and systemic treatment of brain and spinal tumors. In addition it also covers the , practical aspects of the planning of the Gamma knife and other radio surgical aspects. The book shall provide valuable assistance to practicing neuro-oncologists to practice better evidence-based personalized medicine.
Contents:
Part 1 Epidemiology, neuro-anatomy and neuro- pathology for a neuro-oncologist
1 Epidemiology and demography of brain tumours
2 Neuro-anatomy for Oncologist
3 Pathology, Molecular Biology and classification of Gliomas
4 Pathology and Molecular pathology of ependymoma
5 Pathology and Molecular pathology of meningioma
6 Pathology and Molecular pathology of medulloblastoma
Part 2 Clinical examination, neuro-imaging and basics of radiotherapy in neuro-oncology
7 Radiology in modern neuro-oncology practice
8 PET in Brain Tumors
9 Fundamentals of Radiation for Neuro-oncology
10 Stereotactic Radiosurgery: Planning and Evaluation
11 Radiation induced brain injury
Part 3 Management of brain tumours
12 Glioblastoma
13 Oligodendroglioma
14 Anaplastic Astrocytoma
15 Grade 2 Gliomas
16 Grade 1 Gliomas
17 Mixed Gliomas or Oligoastrocytoma
18 Pleomorphic Xanthoastrocytoma
19 Astroblastoma
20 Management of Gliomatosis Cerebri
21 Nervous System Hemangioblastoma
22 Rare/Uncommon brain tumors
23 Medulloblastoma & other embryonal brain tumors
24 Ependymoma
25 Intracranial germ cell tumour
26 Management of Pineal region tumors
27 Skull Base Chordoma and Chondrosarcoma
28 Intracranial Hemangiopericytoma
29 Management of Choroid Plexus Carcinoma
30 Meningioma
31 Pituitary tumors: Diagnosis and management
32 Craniopharyngioma
33 Acoustic Neuroma
34 Spinal cord tumors
35 Brain metastases
36 Paediatric CNS tumours
37 Primary central nervous system lymphoma
Part 4 Miscellaneous
38 Neurocognition in Neurooncology
39 Syndromes associated with Brain Tumors
40 Endocrine management in Neuro-oncology.