Oxford Textbook of Neuro-Oncology

Oxford Textbook of Neuro-Oncology

Edited by:
Tracy Batchelor
Tracy BatchelorHarvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USAClose

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Ryo Nishikawa
Ryo NishikawaProfessor and Chair, Department of Neuro-Oncology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, International Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, JapanClose

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Nancy Tarbell
Nancy TarbellCC Wang Professor of Radiation Oncology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USAClose

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Michael Weller
Michael WellerProfessor and Chairman, Department of Neurology, University Hospital and University of Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandClose

Abstract

The Oxford Textbook of Neuro-Oncology examines the epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical features, and management of adult and childhood central nervous system (CNS) tumours. The book is organized according to the World Health Organization (WHO) classification of CNS tumours and includes an introductory chapter discussing the new, revised WHO classification that will be used in future editions of this textbook. The book reviews primary CNS tumours, metastatic CNS tumours, and familial tumour syndromes. Each chapter is organized according to a uniform framework, addressing epidemiology, aetiology, pathogenesis, clinical presentation, imaging, and treatment, with a focus on different treatment modalities and specific consideration of paediatric aspects, where applicable. Each chapter is authored by a multidisciplinary, international group of senior specialists representing the United States, Canada, Europe, and the Asia/Pacific region. It is written for generalists and specialists managing these various conditions. It provides an outlook on how current developments in molecular diagnostics, which have in part been integrated into the new WHO classification, may shape clinical decision-making in the future.

Bibliographic Information

Publisher:: Oxford University Press

Print Publication Date:: Sep 2017

Print ISBN-13:: 9780199651870

Published online:: Sep 2017

DOI:: 10.1093/med/9780199651870.001.0001

Authors

Tracy Batchelor, editor Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

Ryo Nishikawa, editor Professor and Chair, Department of Neuro-Oncology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, International Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan

Nancy Tarbell, editor CC Wang Professor of Radiation Oncology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

Michael Weller, editor Professor and Chairman, Department of Neurology, University Hospital and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

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Front Matter
- Foreword
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Contributors
Chapter 1 The 2016 revision of the WHO classification of tumours of the central nervous system Paul Kleihues, Elisabeth Rushing, and Hiroko Ohgaki
Chapter 2 Astrocytic tumours: pilocytic astrocytoma, pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma, and subependymal giant cell astrocytoma Brian P. O’Neill, Jeffrey Allen, Mitchell S. Berger, and Rolf–Dieter Kortmann
Chapter 3 Astrocytic tumours: diffuse astrocytoma, anaplastic astrocytoma, glioblastoma, and gliomatosis cerebri Michael Weller, Michael Brada, Tai–Tong Wong, and Michael A. Vogelbaum
Chapter 4 Oligodendroglial tumours Wolfgang Wick, Colin Watts, and Minesh P. Mehta
Chapter 5 Ependymal tumours Mark R. Gilbert and Roberta Rudà
Chapter 6 Choroid plexus tumours Maria Santos, Eric Bouffet, Carolyn Freeman, and Mark M. Souweidane
Chapter 7 Other neuroepithelial tumours: astroblastoma, angiocentric glioma, and chordoid glioma Martin J. van den Bent, Frederic Dhermain, and Walter Stummer
Chapter 8 Neuronal and mixed neuronal–glial tumours Riccardo Soffietti, Hugues Duffau, Glenn Bauman, and David Walker
Chapter 9 Embryonal and pineal tumours Roger E. Taylor, Barry L. Pizer, Nancy Tarbell, Alba A. Brandes, and Stephen Lowis
Chapter 10 Tumours of the cranial nerves Joerg–Christian Tonn and Douglas Kondziolka
Chapter 11 Meningiomas Rakesh Jalali, Patrick Y. Wen, and Takamitsu Fujimaki
Chapter 12 Other tumours of the meninges M. Yashar S. Kalani, Sith Sathornsumetee, and Charles Teo
Chapter 13 Tumours of the haematopoietic system Tracy T. Batchelor, Oussama Abla, Zhong–ping Chen, Dennis C. Shrieve, and Samar Issa
Chapter 14 Germ cell tumours Claire Alapetite, Takaaki Yanagisawa, and Ryo Nishikawa
Chapter 15 Familial tumour syndromes: neurofibromatosis, schwannomatosis, rhabdoid tumour predisposition, Li–Fraumeni syndrome, Turcot syndrome, Gorlin syndrome, and Cowden syndrome Scott R. Plotkin, Jaclyn A. Biegel, David Malkin, Robert L. Martuza, and D. Gareth Evans
Chapter 16 Familial tumour syndromes: von Hippel–Lindau disease Hiroshi Kanno and Joachim P. Steinbach
Chapter 17 Familial tumour syndromes: tuberous sclerosis complex Howard Weiner and Peter B. Crino
Chapter 18 Pituitary tumours Edward R. Laws, Jr, Whitney W. Woodmansee, and Jay S. Loeffler
Chapter 19 Metastatic brain tumours Matthias Preusser, Gabriele Schackert, and Brigitta G. Baumert
Chapter 20 Metastatic tumours: spinal cord, plexus, and peripheral nerve David Schiff, Jonathan Sherman, and Paul D. Brown
Chapter 21 Neoplastic meningitis: metastases to the leptomeninges and cerebrospinal fluid Marc C. Chamberlain, Stephanie E. Combs, and Soichiro Shibui
End Matter
- Index

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Oxford Textbook of Neuro-Oncology

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