High-Grade Gliomas Diagnosis and Treatment /

This is truly an exciting time in the field of neuro-oncology, particularly in the area of hi- grade gliomas. The management of patients with high-grade gliomas has historically been one of the most challenging and disheartening fields in medicine, where failure is the rule and longevity is the exce...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Barnett, Gene H. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press : Imprint: Humana, 2007.
Edición:1st ed. 2007.
Colección:Current Clinical Oncology,
Temas:
Nervous system-Surgery.
Oncology.
Neurosurgery.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Classification of High-Grade Glioma
  • Histologic Classification of High-Grade Gliomas
  • Molecular Classifications
  • Clinical Characteristics
  • Pediatric High-Grade Glioma
  • Adult High-Grade Glioma
  • Diagnostic Tools for High-Grade Glioma
  • Computerized Tomography
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Imaging Tumor Biology
  • Nuclear Imaging of Gliomas
  • Magnetoencephalography
  • Management
  • General Considerations
  • Surgical Techniques
  • Radiation Therapy
  • Brachytherapy
  • Radiosurgery
  • Chemotherapy
  • Nursing Considerations
  • Contemporary Investigational Treatments
  • Convection-Enhanced Delivery
  • Immunotoxins for Glioma Therapy
  • Small Molecule Agents
  • Cytokine Immuno-Gene Therapy for Malignant Brain Tumors
  • Monoclonal Antibodies
  • Clinical Trials of Oncolytic Viruses for Gliomas
  • Biological Modifiers
  • Gene Therapy
  • Boron Neutron Capture Therapy of Brain Tumors
  • Photodynamic Therapy.

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