Posterior Fossa Tumors in Children

This book, written by experts from across the world, provides a comprehensive, up-to-date overview covering all aspects of pediatric posterior fossa tumors, including medulloblastoma, ependymoma, cerebellar astrocytoma, atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor, chordoma, brain stem tumors, and rarer entitie...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Özek, M. Memet (Editor ), Cinalli, Giuseppe (Editor ), Maixner, Wirginia (Editor ), Sainte-Rose, Christian (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edición:1st ed. 2015.
Temas:
Nervous system-Surgery.
Pediatrics.
Nervous system-Radiography.
Radiology.
Neurology .
Oncology.
Neurosurgery.
Neuroradiology.
Neurology.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • I General Principles of Treatment in Pediatric Posterior Fossa Tumors
  • 1 History of Posterior fossa tumor surgery
  • 2 Development of posterior fossa structures
  • 3 Microsurgical anatomy of posterior fossa
  • 4 Anatomical connections of cerebellum
  • 5 Clinical presentation and neurological evaluation: Neuro-ophthalmology
  • 6 Molecular biology
  • 7 Radiation oncology
  • II Surgical Approaches to Pediatric Posterior Fossa Tumors
  • 8 Median suboccipital approach
  • 9 Paramedian approach
  • 10 Skull base approaches in children
  • 11 Anterior skull base approaches to posteror fossa
  • 12 Treatment of hydrocephalus in PFT
  • 13 Intraoperative mapping and monitorisation of PFT
  • III Pathologies in Pediatric Posterior Fossa Tumors
  • i. Medulloblastoma
  • 14. Genetics of PFT
  • 15 Radiology in Medulloblastoma
  • 16 Surgery in Pediatric Medulloblastoma
  • 17 Pathology in Medulloblastoma
  • 18 Oncology in Medulloblastoma
  • 19 Radiation in Medulloblastoma
  • ii. Ependimoma
  • 20 Genetics of Ependimoma
  • 21 Radiology of Ependimoma
  • 22 Surgery of Ependimoma - 23 Pathology of Ependimoma
  • 24 Oncology of Ependimoma
  • iii. Cerebellar astrocytoma
  • 25 Genetics of Cerebellar astrocytoma
  • 26 Radiology of Cerebellar astrocytoma
  • 27 Surgery of Cerebellar astrocytoma
  • 28 Pathology Cerebellar astrocytoma 29 Oncology of Cerebellar astrocytoma
  • 30 Radiation in Cerebellar astrocytoma
  • iv. Brain stem tumors
  • 31 Radiology in Brain stem tumors
  • 32 Surgery of mesenchephalon
  • 33 Surgery of pontine tumors
  • 34 Surgery of medulla oblongata tumors
  • 35 Pathology of Brain stem tumors
  • 36 Radiation in Brain stem tumors
  • 37 Oncology of Brain stem tumors
  • v. AT/RT
  • 38 Genetics in AT/RT
  • 39 Radiology in AT/RT
  • 40 Surgery in AT/RT
  • 41 Pathology in AT/RT
  • 42 Oncology in AT/RT
  • 43 Radiation in AT/RT
  • vi. Chordoma
  • 44 Genetics in Chordoma
  • 45 Radiology in Chordoma
  • 46 Pathology in Chordoma
  • 47 Management of Chordomas
  • vii. Rare tumors
  • 48 Surgery of choroid plexsus tumors.-49 Oncology of choroid plexsus tumors
  • 50 Vestibular schwannoma
  • 51 Ganglioglioma
  • 52 Dermoid
  • 53 Epidermoid
  • 54 Lhermitte Duclos
  • 55 Meningioma
  • IV Pre- and Postoperative Care of Pediatric Posterior Fossa Tumors
  • 56 Immediate postoperative care: Germany
  • 57 Immediate postoperative care:  Athens
  • 58 Immediate postoperative care: Paris
  • 59  Immediate postoperative care: Istanbul
  • 60 Immediate postoperative care: Korea
  • 61 Immediate postoperative care: Naples
  • 62 Surgical complications
  • 63 Postoperative vertebral column complications
  • 64 Endocrinological complications in posterior fossa tumours
  • 65 Rehabilitation of neurodeficits
  • 66  Psychiatric support to the family and patient
  • Subject Index.

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