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Gliomas /

Researchers' knowledge of gliomas continues to advance rapidly at both the basic and translational levels, and Gliomas provides a thorough overview of the evolving fields of tumor biology and clinical medicine as they relate to our understanding of brain tumors. Gliomas reviews the current para...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Berger, Mitchel S. (Editor ), Weller, Michael, 1962- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam, Netherlands : Elsevier, 2016.
Colección:Handbook of clinical neurology ; v. 134.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Ch. 1. Epidemiology
  • Ch. 2. Presenting signs and symptoms in brain tumors
  • Ch. 3. Neuroimaging
  • Ch. 4. Surgical approaches for the gliomas
  • Ch. 5. Histologic classification of gliomas
  • Ch. 6. Molecular classification of gliomas
  • Ch. 7. Next-generation molecular diagnostics
  • Ch. 8. Principles of radiation therapy
  • Ch. 9. Principles of pharmacotherapy
  • Ch. 10. Principles of immunotherapy
  • Ch. 11. Experimental therapies: gene therapies and oncolytic viruses
  • Ch. 12. Complications of glioma surgery
  • Ch. 13. Complications from radiotherapy
  • Ch. 14. Complications from pharmacotherapy
  • Ch. 15. Vascular complications in glioma patients
  • Ch. 16. Epilepsy and brain tumors
  • Ch. 17. Rehabilitation of patients with glioma
  • Ch. 18. Psycho-oncology
  • Ch. 19. Palliative care at the end-of-life in glioma patients
  • Ch. 20. Pilocytic astrocytomas
  • Ch. 21. Astrocytic gliomas WHO grades II and III
  • Ch. 22. Low-grade and anaplastic oligodendroglioma
  • Ch. 23. Glioblastoma
  • Ch. 24. Rare glial tumors
  • Ch. 25. Ependymoma: a heterogeneous tumor of uncertain origin and limited therapeutic options
  • Index.