Tumors of the Brain and Spine

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Synopsis

Tumors of the Brain and Spine focuses primarily on approaches to the treatment of benign, primary low-grade to high-grade, and metastatic tumors in the brain and spine, as practiced by surgeons and clinicians at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. The book is written mainly for the primary care oncologist, general neurologist, and general neurosurgeon. Discussion of treatment coverage focuses on neurosurgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy, singly and in combination. Also included are chapters on symptom management, molecular genetics and neuropathology of intracranial tumors, leptomeningeal dissemination of systemic cancer, epidemiology of brain tumors, and innovative treatment strategies.

Book details

Edition:
2007
Series:
MD Anderson Cancer Care Series
Author:
Franco DeMonte, Mark R. Gilbert, Anita Mahajan, Ian Earle McCutcheon, R. Sawaya, W. K. A. Yung
ISBN:
9780387292021
Related ISBNs:
9780387292014
Publisher:
Springer US
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2021-02-08
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2007
Copyright by:
N/A 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Medicine, Nonfiction