- All childhood brain tumors, from diagnosis through after care
- Molecular biological advances that have helped to transform diagnostics
- End-of-life issues
- Quality of life, neuropsychological outcomes, and long-term treatment effects
- Practice in areas with limited resources
“The editors…have done an outstanding job of presenting…complex information in a lucid manner – this book is a must-read for the global community of aspiring students and neuro-oncology practitioners.” Amar Gajjar, MD in the Foreword
This is a succinct introduction to pediatric neuro-oncology. It summarizes the key advances in molecular biology that have helped to transform this rapidly evolving field and provides up-to-date coverage of major and emerging treatment modalities as well as supportive care. Separate chapters present each kind of pediatric brain cancer and its diagnosis and treatment.
As more children survive brain cancer, the importance of quality of life issues and helping survivors to cope with the neuropsychological impact and long-term effects of current therapies has come into sharper focus; these topics are also addressed in the book, as are palliative care and pediatric neuro-oncology in countries with limited resources. The book is aimed at trainees and practitioners who seek an up-to-date text in pediatric neuro-oncology that is both comprehensive and concise.
Table of Contents1. Introduction.- 2. Epidemiology of pediatric brain tumors.- 3. Clinical signs and symptoms of pediatric brain tumors.- 4. Neuro-imaging.- 5. Neuro-surgery.- 6. Low grade glioma.- 7. High grade glioma.- 8. Medulloblastoma/ PNET.- 9. Ependymoma.- 10. Germ cell tumors.- 11. ATRT.- 12. Craniopharyngeoma.- 13. Rare brain tumors (CPP, CPC etc.).- 14. Infant brain tumors.- 15. Radiotherapy.- 16. Chemotherapy.- 17. Targeted treatment.- 18. Long term sequelae.- 19. Neurocognitive outcome.- 20. Quality of life.- 21. Palliative care.- 22. Cancer syndromes.- 23. Brain tumor stem cells.- 24. Pediatric neurooncology in developing countries.- 25. Neuropathology 26. HDCT/ ASCT.- 27. Developmental neurobiology.- 28. Basic science of pediatric brain tumors.
