This book discusses treatment of benign, primary low-grade to high-grade, and metastatic tumors in the brain and spine, as practiced at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. The book is written for primary care oncologists, neurologists, and neurosurgeons.

Tumors of the Brain and Spine is an up-to-date and comprehensive reference. It focuses primarily on standard 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. Chapters on treatment focus on neurosurgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy, as administered both singly and in combination. The volume is rounded out with chapters on symptom management, the molecular genetics and neuropathology of intracranial tumors, the leptomeningeal dissemination of systemic cancer, the epidemiology of brain tumors, and innovative treatment strategies.

Focuses primarily on the standard approaches to the treatment of benign, primary low-grade to high-grade, and metastatic tumors in the brain and spine Overview on treatment with focus on neurosurgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy, both singly and in combination. Reviews symptom management, molecular genetics and neuropathology of intracranial tumors, leptomeningeal dissemination of systemic cancer, and epidemiology of brain tumors Provides innovative treatment strategies Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Inhalt
Epidemiology of Brain Tumors.- Neuropathology and Molecular Biology of Intracranial Tumors.- Radiology of Brain Tumors: Structure and Physiology.- Surgically Curable Brain Tumors of Adults.- Low-Grade Gliomas: Evidence-Based Treatment Options.- Surgical Strategies for High-Grade Gliomas.- Radiation Oncology for Tumors of the Central Nervous System: Improving the Therapeutic Index.- Cytotoxic Chemotherapy for Diffuse Gliomas.- Innovative Treatment Strategies for High-Grade Gliomas.- Pituitary Tumors in Oncology.- Management of Lung Cancer, Breast Cancer, and Melanoma Metastatic to the Brain.- Neoplastic Meningitis.- Lymphoma Affecting the Central Nervous System.- Tumors of the Extradural Spine.- Tumors of the Spinal Cord and Intradural Space.- Symptom Management for Patients with Brain Tumors: Improving Quality of Life.