Neuro-oncology: The EssentialsMark Bernstein, Mitchel S. Berger |
Contents
Pathology and ClassificationDavid N Louis and Anat O StemmerRachamimov | 18 |
Molecular NeuroOncologyNalin Gupta and James T Rutka | 30 |
Genetic AspectsC David James | 42 |
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activity agents anaplastic apoptosis assessment associated astrocytes astrocytoma BCNU blood-brain barrier brachytherapy brain stem brain tumors cancer cerebral chemotherapy choline clinical complications contrast enhancement cortex cortical cranial craniopharyngiomas craniotomy cyst deficits diagnosis disease dose drug edema effects ependymomas evaluation fossa fractions function glial glioblastoma glioblastoma multiforme glioma cells grade growth factor hemorrhage histological imaging increased Int J Radiat intracranial intraoperative irradiation lesions malignant gliomas mass median survival medulloblastoma meningiomas metabolic metastases MRSI necrosis neoplasms nerve Neurol neurological Neurosurg Neurosurgery normal brain Oncol Biol Phys patients pilocytic astrocytoma pineal pituitary posterior postoperative preoperative protein proton Radiat Oncol Biol radiation therapy radiosurgery radiotherapy receptor recurrent region reported risk role scan schwannomas seizures signal SPECIAL CONSIDERATION spinal cord stereotactic biopsy studies surgery surgical resection symptoms T2-weighted target techniques tion tissue tomography toxicity treated treatment trials tumor cells uptake vascular voxel