Neuro-oncology for the clinical neurologist / [edited by] Roy E. Strowd.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Strowd, Roy E., III, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Central nervous system--Cancer--Diagnosis.

Central nervous system.

Central nervous system--Cancer--Treatment.

Central nervous system--Tumors--Diagnosis.

Central nervous system--Tumors--Treatment.

Central Nervous System Neoplasms--diagnosis.

Central Nervous System Neoplasms--therapy.

Central nervous system--Tumors.

Diagnosis.

Central nervous system--Cancer.

Medical Subjects:

Central Nervous System Neoplasms--diagnosis.

Central Nervous System Neoplasms--therapy.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 411 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Other Title:

Neurooncology for the clinical neurologist

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, PA : Elsevier, [2021]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"In the growing field of neuro-oncology, the past few years have witnessed rapid advances in tumor classification, treatment modalities, and the role of neurologists and neuro-oncologists. Neuro-Oncology for the Clinical Neurologist is a first-of-its-kind resource that focuses on patient-clinical scenarios relevant to the practicing neurologist--bringing you up to date with everything from basic principles and neuro-oncology imaging consults to neurologic complications of radiation, systemic, and immune-based therapies, and much more"--Publisher's description.

Contents:

Fundamentals of neuropathology : Introduction to neuropathology and molecular diagnostics

Surgical considerations for brain and spine tumors

Introduction to radiation therapy

Evidence-based approaches to chemotherapy for gliomas

Evaluation of a dural-based lesion

Evaluation of a supratentorial parenchymal lesion

Evaluation of an infratentorial lesion

Imaging of spinal lesions

Evaluation of peripheral nerve lesions

Approach to the meningioma patient

Approach to the low-grade glioma patient

Approach to the high-grade glioma patient

Approach to the patient with CNS lymphoma

Approach to a patient with brain metastasis

Approach to the patient with leptomeningeal metastases

Approach to patients with the neoplasms associated with neurofibromatosis type 1, neurofibromatosis type 2, and schwannomatosis

Approach to the patient with tuberous sclerosis

Approach to von Hippel Lindau, Cowden disease, and other inherited conditions

Neurologic complications of cancer

Paraneoplastic neurological disorder syndromes

Perineural spread of cancer

Cancer-associated plexopathy

Cancer complications in patients with hematologic malignancies

Approach to the patient with radiation necrosis

Neurological complications of radiation

Uncommon radiation-induced neurological syndromes

Approach to the patient with a delayed posttreatment CNS neurotoxicity

Approach to chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy

Neurologic complications of immune checkpoint inhibitors

Neurologic complications associated with CAR T-cell therapy

Summary of clinical pearls

Reference list of clinical cases covered in this book.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from electronic title page (ClinicalKey, viewed on November 18, 2020).

Other Format:

Print version: Neuro-oncology for the clinical neurologist.

ISBN:

9780323694957

0323694950

OCLC:

1220993756

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.