Brain tumors / Richard Prayson, Bette K. Kleinschmidt-DeMasters, Mark L. Cohen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Prayson, Richard A.

Contributor:

Cohen, Mark L., 1957-

Kleinschmidt-DeMasters, Bette.

Series:

Consultant pathology series ; 2.

Consultant pathology series ; 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Brain--Tumors--Case studies.

Brain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Demos Medical Pub., c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

About the Series :. The Consultant Pathology Series is designed to disseminate the knowledge of expert surgical pathology consultants in the analysis and diagnosis of difficult cases to the full community of pathology practitioners. The volumes are based on actual consultations and presented in a format that illustrates the expert s process of evaluating the case, including indications for consultation, the consultant s findings and comment, and discussion of the entity that amplifies the case description. Each volume in the Consultant Pathology series is authored by international experts with

Contents:

Contents; Series Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Normal Tissue; 2. Gliosis; 3. Recurrent High-Grade Glioma with Radiation Changes; 4. Low-Grade Astrocytoma; 5. Anaplastic Astrocytoma; 6. Glioneronal Tumor with Neuropil-Like Islands; 7. Glioblastoma Multiforme; 8. Gemistocytic Astrocytoma; 9. Granular Cell Glioblastoma; 10. Giant Cell Glioblastoma; 11. Pleomorphic Xanthoastrocytoma; 12. Gliosarcoma; 13. Small Cell Glioblastoma; 14. Epithelioid Glioblastoma; 15. Gliomatosis Cerebri; 16. Pilocytic Astrocytoma; 17. Pilomyxoid Astrocytoma; 18. Subependymal Giant Cell Astrocytoma

19. Low-Grade Oligodendroglioma20. Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma; 21. Low-Grade Oligoastrocytoma (Low-Grade Mixed Glioma); 22. Anaplastic Oligoastrocytoma (Anaplastic Mixed Glioma); 23. Glioblastoma with Oligodendroglioma Component; 24. Subependymoma; 25. Myxopapillary Ependymoma; 26. Ependymoma; 27. Anaplastic Ependymoma; 28. Tanycytic Ependymoma; 29. Clear Cell Ependymoma; 30. Choroid Plexus Papilloma; 31. Atypical Choroid Plexus Papilloma; 32. Choroid Plexus Carcinoma; 33. Chordoid Glioma; 34. Angiocentric glioma; 35. Astroblastoma

36. Dysplastic Cerebellar Gangliocytoma (Lhermitte-Duclos Disease)37. Desmoplastic Infantile Astrocytoma/Ganglioglioma; 38. Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumor; 39. Ganglioglioma; 40. Anaplastic Ganglioglioma; 41. Papillary Glioneuronal Tumor; 42. Rosette-Forming Glioneuronal Tumor of the Fourth Ventricle; 43. Central Neurocytoma; 44. Atypical Neurocytoma; 45. Extraventricular Neurocytoma; 46. Paraganglioma; 47. Pineocytoma; 48. Pineal Parenchymal Tumor of Intermediate Differentiation; 49. Pineoblastoma; 50. Yolk Sac Tumor of the Pineal Gland

51. Supratentorial Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor52. Classic Medulloblastoma; 53. Desmoplastic Medulloblastoma; 54. Medulloblastoma with Extensive Nodularity; 55. Anaplastic Medulloblastoma; 56. Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor; 57. Embryonal Tumor with Abundant Neuropil and True Rosettes; 58. Schwannoma with Ancient Change; 59. Neurofibroma; 60. Perineurioma; 61. Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor; 62. Cellular Schwannoma; 63. Melanotic Schwannoma; 64. Fibrous Meningioma; 65. Ectopic Meningioma; 66. Clear Cell Meningioma; 67. Chordoid Meningioma; 68. Papillary Meningioma

69. Rhabdoid Meningioma70. Brain-Invasive Meningioma; 71. Atypical Meningioma; 72. Anaplastic Meningioma; 73. Angiomatous Meningioma; 74. Hemangiopericytoma; 75. Solitary Fibrous Tumor; 76. Primary Sarcoma of the Central Nervous System; 77. Meningioangiomatosis; 78. Hemangioblastoma; 79. Meningeal Melanocytoma; 80. Malignant Melanoma; 81. Lymphoma with First Presentation as Spinal Cord Compression; 82. Marginal Zone B-Cell Lymphoma; 83. Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder; 84. Plasmacytoma; 85. Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis

86. Intravascular Lymphomatosis (Angiotropic Large Cell Lymphoma)

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-55235-X

9786612552359

1-935281-36-4

OCLC:

630542668