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Clinical Management and Evolving Novel Therapeutic Strategies for Patients with Brain Tumors / edited by Terry Lichtor.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lichtor, Terry, Editor.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Brain--Tumors.
- Brain.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (654 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- IntechOpen 2013
- Croatia : IntechOpen, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A dramatic increase in knowledge regarding the molecular biology of brain tumors has been established over the past few years, and this has lead to the development of novel therapeutic strategies for these patients. In this book a review of the options available for the clinical management of patients with these tumors are outlined. In addition advances in radiology both for pre-operative diagnostic purposes along with surgical planning are described. Furthermore a review of newer developments in chemotherapy along with the evolving field of photodynamic therapy both for intra-operative management and subsequent therapy is provided. A discussion of certain surgical management issues along with tumor induced epilepsy is included. Finally a discussion of the management of certain unique problems including brain metastases, brainstem glioma, central nervous system lymphoma along with issues involving patients with a brain tumor and pregnancy is provided.
- Notes:
- Description based on: online resource; title from PDF information screen (InTech, viewed October 16, 2022).
- ISBN:
- 9789535171232
- 9535171232
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