Gliomas

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Deimling, Andreas. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Series: Recent Results in Cancer Research, 171
• Subjects: Medicine.; Neurology.; Neurosurgery.; Oncology.; Medicine & Public Health.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-31206-2

Gliomas, which comprise astrocytic, oligodendroglial, and ependymal lesions, are the most frequent primary intracranial tumors. This volume summarizes the enormous advances in our knowledge of gliomas that have occurred during recent years. The first part of the book focuses on the glial tumor entit...

Table of Contents:

• Part 1: Gliomas. Astrocytic tumors. Molecular pathology of oligodendroglial tumors. Ependymal tumors. Pediatric gliomas. Hereditary tumor syndromes and gliomas
• Part 2: Management of Gliomas. Surgical management of intracranial gliomas. Radiation therapy. Adjuvant therapy. Other experimental therapies for gliomas. Neurotoxicity of treatment. Neuroimaging
• Part 3: Concepts. Angiogenesis in gliomas. Gene regulation by methylation. Brain tumor stem cells.