Fast Facts: Brain Tumors (Fast Facts)

Product Description Fast Facts: Brain Tumors provides the practising clinician with an expert summary of all of the salient features of each of the various brain tumors and treatment modalities. Early sections cover the classification, epidemiology and diagnosis of brain tumors Individual chapters review diagnosis and provide an overview of treatment options Detailed, individual chapters review different tumor types and the optimal therapeutic strategies in each case Includes an insightful review of future trends including more accurate neuropathological diagnosis through genetic profiling of the tumor, and recent advances in neuroimaging The authors reinforce the message throughout that there are a variety of effective therapies available to the patient and critical attention must be paid to selecting the most appropriate approach for each individual patient in order to achieve the best overall outcome. Fast Facts: Brain Tumors is specifically for the primary care physician whose role is pivotal in tumor detection and subsequent patient care. Contents: Classification and epidemiology; Diagnosis; Treatment; Brain metastases; Gliomas; Meningiomas; Neuronal tumors; Pineal region tumors; Skull base tumors; Pituitary tumors; Primary central nervous system lymphoma; Familial brain tumor syndromes; Tumor-like cysts; Future trends About the Author Lauren E. Abrey Attending Neurologist Department of Neurology Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center New York, USA and Warren P. Mason Staff Physician Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology Pencer Brain Tumor Centre Princess Margaret Hospital Toronto, Ontario, Canada