Leptomeningeal Metastases

Herausgegeben:Abrey, Lauren E; Chamberlain, Marc; Engelhard, Herbert

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Leptomeningeal Metastases is intended to provide the reader with an overview of the state-of-the-art therapy for the cancer patient with leptomeningeal cancer with additional information on epidemiology, symptom management, new clinical trials, and current basic research in animal models for experimental therapies.

Produktdetails

• Cancer Treatment and Research 125
• Verlag: Springer / Springer US / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-4614-9890-2
• 2005
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. November 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 155mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 326g
• ISBN-13: 9781461498902
• ISBN-10: 1461498902
• Artikelnr.: 41804318

Inhaltsangabe

Anatomy and Physiology of the Leptomeninges and CSF Space.- Leptomeningeal Neoplasia: Epidemiology, Clinical Presentation, CSF Analysis and Diagnostic Imaging.- Leptomeningeal Metastases from Solid Tumors (Meningeal Carcinomatosis).- Leptomeningeal Metastases from Leukemias and Lymphomas.- Leptomeningeal Metastasis of Primary Central Nervous System (CNS) Neoplasms.- Leptomeningeal Cancer in the Pediatric Patient.- Neurosurgical Interventions for Leptomeningeal Tumor.- Current Treatment of Leptomeningeal Metastases: Systemic Chemotherapy, Intrathecal Chemotherapy and Symptom Management.- Radiation Therapy for Leptomeningeal Cancer.- Animal Models of Leptomeningeal Cancer.- Improving the Outcome of Patients with Leptomeningeal Cancer: New Clinical Trials and Experimental Therapies.