Description
Book SynopsisVolume IVB describes surgical approaches, strategies, and management techniques for specific tumors in their typical locations, surgical outcomes and results, instruments, and laboratory training. It covers also the related disciplines neuroradiology and neuroanesthesia. The last installment in this well–known series.
Table of ContentsSection I General Considerations
Chapter 1 Instrumentation and Equipment
Chapter 2 Laboratory Training
Chapter 3 Surgical Approaches
Chapter 4 Strategies, Tactics, and Techniques
Section II Special Considerations
Chapter 5 The Histopathologic Classification of Brain Tumors
Section IIA Extrinsic (Extra-axial) Tumors
Chapter 6 Acoustic Neurinomas
Chapter 7 Less Common Neurinomas: Orbital, Oculomotor, Trigeminal, Facial, Glossopharyngeal, Accessory, and Hypoglossal
Chapter 8 Glomus Jugulare Tumors
Chapter 9A Meningiomas
Chapter 9B Hemangiopericytoma
Chapter 10 Chondromas and Chordomas
Chapter 11 Epidermoid and Dermoid Tumors, Intracranial Lipoma
Chapter 12 Transcranial Surgery for Large Pituitary Adenomas
Chapter 13 Craniopharyngiomas
Chapter 14A Optic Gliomas
Chapter 14B Esthesioneuroblastoma (Olfactory Neuroblastoma)
Chapter 15 Arachnoid Cysts
Section IIB Intrinsic Tumors
Chapter 16 Neocerebral and Neocerebellar Tumors
Chapter 17 Limbic and Paralimbic Tumors
Chapter 18 Midline Tumors (Corpus Callosum, Septum Pellucidum, Basal Ganglia, Diencephalon, and Brainstem)
Chapter 19 Intraventricular Tumors
Chapter 20 Pineal Area Tumors
Chapter 21 Gliomas
Chapter 21A Patient Population and Outcome from Individual Glioma Groups
Chapter 21B Malignant Transformation
Chapter 22 Embryonal CNS Tumors
Chapter 23 Primary CNS Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma and Primary Intracranial Sarcoma
Chapter 24 Germ Cell Tumors
Chapter 25 Vascular Tumors
Chapter 26 Cerebral Metastases
Section III Interrelated Disciplines
Chapter 27 Interventional Neuroradiology in the Management of CNS Tumors
Chapter 28 Neuroanesthesia for Microsurgery of CNS Tumors
Section IV Surgical Outcome and Results
Chapter 29 Summary: Whole Series
Chapter 30 Summary: Childhood Tumors
Chapter 31 Intra- and Postoperative Complications
Section V Final Remarks
Chapter 32 Final Remarks
