Tumors of the Brain and Spine
. Ed(S): Demonte, Franco; Gilbert, Mark R.; Mahajan, Anita; McCutcheon, Ian E.
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Description for Tumors of the Brain and Spine
Paperback. This book discusses treatment of benign, primary low-grade to high-grade, and metastatic tumors in the brain and spine, as practiced at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. The book is written for primary care oncologists, neurologists, and neurosurgeons. Editor(s): DeMonte, Franco; Gilbert, Mark R.; Mahajan, Anita; McCutcheon, Ian E. Series: M.D.Anderson Cancer Care Series. Num Pages: 376 pages, 87 black & white illustrations, 32 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MJCL; MJN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 681.
It is frequently stated that progress in the management of tumors of the brain and spine has not occurred in the past 25 years. Such statements seriously underestimate and misrepresent progress in managing various central nervous system tumors, the tremendous technologic enhancements that have revolutionized the imaging of the tumors and the host organ, the multitude of surgical adjuncts such as computerized imaging guidance and functional mapping of the brain and its tracts that are routinely used in the modern neurosurgical operating room, and the highly conformal delivery of radiation to the tumor mass with remarkable sparing of the surrounding ... Read more
It is frequently stated that progress in the management of tumors of the brain and spine has not occurred in the past 25 years. Such statements seriously underestimate and misrepresent progress in managing various central nervous system tumors, the tremendous technologic enhancements that have revolutionized the imaging of the tumors and the host organ, the multitude of surgical adjuncts such as computerized imaging guidance and functional mapping of the brain and its tracts that are routinely used in the modern neurosurgical operating room, and the highly conformal delivery of radiation to the tumor mass with remarkable sparing of the surrounding ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Series
M.D.Anderson Cancer Care Series
Number of Pages
364
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9780387292014
SKU
V9780387292014
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