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M. A. . Ed(S): Hayat - Pediatric Cancer - 9789402407266 - V9789402407266
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Pediatric Cancer

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Description for Pediatric Cancer Paperback. This book focuses on brain tumors, the most common tumors and the leading cause of cancer-related death in children. The contents are organized in seven sections: Neuroblastoma, Medulloblastoma, Leukemia, Lymphoma, Rhabdoid, Sarcoma and Miscellaneous Tumors. Editor(s): Hayat, M. A. Series: Pediatric Cancer. Num Pages: 382 pages, 23 black & white illustrations, 32 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MBGR; MJCL; PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 728.

This entry in the series Pediatric Cancer offers comprehensive information on a variety of cancers, concentrating on brain tumors, the most common solid tumors and the leading cause of cancer-related mortality in children. The contents are organized in seven sections: Neuroblastoma, Medulloblastoma, Leukemia, Lymphoma, Rhabdoid, Sarcoma and Miscellaneous Tumors.

Coverage includes pediatric medulloblastoma, and treatments including craniospinal radiation followed by adjuvant chemotherapy. The contributors explain diagnosis and chemotherapy of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and diagnosis of bone marrow involvement in pediatric lymphoma patients. Ewing’s sarcoma, a highly malignant connective tissue neoplasm formed by the proliferation of mesenchymal cells, receives ... Read more

The book explores the molecular genetics, diagnosis, prognosis and therapy of the atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor (AT/RT). Among the most common malignant neoplasms in children, AT/RT exhibits similarities with other CNS tumors, which can lead to misclassification, as pointed out in the book. The contributors discuss diagnosis of AT/RT type using imaging technology, and describe new strategies, including intensive multimodal therapy and high dose chemotherapy with autologous stem cell transplantation that have shown improved outcomes. Coverage of therapies includes total resection followed by aggressive chemotherapy and radiation.

Discussion includes diagnosis and treatment of other pediatric tumors including adrenocorticaltumors, supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumors, giant midline tumors, gastrointestinal stromal tumors, ependymomas and intramedullary cavernoma.

Pediatric Cancer: Diagnosis, Therapy and Prognosis, Volume 4 includes contributions by ninety-one contributors - oncologists, neurosurgeons, physicians, research scientists and pathologists - representing thirteen countries.

The editor, M.A. Hayat, is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Kean University, Union, New Jersey, USA.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
382
Condition
New
Series
Pediatric Cancer
Number of Pages
346
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789402407266
SKU
V9789402407266
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15

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