Quinones-Hinojosa / Raza Controversies in Neuro-Oncology

Best Evidence Medicine for Brain Tumor Surgery
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-60406-756-9
Verlag: Thieme Medical Publishers
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 522 Seiten, PDF

Because of tremendous advancements in research, neurosurgical oncology has become increasingly complex, and it is imperative that physicians have scientific evidence to guide and defend their decision making as they strive to provide the best patient care. Controversies in Neuro-Oncology: Best Evidence Medicine for Brain Tumor Surgery, written by world-renowned experts, is a comprehensive guide that compiles, synthesizes, and summarizes the most relevant scientific literature available in neurosurgical oncology. It provides objective recommendations based on the data found in the literature, giving physicians the information they need to make fully informed treatment decisions.

Key Features:

- An opening chapter, Introduction to Best Evidence Medicine, illustrates how the authors rate the viability of the data presented - Authors discuss in detail commonly disputed topics specific to tumor type, such as the roles of surgery and gross total resection as well as radiosurgery options - Expert recommendation boxes highlight "takeaways" for the reader - Summary tables distill abundant scientific evidence and emphasize the main conclusions of published studies

This book will be the go-to guide for all neurosurgeons, oncologists, and neurologists involved in the multidisciplinary care of patients with brain tumors.

Zielgruppe

Ärzte

Autoren/Hrsg.

Quinones-Hinojosa, Alfredo

Raza, Shaan M.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Neurologie, Klinische Neurowissenschaft
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Onkologie, Krebsforschung
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Chirurgie Onkologische Chirurgie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Chirurgie Neurochirurgie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Introduction to Best Evidence MedicineSection I Astrocytomas2 The Role of Gross Total Resection in Low-Grade Gliomas3 The Role of Surgery in the Management of High-Grade Gliomas (Newly Diagnosed, Recurrent, and Multifocal High-Grade Gliomas)4 Adjuvants in the Surgical Resection of Astrocytomas (Intraoperative MRI and 5-ALA)5 The Role of Intraoperative Mapping in the Resection of Low-Grade Gliomas6 The Role of Awake Craniotomy in the Resection of Astrocytomas7 The Role of Surgery versus Biopsy in the Management of Gliomas in the Elderly (Patients over 65)8 The Role of Surgery in Brainstem Gliomas (Pediatric and Adult)9 The Role of Local Drug Delivery in Management of Newly Diagnosed and Recurrent High-Grade Gliomas10 The Role of Adjuvant Therapy in Newly Diagnosed High-Grade Astrocytomas11 Salvage Therapy for High-Grade GliomasSection II Pineal Region Tumors12 Intracranial Germ Cell Tumors—Treatment Paradigms13 Surgery versus Initial Trial of Radiation in the Management of Pineal Region Tumors14 The Role of Gross Total Resection in the Management of Pineal Region TumorsSection III Intraventricular Tumors15 The Role of Adjuvant Therapy in Subtotal Resection and High-Grade Ependymomas16 The Role of Surgery in the Management of Asymptomatic Colloid Cysts without Hydrocephalus17 Evidence-Based Management of Central Neurocytoma (Gross Total Resection versus Subtotal Resection and the Role of Adjunctive Therapies)18 The Role of Surgery in Intraventricular High-Grade AstrocytomasSection IV Hemangioblastomas19 The Role of Surgery in von Hippel-Lindau Disease with Craniospinal Hemangioblastomas20 The Role of Radiosurgery in the Management of HemangioblastomasSection V Medulloblastoma21 The Role of Surgery in the Treatment of Children with Medulloblastoma22 The Role of Adjuvant Therapy in Medulloblastoma with and without Neuroaxis SeedingSection VI Metastases23 Surgery, Radiosurgery, or Whole Brain Radiotherapy for One to Three Asymptomatic Intracranial Metastases24 Surgery Followed by Radiosurgery Boost for Metastases25 The Role of Surgery in Patients Presenting with Multiple Metastases26 Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) versus Whole-Brain Radiation Therapy (WBRT) in the Management of Multiple Brain Metastases27 Evidence-Based Management of Leptomeningeal Metastasis from Solid TumorsSection VII Extra-Axial Tumors and Skull Base Tumors28 The Role of Radiosurgery in Newly Diagnosed Meningiomas29 The Role of Preoperative Embolization for Meningiomas (Skull Base and Non–Skull Base)30 Adjuvant Therapies (Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy) for Atypical and Anaplastic Meningiomas31 Extent of Resection and Selection of Operative Approaches in the Surgical Management of Petroclival Meningiomas32 Need for Gross Total Resection of Cranial Base MeningiomasSection VIII Hemangiopericytomas33 Is There a Need for Gross Total Resection in Management of Hemangiopericytomas in the Era of Radiosurgery?Section IX Meningeal Sarcoma34 The Role of Surgery and Adjuvant Therapies for Meningeal Sarcoma with Brain InvasionSection X Pituitary Tumors35 The Role of Surgery in Nonfunctioning Pituitary Macroadenomas36 The Role of Inferior Petrosal Sinus Sampling for Cushing Disease with Modern Dynamic Magnetic Resonance Imaging37 The Role of Surgery for Recurrent Cushing's Disease38 Management of Pituitary Apoplexy (Early versus Delayed Surgery)39 Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Functioning and Nonfunctioning Pituitary AdenomasSection XI Craniopharyngiomas40 Controversies in the Surgical Treatment of Craniopharyngiomas41 Use of Radiotherapy in Optimizing Management of Craniopharyngioma42 Intra-Cyst Therapies for CraniopharyngiomasSection XII Cranial Base Malignancies43 Open versus Endoscopic Resection of Midline Anterior Cranial Base Malignancy44 The Role of Craniofacial Resection in Anterior Skull Base MalignanciesSection XIII Chordomas45 The Role of Surgery in the Management of Skull Base Chordomas46 Radiosurgery and Fractionated Radiotherapy Techniques for ChordomasSection XIV Vestibular Schwannomas47 Radiosurgery versus Surgery versus Observation in the Initial Management of Vestibular Schwannomas48 Goals of Surgery in the Management of Vestibular SchwannomasSection XV Glomus Jugulare Tumors49 Surgery versus Radiosurgery for Glomus Jugulare Tumors