Central Nervous System Tumours of Childhood (Clinics in Developmental Medicine (Mac Keith Press))

Ranging from epidemiology and neuroimaging through the general principles of surgery and radiotherapy/chemotherapy to issues of palliative care and quality of life, this concise, broad-ranging and practical text covers all clinical aspects of central nervous system tumours in children. It provides an overview of current important issues in diagnosis and management, and focuses on important areas of research, with an emphasis on the areas likely to impact on clinical practice. It will be essential reading for paediatric oncologists, medical and clinical oncologists, neurosurgeons, and paediatricians involved in the care of children with brain tumours, trainees in these and related specialties, specialist nurses and paramedical staff. Sect. I Sect. I -- 1. Sect. I -- 1. -- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- 2. Sect. I -- 1. -- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- 2. -- GA Amos Burke -- 3. Sect. I -- 1. -- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- 2. -- GA Amos Burke -- 3. -- Shelley Renowden -- 4. Sect. I -- 1. -- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- 2. -- GA Amos Burke -- 3. -- Shelley Renowden -- 4. -- Lucy B. Rorke-Adams and Jaclyn A Biegel -- 5. Sect. I -- 1. -- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- 2. -- GA Amos Burke -- 3. -- Shelley Renowden -- 4. -- Lucy B. Rorke-Adams and Jaclyn A Biegel -- 5. -- Richard J Gilbertson -- 6. Sect. I -- 1. -- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- 2. -- GA Amos Burke -- 3. -- Shelley Renowden -- 4. -- Lucy B. Rorke-Adams and Jaclyn A Biegel -- 5. -- Richard J Gilbertson -- 6. -- Jerard Ross and John Thorne -- 7. Sect. I -- 1. -- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- 2. -- GA Amos Burke -- 3. -- Shelley Renowden -- 4. -- Lucy B. Rorke-Adams and Jaclyn A Biegel -- 5. -- Richard J Gilbertson -- 6. -- Jerard Ross and John Thorne -- 7. -- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- 8. Sect. I -- 1. -- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- 2. -- GA Amos Burke -- 3. -- Shelley Renowden -- 4. -- Lucy B. Rorke-Adams and Jaclyn A Biegel -- 5. -- Richard J Gilbertson -- 6. -- Jerard Ross and John Thorne -- 7. -- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- 8. -- Eddy Estlin -- 9. Sect. I -- 1. -- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- 2. -- GA Amos Burke -- 3. -- Shelley Renowden -- 4. -- Lucy B. Rorke-Adams and Jaclyn A Biegel -- 5. -- Richard J Gilbertson -- 6. -- Jerard Ross and John Thorne -- 7. -- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- 8. -- Eddy Estlin -- 9. -- Stephen Lowis -- Sect. II Sect. I -- 1. -- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- 2. -- GA Amos Burke -- 3. -- Shelley Renowden -- 4. -- Lucy B. Rorke-Adams and Jaclyn A Biegel -- 5. -- Richard J Gilbertson -- 6. -- Jerard Ross and John Thorne -- 7. -- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- 8. -- Eddy Estlin -- 9. -- Stephen Lowis -- Sect. II -- 10. Sect. I -- 1. -- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- 2. -- GA Amos Burke -- 3. -- Shelley Renowden -- 4. -- Lucy B. Rorke-Adams and Jaclyn A Biegel -- 5. -- Richard J Gilbertson -- 6. -- Jerard Ross and John Thorne -- 7. -- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- 8. -- Eddy Estlin -- 9. -- Stephen Lowis -- Sect. II -- 10. -- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- 11. Sect. I -- 1. -- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- 2. -- GA Amos Burke -- 3. -- Shelley Renowden -- 4. -- Lucy B. Rorke-Adams and Jaclyn A Biegel -- 5. -- Richard J Gilbertson -- 6. -- Jerard Ross and John Thorne -- 7. -- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- 8. -- Eddy Estlin -- 9. -- Stephen Lowis -- Sect. II -- 10. -- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- 11. -- Ute Bartels, Douglas J Hyder, Annie Huang and Eric Bouffet -- 12. Sect. I -- 1. -- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- 2. -- GA Amos Burke -- 3. -- Shelley Renowden -- 4. -- Lucy B. Rorke-Adams and Jaclyn A Biegel -- 5. -- Richard J Gilbertson -- 6. -- Jerard Ross and John Thorne -- 7. -- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- 8. -- Eddy Estlin -- 9. -- Stephen Lowis -- Sect. II -- 10. -- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- 11. -- Ute Bartels, Douglas J Hyder, Annie Huang and Eric Bouffet -- 12. -- Carolyn R Freeman and Jean-Pierre Farmer -- 13. Sect. I -- 1. -- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- 2. -- GA Amos Burke -- 3. -- Shelley Renowden -- 4. -- Lucy B. Rorke-Adams and Jaclyn A Biegel -- 5. -- Richard J Gilbertson -- 6. -- Jerard Ross and John Thorne -- 7. -- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- 8. -- Eddy Estlin -- 9. -- Stephen Lowis -- Sect. II -- 10. -- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- 11. -- Ute Bartels, Douglas J Hyder, Annie Huang and Eric Bouffet -- 12. -- Carolyn R Freeman and Jean-Pierre Farmer -- 13. -- Stephen Lowis -- 14. Sect. I -- 1. -- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- 2. -- GA Amos Burke -- 3. -- Shelley Renowden -- 4. -- Lucy B. Rorke-Adams and Jaclyn A Biegel -- 5. -- Richard J Gilbertson -- 6. -- Jerard Ross and John Thorne -- 7. -- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- 8. -- Eddy Estlin -- 9. -- Stephen Lowis -- Sect. II -- 10. -- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- 11. -- Ute Bartels, Douglas J Hyder, Annie Huang and Eric Bouffet -- 12. -- Carolyn R Freeman and Jean-Pierre Farmer -- 13. -- Stephen Lowis -- 14. -- Susanne J Rogers an Frank H Saran -- 15. Sect. I -- 1. -- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- 2. -- GA Amos Burke -- 3. -- Shelley Renowden -- 4. -- Lucy B. Rorke-Adams and Jaclyn A Biegel -- 5. -- Richard J Gilbertson -- 6. -- Jerard Ross and John Thorne -- 7. -- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- 8. -- Eddy Estlin -- 9. -- Stephen Lowis -- Sect. II -- 10. -- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- 11. -- Ute Bartels, Douglas J Hyder, Annie Huang and Eric Bouffet -- 12. -- Carolyn R Freeman and Jean-Pierre Farmer -- 13. -- Stephen Lowis -- 14. -- Susanne J Rogers an Frank H Saran -- 15. -- Stephen Lowis -- 16. Sect. I -- 1. -- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- 2. -- GA Amos Burke -- 3. -- Shelley Renowden -- 4. -- Lucy B. Rorke-Adams and Jaclyn A Biegel -- 5. -- Richard J Gilbertson -- 6. -- Jerard Ross and John Thorne -- 7. -- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- 8. -- Eddy Estlin -- 9. -- Stephen Lowis -- Sect. II -- 10. -- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- 11. -- Ute Bartels, Douglas J Hyder, Annie Huang and Eric Bouffet -- 12. -- Carolyn R Freeman and Jean-Pierre Farmer -- 13. -- Stephen Lowis -- 14. -- Susanne J Rogers an Frank H Saran -- 15. -- Stephen Lowis -- 16. -- Eddy Estlin -- 17. Sect. I -- 1. -- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- 2. -- GA Amos Burke -- 3. -- Shelley Renowden -- 4. -- Lucy B. Rorke-Adams and Jaclyn A Biegel -- 5. -- Richard J Gilbertson -- 6. -- Jerard Ross and John Thorne -- 7. -- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- 8. -- Eddy Estlin -- 9. -- Stephen Lowis -- Sect. II -- 10. -- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- 11. -- Ute Bartels, Douglas J Hyder, Annie Huang and Eric Bouffet -- 12. -- Carolyn R Freeman and Jean-Pierre Farmer -- 13. -- Stephen Lowis -- 14. -- Susanne J Rogers an Frank H Saran -- 15. -- Stephen Lowis -- 16. -- Eddy Estlin -- 17. -- Eddy Estlin -- 18. Sect. I -- 1. -- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- 2. -- GA Amos Burke -- 3. -- Shelley Renowden -- 4. -- Lucy B. Rorke-Adams and Jaclyn A Biegel -- 5. -- Richard J Gilbertson -- 6. -- Jerard Ross and John Thorne -- 7. -- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- 8. -- Eddy Estlin -- 9. -- Stephen Lowis -- Sect. II -- 10. -- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- 11. -- Ute Bartels, Douglas J Hyder, Annie Huang and Eric Bouffet -- 12. -- Carolyn R Freeman and Jean-Pierre Farmer -- 13. -- Stephen Lowis -- 14. -- Susanne J Rogers an Frank H Saran -- 15. -- Stephen Lowis -- 16. -- Eddy Estlin -- 17. -- Eddy Estlin -- 18. -- Douglas H. Hyder, Peter B Dirks, Ute Bartels and Eric Bouffet -- 19. Sect. I -- 1. -- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- 2. -- GA Amos Burke -- 3. -- Shelley Renowden -- 4. -- Lucy B. Rorke-Adams and Jaclyn A Biegel -- 5. -- Richard J Gilbertson -- 6. -- Jerard Ross and John Thorne -- 7. -- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- 8. -- Eddy Estlin -- 9. -- Stephen Lowis -- Sect. II -- 10. -- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- 11. -- Ute Bartels, Douglas J Hyder, Annie Huang and Eric Bouffet -- 12. -- Carolyn R Freeman and Jean-Pierre Farmer -- 13. -- Stephen Lowis -- 14. -- Susanne J Rogers an Frank H Saran -- 15. -- Stephen Lowis -- 16. -- Eddy Estlin -- 17. -- Eddy Estlin -- 18. -- Douglas H. Hyder, Peter B Dirks, Ute Bartels and Eric Bouffet -- 19. -- Stephen Lowis -- Sect. III Sect. I -- 1. -- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- 2. -- GA Amos Burke -- 3. -- Shelley Renowden -- 4. -- Lucy B. Rorke-Adams and Jaclyn A Biegel -- 5. -- Richard J Gilbertson -- 6. -- Jerard Ross and John Thorne -- 7. -- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- 8. -- Eddy Estlin -- 9. -- Stephen Lowis -- Sect. II -- 10. -- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- 11. -- Ute Bartels, Douglas J Hyder, Annie Huang and Eric Bouffet -- 12. -- Carolyn R Freeman and Jean-Pierre Farmer -- 13. -- Stephen Lowis -- 14. -- Susanne J Rogers an Frank H Saran -- 15. -- Stephen Lowis -- 16. -- Eddy Estlin -- 17. -- Eddy Estlin -- 18. -- Douglas H. Hyder, Peter B Dirks, Ute Bartels and Eric Bouffet -- 19. -- Stephen Lowis -- Sect. III -- 20. Sect. I -- 1. -- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- 2. -- GA Amos Burke -- 3. -- Shelley Renowden -- 4. -- Lucy B. Rorke-Adams and Jaclyn A Biegel -- 5. -- Richard J Gilbertson -- 6. -- Jerard Ross and John Thorne -- 7. -- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- 8. -- Eddy Estlin -- 9. -- Stephen Lowis -- Sect. II -- 10. -- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- 11. -- Ute Bartels, Douglas J Hyder, Annie Huang and Eric Bouffet -- 12. -- Carolyn R Freeman and Jean-Pierre Farmer -- 13. -- Stephen Lowis -- 14. -- Susanne J Rogers an Frank H Saran -- 15. -- Stephen Lowis -- 16. -- Eddy Estlin -- 17. -- Eddy Estlin -- 18. -- Douglas H. Hyder, Peter B Dirks, Ute Bartels and Eric Bouffet -- 19. -- Stephen Lowis -- Sect. III -- 20. -- Adam Glaser and Gary Butler -- 21. Sect. I -- 1. -- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- 2. -- GA Amos Burke -- 3. -- Shelley Renowden -- 4. -- Lucy B. Rorke-Adams and Jaclyn A Biegel -- 5. -- Richard J Gilbertson -- 6. -- Jerard Ross and John Thorne -- 7. -- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- 8. -- Eddy Estlin -- 9. -- Stephen Lowis -- Sect. II -- 10. -- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- 11. -- Ute Bartels, Douglas J Hyder, Annie Huang and Eric Bouffet -- 12. -- Carolyn R Freeman and Jean-Pierre Farmer -- 13. -- Stephen Lowis -- 14. -- Susanne J Rogers an Frank H Saran -- 15. -- Stephen Lowis -- 16. -- Eddy Estlin -- 17. -- Eddy Estlin -- 18. -- Douglas H. Hyder, Peter B Dirks, Ute Bartels and Eric Bouffet -- 19. -- Stephen Lowis -- Sect. III -- 20. -- Adam Glaser and Gary Butler -- 21. -- Andrew Curran -- 22. Sect. I -- 1. -- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- 2. -- GA Amos Burke -- 3. -- Shelley Renowden -- 4. -- Lucy B. Rorke-Adams and Jaclyn A Biegel -- 5. -- Richard J Gilbertson -- 6. -- Jerard Ross and John Thorne -- 7. -- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- 8. -- Eddy Estlin -- 9. -- Stephen Lowis -- Sect. II -- 10. -- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- 11. -- Ute Bartels, Douglas J Hyder, Annie Huang and Eric Bouffet -- 12. -- Carolyn R Freeman and Jean-Pierre Farmer -- 13. -- Stephen Lowis -- 14. -- Susanne J Rogers an Frank H Saran -- 15. -- Stephen Lowis -- 16. -- Eddy Estlin -- 17. -- Eddy Estlin -- 18. -- Douglas H. Hyder, Peter B Dirks, Ute Bartels and Eric Bouffet -- 19. -- Stephen Lowis -- Sect. III -- 20. -- Adam Glaser and Gary Butler -- 21. -- Andrew Curran -- 22. -- Erica Mackie -- Sect. IV Sect. I -- 1. -- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- 2. -- GA Amos Burke -- 3. -- Shelley Renowden -- 4. -- Lucy B. Rorke-Adams and Jaclyn A Biegel -- 5. -- Richard J Gilbertson -- 6. -- Jerard Ross and John Thorne -- 7. -- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- 8. -- Eddy Estlin -- 9. -- Stephen Lowis -- Sect. II -- 10. -- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis -- 11. -- Ute Bartels, Douglas J Hyder, Annie Huang and Eric Bouffet -- 12. -- Carolyn R Freeman and Jean-Pierre Farmer -- 13. -- Stephen Lowis -- 14. -- Susanne J Rogers an Frank H Saran -- 15. -- Stephen Lowis -- 16. -- Eddy Estlin -- 17. -- Eddy Estlin -- 18. -- Douglas H. Hyder, Peter B Dirks, Ute Bartels and Eric Bouffet -- 19. -- Stephen Lowis -- Sect. III -- 20. -- Adam Glaser and Gary Butler -- 21. -- Andrew Curran -- 22. -- Erica Mackie -- Sect. IV -- 23. Sect. I-- 1.-- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis-- 2.-- GA Amos Burke-- 3.-- Shelley Renowden-- 4.-- Lucy B. Rorke-Adams and Jaclyn A Biegel-- 5.-- Richard J Gilbertson-- 6.-- Jerard Ross and John Thorne-- 7.-- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis-- 8.-- Eddy Estlin-- 9.-- Stephen Lowis-- Sect. II-- 10.-- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis-- 11.-- Ute Bartels, Douglas J Hyder, Annie Huang and Eric Bouffet-- 12.-- Carolyn R Freeman and Jean-Pierre Farmer-- 13.-- Stephen Lowis-- 14.-- Susanne J Rogers an Frank H Saran-- 15.-- Stephen Lowis-- 16.-- Eddy Estlin-- 17.-- Eddy Estlin-- 18.-- Douglas H. Hyder, Peter B Dirks, Ute Bartels and Eric Bouffet-- 19.-- Stephen Lowis-- Sect. III-- 20.-- Adam Glaser and Gary Butler-- 21.-- Andrew Curran-- 22.-- Erica Mackie-- Sect. IV-- 23.-- Eddy Estlin and Stephen Lowis.

Ranging from epidemiology and neuroimaging through the general principles of surgery and radiotherapy/chemotherapy to issues of palliative care and quality of life, this concise, broad-ranging and practical text covers all clinical aspects of central nervous system tumours in children.It provides an overview of current important issues in diagnosis and management, and focuses on important areas of research, with an emphasis on the areas likely to impact on clinical practice.It is essential reading for paediatric oncologists, medical and clinical oncologists, neurosurgeons, and paediatricians involved in the care of children with brain tumours, trainees in these and related specialties, specialist nurses and paramedical staff.

Covers all clinical aspects of central nervous system (CNS) tumours in children, including epidemiology and neuroimaging, the general principles of surgery and radiotherapy/chemotherapy as well as palliative care and quality of life. It also includes diagnosis and management, important areas of research which are important for clinical practice