Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumors Tumeurs Intramédullaires In Neurochirurgie. English

University of Lyons, France. Text on the advances of intramedullary spinal cord tumor treatment, for neurosurgeons. Discusses diagnostic and therapeutic problems, aspects of tumors according to histological types, and the results of 171 spinal cord tumor surgeries. 30 contributors, no U.S. DNLM: Spinal Cord Neoplasms. Front Cover ......Page 1 Copyright ......Page 2 Forward ......Page 3 Preface ......Page 4 Author's Preface ......Page 5 Introduction ......Page 6 Contributors ......Page 7 Contents ......Page 10 Abbreviations ......Page 11 1.1 General Considerations ......Page 12 1.2 Diagnosis ......Page 32 1.3 Surgery ......Page 64 2.1 Tumors of Glial Origin ......Page 71 2.2 Malignant Tumors of Nonglial Origin ......Page 80 2.3 Benign Tumors of Nonglia Origin ......Page 83 2.4 Pseudotumors ......Page 92 3.2 Functional Results ......Page 96 3.3 Postoperative Outcome and Follow-Up ......Page 101 Summary and Conclusions ......Page 116 This volume updates the different aspects of the treatment of intramedullary spinal cord tumours. Coverage includes 1117 case reviews; diagnosis and therapy; and MRI diagnosis and radiotherapy. It is aimed at resident and specialist levels. Georges Fischer, Jacques Brotchi ; Foreword By Leonard I. Malis ; Preface By Paul R. Cooper ; Contributors, D. Baleriaux ... [et Al.]. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 106-112) And Index.