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This essential text includes supplementary figures and tables, succinct review flashcards, end-of-chapter questions and answers, as well as end-of-volume exams so readers can review and test their own comprehension. Each chapter has been reviewed by the editors to ensure cohesive board-level verbiage, emphasizing practical clinical knowledge.
Neuro-Oncology Compendium for the Boards and Clinical Practice is up-to-date and comprehensive, eliminating the need for multiple sources of study.
List of contents
- Neuro-Oncology Overview
- 1. Neuropathology Primer
- 2. Imaging of Central Nervous System Tumors
- Adult Neuro-Oncology
- 3. Glioblastoma
- 4. Diffuse Glioma
- 5. Meningioma
- 6. Ependymoma
- 7. Tumors of the Pituitary Gland
- 8. Germ Cell Tumors
- 9. Intraventricular Tumors
- 10. Rare Tumors in Adults, including Medulloblastoma
- 11. Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma and Hematopoietic Neoplasms affecting the Nervous System
- 12. Metastatic disease in the Central Nervous System
- 13. Tumors Affecting the Spinal Cord
- Pediatric Neuro-Oncology
- 14. Epidemiology and General Overview of Pediatric Central Nervous System Tumors
- 15. Neurosurgical Management of Pediatric Central Nervous System Tumors
- 16. Pediatric Embryonal Tumors
- 17. Pediatric Low Grade Glioma
- 18. Pediatric High Grade Glioma
- Management of Neuro-Oncologic disease
- 19. Neurosurgical Management of Adult Central Nervous System Tumors
- 20. Radiotherapy in Neuro-oncology
- 21. Principles of Systemic Therapy in Neuro-Oncology
- 22. Device-based Treatments in Neuro-Oncology
- Complications of Systemic and Central Nervous System Cancers
- 23. Neurologic Complications in Cancer Patients
- 24. Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndromes
- 25. Neuro-Oncologic Emergencies
- Genetics and Neuro-Oncologic Disease
- 26. Familial Cancer Syndromes
- 27. The Neurofibromatoses
- Special Considerations in Neuro-Oncology
- 28. Designing and Deciphering Clinical Trials: Methodological ingredients to nourish a healthy study
- 29. Procedures and Well-Care Clinics in Neuro-Oncology: Roles for Advanced Practice Providers
- 30. Neuro-Oncology in the Elderly
- 31. Palliative Care in Neuro-Oncology
- 32. The Neuro-Oncology of Women (N.O.W.)
About the author
Maciej M. Mrugala, MD, PhD
Neuro-oncologist, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
Professor of Medicine, Comprehensive Neuro-Oncology Program and Neuro-Oncology Fellowship Program
Chair of the Neuro-Oncology Section of the American Academy of Neurology
Na Tosha N. Gatson, MD, PhD, FAAN
Medical Director, Neuro-Oncology
Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center
Associate Professor of Medicine and Neurology
University of Arizona College of Medicine
Sylvia Kurz, MD PhD
Interim Director, Neuro-Oncology Program
Brain and Spine Tumor Center, Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center
New York University Langone Health
Kathryn S. Nevel, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology
Indiana University Health and Indiana University School of Medicine
Brain Tumor Center, Indiana University Health
Jennifer L. Clarke, MD, MPH
Professor of Clinical Neurology and Neurological Surgery
UCSF Weill Institute of Neurosciences
Division of Neuro-oncology, University of California, San Francisco
Member, UCSF
Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Summary
Renowned experts in the neuro-oncological field bring their expertise together for Neuro-Oncology Compendium for the Boards and Clinical Practice. This volume reviews the core topics of neuro-oncology including adult and pediatric neuro-oncology, management, central nervous system tumor complications, genetic considerations, and more. With a focus on updated treatments and terminology, this volume is designed to comprehensively review all major facets of neuro-oncology so that physicians-in-training may prepare for the board review and practicing specialists can stay up to date in their treatment of patients.
This essential text includes hundreds of figures and tables, succinct review flashcards, end-of-chapter questions and answers, as well as end-of-volume exams so readers can review and test their own comprehension. Each chapter has been reviewed by the editors to ensure cohesive board-level verbiage, emphasizing practical clinical knowledge. Neuro-Oncology Compendium for the Boards and Clinical Practice is up-to-date and comprehensive, eliminating the need for multiple sources of study.
Key features of this volume include:
-End of chapter flashcards to summarize key content
-End of chapter Questions and Answers for review
-Practice exams to simulate board questions
-Updated terminology and practices
-Complimentary images and tables to support learning
