Brain Metastases
Brain metastases are the most dreaded complication of systemic cancer, affecting approximately 170,000 people a year, a far greater incidence than primary brain tumors. Advances in modern chemotherapy have led to an improved control of system cancers, often with agents that poorly penetrate the cent...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Springer US : Imprint: Springer,
2007.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2007. |
| Series: | Cancer Treatment and Research,
136 |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-69222-7 |
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Table of Contents:
- Brain Metastases: Epidemiology and Pathophysiology
- The Economics of Brain Metastases
- Neuroimaging of Parenchymal Brain Metastases
- Symptom Management and Supportive Care of the Patient With Brain Metastases
- Surgery for Brain Metastases
- Radiation for Brain Metastases
- Dural and Skull Base Metastases
- Pediatric Brain Metastasis from Extraneural Malignancies: A Review
- Brain Metastases in Hematologic Malignancies
- Chemotherapy for Brain Metastases: Breast, Gynecologic and Non-Melanoma Skin Malignancies
- Chemotherapy for Brain Metastases due to Lung Cancer and Melanoma
- Palliative Care for Patients With Brain Metastases.