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Main description:
Here is a thorough survey of the biology and treatment of CNS metastasis, including natural history, risk factors, molecular biology, the blood-brain barrier, imaging, quality of life, surgery, chemotherapy, radiation and the future of targeted therapies.
Contents:
Preface.- List of Contributors.- 1 An Introduction to Brain Metastasis.- 2 The Molecular Biology of Brain Metastasis.- 3 The Brain Microenvironment.- 4 Vascular permeability within brain metastases.- 5 Imaging Experimental Brain Metastases.- 6 Possibilities of Targeted Therapies for Brain Metastasis.- 7 Surgery for Brain Metastasis.- 8 Is There A Role for Systemic Chemotherapy in the Treatment of Brain Metastases?.- 9 Radiation Therapy of CNS Metastases.- 10 Leptomeningeal Metastasis.- 11 Quality of Life in CNS Metastasis.- Index.
PRODUCT DETAILS
Publisher: Springer
Publication date: December, 2012
Pages: 230
Weight: 537g
Availability: Available
Subcategories: General Issues, Neurology, Neuroscience, Oncology, Pathology, Radiology
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