Optic nerve sheath meningioma (ONSM) is a rare tumour. Cases are usually separated into primary ONSM, which arises either intraorbitally or, less commonly, intracanalicularly, and secondary ONSM, which arises intracranially and subsequently invades the optic canal and orbit. This is the first book to cover all important aspects of the diagnosis and treatment of primary ONSM. After a general introduction, individual chapters discuss the clinical presentation, clinical examination and diagnosis, imaging, and histology. Treatment options are then addressed in detail, with special emphasis on external beam radiation therapy, and in particular stereotactic fractionated radiation therapy. The latter has recently produced consistently good results and is now considered the emerging treatment of choice for the vast majority of patients with primary ONSM. This well-illustrated book will prove invaluable to all practitioners who encounter primary ONSM in their clinical work.
Branislav Jeremic & Susanne Pitz
Primary Optic Nerve Sheath Meningioma [PDF ebook]
Primary Optic Nerve Sheath Meningioma [PDF ebook]
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Idioma Inglés ● Formato PDF ● Páginas 139 ● ISBN 9783540775584 ● Tamaño de archivo 10.1 MB ● Editor Branislav Jeremic & Susanne Pitz ● Editorial Springer Berlin ● Ciudad Heidelberg ● País DE ● Publicado 2008 ● Descargable 24 meses ● Divisa EUR ● ID 2164010 ● Protección de copia DRM social