Because of tremendous advancements in research, neurosurgical oncology has become increasingly complex, and it is imperative that physicians have scientific evidence to guide and defend their decision making as they strive to provide the best patient care. Controversies in Neuro-Oncology: Best Evidence Medicine for Brain Tumor Surgery, written by world-renowned experts, is a comprehensive guide that compiles, synthesizes, and summarizes the most relevant scientific literature available in neurosurgical oncology. It provides objective recommendations based on the data found in the literature, giving physicians the information they need to make fully informed treatment decisions.
Key Features:
- An opening chapter, Introduction to Best Evidence Medicine, illustrates how the authors rate the viability of the data presented
- Authors discuss in detail commonly disputed topics specific to tumor type, such as the roles of surgery and gross total resection as well as radiosurgery options
- Expert recommendation boxes highlight ’takeaways’ for the reader
- Summary tables distill abundant scientific evidence and emphasize the main conclusions of published studies
This book will be the go-to guide for all neurosurgeons, oncologists, and neurologists involved in the multidisciplinary care of patients with brain tumors.
Innehållsförteckning
<p>1 Introduction to Best Evidence Medicine<br><strong>Section I Astrocytomas</strong><br>2 The Role of Gross Total Resection in Low-Grade Gliomas<br>3 The Role of Surgery in the Management of High-Grade Gliomas (Newly Diagnosed, Recurrent, and Multifocal High-Grade Gliomas)<br>4 Adjuvants in the Surgical Resection of Astrocytomas (Intraoperative MRI and 5-ALA)<br>5 The Role of Intraoperative Mapping in the Resection of Low-Grade Gliomas<br>6 The Role of Awake Craniotomy in the Resection of Astrocytomas<br>7 The Role of Surgery versus Biopsy in the Management of Gliomas in the Elderly (Patients over 65)<br>8 The Role of Surgery in Brainstem Gliomas (Pediatric and Adult)<br>9 The Role of Local Drug Delivery in Management of Newly Diagnosed and Recurrent High-Grade Gliomas<br>10 The Role of Adjuvant Therapy in Newly Diagnosed High-Grade Astrocytomas<br>11 Salvage Therapy for High-Grade Gliomas<br><strong>Section II Pineal Region Tumors</strong><br>12 Intracranial Germ Cell Tumors—Treatment Paradigms<br>13 Surgery versus Initial Trial of Radiation in the Management of Pineal Region Tumors<br>14 The Role of Gross Total Resection in the Management of Pineal Region Tumors<br><strong>Section III Intraventricular Tumors</strong><br>15 The Role of Adjuvant Therapy in Subtotal Resection and High-Grade Ependymomas<br>16 The Role of Surgery in the Management of Asymptomatic Colloid Cysts without Hydrocephalus<br>17 Evidence-Based Management of Central Neurocytoma (Gross Total Resection versus Subtotal Resection and the Role of Adjunctive Therapies)<br>18 The Role of Surgery in Intraventricular High-Grade Astrocytomas<br><strong>Section IV Hemangioblastomas</strong><br>19 The Role of Surgery in von Hippel-Lindau Disease with Craniospinal Hemangioblastomas<br>20 The Role of Radiosurgery in the Management of Hemangioblastomas<br><strong>Section V Medulloblastoma</strong><br>21 The Role of Surgery in the Treatment of Children with Medulloblastoma<br>22 The Role of Adjuvant Therapy in Medulloblastoma with and without Neuroaxis Seeding<br><strong>Section VI Metastases</strong><br>23 Surgery, Radiosurgery, or Whole Brain Radiotherapy for One to Three Asymptomatic Intracranial Metastases<br>24 Surgery Followed by Radiosurgery Boost for Metastases<br>25 The Role of Surgery in Patients Presenting with Multiple Metastases<br>26 Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) versus Whole-Brain Radiation Therapy (WBRT) in the Management of Multiple Brain Metastases<br>27 Evidence-Based Management of Leptomeningeal Metastasis from Solid Tumors<br><strong>Section VII Extra-Axial Tumors and Skull Base Tumors</strong><br>28 The Role of Radiosurgery in Newly Diagnosed Meningiomas<br>29 The Role of Preoperative Embolization for Meningiomas (Skull Base and Non–Skull Base)<br>30 Adjuvant Therapies (Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy) for Atypical and Anaplastic Meningiomas<br>31 Extent of Resection and Selection of Operative Approaches in the Surgical Management of Petroclival Meningiomas<br>32 Need for Gross Total Resection of Cranial Base Meningiomas<br><strong>Section VIII Hemangiopericytomas</strong><br>33 Is There a Need for Gross Total Resection in Management of Hemangiopericytomas in the Era of Radiosurgery?<br><strong>Section IX Meningeal Sarcoma</strong><br>34 The Role of Surgery and Adjuvant Therapies for Meningeal Sarcoma with Brain Invasion<br><strong>Section X Pituitary Tumors</strong><br>35 The Role of Surgery in Nonfunctioning Pituitary Macroadenomas<br>36 The Role of Inferior Petrosal Sinus Sampling for Cushing Disease with Modern Dynamic Magnetic Resonance Imaging<br>37 The Role of Surgery for Recurrent Cushing’s Disease<br>38 Management of Pituitary Apoplexy (Early versus Delayed Surgery)<br>39 Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Functioning and Nonfunctioning Pituitary Adenomas<br><strong>Section XI Craniopharyngiomas</strong><br>40 Controversies in the Surgical Treatment of Craniopharyngiomas<br>41 Use of Radiotherapy in Optimizing Management of Craniopharyngioma<br>42 Intra-Cyst Therapies for Craniopharyngiomas<br><strong>Section XII Cranial Base Malignancies</strong><br>43 Open versus Endoscopic Resection of Midline Anterior Cranial Base Malignancy<br>44 The Role of Craniofacial Resection in Anterior Skull Base Malignancies<br><strong>Section XIII Chordomas</strong><br>45 The Role of Surgery in the Management of Skull Base Chordomas<br>46 Radiosurgery and Fractionated Radiotherapy Techniques for Chordomas<br><strong>Section XIV Vestibular Schwannomas</strong><br>47 Radiosurgery versus Surgery versus Observation in the Initial Management of Vestibular Schwannomas<br>48 Goals of Surgery in the Management of Vestibular Schwannomas<br><strong>Section XV Glomus Jugulare Tumors</strong><br>49 Surgery versus Radiosurgery for Glomus Jugulare Tumors</p>
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