Document 0971
 DOCN  M9570971
 TI    Neuro-Oncology. Primary tumors and neurological complications of cancer.
 DT    9506
 AU    Anonymous; No affiliation given
 SO    Neuro-Oncology: Primary Tumors and Neurological Complications of Cancer.
       Twijnstra A, Keiser A, Ongerboer De Visser BW, eds. Amsterdam, The
       Netherlands, Elsevier, 487 p., 1993.. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       ICDB/95615463
 AB    This book is intended to provide an overview of the management of
       patients suffering from primary tumors of the nervous system and from
       the metastatic and nonmetastatic neurological complications of systemic
       cancer, and to assist physicians dealing with those problems. An
       international roster of 33 contributing authors have put together a wide
       ranging book organized into four sections and an epilogue. The first
       section deals with the epidemiology of neuro-oncological disease, the
       interaction between the nervous system and neuro-oncological processes,
       imaging techniques and immunological aspects. The second section
       discusses the neuropathology, clinical diagnosis and management, and
       when known the underlying genetic abnormalities, of primary tumors of
       the brain and spinal cord, the cranial and spinal nerve roots and the
       leptomeninges, but excludes pituitary adenomas. In the third section,
       central nervous system metastases are discussed, including surgical
       management, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Disease is considered by
       metastatic site and by the nature of the primary--solid or hematologic.
       The fourth section deals with nonmetastatic complications, both side
       effects of therapy and the paraneoplastic syndromes associated with the
       primary disease. The special problems of the AIDS patient are also
       discussed in this section. Finally, in the epilogue, the editors review
       the role of the neurologist in management of these problems.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/COMPLICATIONS  Human  Neoplasm
       Metastasis  Nervous System Diseases/*ETIOLOGY  Nervous System
       Neoplasms/*COMPLICATIONS/GENETICS/SECONDARY  MONOGRAPH

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