Main description:

Recent evidence indicates that the physiology and response to various drugs in the pediatric population is different from that of the adult and must be appreciated to be able to fully address the health needs of the pediatric population. This atlas will cover such areas as neuroimaging, the use of crush and touch preps during introperative consultation, classic histological features of brain tumors, tumor variants and a miscellaneous group of challenging tumors.

Contents:

Section A -- GLIAL TUMORS Chapter 1. Pilocytic astrocytoma and Pilomyxoid Astrocytoma Christine E. Fuller, MD Sonia Narendra, MD Chapter 2. Pleomorphic Xanthoastrocytoma Christine E Fuller, MD Chapter 3. Infiltrative Astrocytomas (Diffuse Astrocytoma, Anaplastic astrocytoma, Glioblastoma) Christine E Fuller, MD Chapter 4. Oligodendroglial tumors Christine E Fuller, MD Chapter 5. Ependymal tumors Christine E. Fuller, MD Sonia Narendra, MD Ioana Tolicica, MD Section B -- EMBRYONAL NEUROEPITHELIAL TUMORS Chapter 6. Central nervous system primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNETs) and medulloepithelioma Adekunle M. Adesina, M.D., Ph.D. Jill Hunter, M.D. Lucy Rorke-Adams, M.D. Chapter 7. Medulloblastoma Adekunle M. Adesina, M.D., Ph.D. Jill Hunter, M.D. Chapter 8. Atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor Adekunle M. Adesina, M.D., Ph.D. Jill Hunter, M.D. Lucy Rorke-Adams, M.D. Section C -- TUMORS OF THE MENINGES Chapter 9. Meningioma Christine E. Fuller, M.D Brian Pavlovitz, MD Chapter 10. Hemangiopericytoma and other mesenchymal, non-meningothelial tumors Christine E. Fuller, M.D Chapter 11. Melanocytic lesions Christine E. Fuller, M.D Chapter 12 Hemangioblastoma Christine E. Fuller, M.D Section D -- TUMORS OF CRANIAL AND SPINAL NERVES Chapter 13. Schwannoma Tarik Tihan, M.D., Ph.D. Chapter 14. Neurofibroma Tarik Tihan, M.D., Ph.D. Chapter 15. Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors Tarik Tihan, M.D., Ph.D. Section E - NEURONAL AND MIXED NEURONAL-GLIAL TUMORS Chapter 16. Desmoplastic infantile astrocytoma and ganglioglioma Adekunle M. Adesina, M.D., Ph.D. Chapter 17. Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor Adekunle M. Adesina, M.D., Ph.D. Ronald Rauch, M.D. Chapter 18. Ganglioglioma and gangliocytoma Adekunle M. Adesina, M.D., Ph.D. Ronald Rauch, M.D. Chapter 19. Central neurocytoma and extraventricular neurocytoma Adekunle M. Adesina, M.D., Ph.D. Ronald Rauch, M.D. Chapter 20. Papillary glioneuronal tumor Marie Rivera-Zengotita, M.D. Anna. Illner, M.D. Adekunle M. Adesina, M.D., Ph.D Chapter 21. Rosette forming glioneuronal tumor of the 4th ventricle Marie Rivera-Zengotita, M.D. Adekunle M. Adesina, M.D., Ph.D Chapter 22. Malignant epithelioid glioneuronal tumor Marie Rivera-Zengotita, M.D. Adekunle M. Adesina, M.D., Ph.D Chapter 23. Paraganglioma Andrea Rivera, M.D. Adekunle M. Adesina, M.D., Ph.D Section F -- NEUROCUTANEOUS SYNDROMES Chapter 24. Neurofibromatosis 1 Tarik Tihan, M.D., Ph.D. Chapter 25. Neurofibromatosis 2 Tarik Tihan, M.D., Ph.D. Chapter 26. Von-Hippel Lindau Disease Tarik Tihan, M.D., Ph.D. Adekunle M. Adesina, M.D., Ph.D Chapter 27. Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Tarik Tihan, M.D., Ph.D. Adekunle M. Adesina, M.D., Ph.D Chapter 28. L'hermitte-Duclos Disease and Cowden disease Hidehiro Takei, M.D. Hiroyoshi Suzuki, M.D. Adekunle M. Adesina, M.D, Ph.D. Section G -- TUMORS IN THE REGION OF THE PITUITARY FOSSA Chapter 29. Pituitary Tumors Tarik Tihan, M.D., Ph.D. Christine E. Fuller, M.D. Chapter 30. Craniopharyngioma Tarik Tihan M.D., Ph.D. Section H -- CHOROID PLEXUS NEOPLASMS Chapter 31. Choroid plexus neoplasms Christine E. Fuller, MD Sonia Narendra, MD Ioana Tolicica, MD Section I -- PINEAL BASED TUMORS Chapter 32. Pineal parenchymal tumors Tarik Tihan, M.D., Ph.D Section J - GERM CELL TUMORS Chapter 33. Germ cell tumors Tarik Tihan, M.D., Ph.D Section K -- PARANEOPLASTIC DISORDERS Chapter 34. Paraneoplastic disorders of the central nervous system Christine E. Fuller, M.D. Section L - TUMOURS OF THE HAEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM Chapter 35. Malignant lymphomas Adekunle M. Adesina, M.D., Ph.D. Chapter 36. Histiocytic tumors Abir Mukherjee, M.D Adekunle M. Adesina M.D., Ph.D. Section M - INTERESTING / CHALLENGING CASES AND EXERCISES IN PATTERN RECOGNITION Chapter 37. Case studies Adekunle M. Adesina, M.D, Ph.D. Christine E. Fuller, M.D. Lucy Rocke-Adams, M.D.