Main description:

This is the second edition of a book called "Lymphoma of the Nervous System," which was published by Butterworth-Heinemann (B-H) in 2004. Lymphoma and Leukemia of the Nervous System is a comprehensive review of this challenging group of diseases and should be useful for the practicing neurologist, hematologist, oncologist and for any practitioner involved in the management of these patients.

Contents:

Foreword - James O. Armitage, Franco Cavalli

Preface

Part I - Introduction

Chapter 1- Overview of the Lymphomas - Jill Lacy, Julie Vose
Chapter 2- Overview of the Leukemias - Harshabad Singh, Eyal Attar

Part II -Central Nervous System Lymphomas

Chapter 3- Pathological features of CNS lymphomas - Judith Ferry, Rolf Pfannl, Nancy Harris

Primary CNS lymphoma

Chapter 4- Epidemiology - Brian O'Neill, Ingfrid Haldorsen
Chapter 5- Biology - James Rubenstein
Chapter 6- Diagnostic Considerations - Tracy Batchelor, Daphne Wang, Edward Neuwelt, Gilbert Gonzalez
Chapter 7- Radiation and Combined Modality Therapy - Lisa DeAngelis, Joachim Yahalom
Chapter 8- Chemotherapy - Tracy Batchelor, Andrew Grigg, Eckhard Thiel
Chapter 9- High-dose chemotherapy - Gerald Illerhaus, Carole Soussain, Patrick Johnston

Variants of CNS lymphoma

Chapter 10- CNS Lymphoma in the immunocompromised host - Silvia Montoto, Andrew Lister
Chapter 11- CNS Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder - David Schiff, Samar Issa
Chapter 12- Ocular Lymphoma - Andres Ferreri, Jose Pulido
Chapter 13- Neurolymphomatosis - Tali Siegal, Joachim Baehring
Chapter 14- Intravascular Lymphoma of the CNS - Emanuele Zucca, Jon Glass, Maurilio Ponzoni
Chapter 15- Rare variants of PCNSL (T-cell, low-grade, pediatrics) - Kristoph Jahnke, Oussama Abla, Tamara Shenkier

Part III - Neurological Complications of Lymphomas and Leukemias

Chapter 16- Neurological complications of non-Hodgkin lymphoma - Antonio Omuro, Mark Gilbert
Chapter 17- Neurological complications of Hodgkin lymphoma - Elizabeth Gerstner, Maciej Mrugala
Chapter 18- Neurological complications of Plasma Cell Disorders - Jan Drappatz, Kurt Jaeckle
Chapter 19- Neurological complications of acute and chronic leukemias - Marc Chamberlain
Chapter 20- Paraneoplastic syndromes in hematological malignancies - Josep Dalmau

Part IV - Neurological Complications of Therapy for Lymphomas and Leukemias

Chapter 21- Neurological complications of radiation in lymphoma and leukemia patients -Denise Correa, Lisa DeAngelis
Chapter 22- Neurological complications of chemotherapy in lymphoma and leukemia patients - Patrick Wen
Chapter 23- Neurological complications of bone marrow transplantation in lymphoma and leukemia patients - Warren Mason, Jacoline Bromberg