Meningiomas, Volume 169, Part One, serves as a comprehensive review of the neurosurgical issues surrounding this extremely common brain tumor. Few procedures in surgery are more immediately formidable than an attack upon a large tumor of this type. In this volume of the Handbook of Clinical Neurology, experts in the field - from basic scientists to skilled neurosurgeons - have provided up-to-date synopses of each topic as it relates to this class of tumor. Surgical and radiation therapy, which remain the mainstays of treatment, are a major focus, but coverage also includes potential molecular avenues for the development of effective medical treatments.
1. Cover image - p. page_i 2. Title page - p. page_i 3. Table of Contents - p. page_i 4. Copyright - p. page_iv 5. Available titles - p. page_v 6. Foreword - p. page_vii 7. Preface - p. page_ix 8. Contributors - p. page_xi 9. Section I: Clinical and basic science - p. page_xi 10. Chapter 1: Epidemiology of meningiomas - p. page_xi 11. Chapter 2: Arachnoid and dural reflections - p. page_15 12. Chapter 3: Venous anatomy of the supratentorial compartment - p. page_54 13. Chapter 4: Venous anatomy of the infratentorial compartment - p. page_71 14. Chapter 5: Pathology of meningiomas - p. page_86 15. Chapter 6: Molecular genetics of meningiomas - p. page_99 16. Chapter 7: Inherited genetic syndromes and meningiomas - p. page_119 17. Chapter 8: Preclinical models of meningioma: Cell culture and animal systems - p. page_129 18. Chapter 9: Meningioma: Signaling pathways and tumor growth - p. page_136 19. Section II: Imaging - p. page_150 20. Chapter 10: Vascularity of meningiomas - p. page_150 21. Chapter 11: Computed tomographic imaging of meningiomas - p. page_165 22. Chapter 12: Modern day imaging of meningiomas - p. page_175 23. Chapter 13: Angiography and embolization of meningiomas - p. page_191 24. Section III: Clinical considerations for meningiomas - p. page_202 25. Chapter 14: Natural history of intracranial meningiomas - p. page_202 26. Chapter 15: Current decision-making in meningiomas - p. page_226 27. Chapter 16: Meningiomas in children - p. page_252 28. Chapter 17: Meningiomas in the elderly - p. page_259 29. Chapter 18: Radiation-induced meningiomas - p. page_271 30. Chapter 19: Anesthesia for meningioma surgery - p. page_284 31. Index - p. page_297
Meningiomas, Volume 169, Part One, serves as a comprehensive review of the neurosurgical issues surrounding this extremely common brain tumor. Few procedures in surgery are more immediately formidable than an attack upon a large tumor of this type. In this volume of the Handbook of Clinical Neurology, experts in the field - from basic scientists to skilled neurosurgeons - have provided up-to-date synopses of each topic as it relates to this class of tumor. Surgical and radiation therapy, which remain the mainstays of treatment, are a major focus, but coverage also includes potential molecular avenues for the development of effective medical treatments.
1. Cover image - p. page_i 2. Title page - p. page_i 3. Table of Contents - p. page_i 4. Copyright - p. page_iv 5. Available titles - p. page_v 6. Foreword - p. page_vii 7. Preface - p. page_ix 8. Contributors - p. page_xi 9. Section I: Clinical and basic science - p. page_xi 10. Chapter 1: Epidemiology of meningiomas - p. page_xi 11. Chapter 2: Arachnoid and dural reflections - p. page_15 12. Chapter 3: Venous anatomy of the supratentorial compartment - p. page_54 13. Chapter 4: Venous anatomy of the infratentorial compartment - p. page_71 14. Chapter 5: Pathology of meningiomas - p. page_86 15. Chapter 6: Molecular genetics of meningiomas - p. page_99 16. Chapter 7: Inherited genetic syndromes and meningiomas - p. page_119 17. Chapter 8: Preclinical models of meningioma: Cell culture and animal systems - p. page_129 18. Chapter 9: Meningioma: Signaling pathways and tumor growth - p. page_136 19. Section II: Imaging - p. page_150 20. Chapter 10: Vascularity of meningiomas - p. page_150 21. Chapter 11: Computed tomographic imaging of meningiomas - p. page_165 22. Chapter 12: Modern day imaging of meningiomas - p. page_175 23. Chapter 13: Angiography and embolization of meningiomas - p. page_191 24. Section III: Clinical considerations for meningiomas - p. page_202 25. Chapter 14: Natural history of intracranial meningiomas - p. page_202 26. Chapter 15: Current decision-making in meningiomas - p. page_226 27. Chapter 16: Meningiomas in children - p. page_252 28. Chapter 17: Meningiomas in the elderly - p. page_259 29. Chapter 18: Radiation-induced meningiomas - p. page_271 30. Chapter 19: Anesthesia for meningioma surgery - p. page_284 31. Index - p. page_297
