Brain tumors

Rebecca M. Brown; Adília Hormigo

doi:10.1002/9781119189596.ch22

Brain tumors

Rebecca M. Brown, Adília Hormigo

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Abstract

This chapter reviews the most common adult brain tumors: metastases, meningiomas, and gliomas. Attention is given to key presenting symptoms, neurologic signs, helpful imaging findings, molecular markers, and up-to-date diagnostic imaging modalities and treatment paradigms. Standard of care guidelines for resection, chemotherapy, and radiation are given as well as data supporting the benefit of tumor treatment fields (TTFields).

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Oncology
Publisher	wiley
Pages	241-254
Number of pages	14
ISBN (Electronic)	9781119189596
ISBN (Print)	9781119189558
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119189596.ch22
State	Published - Aug 30 2019
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Anaplastic
Astrocytoma
Brain metastases
GBM
Glioblastoma
Glioma
Leptomeningeal
Meningioma
Oligodendroglial
Oligodendroglioma
Pilocytic
TTFields
Temozolomide

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General Medicine

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