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Pediatric Oncology

A Comprehensive Guide

  • The book provides a short and comprehensive view of the most pediatric oncologic diseases

  • The underlying structure of all chapters allows quick and easy orientation

  • The book includes chapters to emergencies, oncological care, and psychological issues

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVI
  2. Introduction

    Pages 1-3
  3. Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

    • Paul Imbach
    Pages 11-27
  4. Acute Myelogenous Leukemia

    • Paul Imbach
    Pages 29-39
  5. Myelodysplastic Syndrome

    • Thomas Kühne
    Pages 41-49
  6. Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL)

    • Paul Imbach
    Pages 61-69
  7. Hodgkin Disease

    • Paul Imbach
    Pages 71-80
  8. Histiocytoses

    • Paul Imbach
    Pages 81-93
  9. Brain Tumors

    • Paul Imbach
    Pages 95-117
  10. Neuroblastoma

    • Paul Imbach
    Pages 119-128
  11. Nephroblastoma (Wilms Tumor)

    • Paul Imbach
    Pages 129-136
  12. Soft Tissue Sarcoma

    • Paul Imbach
    Pages 137-157
  13. Osteosarcoma

    • Thomas Kühne
    Pages 159-164
  14. Ewing Sarcoma Family of Tumors

    • Thomas Kühne
    Pages 165-170
  15. Retinoblastoma

    • Paul Imbach
    Pages 171-176
  16. Germ Cell Tumors

    • Paul Imbach
    Pages 177-185
  17. Hepatic Tumors

    • Paul Imbach
    Pages 187-191
  18. Emergencies in Pediatric Oncology

    • Thomas Kühne
    Pages 193-203

About this book

Pediatric Oncology Compendium – guidelines for clinical practice!

Compact presentation of commonly encountered pediatric oncological diseases and their care.

Pediatric oncology at a glance!

Optimal orientation ensured by clear and consistent layout and concise, lucid style.

Pediatric oncology is teamwork!

Fundamental facts for all those involved in treatment – hospital physicians, specialist nurses, psychooncologists and physiotherapists, family doctors and pediatricians.

Reviews

From the reviews:

"This book provides a collection of concise information through the spectrum of paedriatic oncological issues to allow both the health professional, and also some patients and families to tailor their search for information. … The contents page is detailed and the chapters easy to find with each page named with its relevant chapter. Its script is in note form, making it an effective and fast reference tool. This book is a good starting point to further refine an information search … ." (Liz Darch, CancerForum, Vol. 30 (3), November, 2006)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Pediatric Oncology/Hematology, University Children’s Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland

    Paul Imbach, Thomas Kühne

  • Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at John Hopkins, Baltimore, USA

    Robert J. Arceci

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Pediatric Oncology

  • Book Subtitle: A Comprehensive Guide

  • Editors: Paul Imbach, Thomas Kühne, Robert J. Arceci

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-29976-9

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2006

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-29976-9Published: 16 December 2005

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 251

  • Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Oncology, Hematology, Nursing, Pediatrics

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eBook USD 109.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
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