Therapy of Malignant Brain Tumors

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XIV

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2. Pathology of Human Intracranial Neoplasia

   • K. Jellinger

   Pages 1-90

3. Neurosurgery of Malignant Brain Tumors

   • D. Voth

   Pages 91-129

4. Neurosurgical Interventions for Intracranial Metastases

   • D. Voth

   Pages 130-133

5. Stereotactic Biopsy and Technique of Implantation (Instillation) of Radionuclids

   • F. Mundinger

   Pages 134-194

6. Radiation Therapy of Brain Tumors

   • R. Sauer

   Pages 195-276

7. Principles of Chemotherapy in Brain Neoplasia

   • Mary K. Gumerlock, E. A. Neuwelt

   Pages 277-348

8. Results of Chemotherapy of Malignant Brain Tumors in Adults

   • P. Krauseneck, H. G. Mertens

   Pages 349-395

9. Malignant Brain Tumors in Children

   • G. Jacobi, B. Kornhuber

   Pages 396-493

10. Back Matter

    Pages 494-503

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The tumors of the brain similar to other pathological changes of that particular organ claim for a separate position in scientific medicine regarding biology, morphology, features of clinical manifestation, diagnostics and therapy. During the past years due to rapid progress in basic neurosciences and medical biotechnics the situation of the neuroclinician in front of brain tumors has been dramatically changed. The prerequisites for early and accurate diagnosis as well as for successful treatment also of malignant neoplasms have increased and remarkably improved. At the same time the information necessary for an appropriate pragmatic use of the available cognitive methods and therapeutic means increased along the same scale and is permanently being critically modified or changed due to fundamental new insights which come up in always shorter intervals. These facts necessitate the preparation of publications in which the state of the art is presented in possible completeness, systematic order and proper disposability for rational management and therapeutic strategies.

• Tumor
• brain
• brain tumor
• brain tumors
• Radiaton Oncology

• Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Clinical Neurobiology, Lainz Hospital, Vienna, Austria

  Kurt Jellinger

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