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Pediatric Oncology

A Comprehensive Guide

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Editors:
  1. Paul Imbach

    1. Kinderspital, Abt. Pädiatrische Hämatologie/Onkologie, Univ.Klinikum Basel, Basel, Switzerland

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  2. Thomas Kühne

    1. Kinderspital, Abt. Pädiatrische Hämatologie/Onkologie, Univ.Klinikum Basel, Basel, Switzerland

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  3. Robert J. Arceci

    1. Johns Hopkins The Bunting & Blaustein Ca, Medicine Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Cen, Baltimore, USA

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  • Updated second edition with new chapters on rare disorders, genetic aspects, and palliative care

  • Ideal, easy-to-use guide to the diagnosis and management of the oncological diseases encountered in children and adolescents

  • Clear, consistent layout and concise, lucid style Intended for a wide range of professionals – hospital physicians, specialist nurses, psycho-oncologists, physiotherapists, family doctors, and pediatricians

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. General Aspects of Childhood Leukemia

    • Paul Imbach
    Pages 1-4

  3. Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

    • Paul Imbach
    Pages 5-20

  4. Acute Myeloid Leukemia

    • Paul Imbach
    Pages 21-33

  5. Myelodysplastic Syndrome

    • Thomas Kühne
    Pages 35-42

  6. Myeloproliferative and Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Neoplasms

    • Thomas Kühne
    Pages 43-52

  7. Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

    • Paul Imbach
    Pages 53-61

  8. Hodgkin Disease

    • Paul Imbach
    Pages 63-73

  9. Histiocytoses

    • Paul Imbach
    Pages 75-87

  10. Brain Tumors

    • Paul Imbach
    Pages 89-112

  11. Neuroblastoma

    • Paul Imbach
    Pages 113-124

  12. Nephroblastoma (Wilms Tumor)

    • Paul Imbach
    Pages 125-133

  13. Soft Tissue Sarcoma

    • Paul Imbach
    Pages 135-154

  14. Osteosarcoma

    • Thomas Kühne
    Pages 155-160

  15. Ewing Sarcoma Family of Tumors

    • Thomas Kühne
    Pages 161-165

  16. Retinoblastoma

    • Paul Imbach
    Pages 167-173

  17. Germ Cell Tumors

    • Paul Imbach
    Pages 175-183

  18. Hepatic Tumors

    • Paul Imbach
    Pages 185-189

  19. Emergencies in Pediatric Oncology

    • Thomas Kühne
    Pages 191-202

  20. Oncological Nursing Care

    • Franziska Oeschger-Schürch, Christine Verdan
    Pages 203-224
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About this book

This is the second edition of a well-received compendium of information and guidance on the diagnosis and management of the various oncological diseases that are encountered in children and adolescents. For each disease entity, fundamental facts are provided that will be relevant for a range of professionals – hospital physicians, specialist nurses, psycho-oncologists, physiotherapists, family doctors, and pediatricians. Compared with the first edition, all chapters have been updated and entirely new chapters are included on rare disorders, genetic aspects, and palliative care. Throughout, rapid orientation is ensured by the clear, consistent layout and the concise, lucid style. Pediatric Oncology: A Comprehensive Guide is an excellent, easy-to-use reference that belongs on the shelf of every practitioner who encounters or treats malignancies in the pediatric age group.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Kinderspital, Abt. Pädiatrische Hämatologie/Onkologie, Univ.Klinikum Basel, Basel, Switzerland

    Paul Imbach, Thomas Kühne

  • Johns Hopkins The Bunting & Blaustein Ca, Medicine Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Cen, 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/10.1007/978-3-642-20359-6

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-20359-6Published: 17 August 2011

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: XII, 256

  • Number of Illustrations: 2 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Oncology, Hematology, Nursing, Pediatrics

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