Positron emission tomography (PET) provides physiological information related to tumor metabolism, proliferation rate, aggressiveness, and invasiveness. It indirectly also provides information on the functional interaction of the tumor with the remaining brain. In fact, the first oncological application of ...
Patients with brain tumors present with neurological symptoms in a variety of different ways, usually either to their primary physician or to an emergency department. This chapter discusses the symptomatic management, prophylactic perioperative care, complications indirectly related to the tumor and its ...
Management of brain tumors in developing countries displays a different perspective compared to developed nations. The difference starts from the presentation, which is always grossly advanced before the patient seeks treatment. Also, the surgeons must diagnose and plan surgery with the minimum number of...
Pediatric brain tumors differ from adult brain tumors in several important ways: (a) the tumor types and sites differ, with low-grade gliomas being more common than high-grade, and posterior fossa tumors occurring as commonly as supratentorial tumors; (b) the extent of resection is an ...
pathways but is slowly dephosphorylated. FDG and glucose differ in their rates of transport and phosphorylation and respective volumes of distribution in brain or tumor tissue. As a result, FDG metabolism is thought to be proportional to but not q...
Brain NeoplasmsNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalTomography, X-Ray ComputedMagnetic Resonance ImagingTreatment OutcomeCombined Modality TherapyBrain metastases are the most common type of brain tumor in adults and are an increasingly important cause of morbidity and mortality in cancer patients. In recent years, ...
Pediatric brain tumors differ from adult brain tumors in several important ways: (a) the tumor types and sites differ, with low-grade gliomas being more common than high-grade, and posterior fossa tumors occurring as commonly as supratentorial tumors; (b) the extent of resection is an important...
Neuronavigation has become an ubiquitous tool in the surgical management of brain tumors. This review describes the use and limitations of current neuronavigational systems for brain tumor biopsy and resection. Methods for integrating intraoperative imaging into neuronavigational datasets developed to address...
Brain metastases are the most common type of brain tumor in adults and are an increasingly important cause of morbidity and mortality in cancer patients. In recent years, important advances have been made in the diagnosis and management of brain metastases. These advances include the widespread use...