Practical Neuro-Oncology - Softcover

Designed for general neurologists, primary care physicians, radiation oncologists, medical oncologists, and neurosurgeons, this accessible handbook provides you with basic knowledge on primary and metastatic brain tumors and nonmetastatic neurologic complications. Topics include initial patient evaluation and care, diagnostic procedures, commonly used treatments, specific tumors, and common clinical problems in neuro-oncology.To provide the best care for your patients with neuro-oncologic ailments, you need only consult this essential handbook.

Leslie D. McAllister, MD, is Assistant Professor of Neurology, Oregon Health Sciences Center; Legacy Cancer Services, Good Samaritan Hospital, Portland, Oregon; John H. Ward, MD, is Professor of Medicine, Department of Hematology/Oncology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City; Susan F. Schulman, MD, Center for Cell Signaling, University of Utah, Salt Lake City; Lisa M. DeAngelis, MD, is Chairman of Neurology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York; Professor of Neurology, Cornell University Medical College, New York; Attending Neurologist, New York Hospital, New York