书目名称 | High-Grade Gliomas |
副标题 | Diagnosis and Treatm |
编辑 | Gene H. Barnett |
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概述 | Includes supplementary material: |
丛书名称 | Current Clinical Oncology |
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描述 | This is truly an exciting time in the field of neuro-oncology, particularly in the area of hi- grade gliomas. The management of patients with high-grade gliomas has historically been one of the most challenging and disheartening fields in medicine, where failure is the rule and longevity is the exception. The jaded often state that despite purported advances in surgical and radiotherapeutic techniques and a myriad of clinical trials of medical therapies, the s- vival statistics for glioblastoma have not changed in the last three decades. The nihilism associated with these tumors is such that some practitioners still advise against treatment or even biopsy, recommending palliative care with the diagnosis based only on history and an MRI scan. If the current state-of-the-art in the diagnosis and management of high-grade gliomas was truly so bleak, there would be no reason to compile and publish a monograph on the subject. The fact is that we have recently entered an era where real progress is being made in our understanding and treatment of high-grade gliomas that is directly benefiting some patients. We are slowly but surely chipping away at this problem. One approach has exploited |
出版日期 | Book 2007 |
关键词 | Chemotherapie; brachytherapy; classification; glioma; imaging techniques; radiosurgery; surgery |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-185-7 |
isbn_softcover | 978-1-61737-609-2 |
isbn_ebook | 978-1-59745-185-7Series ISSN 2364-1134 Series E-ISSN 2364-1142 |
issn_series | 2364-1134 |
copyright | Humana Press 2007 |