{"product_id":"intracranial-metastases-isbn-9781405116466","title":"Intracranial Metastases","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThis is the first comprehensive textbook on intracranial metastases in over 20 years with an update on current methods for their management, including the use of newer technologies.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEach of the various histological types of cancer metastasizing to the brain is presented separately in a detailed analysis and discussion.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThis volume includes a consideration of the epidemiology of brain metastases and the quality of life in patients who have them.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSpecial topics not previously covered are reviewed, including metastasis to the skull base and strategies for preventing cancer from metastasizing to the brain.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA novel feature is a chapter devoted to the use of recent techniques such as functional magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, MR spectroscopy (metabolite mapping), and dynamic susceptibility contrast imaging (regional cerebral blood volume mapping) to characterize brain metastases in terms of the sensorimotor perturbations they produce, their metabolic response to therapy, and their degree of vascularization, respectively.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  Contributors. \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI. General.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Management of Intracranial Metastases: History.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeric Minwoo Park, MD and Jerome B. Posner, MD.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Epidemiology of Brain Metastasis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDima Suki, PhD\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Biology of Brain Metastasis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIsaiah J. Fidler, DVM, PhD\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Brain Metastases: Histopathologic Evaluation and Diagnostic Pitfalls.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTeresa Ribalta, MD, PhD and Gregory N. Fuller, MD, PhD\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Imaging of Metastatic Tumors of the Brain.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNorman E. Leeds, MD, Edward F. Jackson, PhD, MS, BS, and Ashok J. Kumar, MD.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eII. Principles of Therapy\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Intracranial Metastases: Medical Management and Prognostic Factors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSusanne M. Arnold, MD and Roy A. Patchell, MD\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Surgical Management and Techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrederick F. Lang, MD, FACS\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Whole Brain Radiation Therapy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRitsuko Komaki, MD, FACR and Eric Chang, MD\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Radiosurgery for Single and Multiple Brain Metastases.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMinesh P. Mehta, MD and Ivo Tremont-Lukats, MD\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Stereotactic Radiation of Intracranial Metastases.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGriffith R. Harsh IV, MD\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Chemotherapy for Brain Metastases.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSigmund H. Hsu, MD and W. K. Alfred Yung, MD.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIII. Specific Tumor Sites\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Metastatic Lung Cancer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames L. Frazier, ScB, Ira M. Garonzik, MD, and Laurence D. Rhines, MD\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Current Management Strategies in Intracranial Breast Cancer Metastasis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStacy Moulder, MD, David H. Johnson, MD and Steven A. Toms, MD, MPH\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Management of Brain Metastasis in Malignant Melanoma Patients.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrew A. Kanner, MD and Gene H. Barnett, MD\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Brain Metastases from Renal Cell Carcinoma.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFadi Hanbali, MD and Jeffrey S. Weinberg, MD\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Metastatic Colorectal Carcinoma.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eVijayabalan Balasingam MD, PhD, FRCS (C) and Ian E. McCutcheon MD, FRCS (C)\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Brain Metastasis from Cancer of an Unknown Primary Site.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert J. Bohinski, MD, PhD and Ronald E. Warnick, MD.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis: Diagnosis and Management.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMorris D. Groves, Jr., MD, JD.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Brain Metastases from Gynecologic Cancers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaciej S. Lesniak, MD and Alessandro Olivi, MD.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Brain Metastases from Genitourinary Cancer: Germ Cell, Testicular, Prostate and Bladder Cancer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhilip V. Theodosopoulos, MD, James L. Rubenstein, MD, and Michael W. McDermott, MD.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Brain Metastasis from Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Cancers: Esophageal, Gastric, Hepatic, Gallbladder, and Pancreatic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJeffrey S. Weinberg, MD, Renato Lenzi, MD, and Ziya L. Gokaslan, MD, FACS\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Brain Metastases From Thyroid Carcinoma and Other Endocrine Malignancies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRena Vassilopoulou-Sellin, MD\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Brain Metastasis From Sarcomas.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrew E. Sloan, MD and Michael Kraut, MD\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIV. Special Considerations.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Metastatic Tumors of the Skull Base.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFadi Hanbali MD and Franco DeMonte MD, FRCSC, FACS\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Neuropsychological Impact of the Brain Metastasis and its Treatment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnne E. Kayl, PhD and Christina A. Meyers, PhD, ABPP\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Adjuvant Approaches for Preventing Brain Metastases.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid G. Menter, PhD, Anita L. Sabichi, MD, and Scott M. Lippman, MD\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Intracranial Metastases: Management Guidelines and Decision Making.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSyed Enam, MD and Jack P. Rock, MD\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e  Intracranial metastases are the commonest cerebral tumours. Until now, no effort has been made to summarise our knowledge of intracranial metastases in the English language.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis title aims to fill the gap. \u003ci\u003eIntracranial Metastases\u003c\/i\u003e is a multiauthored text by some of the best experts working in each of the subject areas covered. The text is usefully divided into four main sections. In the first section the biology, pathology, epidemiology, and neuroimaging of intracranial metastases are illustrated and thoroughly discussed. Of particular note is the first chapter on the history of treatment for intracranial metastases. In the second section the different treatment options are analysed. New treatments are brought into focus, especially those not used by most physicians who routinely treat patients with intracranial metastases (ie, the treatment of intracranial multiple metastases). The third section—of most interest for the treating physician—describes the metastatic disease in relation to the primary cancer. As a matter of fact, the clinical course of intracerebral metastasis is determined, even if only temporarily, by the type of primary tumour. Of particular interest is the chapter on leptomeningeal localisation, which is a common cause of controversy in the management and treatment of intracranial metastases. In the last section, metastasis localised in the cranial base and the neuropsychological features of the disease are explained together with a clear-cut conclusion of the text on management guidelines and decision-making. In brief, the publication of this book is long overdue, and \u003ci\u003eIntracranial Metastases\u003c\/i\u003e should be considered a reference text for family physicians, neurologists, neurosurgeons, oncologists, and radiotherapists. It is concise but exhaustive. This manual has all the essential information for a correct management and therapy of this pathology. If there is one pitfall to this summary, I would say that the bibliography is not always accurately updated. This publication clearly delineates which patients should be treated and for how long, and will be important in helping physicians to avoid the overtreatment of patients. Furthermore, this book may encourage treating physicians to increase the number of patients they treat. Some of these patients will benefit from a few more months of good quality of life and some others who have germinal metastasis may even be cured. I personally like the short summaries at the end of each chapter, which bring into focus what has been read before and give a concise precis of the argument. The editor has nicely coordinated a board of experienced authors who have excellently used the knowledge and experience that they have acquired in their professional lives.\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaurizio Salvati\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eDr. Raymond Sawaya\u003c\/b\u003e, MD., Professor and Chair, Department of Neurosurgery, MD Anderson Medical Center, University of Texas, Houston Edited by Raymod Sawaya with contributions from leaders in the fields of neurosurgery and neuro-oncology, \u003ci\u003eIntracranial Metastases: Current Management Strategies\u003c\/i\u003e is the first comprehensive textbook on intracranial metastases in over 20 years, with an update on current methods for their management, including the use of newer technologies. 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