Glioma

Author: Huang Qiang
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Publish Date: 2000-07-01
Features: This is a comprehensive and systematic monograph on gliomas, divided into 10 parts and 60 chapters, detailing all aspects of gliomas. In terms of basic science, it focuses on new theories and developments in glioma cytogenetics, molecular genetics, and signal transduction. In pathology, besides introducing common light microscopic features, it emphasizes molecular pathology, including tumor markers and invasive growth. In diagnostics, it covers the four major techniques widely used today—X-CT, MRI, PET, and SPECT—with insights into differentiating glioma recurrence and radiation necrosis. In surgery, it introduces new technologies from a minimally invasive perspective, such as surgical approaches, resection methods, intraoperative localization of brain functional areas, stereotactic and navigation surgery. For radiotherapy and chemotherapy, it includes both classic therapies and new approaches, as well as detailed information on complications arising from them. In immunotherapy, it elaborates on current new therapies such as cellular immunity, molecular immunity, and superantigens, and provides appropriate evaluations. Promising but immature methods, such as gene therapy, are included in the experimental treatment section. This book is suitable for researchers, clinicians, graduate students, and their supervisors as a reference.