Pediatric Oncology: A Comprehensive Guide

✍ Scribed by Professor Dr. Paul Imbach, Dr. Thomas Kühne, Robert J. Arceci (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
• Year: 2006
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 249
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Pediatric Oncology Compendium – guidelines for clinical practice!

Compact presentation of commonly encountered pediatric oncological diseases and their care.

Pediatric oncology at a glance!

Optimal orientation ensured by clear and consistent layout and concise, lucid style.

Pediatric oncology is teamwork!

Fundamental facts for all those involved in treatment – hospital physicians, specialist nurses, psychooncologists and physiotherapists, family doctors and pediatricians.

✦ Table of Contents

Introduction....Pages 1-3
General Aspects of Childhood Leukemia....Pages 5-9
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia....Pages 11-27
Acute Myelogenous Leukemia....Pages 29-39
Myelodysplastic Syndrome....Pages 41-49
Myeloproliferative Syndromes (Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders)....Pages 51-59
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL)....Pages 61-69
Hodgkin Disease....Pages 71-80
Histiocytoses....Pages 81-93
Brain Tumors....Pages 95-117
Neuroblastoma....Pages 119-128
Nephroblastoma (Wilms Tumor)....Pages 129-136
Soft Tissue Sarcoma....Pages 137-157
Osteosarcoma....Pages 159-164
Ewing Sarcoma Family of Tumors....Pages 165-170
Retinoblastoma....Pages 171-176
Germ Cell Tumors....Pages 177-185
Hepatic Tumors....Pages 187-191
Emergencies in Pediatric Oncology....Pages 193-203
Oncological Nursing Care....Pages 205-227
Psychology and Psychosocial Issues in Children with Cancer....Pages 229-243

✦ Subjects

Oncology; Hematology; Nursing; Pediatrics