Pediatric Oncology: A Comprehensive Guide

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

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Year: 2014
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 265
• Edition: 3
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This is the third edition of a well-received compendium of information and guidance on the diagnosis and management of the various oncological diseases that are encountered in children and adolescents. In the new edition a chapter on Rare Tumors was added. For each disease entity, fundamental facts are provided that will be relevant for a range of professionals – hospital physicians, specialist nurses, psycho-oncologists, physiotherapists, family doctors and pediatricians. Compared with the first edition all chapters have been updated. Throughout, rapid orientation is ensured by the clear, consistent layout and the concise, lucid style. Pediatric Oncology: A Comprehensive Guide is an excellent, easy-to-use reference that belongs on the shelf of every practitioner who encounters or treats malignancies in the pediatric age group. Pediatric Oncology is teamwork! Fundamental facts for all those involved in diagnosis and management – even social worker, pedagogic teachers, religious care persons.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
General Aspects of Childhood Leukemia....Pages 1-4
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia....Pages 5-20
Acute Myeloid Leukemia....Pages 21-33
Myelodysplastic Syndrome....Pages 35-42
Myeloproliferative Neoplasms....Pages 43-52
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma....Pages 53-61
Hodgkin Disease....Pages 63-73
Histiocytoses....Pages 75-94
Brain Tumors....Pages 95-118
Neuroblastoma....Pages 119-131
Renal Tumors....Pages 133-142
Soft Tissue Sarcomas....Pages 143-160
Osteosarcoma....Pages 161-166
Ewing Sarcoma Family of Tumors....Pages 167-172
Retinoblastoma....Pages 173-179
Germ Cell Tumors....Pages 181-189
Hepatic Tumors....Pages 191-195
Rare Tumors....Pages 197-208
Emergencies in Pediatric Oncology....Pages 209-221
Oncological Nursing Care....Pages 223-239
Psychology and Psychosocial Issues in Children with Cancer....Pages 241-255

✦ Subjects

Oncology; Hematology; Nursing; Pediatrics