Pediatric Oncology: A Comprehensive Guide

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

• Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 267
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This is the second 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. 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-xix
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 and Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Neoplasms....Pages 43-52
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma....Pages 53-61
Hodgkin Disease....Pages 63-73
Histiocytoses....Pages 75-87
Brain Tumors....Pages 89-112
Neuroblastoma....Pages 113-124
Nephroblastoma (Wilms Tumor)....Pages 125-133
Soft Tissue Sarcoma....Pages 135-154
Osteosarcoma....Pages 155-160
Ewing Sarcoma Family of Tumors....Pages 161-165
Retinoblastoma....Pages 167-173
Germ Cell Tumors....Pages 175-183
Hepatic Tumors....Pages 185-189
Emergencies in Pediatric Oncology....Pages 191-202
Oncological Nursing Care....Pages 203-224
Psychology and Psychosocial Issues in Children with Cancer....Pages 225-239
Back Matter....Pages 241-246

✦ Subjects

Oncology; Hematology; Nursing; Pediatrics