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Neuroblastoma [Hardcover]

Carl E. Pochedly (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0849301572 | ISBN-13: 978-0849301575 | Publication Date: June 21, 1990 | Edition: 1

The purpose of this book is to provide a comprehensive review of current knowledge and to give a thoughtful assessment of the many complex issues involved in the diagnosis and treatment of this common malignant solid tumor found in children. This up-to-date publication also reviews new concepts in histogenesis and histopathology of neuroblastoma. Divided into three main sections, this work focuses on tumor biology, clinical management, and prognosis and future perspectives. This fascinating work includes in-depth discussions on neuroblastoma in infancy and the manifestations of this tumor as it affects various organs and various parts of the body. It also provides guidelines for treatment with surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. This ideal resource is loaded with information for all those who care for children with cancer, including pediatric oncologists, medical oncologists, pathologists, radiotherapists, pediatric nurse oncologists and pediatricians.

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Hardcover: 424 pages
Publisher: CRC Press; 1 edition (June 21, 1990)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0849301572
ISBN-13: 978-0849301575
Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 7.5 x 1 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,219,699 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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First Sentence:
For more than 20 years, neuroblastoma has remained one of the most challenging malignant tumors to both clinicians and basic scientists. Read the first page

Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
response staging system, stage grouping system, catecholamine catabolites, intracavitary nodes, intrathoracic neuroblastomas, classic neuroblastoma, familial neuroblastoma, prescreening era, regional neuroblastoma, ganglioside shedding, neuromatous stroma, neuroblastoma mass screening, neuroblastoma research, neuroblastoma screening, surgicopathologic staging, catecholamine metabolite excretion, sequential cyclophosphamide, tumor gangliosides, targeted radiation therapy, intracavitary lymph nodes, neuroblastic tumors, catabolite excretion, cervical neuroblastoma, patients with neuroblastoma, localized neuroblastoma

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Cancer Res, New York, Cancer Genet, Sapporo City, Cancer Treat, Raven Press, Hokkaido Prefecture, Cancer Chemother, Bone Marrow Transpl, Jude Children's Research Hospital, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Nagoya City, Cell Biol, University of Texas, Kyoto City, North America, Virchows Arch, West Germany, Acta Paediatr, Detection of N-myc, European Neuroblastoma Study Group, Paediatric Oncology, Pediatric Radiation Oncology, Publishing Sciences Group

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This book cites 23 books:

Advances in Neuroblastoma Research 4 (Progress in Clinical and Biological Research) (v. 4) by Audrey E. Evans on 19 pages
Tumours in Children by H. B. Marsden on 4 pages
Pediatric Radiation Oncology (Halperin, Pediatric Radiation Oncology) by Edward C. Halperin on page 294, page 295, and page 301
Clinical Pediatric Oncology by Donald J. Fernbach on page 224, page 303, and page 347
Pathology of Neoplasia in Children and Adolescents: Volume 18 in the Major Problems in Pathology Series, 1e by Milton Finegold MD on page 140, and page 142

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Bone Marrow Processing and Purging: a Practical Guide by Adrian P. Gee in Back Matter
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