Brain Metastases
Author | : Jeffrey Raizer |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 2007-10-03 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780387692210 |
ISBN-10 | : 0387692215 |
Rating | : 4/5 (15 Downloads) |
Download or read book Brain Metastases written by Jeffrey Raizer and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-10-03 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brain metastases are the most dreaded complication of systemic cancer, affecting some 170,000 people a year, a far greater incidence than primary brain tumors. This book presents current information on the presentation and management of patients with brain metastases, providing available data, giving guidelines that can be applied in day to day practice, updated information for neurosurgeons, radiation oncologists, medical oncologists, and neuron-oncologists, and as an overview for physicians in training.