Atlas of Pediatric Brain Tumors (eBook)

Preface 5
Contents 7
Contributors 10
Introduction and Overview of Brain Tumors 12
Section A: Glial Tumors 14
Pilocytic Astrocytoma and Pilomyxoid Astrocytoma 15
Pleomorphic Xanthoastrocytoma 28
Infiltrative Astrocytomas (Diffuse Astrocytoma, Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma) 33
Oligodendroglial Tumors 47
Ependymal Tumors 55
Section B: Embryonal Neuroepithelial Tumors 68
Central Nervous System Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors and Medulloepithelioma 69
Medulloblastoma 80
Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor 99
Section C: Tumors of the Meninges 112
Meningiomas 113
Hemangiopericytoma and Other Mesenchymal Tumors 127
Melanocytic Lesions 134
Hemangioblastoma 138
Section D: Tumors of Cranial and Spinal Nerves 144
Schwannoma 145
Neurofibroma 153
Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors 158
Section E: Neuronal and Mixed Neuronal–Glial Tumors 162
Desmoplastic Infantile Astrocytoma and Ganglioglioma 163
Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumor 168
Ganglioglioma and Gangliocytoma 178
Central Neurocytoma and Extraventricular Neurocytoma 189
Papillary Glioneuronal Tumor 194
Rosette-Forming Glioneuronal Tumor of the Fourth Ventricle 200
Malignant Epithelioid Glioneuronal Tumor 203
Paraganglioma 214
Section F: Neurocutaneous Syndromes 220
Neurofibromatosis 1 221
Neurofibromatosis 2 225
Von Hippel–Lindau Disease 228
Tuberous Sclerosis Complex 231
L’hermitte–Duclos Disease and Cowden Disease 237
Section G: Tumors in the Region of the Pituitary Fossa 242
Pituitary Tumors 243
Craniopharyngioma 250
Section H: Choroid Plexus Neoplasms 254
Choroid Plexus Neoplasms 255
Section I: Pineal-Based Tumors 266
Pineal Parenchymal Tumors 267
Section J: Germ Cell Tumors 272
Germ Cell Tumors 273
Section K: Paraneoplastic Disorders 279
Paraneoplastic Disorders of the Central Nervous System 280
Section L: Tumors of the Hematopoietic System 284
Malignant Lymphoma 285
Histiocytic Tumors 291
Section M: Interesting/Challenging Cases and Exercises in Pattern Recognition 296
Case Studies 297
Index 315