Posterior Fossa Tumors in Children (eBook)

Preface.- I General Principles of Treatment in Pediatric Posterior Fossa Tumors.- 1 History of Posterior fossa tumor surgery.- 2 Development of posterior fossa structures.- 3 Microsurgical anatomy of posterior fossa.- 4 Anatomical connections of cerebellum.- 5 Clinical presentation and neurological evaluation: Neuro-ophthalmology.- 6 Molecular biology.- 7 Radiation oncology.- II Surgical Approaches to Pediatric Posterior Fossa Tumors.- 8 Median suboccipital approach.- 9 Paramedian approach.- 10 Skull base approaches in children.- 11 Anterior skull base approaches to posteror fossa.- 12 Treatment of hydrocephalus in PFT.- 13 Intraoperative mapping and monitorisation of PFT.- III Pathologies in Pediatric Posterior Fossa Tumors.- i. Medulloblastoma.- 14. Genetics of PFT.- 15 Radiology in Medulloblastoma.- 16 Surgery in Pediatric Medulloblastoma.- 17 Pathology in Medulloblastoma.- 18 Oncology in Medulloblastoma.- 19 Radiation in Medulloblastoma.- ii. Ependimoma.- 20 Genetics of Ependimoma.- 21 Radiology of Ependimoma.- 22 Surgery of Ependimoma – 23 Pathology of Ependimoma.- 24 Oncology of Ependimoma.- iii. Cerebellar astrocytoma.- 25 Genetics of Cerebellar astrocytoma.- 26 Radiology of Cerebellar astrocytoma.- 27 Surgery of Cerebellar astrocytoma.- 28 Pathology Cerebellar astrocytoma 29 Oncology of Cerebellar astrocytoma.- 30 Radiation in Cerebellar astrocytoma.- iv. Brain stem tumors.- 31 Radiology in Brain stem tumors.- 32 Surgery of mesenchephalon.- 33 Surgery of pontine tumors.- 34 Surgery of medulla oblongata tumors.- 35 Pathology of Brain stem tumors.- 36 Radiation in Brain stem tumors.- 37 Oncology of Brain stem tumors.- v. AT/RT.- 38 Genetics in AT/RT.- 39 Radiology in AT/RT.- 40 Surgery in AT/RT.- 41 Pathology in AT/RT.- 42 Oncology in AT/RT.- 43 Radiation in AT/RT.- vi. Chordoma.- 44 Genetics in Chordoma.- 45 Radiology in Chordoma.- 46 Pathology in Chordoma.- 47 Management of Chordomas.- vii. Rare tumors.- 48 Surgery of choroid plexsus tumors.-49 Oncology of choroid plexsus tumors.- 50 Vestibular schwannoma.- 51 Ganglioglioma.- 52 Dermoid.- 53 Epidermoid.- 54 Lhermitte Duclos.- 55 Meningioma.- IV Pre- and Postoperative Care of Pediatric Posterior Fossa Tumors.- 56 Immediate postoperative care: Germany.- 57 Immediate postoperative care: Athens.- 58 Immediate postoperative care: Paris.- 59 Immediate postoperative care: Istanbul.- 60 Immediate postoperative care: Korea.- 61 Immediate postoperative care: Naples.- 62 Surgical complications.- 63 Postoperative vertebral column complications.- 64 Endocrinological complications in posterior fossa tumours.- 65 Rehabilitation of neurodeficits.- 66 Psychiatric support to the family and patient.- Subject Index.