Atlas of Pediatric Brain Tumors

Adekunle Michael Adesina, MDDirector of Neuropathology & Molecular Neuropathology LaboratoryTexas Children's HospitalDr. Adesina's primary interest is in the clinical and molecular genetics of pediatric brain tumors with special interest in medulloblastoma. He is involved in ongoing collaborative studies with the pediatric brain tumor group of the Hematology/Oncology division. He is also a collaborator with others on the genomic profiling of embryonal pediatric tumors and the role of FoxG1 in determining susceptibility to these embryonal tumors.

Introduction and Overview of Brain Tumors.- Pilocytic Astrocytoma and Pilomyxoid Astrocytoma.- Pleomorphic Xanthoastrocytoma.- Infiltrative Astrocytomas (Diffuse Astrocytoma, Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma).- Oligodendroglial Tumors.- Ependymal Tumors.- Central Nervous System Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors (PNETs) and Medulloepithelioma.- Medulloblastoma.- Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor.- Meningioma.- Hemangiopericytoma and Other Mesenchymal Tumors.- Melanocytic Lesions.- Hemangioblastoma.- Schwannoma.- Neurofibroma.- Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors.- Desmoplastic Infantile Astrocytoma and Ganglioglioma.- Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumor.- Gangliocytoma and Ganglioglioma.- Central Neurocytoma and Extraventricular Neurocytoma.- Papillary Glioneuronal Tumor.- Rosette-Forming Glioneuronal Tumor of the Fourth Ventricle.- Malignant Epithelioid Glioneuronal Tumor.- Paraganglioma.- Neurofibromatosis 1.- Neurofibromatosis 2.- Von Hippel-Lindau Disease.- Tuberous Sclerosis Complex.- Lhermitte-Duclos Disease and Cowden Disease.- Pituitary Adenomas.- Rare Pituitary Tumors Other Than Adenomas.- Adamantinomatous Craniopharyngioma.- Choroid Plexus Neoplasms.- Pineal Parenchymal Tumors.- Germ Cell Tumors.- Paraneoplastic Disorders of the Central Nervous System.- Malignant Lymphomas.- Histiocytic Tumors.

"This atlas is intended to serve neuropathologists and pathology residents in training. It is also a valuable resource for clinicians in the neurosciences, especially pediatric neurologists, neurosurgeons, and oncologists. ... This is an all-inclusive guide to the pathology of pediatric brain tumors. It consolidates a wealth of new genetic information on pediatric brain tumors, and provides large, high quality illustrations of the histology of common and rare variants." (Sherry Krawitz, Doody's Book Reviews, March, 2017)