Diagnostic Pathology of Nervous System Tumours

Book excerpt: In this workbench reference for clinical pathologists, introductory chapters are provided for the less experienced, then coverage includes the various types of tumors, illustrated and described, with discussion of clinical features, differential diagnosis, and therapy and complications. Throughout, there is acknowledgment of the idea that a multidisciplinary approach is now the norm for oncology. Coverage includes not just neoplasms of the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves, but also mass lesion such as cysts and vascular malformations that may involve the neuraxis and its coverings. Four of the five authors are based in the UK (and affiliated with the U. of Edinburgh, Frenchay Hospital, U. of Nottingham Medical School, and Southampton General Hospital), and the fifth is with Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR