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Oncology of CNS Tumors, Second Edition

Oncology of CNS Tumors, Second Edition. Jörg-Christian Tonn, Manfred Westphal, James T. Rutka (Editors). Springer 2010, 793 pages, 265 illustrations, $269.00.

The second edition of this widely popular textbook (nearly 793 pages in length) in the oncology of brain and spine tumors combine the experience of (primarily) 131 neurosurgeons, neurologists, and neuropathologists. This valuable text covers adult brain tumors, pediatric brain tumor, spinal tumors, and peripheral nerve tumors. What is particularly good about the book is that each tumor is discussed from multiple aspects — epidemiology, clinical symptoms, diagnostic procedures (here including nice representations of primarily MR), pathologic classification … Continue reading >>

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