Angiogenesis in Meningiomas
CHAPTER 10 Angiogenesis in Meningiomas Türker Kiliç, Peter M. Black INTRODUCTION To obtain nutrients, tumor cells initially rely on passive diffusion from their microbioenvironment.1 In 1947, Algire2 suggested that the…
NEUROSURGERY
Perioperative Management of Patients with Meningiomas
CHAPTER 19 Perioperative Management of Patients with Meningiomas Koray Özduman, Rudolf Fahlbusch INTRODUCTION In patients with meningiomas, the most common perioperative problems involve the management of epilepsy, peritumoral brain edema,…
Molecular Biology and Genetics of Meningiomas
CHAPTER 8 Molecular Biology and Genetics of Meningiomas V.P. Collins INTRODUCTION Meningiomas are slow-growing tumors and are generally diagnosed in middle aged or older individuals. They account for up to…
Epidemiology and Natural History of Meningiomas
CHAPTER 4 Epidemiology and Natural History of Meningiomas Lisa Calvocoressi, Elizabeth B. Claus INTRODUCTION In this chapter, we (1) provide descriptive data on the impact of meningiomas; (2) describe the…
Biology of Meningiomas
CHAPTER 7 Biology of Meningiomas Peter M. Black, Farazana Tariq INTRODUCTION Meningiomas are important tumors biologically as well as clinically.1 Other chapters of this text discuss chromosomal changes and angiogenic…
The Origin of Meningiomas
CHAPTER 3 The Origin of Meningiomas Serdar Baki Albayrak, Peter M. Black INTRODUCTION Meningiomas account for approximately 30% of all primary brain tumors constituting the largest subset of all intracranial…
Clinical overview and phenomenology of movement disorders
Chapter 1 Clinical overview and phenomenology of movement disorders To study the phenomenon of disease without books is to sail an uncharted sea, while to study books without patients is…
Current concepts on the etiology and pathogenesis of Parkinson disease
Chapter 5 Current concepts on the etiology and pathogenesis of Parkinson disease Chapter contents Anatomical and biochemical pathology of PD 93 Interconnected pathogenic mechanisms of PD 99 Genetics as an…
