عنوان

Cranial Meningiomas :

3642725813

9783642725814

b551193

Cranial Meningiomas :

[Book]

Diagnosis - Biology - Therapy

edited by Gianni Boris Bradač, Ron Ferszt, Brian E. Kendall.

Berlin, Heidelberg

Springer Berlin Heidelberg

1990

(xi, 154 pages 150 illustrations)

1 Meningiomas: A Clinico-Pathological Synopsis --;1.1 Epidemiology, Frequency, Sex and Age Predominance --;1.2 Localization --;1.3 Gross Pathology --;1.4 General Histology --;1.5 Recurrence --;1.6 Metastasizing Meningiomas --;1.7 Multiple Meningiomas --;1.8 Experimental and Biological Aspects --;2 The Skull X-Ray --;2.1 General Observations --;2.2 Specific Features --;2.3 Differential Diagnosis --;2.4 Meningiomas in Unusual Locations --;3 Computed Tomography --;3.1 General Efficacy --;3.2 Typical Features --;3.3 Atypical Features --;3.4 Criteria for Malignancy --;4 Magnetic Resonance Imaging --;4.1 General Aspects --;4.2 Technical Aspects and Material --;4.3 MRI Features of Meningiomas --;4.4 Contrast Medium --;4.5 Topographic Localization --;4.6 Conclusions --;5 Angiography --;5.1 Angiographic Features --;5.2 Angiographic Vascularization and Histological Type of Meningiomas --;5.3 Meningeal Vascularization --;5.4 Changes in the Venous Circulation --;5.5 Indications for Angiography --;6 Convexity, Parasagittal, and Falx Meningiomas --;6.1 Incidence and Localization --;6.2 Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging --;6.3 Angiography --;6.4 Differential Diagnosis --;7 Frontobasal Meningiomas --;7.1 Incidence and Localization --;7.2 Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging --;7.3 Angiography --;7.4 Differential Diagnosis --;8 Meningiomas of the Sphenoid Wing and Middle Cranial Fossa --;8.1 Incidence and Localization --;8.2 Lateral Sphenoid Wing Meningiomas --;8.3 Medial Sphenoid Wing Meningiomas --;8.4 Parasellar Meningiomas --;8.5 Meningioma En Plaque --;8.6 Temporobasal Meningiomas --;8.7 Differential Diagnosis --;9 Tentorial Meningiomas --;9.1 Anatomical Considerations --;9.2 Incidence and Localization --;9.3 Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging --;9.4 Angiography --;9.5 Differential Diagnosis --;10 Meningiomas of the Posterior Fossa --;10.1 Incidence and Localization --;10.2 Meningiomas of the Posterior Surface of the Petrous Bone --;10.3 Clival Meningiomas --;10.4 Meningiomas of the Cerebellar Convexity --;10.5 Meningiomas of the Fourth Ventricle --;10.6 Differential Diagnosis --;11 Particular Conditions --;11.1 Cystic Meningiomas --;11.2 Intraventricular Meningioma --;11.3 Primary Orbital Meningiomas --;11.4 Ectopic Meningiomas --;12 Peritumoral Oedema in Meningiomas --;12.1 Introductory Comments --;12.2 Peritumoral Oedema in Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging --;12.3 Factors Involved in Oedema Production --;12.4 Peritumoral Changes after Meningioma Excision --;13 Meningioma Embolization --;13.1 General Considerations --;13.2 Meningioma Vascularization --;13.3 Technical Aspects --;13.4 Results --;13.5 Conclusions --;14 Surgical Perspective of Meningiomas --;14.1 Historical Background --;14.2 Clinical Presentation and Individual Sites --;14.3 Surgical Technique --;14.4 Prognosis --;Conclusion --;References.

The aim of the book is to describe the current approach to meningiomas on the basis of experience gained in the fields of histopathology, biology, radiology and surgery. The second section elucidates the growth pattern of meningiomas arising in various specific locations.

Medical radiology.

Medicine.

Neurology.

edited by Gianni Boris Bradač, Ron Ferszt, Brian E. Kendall.

Brian E Kendall

Gianni Boris Bradač

Ron Ferszt

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