Management of Childhood Brain Tumors formatIsbn:Hardcover 9780792306696 It was an exciting meeting formatIsbn:Softcover 9789048163663 It was an exciting meeting for all of us Es ist im deutschsprachigen Raum und wahrscheinlich auch in Europa einmalig Radiotherapy has evolved from using orthovoltage (200 250 KV) equipment to of childhood brain tumors varies not only ac­ cording to histology but also with location of supervoltage equipment with much improved the tumor and age Childhood central nervous ments in neurosurgical technique concomitant system tumors encompass a range of histo­ with improvements in anesthesia and periopera­ logic varieties from the histologically benign­ tive supportive care have resulted in decreased appearing pilocytic astrocytoma to the extremely morbidity and mortality from neurosurgical malignant appearing glioblastoma multiforme procedures together with an increased likelihood of accomplishing a gross total resection of and the undifferentiated primitive neuroecto­ dermal tumors