Tumours of the Central Nervous System in Infancy and Childhood

Front Matter....Pages III-XX
Intracranial Tumours of Infancy and Childhood....Pages 1-16
Remarks on the WHO Classification of Tumours of the Central Nervous System....Pages 17-18
Developmental Neuro-Oncogenesis in Experimental Animals....Pages 19-31
Brain Tumours and Genetics....Pages 32-41
Interferon and Antitumour Effects....Pages 42-43
Rare Intracranial Tumours in Infancy and Childhood....Pages 44-52
Intracranial and Spinal Tumours in Newborns and Infants....Pages 53-57
The Usefulness of Immunocytological Demonstration of Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein for Diagnostic Problems of Cerebral Tumours....Pages 58-61
CNS Tumours in Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence....Pages 62-68
Congenital Intracranial Teratoma in a Newborn....Pages 69-71
Back Matter....Pages 72-73
Clinical Presentation of Space-Occupying Lesions of the Central Nervous System....Pages 74-84
Cytology of Cerebrospinal Fluid in Children with Brain Tumours....Pages 85-89
Electrophysiological Diagnosis and Follow-Up Controls in Cases of Tumours of the Optic Chiasm....Pages 90-94
Electroencephalograms in Long-Term Survivors of Primary Intracranial Tumours of Childhood....Pages 95-98
Early Auditory Evoked Potentials (EAEP) in Children with Neoplastic Lesions in the Brain Stem....Pages 99-104
Conventional Investigations of CNS Tumours in Children....Pages 105-114
Computer Tomographic Diagnosis of CNS Tumours in Childhood....Pages 115-121
Radionuclide Imaging of Cerebral Tumours in Children....Pages 122-129
Follow-Up Studies of Brain Tumours in Infants....Pages 130-141
Computed Tomography and/ or Ventriculography?....Pages 142-144
Back Matter....Pages 188-189
Ventriculography as a Diagnostic Procedure in CNS Tumours in Childhood: Its Indications and Interpretation....Pages 145-148
The Diffuse Brain Stem Astrocytoma in Childhood: Morphology, Course, and Prognosis....Pages 149-164
Astrocytoma with Extracranial Metastases....Pages 165-168
Diktyoma (Medulloepithelioma). A Rare NeuroEpithelial Tumour of the Eye....Pages 169-173
Intracranial Teratoma of a Newborn. Computer Tomographic and Morphological Findings....Pages 174-179
The Isolated Fourth Ventricle: Review of Current Concepts and Report on Three Cases in Children....Pages 180-185
Follow-Up Findings with CT Scan and Ventriculography After Radiotherapy of Inoperable Midline Tumours in Childhood....Pages 186-187
Back Matter....Pages 188-189
Evolutional, Developmental, and Clinical Aspects of Brain Stem Organisation....Pages 190-198
Standard Techniques and Microsurgical Procedures in the Removal of Supratentorial and Infratentorial Tumours....Pages 199-213
Additional Operative Procedures (Shunt Systems, Leksell and Torkildsen Drainage)....Pages 214-217
The Significance of Continuous Recording of Intracranial Pressure in Children with Brain Tumours....Pages 218-221
Preoperative and Postoperative Intensive Care and Oedema Therapy....Pages 222-228
Therapy of Peritumoural Brain Oedema....Pages 229-233
CT-Sterotactic Biopsy of Brain Tumours....Pages 234-246
Diagnostic Potential of Stereotactic Biopsy of Brain Tumours. A Report of 400 Cases....Pages 247-256
Internal Shunt or Perioperative Pressure-Controlled Ventricular Fluid Drainage (C-VFD) in Children and Juveniles with Infratentorial Tumours....Pages 257-264
Indications and Experiences with the Ommaya-Reservoir for Treatment of CNS Neoplasms in Childhood....Pages 265-269
Indications for the Trans-Sphenoidal Approach to Craniopharyngioma Operations in Youth and Childhood....Pages 270-275
Which Considerations Determine the Choice Between the Subfrontal and Trans-Sphenoidal Approach to Tumours of the Sellar Region in Youth and Childhood?....Pages 276-277
The Influence of Different Antihypertensive Drugs on Intracranial Pressure....Pages 278-282
Back Matter....Pages 289-290
Ventriculocisternostomy by the Method of Leksell — Indications, Technique, and Results....Pages 283-288
Back Matter....Pages 289-290
The Radiosensitivity of the Infant Brain....Pages 291-300
Radiation Technique and the Planning of Treatment in Brain Tumours in Children....Pages 301-309
Experiences with the Treatment of Cystic Craniopharyngiomas by Stereotactically Injected Radioisotopes....Pages 310-314
Radiosurgery in Intracranial Tumours and Arteriovenous Malformations in Children....Pages 315-324
Radiation Therapy in the Treatment of the Astrocytomas and Midline Tumours of Childhood....Pages 325-332
Radiotherapeutic Principles in the Combined Treatment of CNS Tumours in Children....Pages 333-337
Postoperative Chemotherapy Prior to Radiotherapy in the Combined Treatment of Medulloblastoma, Ependymoma and Tumours of the Pineal Region: Early Results....Pages 338-343
Radiotherapy of Medulloblastoma: Radiation Technique, Results, and Complications....Pages 344-348
Report on the Medulloblastoma Study of the Society of Paediatric Oncology — Present Position....Pages 349-349
Data on the Biology of Medulloblastomas....Pages 350-353
Treatment of Meningeal Malignancy with Intrathecal 198 Au-Colloid and Methotrexate. The Example of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL)....Pages 354-357
Infratentorial Tumours — Treatment and Results in 109 Children....Pages 358-364
Back Matter....Pages 365-366
Cytostatic Monotherapy of Tumours of the Central Nervous System in Children....Pages 367-373
Rationale of Combined Chemotherapy of Brain Tumours....Pages 374-377
Acute Toxicity of Chemotherapy of Tumours of the Central Nervous System in Children....Pages 378-382
Late Effects After Treatment of Brain Tumours in Childhood....Pages 383-388
Development After Treatment of Cerebellar Medulloblastoma in Childhood....Pages 389-398
Spongioblastoma in Childhood. Remarks on Problems in Diagnosis and Treatment....Pages 399-403
Medulloblastoma. Relationship of Histologic Type to Survival....Pages 404-409
Back Matter....Pages 426-426
Ophthalmological Findings in Long-Term Survivors After Primary Brain Tumours in Childhood....Pages 410-414
Endocrinological Investigations in 68 Children with Brain Tumours....Pages 415-419
Supratentorial Tumours in Infants and Children....Pages 420-425
Back Matter....Pages 426-426
Final Comment and Summing-Up....Pages 427-431
Back Matter....Pages 433-440