Atlas of Pediatric Brain Tumors

About this book

Recent evidence indicates that the physiology and response to various drugs in the pediatric population differs from that of the adult and must be appreciated to be able to fully address the health needs of the pediatric population. Atlas of Pediatric Brain Tumors covers areas ranging from neuroimaging, the use of crush and touch preps during introperative consultation, classic histological features of brain tumors, tumor variants, and a miscellaneous group of challenging tumors. Chapters consist of essential diagnostic information and features highlighting recognized variants and their differential diagnoses. A section on molecular pathology and electron microscopy is also included for each tumor category; along with a list of classic reviews and innovative articles on each of the tumor entities as suggested reading at the end of each chapter. Created to fill a void in the practice of pediatric neuropathology, this practical and well-illustrated Atlas of Pediatric Brain Tumors represents a collection of interesting, common and unusual tumors for a diagnostic exercise by the reader.

Written for: Neuropathologists, surgical pathologists, neuropathology trainees, anatomic pathologists, neurooncologists, neuroradiologists

Keywords:

Brain Tumors
Cowden Disease
Ependymal tumors
Glioneuronal Tumor
Hemangioblastoma
L’hermitte-Duclos Disease
Malignant lymphomas
Neuroectodermal Tumors
Neurofibromatosis type 1
Neurofibromatosis type 2
Oligodendroglial tumors
Paraneoplastic disorders
Pediatric
Pleomorphic Xanthoastrocytoma
Schwannoma
Von-Hippel Lindau Disease

Table of contents

Section A – GLIAL TUMORS

Chapter 1. Pilocytic astrocytoma and Pilomyxoid Astrocytoma
Christine E. Fuller, MD
Sonia Narendra, MD

Chapter 2. Pleomorphic Xanthoastrocytoma
Christine E Fuller, MD

Chapter 3. Infiltrative Astrocytomas (Diffuse Astrocytoma, Anaplastic astrocytoma, Glioblastoma)
Christine E Fuller, MD

Chapter 4. Oligodendroglial tumors
Christine E Fuller, MD

Chapter 5. Ependymal tumors
Christine E. Fuller, MD
Sonia Narendra, MD
Ioana Tolicica, MD

Section B – EMBRYONAL NEUROEPITHELIAL TUMORS

Chapter 6. Central nervous system primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNETs) and medulloepithelioma
Adekunle M. Adesina, M.D., Ph.D.
Jill Hunter, M.D.
Lucy Rorke-Adams, M.D.

Chapter 7. Medulloblastoma
Adekunle M. Adesina, M.D., Ph.D.
Jill Hunter, M.D.

Chapter 8. Atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor
Adekunle M. Adesina, M.D., Ph.D.
Jill Hunter, M.D.
Lucy Rorke-Adams, M.D.

Section C – TUMORS OF THE MENINGES

Chapter 9. Meningioma
Christine E. Fuller, M.D
Brian Pavlovitz, MD

Chapter 10. Hemangiopericytoma and other mesenchymal, non-meningothelial tumors
Christine E. Fuller, M.D

Chapter 11. Melanocytic lesions
Christine E. Fuller, M.D

Chapter 12 Hemangioblastoma
Christine E. Fuller, M.D

Section D – TUMORS OF CRANIAL AND SPINAL NERVES

Chapter 13. Schwannoma
Tarik Tihan, M.D., Ph.D.

Chapter 14. Neurofibroma
Tarik Tihan, M.D., Ph.D.

hapter 15. Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors
Tarik Tihan, M.D., Ph.D.

Section E - NEURONAL AND MIXED NEURONAL-GLIAL TUMORS

Chapter 16. Desmoplastic infantile astrocytoma and ganglioglioma
Adekunle M. Adesina, M.D., Ph.D.

Chapter 17. Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor
Adekunle M. Adesina, M.D., Ph.D.
Ronald Rauch, M.D.

Chapter 18. Ganglioglioma and gangliocytoma
Adekunle M. Adesina, M.D., Ph.D.
Ronald Rauch, M.D.

Chapter 19. Central neurocytoma and extraventricular neurocytoma
Adekunle M. Adesina, M.D., Ph.D.
Ronald Rauch, M.D.

Chapter 20. Papillary glioneuronal tumor
Marie Rivera-Zengotita, M.D.
Anna. Illner, M.D.
Adekunle M. Adesina, M.D., Ph.D

Chapter 21. Rosette forming glioneuronal tumor of the 4th ventricle
Marie Rivera-Zengotita, M.D.
Adekunle M. Adesina, M.D., Ph.D

Chapter 22. Malignant epithelioid glioneuronal tumor
Marie Rivera-Zengotita, M.D.
Adekunle M. Adesina, M.D., Ph.D

Chapter 23. Paraganglioma
Andrea Rivera, M.D.
Adekunle M. Adesina, M.D., Ph.D

Section F – NEUROCUTANEOUS SYNDROMES

Chapter 24. Neurofibromatosis 1
Tarik Tihan, M.D., Ph.D.

Chapter 25. Neurofibromatosis 2
Tarik Tihan, M.D., Ph.D.

Chapter 26. Von-Hippel Lindau Disease
Tarik Tihan, M.D., Ph.D.
Adekunle M. Adesina, M.D., Ph.D

Chapter 27. Tuberous Sclerosis Complex
Tarik Tihan, M.D., Ph.D.
Adekunle M. Adesina, M.D., Ph.D

Chapter 28. L’hermitte-Duclos Disease and Cowden disease
Hidehiro Takei, M.D.
Hiroyoshi Suzuki, M.D.
Adekunle M. Adesina, M.D, Ph.D.

Section G – TUMORS IN THE REGION OF THE PITUITARY FOSSA

Chapter 29. Pituitary Tumors
Tarik Tihan, M.D., Ph.D.
Christine E. Fuller, M.D.

Chapter 30. Craniopharyngioma
Tarik Tihan M.D., Ph.D.

Section H – CHOROID PLEXUS NEOPLASMS

Chapter 31. Choroid plexus neoplasms
Christine E. Fuller, MD
Sonia Narendra, MD
Ioana Tolicica, MD

Section I – PINEAL BASED TUMORS

Chapter 32. Pineal parenchymal tumors
Tarik Tihan, M.D., Ph.D

Section J - GERM CELL TUMORS

Chapter 33. Germ cell tumors
Tarik Tihan, M.D., Ph.D

Section K – PARANEOPLASTIC DISORDERS

Chapter 34. Paraneoplastic disorders of the central nervous system
Christine E. Fuller, M.D.

Section L - TUMOURS OF THE HAEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM

Chapter 35. Malignant lymphomas
Adekunle M. Adesina, M.D., Ph.D.

Chapter 36. Histiocytic tumors
Abir Mukherjee, M.D
Adekunle M. Adesina M.D., Ph.D.

Section M - INTERESTING / CHALLENGING CASES AND EXERCISES IN PATTERN RECOGNITION

Chapter 37. Case studies
Adekunle M. Adesina, M.D, Ph.D.
Christine E. Fuller, M.D.
Lucy Rocke-Adams, M.D.