Lymphoma and Leukemia of the Nervous System

Foreword - James O. Armitage, Franco Cavalli Preface Part I - Introduction Chapter 1- Overview of the Lymphomas - Jill Lacy, Julie Vose Chapter 2- Overview of the Leukemias - Harshabad Singh, Eyal Attar Part II -Central Nervous System LymphomasChapter 3- Pathological features of CNS lymphomas - Judith Ferry, Rolf Pfannl, Nancy Harris Primary CNS lymphomaChapter 4- Epidemiology - Brian O'Neill, Ingfrid Haldorsen Chapter 5- Biology - James Rubenstein Chapter 6- Diagnostic Considerations - Tracy Batchelor, Daphne Wang, Edward Neuwelt, Gilbert Gonzalez Chapter 7- Radiation and Combined Modality Therapy - Lisa DeAngelis, Joachim Yahalom Chapter 8- Chemotherapy - Tracy Batchelor, Andrew Grigg, Eckhard Thiel Chapter 9- High-dose chemotherapy - Gerald Illerhaus, Carole Soussain, Patrick JohnstonVariants of CNS lymphomaChapter 10- CNS Lymphoma in the immunocompromised host - Silvia Montoto, Andrew Lister Chapter 11- CNS Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder - David Schiff, Samar Issa Chapter 12- Ocular Lymphoma - Andres Ferreri, Jose Pulido Chapter 13- Neurolymphomatosis - Tali Siegal, Joachim BaehringChapter 14- Intravascular Lymphoma of the CNS - Emanuele Zucca, Jon Glass, Maurilio Ponzoni Chapter 15- Rare variants of PCNSL (T-cell, low-grade, pediatrics) - Kristoph Jahnke, Oussama Abla, Tamara Shenkier Part III - Neurological Complications of Lymphomas and LeukemiasChapter 16- Neurological complications of non-Hodgkin lymphoma - Antonio Omuro, Mark Gilbert Chapter 17- Neurological complications of Hodgkin lymphoma - Elizabeth Gerstner, Maciej Mrugala Chapter 18- Neurological complications of Plasma Cell Disorders - Jan Drappatz, Kurt Jaeckle Chapter 19- Neurological complications of acute and chronic leukemias - Marc Chamberlain Chapter 20- Paraneoplastic syndromes in hematological malignancies - Josep DalmauPart IV - Neurological Complications of Therapy for Lymphomas and LeukemiasChapter 21- Neurological complications of radiation in lymphoma and leukemia

Lymphomas and leukemias of the nervous system result in devastating neurological complications and high mortality. These malignancies may arise within the central nervous system or may disseminate to the brain or cerebrospinal fluid from a source elsewhere in the body. Early diagnosis and therapeutic intervention lead to improvement in neurological symptoms and signs and potentially improved survival. The diagnostic evaluation and treatment of lymphoma and leukemia of the nervous system differ from the standard approaches used when the disease is confined outside of the nervous system. Lymphoma and Leukemia of the Nervous System is a comprehensive review of this challenging group of diseases and should be useful for the practicing neurologist, hematologist, oncologist and for any practitioner involved in the management of these patients.

From the reviews of the second edition:"This concise but comprehensive book details the diagnosis and management of lymphomas and leukemias affecting the nervous system. ... this book extracts the important management issues from each specialty and presents them in this single resource. ... This book has a broad clinical audience that includes neurologists, hematologists, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, neurosurgeons, neuropathologists, hematopathologists, and neuroradiologists. ... This is a rapidly growing field and this second edition incorporates the updated information needed to remain a reliable, current resource." (Amaal Jilani Starling, Doody's Review Service, June, 2012)

From the reviews:

"Book describes fundamental principles of the management of patients with primary central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma as well as secondary involvement of CNS by systemic lymphoid neoplasia. ... The wealth of scientific work conducted by hematologists, oncologists, pathologists, and other experts in the field has been resynthesized into a state-of-the-art book, which is impressively comprehensive and therefore should find place on the shelf of all medical professionals involved in the care of patients with lymphoproliferative disorders." (A. Vranovsky, Neoplasma, Issue 1, 2013)

"This concise but comprehensive book details the diagnosis and management of lymphomas and leukemias affecting the nervous system. ... this book extracts the important management issues from each specialty and presents them in this single resource. ... This book has a broad clinical audience that includes neurologists, hematologists, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, neurosurgeons, neuropathologists, hematopathologists, and neuroradiologists." (Amaal Jilani Starling, Doody's Book Reviews, June, 2012)