Brain Tumors: Biology, Pathology and Clinical ReferencesAuthor: Professor Dr. Davide Schiffer, Professor Dr. Maria Teresa Giordana, Dr. Alessandro Mauro, Dr. Riccardo Soffietti Published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg ISBN: 978-3-540-61622-1 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-60529-1Table of Contents:Cytogenesis of the Central Nervous System Factors of the Transformation Process Experimental Tumors Antigens of Phenotypic Expression and Differentiation Markers Pathology of the Host-Tumor Interaction Classification and Nosography of Neuroepithelial Tumors The Concept of Malignancy: Anaplasia, Cell Proliferation, Metastasis Descriptive Epidemiology of Primary Nervous System Tumors Astrocytic Tumors Oligodendroglial Tumors Ependymal Tumors Choroid Plexus Tumors Tumors Composed of Neural Cells Pineal Gland Tumors Embryonal Tumors Glomus Tumors, Paragangliomas Tumors of the Cranial and Spinal Nerves Tumors of the Meninges Mesenchymal Tumors Vascular Tumors, Includes bibliographical references (p. [536]-688) and index, Mode of access: Internet