Lymphoma and Leukemia of the Nervous System (2^nd Ed., 2012)

This is the second edition of a book called "Lymphoma of the Nervous System," which was published by Butterworth-Heinemann (B-H) in 2004. 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.

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 Lymphomas Chapter 3- Pathological features of CNS lymphomas – Judith Ferry, Rolf Pfannl, Nancy Harris Primary CNS lymphoma Chapter 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 Johnston Variants of CNS lymphoma Chapter 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 Baehring Chapter 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 Leukemias Chapter 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 Dalmau Part IV – Neurological Complications of Therapy for Lymphomas and Leukemias Chapter 21- Neurological complications of radiation in lymphoma and leukemia patients –Denise Correa, Lisa DeAngelis Chapter 22- Neurological complications of chemotherapy in lymphoma and leukemia patients – Patrick Wen Chapter 23- Neurological complications of bone marrow transplantation in lymphoma and leukemia patients – Warren Mason, Jacoline Bromberg