Neonatal Tumours
All those physicians and surgeons who have responsibility for newborn infants will face the problem of dealing with tumours. Neonatal Tumours is an authoritative, comprehensive and complete account of the various tumours encountered in infancy. It reviews
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Prem Puri (Ed.) With assistance from Rajendra Surana
Neonatal Tumours With 54 Figures
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Prem Puri MS, FACS Consultant Paediatric Surgeon Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children National Children's Hospital The Children's Hospital, Dublin and Director of Research Children's Research Centre Our Lady's Hospita1.for Sick Children Dublin, Ireland
ISBN-13:978-1-447 1-3030-7 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Neonatal Tumours I. Puri, Prem II. Surana, Rajendra 618.92994 ISBN-13:978-1-4471-3030-7 e-ISBN-13:978-1-4471-3028-4 DOl: 10.1007/978-1-4471-3028-4
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Preface
Neonatal tumours comprise 2% of paediatric tumours. Although uncommon, these tumours form an interesting group for a number of reasons. There are differences in type, incidence, natural history and response to therapy from those of apparently similar tumours seen in older children. Until recently, genetic factors have been implicated in many congenital tumours, but during the last few years, the effect of the environment on the pathogenesis of these tumours has been gaining much attention. Neonatal tumours, because of their short exposure to environmental factors, offer new avenues to the understanding of the pathogenesis of these tumours. This book is intended for those who have a clinical responsibility for newborn babies. It provides an authoritative, comprehensive and complete account of the various tumours that can be found in the neonate. It reviews the epidemiology of neonatal tumours, the genetic association and clinical features of tumours, their recognition and management. It is designed to cover the entire spectrum of neonatal tumours.
