Includes bibliographical references and index.

Epidemiology of brain tumors, Kurupath Radhakrishnan et al; pathology of benign brain tumors, Dikran S. Horoupian and Yuan Chang; pathology of primary intracranial malignant neoplasms, Stephen W. Coons and Peter C. Johnson; pediatric brain tumors - classification, Floyd H. Gilles; brain tumors - anatomic considerations, Ziya L. Gokaslan and Raymond E. Sawaya; molecular genetic events in some primary human brain tumors, Henry H. Schmidek; clinical presentation of the brain tumor patient, Diana L. Kraemer and Dennis E. Bullard; the radiology of brain tumors - general considerations and neoplasms of the posterior fossa, Solomon Batnitzky and Donald A. Eckard; the radiology of brain tumors - supratentorial neoplasms, Solomon Batnitzky and Donald A. Eckard; the preoperative and postoperative management of the brain tumor patient, Roberta P. Glick et al; tumors of the pituitary gland, Daniel L. Barrow and George T. Tindall; the management of the patient with a low-grade cerebral astrocytoma, Robert A. Morantz; surgery for malignant gliomas, Michael Salcman; surgery of benign brain tumors, Byron Young; surgery of cranial base tumors, Gail L. Rosseau and Laligam N. Sekhar; stereotactic surgery in the diagnosis and treatment of brain tumors, Nayef R.F. Al-Rodhan and Patrick J. Kelly; primary central nervous system lymphoma, James Baumgartner et al; tumors associated with the phakomatoses, Ronald E. Warnick; brain metastases, Alex J. Tikhtman and Roy A. Patchell; pediatric brain tumors - classification, presentation, and radiology, Mark J. Kotapka and Luis Schut; management of pediatric brain tumors, Jeffrey H. Wisoff and Fred J. Epstein; radiotherapy of brain tumors - basic principles, Bruce F. Kimler; the role of radiation therapy in the treatment of adult brain tumors, Richard G. Evans; the role of radiation therapy in the treatment of brain tumors in children, Richard G. Evans; interstitial radiation therapy of brain tumors, Penny K. Sneed and Philip H. Gutin; stereotactic radiosurgery, John W. Walsh; chemotherapy of brain tumors - fundamental principles, William C. Welch and Paul L. Kornblith; chemotherapy of brain tumors - clinical aspects, Kym L. Chandler and Michael D. Prados; chemotherapy of pediatric brain tumors, Arnold I. Freeman; chemotherapy of brain tumors - innovative approaches, Mary Katherine Gumerlock and Edward A. Neuwelt; immunology and immunotherapy of brain tumors, Frank P. Holladay et al; prognostic factors in patients with brain tumors, Barton L. Guthrie and Edward R. Laws; the psychological care of the brain tumor patient and family, Peggy Ward Smith and James G. Lemons.