TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Introduction and Overview of Brain Tumors Adekunle M. Adesina Section I: Glial Tumors 2 Pilocytic Astrocytoma and Pilomyxoid Astrocytoma Christine E. Fuller 3 Pleomorphic Xanthoastrocytoma Christine E. Fuller 4 Infiltrative Astrocytomas (Diffuse Astrocytoma, Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma) Christine E. Fuller 5 Oligodendroglial Tumors Hope T. Richard, Christine E. Fuller 6 Ependymal Tumors Christine E. Fuller Section II: Embryonal Neuroepithelial Tumors 7 Central Nervous System Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors (PNETs) and Medulloepithelioma Adekunle M.

Adesina, Jill V. Hunter, Lucy Rorke-Adams 8 Medulloblastoma Adekunle M. Adesina, Jill V. Hunter 9 Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor Adekunle M. Adesina, Jill V. Hunter, Lucy Rorke-Adams Section III: Tumors of the Meninges 10 Meningioma Christine E. Fuller 11 Hemangiopericytoma and Other Mesenchymal Tumors Christine E. Fuller 12 Melanocytic Lesions Christine E.

Fuller 13 Hemangioblastoma Hope T. Richard, Christine E. Fuller Section IV: Tumors of Cranial and Spinal Nerves 14 Schwannoma Tarik Tihan 15 Neurofibroma Tarik Tihan 16 Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors Yazgi Koy, Tarik Tihan Section V: Neuronal and Mixed Neuronal-Glial Tumors 17 Desmoplastic Infantile Astrocytoma and Ganglioglioma Adekunle M. Adesina 18 Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumor Adekunle M. Adesina, Ronald Rauch 19 Gangliocytoma and Ganglioglioma Carrie A. Mohila, Ronald Rauch, Adekunle M. Adesina 20 Central Neurocytoma and Extraventricular Neurocytoma Carrie A. Mohila, Ronald Rauch, Adekunle M.

Adesina 21 Papillary Glioneuronal Tumor Marie Rivera-Zengotita, Anna Illner, Adekunle M. Adesina 22 Rosette-Forming Glioneuronal Tumor of the Fourth Ventricle Marie Rivera-Zengotita, Adekunle M. Adesina 23 Malignant Epithelioid Glioneuronal Tumor Marie Rivera-Zengotita, Ronald Rauch, Adekunle M. Adesina 24 Paraganglioma Andreana L. Rivera, Adekunle M. Adesina Section VI: Neurocutaneous Syndromes 25 Neurofibromatosis 1 Tarik Tihan 26 Neurofibromatosis 2 Tarik Tihan 27 Von Hippel-Lindau Disease Tarik Tihan, Adekunle M. Adesina 28 Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Tarik Tihan, Adekunle M. Adesina 29 Lhermitte-Duclos Disease and Cowden Disease Hidehiro Takei, Hiroyoshi Suzuki, Adekunle M.

Adesina Section VII: Tumors in the Region of the Pituitary Fossa 30 Pituitary Adenomas Yazgi Koy, Tarik Tihan 31 Rare Pituitary Tumors Other Than Adenomas Yazgi Koy, Tarik Tihan 32 Adamantinomatous Craniopharyngioma Tarik Tihan Section VIII: Choroid Plexus Neoplasms 33 Choroid Plexus Neoplasms Christine E. Fuller Section IX: Pineal-Based Tumors 34 Pineal Parenchymal Tumors Tarik Tihan Section X: Germ Cell Tumors 35 Germ Cell Tumors Tarik Tihan Section XI: Paraneoplastic Disorders 36 Paraneoplastic Disorders of the Central Nervous System Christine E. Fuller Section XII: Tumours of the Hematopoietic System 37 Malignant Lymphomas Adekunle M. Adesina 38 Histiocytic Tumors Abir Mukherjee Adekunle M. Adesina Section XIII: Interesting or Challenging Cases and Exercises in Pattern Recognition 39 Case Studies Adekunle M. Adesina, Christine E. Fuller, Lucy Rorke-Adams.