Editors
Fernando Guedes , Eric L. Zager , Debora Garozzo , Lukas Rasulic and Mariano Socolovsky
Diagnostic Assessment and Treatment of Peripheral Nerve Tumors
1st ed. 2021
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Editors
Fernando Guedes
WFNS Peripheral Nerve Surgery Committee Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Gaffre e Guinle University Hospital (HUGG) School of Medicine Federal University of Rio de Janeiro State (UNIRIO), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Eric L. Zager
WFNS Peripheral Nerve Surgery Committee Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Debora Garozzo
WFNS Peripheral Nerve Surgery Committee Department of Neurosurgery, Mediclinic Parkview Hospital, Dubai, UAE
Lukas Rasulic
WFNS Peripheral Nerve Surgery Committee, Faculty of Medicine University of Belgrade, Clinic for Neurosurgery, University Clinical Center of Serbia , Department of Peripheral Nerve Surgery, Functional Neurosurgery and Pain Management Surgery, Belgrade, Serbia
Mariano Socolovsky
WFNS Peripheral Nerve Surgery Committee Peripheral Nerve & Brachial Plexus Surgery Program Department of Neurosurgery, University of Buenos Aires School of Medicine, Buenos Aires, Argentina
ISBN 978-3-030-77632-9 e-ISBN 978-3-030-77633-6
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77633-6
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Dr. Fernando Guedes:
I dedicate this book to my lovely wife Elizabeth and our dear son Thiago.
Id like to thank my dear fellow coeditors and also my dear colleagues from many parts of the world who contributed with their expertise in several chapters.
I cannot forget to thank the people in Springer, particularly Ms. Niveka Somasundaram, for the incredible support they gave us throughout this project.
To all patients suffering from peripheral nerve tumors: that they may benefit from this work.
Dr. Eric L. Zager:
I dedicate this book to my loving family:
To my parents, Daniel and Florence, and my sister, Robin, all of blessed memory.
To my wonderful wife, Marirosa, for her love and support.
To my fabulous children, Camila, David, and Daniel.
To my mentors in nerve surgery, Professors David Kline and Alan Hudson.
And to my larger family of colleagues, residents, students, and especially to my patients and their families.
Dr. Debora Garozzo:
To the everlasting memory of Lauris Muischneek and to what we were for each other.
Dr. Lukas Rasulic:
I dedicate this book to my driving force, my family: my wife Katarina, our daughter Milica, and our son Mihailo;
my parents: my father Grujica and my mother Dusanka;
my sister Katarina;
my mentor, Prof. Dr. Miroslav Samardzic, and my associates;
and last but not the least, my patients with peripheral nerve disorders.
Dr. Mariano Socolovsky:
I dedicate this book to the wonderful team I have the honor to work with: Gilda di Masi, Danilo Battaglia, Vernica Brandolin, Gonzalo Bonilla, Karina Barillaro, Ana Lovaglio, Daniela Binaghi, and Rafael Barousse.
Foreword
It is a great pleasure and honor to write the Foreword for this book on peripheral nerve tumors, written and edited by distinguished colleagues and dear friends from the WFNS Peripheral Nerve Surgery Committee.
The activity of the WFNS PNS Committee has been outstanding over the past few years. A continuous effort from the group of devoted neurosurgeons, with their compassionate endeavors in the preservation of peripheral nerve surgery within neurosurgery, once again led to the most comprehensive book on peripheral nerve tumors to date.
These lesions (accounting for only about 1% of all soft tissue tumors) demand a dedicated and meticulous approach. With the era of life-saving, functional or even extremity sacrifice having passed, contemporary approaches to peripheral nerve tumors include basic principles, a deep understanding of pathophysiology and pathomorphology, as well as modern surgical techniques and tricks. With the development of chemotherapeutics and radiation-oncology, with targeted therapies taking their rightful place, we now have all the best tools at our disposal, and this book is here to guide new generations of neurosurgeons and peripheral nerve surgeons. The book is also aimed at all physicians dealing with these complex lesions, however with the emphasis on young neurosurgeons, as well as those expected to solve the most demanding cases.
This book will help in educating general neurosurgeons and beyond. On the other hand, it should inspire experts to expand knowledge and to improve patient outcomes. The field of peripheral nerve surgery is considered one of the less represented areas in any average neurosurgical department worldwide. I am confident that this book will raise awareness about the importance of this field and contribute to its visibility and increasing interest.
I would like to congratulate the editors of this book, Fernando Guedes, Mariano Socolovsky, Lukas Rasulic, Eric L. Zager, and Debora Garozzo, as well as all chapter authors for publishing a very useful book to support all surgeons involved in the diagnostic assessment and treatment of peripheral nerve tumors.