Brain Neoplasms - Therapy
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

From glioblastoma to gangliocytoma: an unforeseen but welcome shift in biological behavior.

30 Oct 2009 The prognosis in children harboring a glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is usually poor. Few GBMs in children, however, seem to respond quite well to adjuvant chemotherapy. The biological basis for such chemotherapy sensitivity remains uncertain. In ... Read more...

Collision tumor of anaplastic oligodendroglioma and gangliocytoma: a case report.

25 Oct 2009 A 53-year-old woman presented with a rare case of coexistence of anaplastic oligodendroglioma with gangliocytoma manifesting as progressive disturbance of consciousness and left hemiparesis. Magnetic resonance imaging with gadolinium demonstrated ... Read more...

Clinicopathological features from long-term observation of a papillary tumor of the pineal region (PTPR): a case report.

25 Oct 2009 Papillary tumor of the pineal region (PTPR) was recently added to the 2007 WHO classification of tumors of the central nervous system as a rare pineal tumor. We present a case of a 17-year-old man who developed a 3-cm pineal tumor that was ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Brain Neoplasms - Therapy'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• American College of Radiology appropriateness criteria on multiple brain metastases. 13 Nov 2009
• From glioblastoma to gangliocytoma: an unforeseen but welcome shift in biological behavior. 30 Oct 2009
• Collision tumor of anaplastic oligodendroglioma and gangliocytoma: a case report. 25 Oct 2009
• Clinicopathological features from long-term observation of a papillary tumor of the pineal region (PTPR): a case report. 25 Oct 2009
• Successful treatment of neoadjuvant therapy for papillary tumor of the pineal region. 25 Oct 2009
• Patterns of relapse and prognosis after bevacizumab failure in recurrent glioblastoma. 11 Oct 2009
• EGFRvIII-targeted vaccination therapy of malignant glioma. 29 Sep 2009
• Dendritic cell therapy of high-grade gliomas. 29 Sep 2009
• Immunotherapy of diffuse gliomas: biological background, current status and future developments. 29 Sep 2009
• Immunotherapy of diffuse gliomas: helping the brain fight back! 29 Sep 2009
• Positron emission tomography in the diagnosis and management of intracranial germ cell tumours. 30 Aug 2009
• Low-grade gliomas in older patients: long-term follow-up from Mayo Clinic. 30 Aug 2009
• The quantification of dynamic FET PET imaging and correlation with the clinical outcome in patients with glioblastoma. 26 Aug 2009
• [Diagnosis and therapy of advanced breast carcinoma: summary of the NICE guidelines] 24 Aug 2009
• Glioblastoma in the elderly: the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Experience (1997-2007). 13 Aug 2009
• The PEPvIII-KLH (CDX-110) vaccine in glioblastoma multiforme patients. 30 Jul 2009
• Synergistic effect of low-frequency ultrasound and low-dose bradykinin on increasing permeability of the blood-tumor barrier by opening tight junction. 30 Jul 2009
• IgE, allergy, and risk of glioma: update from the San Francisco Bay Area Adult Glioma Study in the temozolomide era. 30 Jul 2009
• Progressive neurocognitive impairment in young adult survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. 30 Jul 2009
• The x(c)(-) cystine/glutamate antiporter (xCT) as a potential target for therapy of cancer: yet another cytotoxic anticancer approach? 30 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Brain Neoplasms'

Definition: Neoplasms of the intracranial components of the central nervous system, including the cerebral hemispheres, basal ganglia, hypothalamus, thalamus, brain stem, and cerebellum. Brain neoplasms are subdivided into primary (originating from brain tissue) and secondary (i.e., metastatic) forms. Primary neoplasms are subdivided into benign and malignant forms. In general, brain tumors may also be classified by age of onset, histologic type, or presenting location in the brain.

Descriptor UI: D001932

Alternative terms: Brain Neoplasms; Neoplasms, Brain; Brain Neoplasm; Neoplasm, Brain; Brain Tumors; Brain Tumor; Tumor, Brain; Tumors, Brain; Brain Cancer; Brain Cancers; Cancer, Brain; Cancers, Brain; Malignant Neoplasms, Brain; Brain Malignant Neoplasm; Brain Malignant Neoplasms; Malignant Neoplasm, Brain; Cancer of Brain; Cancer of the Brain; Neoplasms, Brain, Malignant; Brain Neoplasms, Malignant; Brain Neoplasm, Malignant; Malignant Brain Neoplasm; Malignant Brain Neoplasms; Neoplasms, Intracranial; Intracranial Neoplasm; Neoplasm, Intracranial; Intracranial Neoplasms; Brain Tumor, Recurrent; Brain Tumors, Recurrent; Recurrent Brain Tumor; Recurrent Brain Tumors; Malignant Primary Brain Tumors; Primary Malignant Brain Tumors; Malignant Primary Brain Neoplasms; Primary Malignant Brain Neoplasms; Brain Neoplasms, Malignant, Primary; Brain Neoplasms, Primary Malignant; Benign Neoplasms, Brain; Benign Neoplasm, Brain; Brain Benign Neoplasm; Brain Benign Neoplasms; Neoplasms, Brain, Benign; Brain Neoplasms, Benign; Benign Brain Neoplasm; Benign Brain Neoplasms; Brain Neoplasm, Benign; Brain Tumor, Primary; Brain Tumors, Primary; Primary Brain Tumor; Primary Brain Tumors; Neoplasms, Brain, Primary; Primary Brain Neoplasms; Brain Neoplasm, Primary; Brain Neoplasms, Primary; Primary Brain Neoplasm;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; blood supply; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; secondary; secretion; surgery; therapy; ultrastructure; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; chemistry; virology;

Tree Number: C04.588.614.250.195; C10.228.140.211; C10.551.240.250;

Technical Notes: /blood supply /chem /second /secret /ultrastruct permitted; coord IM with specific site in brain (IM) + histol type of neopl (IM)