Glioma - Diagnosis
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Alexander disease: An important mimicker of focal brainstem glioma.

13 Dec 2009 We report the case of a 6-year-old male who was referred to a tertiary oncology center with a focal brainstem lesion which was presumed to be neoplastic. Due to the symmetric nature of the lesion on magnetic resonance imaging, the evaluation was ... Read more...

6-year-old girl with hydrocephalus.

29 Sep 2009 With rare exceptions, pediatric tectal gliomas have been generally reported as low-grade tumors with relatively good prognosis. The patients are usually treated conservatively to manage the signs and symptoms of obstructive hydrocephalus. We report ... Read more...

Robust detection of EGFR copy number changes and EGFR variant III: technical aspects and relevance for glioma diagnostics.

29 Sep 2009 Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is commonly affected in cancer, generally in the form of an increase in DNA copy number and/or as mutation variants [e.g., EGFR variant III (EGFRvIII), an in-frame deletion of exons 2-7]. While detection of ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Glioma - Diagnosis'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Alexander disease: An important mimicker of focal brainstem glioma. 13 Dec 2009
• 6-year-old girl with hydrocephalus. 29 Sep 2009
• Robust detection of EGFR copy number changes and EGFR variant III: technical aspects and relevance for glioma diagnostics. 29 Sep 2009
• Computed tomography and magnetic resonance appearance of sporadic meningioangiomatosis correlated with pathological findings. 30 Aug 2009
• Forniceal glioma in children. Clinical article. 30 Aug 2009
• Quantifying spatial heterogeneity in dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI parameter maps. 30 Jul 2009
• Epilepsy and insular Grade II gliomas: an interdisciplinary point of view from a retrospective monocentric series of 46 cases. 30 Jul 2009
• Embryological development of the human insula and its implications for the spread and resection of insular gliomas. 30 Jul 2009
• Gene expression analysis of an EGFR indirectly related pathway identified PTEN and MMP9 as reliable diagnostic markers for human glial tumor specimens. 28 Jul 2009
• Characterization of tumor angiogenesis in rat brain using iron-based vessel size index MRI in combination with gadolinium-based dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI. 6 Jul 2009
• [The morphology and differential diagnosis of neuroglial heterotopias and related tumors] 29 Jun 2009
• Repeated molecular testing in gliomas: a retrospective study of 53 cases. 29 Jun 2009
• [Intraoperative photo-dynamic diagnosis of brain tumors] 29 Jun 2009
• Lumbar intradural extramedullary gliofibroma. 29 Jun 2009
• Expression of CRM1 in human gliomas and its significance in p27 expression and clinical prognosis. 29 Jun 2009
• Functional and metabolic magnetic resonance imaging and positron emission tomography for tumor volume definition in high-grade gliomas. 29 Jun 2009
• Quantitative apparent diffusion coefficients in the characterization of brain tumors and associated peritumoral edema. 29 Jun 2009
• Interferon-beta, MCNU, and conventional radiotherapy for pediatric patients with brainstem glioma. 29 Jun 2009
• Quantitative imaging biomarkers in neuro-oncology. 21 Jun 2009
• Facile preparation of a new gadofullerene-based magnetic resonance imaging contrast agent with high 1H relaxivity. 30 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Glioma'

Definition: Benign and malignant central nervous system neoplasms derived from glial cells (i.e., astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, and ependymocytes). Astrocytes may give rise to astrocytomas (ASTROCYTOMA) or glioblastoma multiforme (see GLIOBLASTOMA). Oligodendrocytes give rise to oligodendrogliomas (OLIGODENDROGLIOMA) and ependymocytes may undergo transformation to become EPENDYMOMA; CHOROID PLEXUS NEOPLASMS; or colloid cysts of the third ventricle. (From Escourolle et al., Manual of Basic Neuropathology, 2nd ed, p21)

Descriptor UI: D005910

Alternative terms: Glioma; Gliomas; Glial Cell Tumors; Glial Cell Tumor; Tumor, Glial Cell; Tumors, Glial Cell; Mixed Glioma; Glioma, Mixed; Gliomas, Mixed; Mixed Gliomas; Malignant Glioma; Glioma, Malignant; Gliomas, Malignant; Malignant Gliomas;

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: C04.557.465.625.600.380; C04.557.470.670.380; C04.557.580.625.600.380;

Technical Notes: coord IM with precoord CNS/neopl term + site (IM); GLIOMA, SUBEPENDYMAL is available; for sarcomatous GLIOMA use GLIOSARCOMA; for GLIOMA, RETINAL see RETINOBLASTOMA