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Brainstem gliomas in children and adults.
- Source :
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Current opinion in oncology [Curr Opin Oncol] 2008 Nov; Vol. 20 (6), pp. 662-7. - Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- Purpose of Review: The purpose of this review is to determine if recent advances in diagnostic and treatment modalities result in improvement in the pattern of care of brainstem gliomas.<br />Recent Findings: New MRI techniques may contribute to differential diagnosis and aid neurosurgeons in removing resectable brainstem tumors. A better radiological analysis of these heterogeneous tumors improves their classification and helps to better distinguish prognosis subgroups. However, biopsy remains indicated in many contrast enhancing brainstem masses in adults because of the great variety of differential diagnosis.<br />Summary: Diffuse brainstem glioma is the most common subtype of brainstem tumor and remains a devastating malignancy in children. Conventional radiotherapy is the standard of care and chemotherapy has been disappointing to date. Given the lack of efficacy of conventional drugs, a better understanding of the biology of this tumor is the key to more targeted therapy.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Angiogenesis Inhibitors therapeutic use
Antineoplastic Agents therapeutic use
Biopsy
Brain Neoplasms pathology
Child
Drug Delivery Systems
Glioma pathology
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging methods
Medical Oncology methods
Neoplasm Metastasis
Neurofibromatosis 1 drug therapy
Neurofibromatosis 1 pathology
Signal Transduction
Brain Neoplasms drug therapy
Brain Stem pathology
Glioma drug therapy
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1531-703X
- Volume :
- 20
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Current opinion in oncology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 18841048
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/CCO.0b013e32831186e0