Metastasis to the midbrain. Report of two cases.

abstract：:The embolization of cancer cells to cerebral vessels occurs early in the multi-step metastatic process. We aimed to determine whether the presence of leukoaraiosis (LA) before treatment would predict the development of brain metastases (BM) in patients with lung cancer. Between January 2014 and June 2015, 1007 patient...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Hayashi N,Mitsuya K,Nakasu Y,Naito T,Ohka F,Takahashi T

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Our primary objective was to report the current neuroimaging classification systems of spatial patterns of progression in glioblastoma. In addition, we aimed to report the terminology used to describe 'progression' and to assess the compliance with the Response Assessment in Neuro-Oncology (RANO) Criteria. ...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Piper RJ,Senthil KK,Yan JL,Price SJ

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Improvements in imaging are increasing the detection of multiple lesions in the setting of glioblastoma. Occasionally distant non-enhancing lesions may be identified which have the appearances of a multicentric low-grade glioma. We aimed to determine the incidence, prognostic significance and diagnostic value of this ...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Lasocki A,Gaillard F,Tacey MA,Drummond KJ,Stuckey SL

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disparities in American health care based on socially-defined patient characteristics such as race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic position are well-documented. We review differences and disparities in incidence, pathobiology, processes and outcomes of care, and survival based on social factors for brain tumors of all h...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Curry WT Jr,Barker FG 2nd

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumors (DNET) are usually benign lesions that arise in cortical regions and are discovered after new onset of seizure. These lesions have many different imaging characteristics. We report a patient with a presumed low-grade medial temporal lobe lesion that was followed for many years w...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Jensen RL,Caamano E,Jensen EM,Couldwell WT

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study the metabolic effects in vivo of L-2, 4 diaminobutyric acid (DAB) administered by retrograde microdialysis in glioblastoma and to evaluate the feasibility of the technique. METHODS:In 10 patients with glioblastoma, a stereotactic biopsy was performed followed by implantation of microdialysis cathet...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Bergenheim AT,Roslin M,Ungerstedt U,Waldenström A,Henriksson R,Ronquist G

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracranial Hodgkin's lymphoma (ICHL) in the HIV positive population is a rarely reported event with only three prior cases reported in the literature. In these prior reports, the outcome of the patients was uncertain or very poor. We report here the case of an HIV seropositive patient with an isolated intracranial r...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Ramchandar K,Verhey LH,Jha NK,Murty NK,McMillan W

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Optimal treatment of recurrent glioblastoma multiforme (rGBM) in elderly and/or frail patients remains virtually unexplored, the best supportive care (BSC) only is routinely administered due to the fatal prognosis. We evaluated the impact of different treatment methods on post-progression survival (PPS) and overall su...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Socha J,Kepka L,Ghosh S,Roa W,Kumar N,Sinaika V,Matiello J,Lomidze D,de Castro DG,Hentati D,Fidarova E

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immune checkpoint inhibitors have demonstrated remarkable benefits in cancer patients. However, concern regarding toxicity in the setting of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is often raised. In this study, we characterize radiation necrosis (RN) following immunotherapy and SRS. Melanoma patients treated with SRS and an...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Fang P,Jiang W,Allen P,Glitza I,Guha N,Hwu P,Ghia A,Phan J,Mahajan A,Tawbi H,Li J

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Temozolomide (TMZ) alone has been proposed as a promising alternative to radiotherapy (RT) in elderly glioblastoma (GBM) patients. We report a meta-analysis to systematically evaluate TMZ monotherapy in older GBM patients. A systematic literature search was performed using PubMed, EMBASE and the Cochrane database. Stu...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Yin AA,Cai S,Dong Y,Zhang LH,Liu BL,Cheng JX,Zhang X

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gliomatosis cerebri is a rare diffusely infiltrating primary neoplastic glial process of the brain. Our objective is to review clinical presentation, management, and outcome in a large single institution series of gliomatosis cerebri patients. 54 consecutive gliomatosis cerebri cases presenting to Mayo Clinic Rocheste...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Chen S,Tanaka S,Giannini C,Morris J,Yan ES,Buckner J,Lachance DH,Parney IF

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Steroids are beneficial in neurological illness, but have many serious side effects. Having observed several patients with severe steroid psychoses, which greatly prolonged their hospitalizations, the authors sought to improve understanding of this entity. A literature review was conducted. The incidence of severe psy...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Ross DA,Cetas JS

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prior studies have highlighted infratentorial tumor location as a prognostic factor for solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) and hemangiopericytoma (HPC) of the central nervous system (CNS), and spinal location is considered a positive prognostic factor for other tumors of the CNS. While SFT/HPC of the CNS is known ...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Boyett D,Kinslow CJ,Bruce SS,Sonabend AM,Rae AI,McKhann GM,Sisti MB,Bruce JN,Cheng SK,Wang TJC

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracranial atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors (AT/RT) are rare with a poor prognosis. We report one case of a 7-year old girl living over 17 months after the diagnosis of AT/RT in the left frontal lobe. Treatment was partial surgical resection and post-operative radiation therapy. Radiation therapy resulted in comple...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Howes TL,Buatti JM,O'Dorisio MS,Kirby PA,Ryken TC

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：QUESTION:What is the role of immunotherapy/tumor vaccines in the treatment of low grade gliomas? TARGET POPULATION:Adult patients with newly diagnosed WHO grade 2 astrocytoma, oligo-astroctyoma, or oligodendroglioma. RECOMMENDATIONS:There is no evidence to support a recommendation in regards to the efficacy of immuno...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Sloan AE,Okada H,Ryken TC,Kalkanis SN,Olson JJ

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Communication support tools (CST) improve patient outcomes in oncology including: knowledge, satisfaction, self-management, and adherence to planned treatment. Little is known about communication support tools use in patients with primary or secondary brain tumours. We aimed to explore cognitive function and communica...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Naehrig DN,Koh ES,Vogiatzis M,Yanagisawa W,Kwong C,Shepherd HL,Milross C,Dhillon HM

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:White matter changes (WMCs) can develop following systemic chemotherapy in patients with primary central nervous system lymphomas (PCNSLs), but the frequency and extent of these changes is not well characterized. This single center retrospective semi-quantitative study was performed to determine the rate, timin...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Estephan F,Ye X,Dzaye O,Wagner-Johnston N,Swinnen L,Gladstone DE,Ambinder R,Kamson DO,Lambrecht S,Grossman SA,Lin DDM,Holdhoff M

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Central nervous system (CNS) involvement is a rare complication of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) with varied outcomes. We contribute two additional cases of CLL with CNS involvement. The clinical course and response to treatment are described. All 78 previously reported cases of CLL with CNS involvement are prese...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Moazzam AA,Drappatz J,Kim RY,Kesari S

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medulloblastoma is a rare malignancy in adults, accounting for approximately 1% of all primary brain tumors. Extraneural metastases have been reported in 10-30% of cases and most commonly involve bone; rarely lymph nodes, visceral organs and bone marrow may be involved with disease. We report here our experience with ...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Wendland MM,Shrieve DC,Watson GA,Chin SS,Blumenthal DT

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant glioma (MG), the most common primary brain tumor in adults, is extremely aggressive and uniformly fatal. Several treatment strategies have shown significant preclinical promise in murine models of glioma; however, none have produced meaningful clinical responses in human patients. We hypothesize that introdu...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Filley A,Henriquez M,Bhowmik T,Tewari BN,Rao X,Wan J,Miller MA,Liu Y,Bentley RT,Dey M

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nineteen patients with nervous system metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) were evaluated retrospectively. Nervous system metastasis was frequently initial presentation of HCC (seven out of 19 patients). Seven patients had metastases of the brain, of whom four had a stroke-like presentation. CT or MRI in these...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Kim M,Na DL,Park SH,Jeon BS,Roh JK

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Malignant gliomas have a dismal prognosis and significant efforts are being made to develop more effective treatments. Sonodynamic therapy (SDT) is an emerging modality for cancer treatment which combines ultrasound with sonosensitizers to produce a localized cytotoxic effect. The aim of this study is to d...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Prada F,Sheybani N,Franzini A,Moore D,Cordeiro D,Sheehan J,Timbie K,Xu Z

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Outcomes for patients with recurrent high-grade glioma (HGG) progressing on bevacizumab (BEV) are dismal. Fractionated stereotactic radiosurgery (FSRS) has been shown to be feasible and safe when delivered in this setting, but prospective evidence is lacking. This single-institution randomized trial compared FS...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Bergman D,Modh A,Schultz L,Snyder J,Mikkelsen T,Shah M,Ryu S,Siddiqui MS,Walbert T

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2007 the WHO Classification of Tumours of the Central Nervous System introduced the entity "glioblastoma with oligodendroglioma component" (GBM/OLIGO). This entity accounts for approximately one in every ten new glioblastomas (GBM). In practice, those mixed gliomas with necrosis which were previously diagnosed as a...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Marucci G

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gender-specific incidence patterns and the presence of hormonal receptors on tumor cells suggest that sex hormones may play a role in the onset of primary brain tumors. However, epidemiological studies on the relation of hormonal risk factors to the risk of brain tumors have been inconsistent. We examined the role of ...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Anic GM,Madden MH,Nabors LB,Olson JJ,LaRocca RV,Thompson ZJ,Pamnani SJ,Forsyth PA,Thompson RC,Egan KM

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclin-dependent kinase 4 inhibitor (CDKN2/p16) is a cell cycle regulatory protein that has been demonstrated to be inactivated by mutations, deletions or transcriptional silencing during pathogenesis of a variety of human malignancies. We studied the correlation of CDKN2/p16 expression with cell proliferation activit...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Miettinen H,Kononen J,Sallinen P,Alho H,Helen P,Helin H,Kalimo H,Paljärvi L,Isola J,Haapasalo H

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic high-dose methotrexate (HD-MTX) is the most effective chemotherapeutic agent in the treatment of primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL). Leptomeningeal involvement is common and intrathecal methotrexate (IT-MTX) is frequently used in combination with HD-MTX, but its benefits are not established. Usin...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Khan RB,Shi W,Thaler HT,DeAngelis LM,Abrey LE

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epigenetic silencing of the O(6)-methylguanine-DNA-methyltransferase (MGMT) gene by promoter methylation is correlated with improved progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) in adult patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) who receive alkylating agents. The aim of this study is to ...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Minniti G,Salvati M,Arcella A,Buttarelli F,D'Elia A,Lanzetta G,Esposito V,Scarpino S,Maurizi Enrici R,Giangaspero F

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Current medulloblastoma therapy, surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy, is unacceptably toxic. However, 13-cis retinoic acid (RA) and SAHA, a histone deacetylase inhibitor, have each been shown to induce apoptosis in medulloblastoma cultures and mouse models. Both drugs cross the blood brain barrier, have been g...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Spiller SE,Ditzler SH,Pullar BJ,Olson JM

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To increase awareness about lymphomatosis cerebri by describing a patient with a unique presentation Case report a 58 year old woman presented with progressive lower extremity weakness, postural hypotension, and 90 pound weight loss over 3 months a brain magnetic resonance image revealed multiple non-enhancing foci of...

journal_title：Journal of neuro-oncology

authors： Keswani A,Bigio E,Grimm S

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00