Abstract:
OBJECT:Gliomatosis cerebri (GC), a rare entity characterized by a widespread infiltration of brain by tumor, lacks objective and quantitative diagnostic criteria. Single-voxel spectroscopy and chemical shift imaging (two-dimensional proton magnetic resonance [MR] spectroscopy) were performed using both short (20- or 22-msec) and long (135-msec) echo times in nine patients suffering from GC, nine patients with low-grade gliomas (LGGs), and 25 healthy volunteers to establish the precise metabolic pattern of this uncommon brain neoplasm. METHODS:The gliomatosis infiltration was characterized by markedly elevated levels of creatine-phosphocreatine (Cr) and mvo-inositol (Ins), a reduced level of N-acetyl aspartate (NAA), and a moderately elevated level of choline-containing compounds (Cho). This pattern differs strikingly from LGGs, which are characterized by elevated levels of Cho and Ins, markedly reduced levels of NAA, and low-to-normal Cr concentrations. Although the distinction between GC and LGG, based on histological and MR imaging criteria, is a matter of debate, MR spectroscopy produces valuable information for the differentiation between these two entities and, hence, the choice of therapeutic strategy. It also provides new insight into the pathophysiology of GC because elevated Cr and Ins levels may be related to proliferation of glial elements or, more probably, activation of normal glia. Elevated levels of Cho reflect cellular proliferation and reduced NAA corresponds to reversible neuronal injury and/or focal invasion by the tumor process. CONCLUSIONS:Owing to the unfavorable clinical outcome associated with GC compared with that associated with LGG, the findings of this study illustrate the diagnostic and prognostic value of proton MR spectroscopy in the characterization of infiltrating gliomas.
journal_name
J Neurosurgjournal_title
Journal of neurosurgeryauthors
Galanaud D,Chinot O,Nicoli F,Confort-Gouny S,Le Fur Y,Barrie-Attarian M,Ranjeva JP,Fuentès S,Viout P,Figarella-Branger D,Cozzone PJdoi
10.3171/jns.2003.98.2.0269subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2003-02-01 00:00:00pages
269-76issue
2eissn
0022-3085issn
1933-0693journal_volume
98pub_type
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journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.3171/jns.1991.74.5.0816
更新日期:1991-05-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1998.89.3.0448
更新日期:1998-09-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1987.67.6.0915
更新日期:1987-12-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1990.73.4.0513
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1993-10-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2004-03-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1995.83.1.0133
更新日期:1995-07-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1997.87.6.0825
更新日期:1997-12-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1979.50.5.0665
更新日期:1979-05-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.2000.92.1.0181
更新日期:2000-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1995.83.5.0825
更新日期:1995-11-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1978.49.4.0602
更新日期:1978-10-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1975.42.1.0091
更新日期:1975-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.3171/jns.2005.103.3.0473
更新日期:2005-09-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1978.48.3.0461
更新日期:1978-03-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1997.87.1.0085
更新日期:1997-07-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2013-03-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2013-08-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.2004.101.1.0108
更新日期:2004-07-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.3171/jns.2000.93.4.0689
更新日期:2000-10-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1976.45.1.0049
更新日期:1976-07-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1982.56.6.0747
更新日期:1982-06-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1979.51.4.0429
更新日期:1979-10-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:1984-12-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1980-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1994.81.6.0947
更新日期:1994-12-01 00:00:00