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Volume 6, Number 37 - 10 September 2007

Volume 6
Archive


Contents


Early Detection
Diagnosis & Evaluation
Etiology & Pathogenesis
Integrative Medicine
Overall Management
Prognosis & Outcome
Treatment

Early Detection


Kurisu K, Hisahara M, Ando Y, Tominaga R.
An unusual manifestation of brain tumor: development of delayed hemiplegia after cardiopulmonary bypass.
J Card Surg. 2007 Sep-Oct;22(5):417-8.
PMID: 17803579 [PubMed - in process];


Diagnosis & Evaluation


Mierau GW, Goin L.
Perivascular elastic fibers: a diagnostic feature of ependymoma.
Ultrastruct Pathol. 2007 Jul-Aug;31(4):251-5.
PMID: 17786825 [PubMed - in process]

Mosnier JF, Brunon J, Nuti C.
[Histopathology of central nervous system cavernomas]
Neurochirurgie. 2007 Jun;53(2-3 Pt 2):131-5. French.
PMID: 17498756 [PubMed - in process]

Moulin-Romsee G, D'Hondt E, de Groot T, Goffin J, Sciot R, Mortelmans L, Menten J, Bormans G, Van Laere K.
Non-invasive grading of brain tumours using dynamic amino acid PET imaging : does it work for (11)C-Methionine?
Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2007 Sep 1; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17763978 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Taillibert S, Guillevin R, Menuel C, Sanson M, Hoang-Xuan K, Chiras J, Duffau H.
Brain lymphoma: usefulness of the magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
J Neurooncol. 2007 Sep 4; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17786533 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Tehrani OS, Muzik O, Heilbrun LK, Douglas KA, Lawhorn-Crews JM, Sun H, Mangner TJ, Shields AF.
Tumor Imaging Using 1-(2'-deoxy-2'-18F- Fluoro-{beta}-D-Arabinofuranosyl)Thymine and PET.
J Nucl Med. 2007 Sep;48(9):1436-1441.
PMID: 17785728 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Zhang K, Li C, Liu Y, Li L, Ma X, Meng X, Feng D.
Evaluation of invasiveness of astrocytoma using (1)H-magnetic resonance spectroscopy: correlation with expression of matrix metalloproteinase-2.
Neuroradiology. 2007 Sep 1; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17763847 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]


Etiology & Pathogenesis


Bi CL, Fang JS, Chen FH, Wang YJ, Wu J.
[Chemoresistance of CD133(+) tumor stem cells from human brain glioma.]
Zhong Nan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban. 2007 Aug;32(4):568-73. Chinese.
PMID: 17767043 [PubMed - in process]:

Frappart PO, McKinnon PJ.
BRCA2 Function and the Central Nervous System.
Cell Cycle. 2007 Jul 23;6(20) [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17786054 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Jarboe JS, Johnson KR, Choi Y, Lonser RR, Park JK.
Expression of Interleukin-13 Receptor {alpha}2 in Glioblastoma Multiforme: Implications for Targeted Therapies.
Cancer Res. 2007 Sep 1;67(17):7983-6.
PMID: 17804706 [PubMed - in process]

Kessler R, Bleichert F, Warnke JP, Eschrich K.
6-Phosphofructo-2-kinase/fructose-2,6-bisphosphatase (PFKFB3) is up-regulated in high-grade astrocytomas.
J Neurooncol. 2007 Sep 6; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17805487 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Klucky B, Mueller R, Vogt I, Teurich S, Hartenstein B, Breuhahn K, Flechtenmacher C, Angel P, Hess J.
Kallikrein 6 induces e-cadherin shedding and promotes cell proliferation, migration, and invasion.
Cancer Res. 2007 Sep 1;67(17):8198-206.
PMID: 17804733 [PubMed - in process]

Speleman F, De Preter K, Hoebeeck J, Van Roy N, Vandesompele J.
[New insights into the genetic basis of neuroblastoma]
Verh K Acad Geneeskd Belg. 2007;69(4):167-96. Dutch.
PMID: 17821957 [PubMed - in process]

Stahl S, Reinders Y, Asan E, Mothes W, Conzelmann E, Sickmann A, Felbor U.
Proteomic analysis of cathepsin B and L-deficient mouse brain lysosomes.
Biochim Biophys Acta. 2007 Jul 19; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17765022 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]


Stremenova J, Krepela E, Mares V, Trim J, Dbaly V, Marek J, Vanickova Z, Lisa V, Yea C, Sedo A.
Expression and enzymatic activity of dipeptidyl peptidase-IV in human astrocytic tumours are associated with tumour grade.
Int J Oncol. 2007 Oct;31(4):785-92.
PMID: 17786309 [PubMed - in process]

Tews B, Roerig P, Hartmann C, Hahn M, Felsberg J, Blaschke B, Sabel M, Kunitz A, Toedt G, Neben K, Benner A, Deimling A, Reifenberger G, Lichter P.
Hypermethylation and transcriptional downregulation of the CITED4 gene at 1p34.2 in oligodendroglial tumours with allelic losses on 1p and 19q.
Oncogene. 2007 Jul 26;26(34):5010-6. Epub 2007 Feb 19.
PMID: 17311001 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Wischhusen J, Waschbisch A, Wiendl H.
Immune-refractory cancers and their little helpers-An extended role for immunetolerogenic MHC molecules HLA-G and HLA-E?
Semin Cancer Biol. 2007 Jul 31; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17768067 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]


Integrative Medicine


Hai J, Lin Q, Lu Y, Yi J, Zhang H.
Growth inhibition and induction of differentiation by panaxydol in rat C6 glioma cells.
Neurol Res. 2007 Aug 31; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17767808 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher];

Liu YJ, Zhuang J, Zhu HY, Shen YX, Tan ZL, Zhou JN.
Cultured rat cortical astrocytes synthesize melatonin: absence of a diurnal rhythm.
J Pineal Res. 2007 Oct;43(3):232-8.
PMID: 17803519 [PubMed - in process];

Son YG, Kim EH, Kim JY, Kim SU, Kwon TK, Yoon AR, Yun CO, Choi KS.
Silibinin Sensitizes Human Glioma Cells to TRAIL-Mediated Apoptosis via DR5 Up-regulation and Down-regulation of c-FLIP and Survivin.
Cancer Res. 2007 Sep 1;67(17):8274-84.
PMID: 17804742 [PubMed - in process];

Zhong J, Yao W, Lee W.
Cesium chloride protects cerebellar granule neurons from apoptosis induced by low potassium.
Int J Dev Neurosci. 2007 Aug 2; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17804190 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher];


Overall Management


Alves de Sousa A.
[Deep-seated (corpus callosum, intraventricular, basal ganglia and insula) and brain stem cavernous angiomas. Experience in Brazil]
Neurochirurgie. 2007 Jun;53(2-3 Pt 2):182-91. French.
PMID: 17507054 [PubMed - in process]

Anneken K, Fischera M, Kolska S, Evers S.
An unusual case of musicogenic epilepsy in a patient with a left fronto-temporal tumour.
J Neurol. 2006 Nov;253(11):1502-4. Epub 2006 Sep 22. No abstract available.
PMID: 16998644 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Brunon J, Nuti C.
[Natural history of cavernomas of the central nervous system]
Neurochirurgie. 2007 Jun;53(2-3 Pt 2):122-30. French.
PMID: 17507056 [PubMed - in process];

Claes A, Idema AJ, Wesseling P.
Diffuse glioma growth: a guerilla war.
Acta Neuropathol (Berl). 2007 Sep 6; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17805551 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher];

Grimm S, Pulido J, Jahnke K, Schiff D, Hall A, Shenkier T, Siegal T, Doolittle N, Batchelor T, Herrlinger U, Neuwelt E, Laperriere N, Chamberlain M, Blay J, Ferreri A, Omuro A, Thiel E, Abrey L.
Primary intraocular lymphoma: an International Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma Collaborative Group Report.
Ann Oncol. 2007 Sep 5; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17804469 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher];

Iihara K, Hirano K, Fujioka Y, Sakamoto A.
Leiomyosarcoma with dedifferentiation in a premenopausal patient discovered after uterine artery embolization.
Pathol Int. 2007 Oct;57(10):681-7.
PMID: 17803657 [PubMed - in process]

Labauge P.
[Familial forms of central nervous system cavernomas: from recognition to gene therapy]
Neurochirurgie. 2007 Jun;53(2-3 Pt 2):152-5. French.
PMID: 17498752 [PubMed - in process];

Lakhdar F, Hemama M, Laghmari M, Gana R, Maaqili R, Bellakhdar F.
[Double localization of a cerebral germinoma. Case report.]
J Neuroradiol. 2007 Aug 30; [Epub ahead of print] French.
PMID: 17765307 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Malik M, Murray T, Connaughton J.
Rare cerebellar metastases from oesophageal carcinoma.
Ir J Med Sci. 2007 Sep;176(3):243-4. Epub 2007 Mar 23.
PMID: 17786502 [PubMed - in process]

Mathieu D, Lecomte R, Tsanaclis AM, Larouche A, Fortin D.
Standardization and detailed characterization of the syngeneic Fischer/F98 glioma model.
Can J Neurol Sci. 2007 Aug;34(3):296-306.
PMID: 17803026 [PubMed - in process]

McCutcheon IE, Waguespack SG, Fuller GN, Couldwell WT.
Metastatic melanoma to the pituitary gland.
Can J Neurol Sci. 2007 Aug;34(3):322-7.
PMID: 17803030 [PubMed - in process]


Menon R, Muzumdar D, Shah A, Goel A.
Glioblastoma Multiforme following Cranial Irradiation and Chemotherapy for Acute Lymphocytic Leukaemia. Report of 3 Cases.
Pediatr Neurosurg. 2007;43(5):369-74.
PMID: 17786001 [PubMed - in process]

Romeike BF, Joellenbeck B, Skalej M, Scherlach C, Kirches E, Mawrin C.
Intraventricular meningioma with fatal haemorrhage: Clinical and autopsy findings.
Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2007 Aug 29; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17764829 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Shu HK, Sall WF, Maity A, Tochner ZA, Janss AJ, Belasco JB, Rorke-Adams LB, Phillips PC, Sutton LN, Fisher MJ.
Childhood intracranial ependymoma: twenty-year experience from a single institution.
Cancer. 2007 Jul 15;110(2):432-41.
PMID: 17559078 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE];

Vinchon M, Dhellemmes P.
Craniopharyngiomas in children: recurrence, reoperation and outcome.
Childs Nerv Syst. 2007 Sep 5; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17786455 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]:

Zamecnik J.
[Neuropathology of the glioneuronal lesions of the brain associated with pharmacoresistant epilepsy]
Cesk Patol. 2007 Jul;43(3):79-85. Czech.
PMID: 17821834 [PubMed - in process];

Zhang N, Liu ZJ, Li G, Xiao B, Liu YH, Li GL, Lu BQ, Liang JH.
[Clinical and pathologic features of melanocytic lesion of the central nervous system.]
Zhong Nan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban. 2007 Aug;32(4):713-7. Chinese.
PMID: 17767073 [PubMed - in process]


Prognosis & Outcome


Krex D, Klink B, Hartmann C, Deimling AV, Pietsch T, Simon M, Sabel M, Steinbach JP, Heese O, Reifenberger G, Weller M, Schackert G; for the German Glioma Network.
Long-term survival with glioblastoma multiforme.
Brain. 2007 Sep 4; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17785346 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]:

Sawrie SM, Gurthrie BL, Spencer SA, Nordal RA, Meredith RF, Markert JM, Cloud GA, Fiveash JB.
Predictors of Distant Brain Recurrence for Patients with Newly Diagnosed Brain Metastases Treated with Stereotactic Radiosurgery Alone.
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2007 Sep 2; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17768015 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher];

Yang SY, Park CK, Park SH, Kim DG, Chung YS, Jung HW.
Atypical and anaplastic meningiomas: prognostic implication of clinicopathological features.
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2007 Aug 31; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17766430 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher];


Treatment


Alonso MM, Cascallo M, Gomez-Manzano C, Jiang H, Bekele BN, Perez-Gimenez A, Lang FF, Piao Y, Alemany R, Fueyo J. 
ICOVIR-5 Shows E2F1 Addiction and Potent Antiglioma Effect In vivo.
Cancer Res. 2007 Sep 1;67(17):8255-63.
PMID: 17804740 [PubMed - in process]

Andres-Mach M, Rola R, Fike JR.
Radiation effects on neural precursor cells in the dentate gyrus.
Cell Tissue Res. 2007 Sep 5; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17786480 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher];

Ben Abdallah NM, Slomianka L, Lipp HP.
Reversible effect of X-irradiation on proliferation, neurogenesis, and cell death in the dentate gyrus of adult mice.
Hippocampus. 2007 Aug 21; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17764075 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Bernardi RJ, Lowery AR, Thompson PA, Blaney SM, West JL.
Immunonanoshells for targeted photothermal ablation in medulloblastoma and glioma: an in vitro evaluation using human cell lines.
J Neurooncol. 2007 Sep 6; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17805488 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Biyani N, Silbiger A, Ben-Ari J, Constantini S.
Postoperative Brain Stem Tension Pneumocephalus Causing Transient Locked-In Syndrome.
Pediatr Neurosurg. 2007;43(5):414-417.
PMID: 17786010 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Brandes AA, Franceschi E, Tosoni A, Blatt V, Ermani M.
Long-term results of a prospective study on the treatment of medulloblastoma in adults.
Cancer. 2007 Sep 6; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17823910 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]:

Bruggers CS, Greene D.
A Phase 2 Feasibility Study of Sequential, Dose Intensive Chemotherapy to Treat Progressive Low-grade Gliomas in Children.
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2007 Sep;29(9):602-7.
PMID: 17805033 [PubMed - in process];

Brunon J, Nuti C.
[Results of surgical treatment]
Neurochirurgie. 2007 Jun;53(2-3 Pt 2):256-61. French.
PMID: 17507053 [PubMed - in process];

Chamberlain MC, Glantz MJ, Fadul CE.
Recurrent meningioma: salvage therapy with long-acting somatostatin analogue.
Neurology. 2007 Sep 4;69(10):969-73.
PMID: 17785665 [PubMed - in process];

Chazal J, Khalil T, Sakka L.
[Therapeutic indications for central nervous system cavernomas.]
Neurochirurgie. 2007 Jun;53(2-3 Pt 2):251-5. French.
PMID: 17498755 [PubMed - in process];

Doolittle ND, Jahnke K, Belanger R, Ryan DA, Nance RW Jr, Lacy CA, Tyson RM, Haluska M, Hedrick NA, Varallyay C, Neuwelt EA.
Potential of chemo-immunotherapy and radioimmunotherapy in relapsed primary central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma.
Leuk Lymphoma. 2007 Sep;48(9):1712-20.
PMID: 17786706 [PubMed - in process];

Fan QW, Cheng CK, Nicolaides TP, Hackett CS, Knight ZA, Shokat KM, Weiss WA.
A Dual Phosphoinositide-3-Kinase {alpha}/mTOR Inhibitor Cooperates with Blockade of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor in PTEN-Mutant Glioma.
Cancer Res. 2007 Sep 1;67(17):7960-7965.
PMID: 17804702 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Garcia-Munoz L, Velasco-Campos F, Lujan-Castilla P, Enriquez-Barrera M, Cervantes-Martinez A, Carrillo-Ruiz J.
[Radiosurgery in the treatment of brain cavernomas. Experience with 17 lesions treated in 15 patients]
Neurochirurgie. 2007 Jun;53(2-3 Pt 2):243-50. French.
PMID: 17507050 [PubMed - in process];

Ghannane H, Khalil T, Sakka L, Chazal J.
[Analysis of a series of cavernomas of the central nervous system: 39 non operated cases, 39 operated cases, 1 dead]
Neurochirurgie. 2007 Jun;53(2-3 Pt 2):217-22. French.
PMID: 17475289 [PubMed - in process];

Green AL, Pereira EA, Kelly D, Richards PG, Pike MG.
The changing face of paediatric hydrocephalus: A decade's experience.
J Clin Neurosci. 2007 Sep 4; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17822902 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher];

Grundy RG.
Primary radiotherapy for childhood ependymoma? - Author's reply.
Lancet Oncol. 2007 Sep;8(9):760-1. No abstract available.
PMID: 17765189 [PubMed - in process]

Hjelmeland AB, Lattimore KP, Fee BE, Shi Q, Wickman S, Keir ST, Hjelmeland MD, Batt D, Bigner DD, Friedman HS, Rich JN.
The combination of novel low molecular weight inhibitors of RAF (LBT613) and target of rapamycin (RAD001) decreases glioma proliferation and invasion.
Mol Cancer Ther. 2007 Aug 31; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17766837 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Huang YJ, Liu SF, Wang CJ, Huang MY.
Exacerbated radiodermatitis and bilateral subdural hemorrhage after whole brain irradiation combined with epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors for brain metastases in lung cancer.
Lung Cancer. 2007 Sep 3; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17804114 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher];

Kominsky SL, Tyler B, Sosnowski J, Brady K, Doucet M, Nell D, Smedley JG 3rd, McClane B, Brem H, Sukumar S.
Clostridium perfringens Enterotoxin as a Novel-Targeted Therapeutic for Brain Metastasis.
Cancer Res. 2007 Sep 1;67(17):7977-82.
PMID: 17804705 [PubMed - in process];

Kronik N, Kogan Y, Vainstein V, Agur Z.
Improving alloreactive CTL immunotherapy for malignant gliomas using a simulation model of their interactive dynamics.
Cancer Immunol Immunother. 2007 Sep 7; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17823798 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Papi A, Bartolini G, Ammar K, Guerra F, Ferreri AM, Rocchi P, Orlandi M.
Inhibitory effects of retinoic acid and IIF on growth, migration and invasiveness in the U87MG human glioblastoma cell line.
Oncol Rep. 2007 Oct;18(4):1015-21.
PMID: 17786368 [PubMed - in process];

Sheng-Hua C, Yan-Bin M, Zhi-An Z, Hong Z, Dong-Fu F, Zhi-Qiang L, Xian-Hou Y.
Radiation-enhanced hepatocyte growth factor secretion in malignant glioma cell lines.
Surg Neurol. 2007 Aug 31; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17765959 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]:

Segura Matute S, Balaguer Gargallo M, Cambra Lasaosa FJ, Zambudio Sert S, Martin Rodrigo JM, Palomeque Rico A.
[Fluid and electrolyte disorders following surgery for brain tumors.]
An Pediatr (Barc). 2007 Sep;67(3):225-30. Spanish.
PMID: 17785159 [PubMed - in process];

Song P, Ma F, Wang F, Wang X, Patil R, Ramagiri S, Orr WE, Miller DD, Geisert E, Yates CR.
Plasma and cerebrospinal fluid pharmacokinetics of the novel tetrahydroisoquinoline EDL-155 in rats.
Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2007 Sep 1; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17768626 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Tallen UG, Truss M, Kunitz F, Wellmann S, Unryn B, Sinn B, Lass U, Krabbe S, Holtkamp N, Hagemeier C, Wurm R, Henze G, Riabowol KT, von Deimling A.
Down-regulation of the inhibitor of growth 1 (ING1) tumor suppressor sensitizes p53-deficient glioblastoma cells to cisplatin-induced cell death.
J Neurooncol. 2007 Sep 1; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17763999 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Wang H, Ouyang Y, Somers WG, Chia W, Lu B.Polo inhibits progenitor self-renewal and regulates Numb asymmetry by phosphorylating Pon.
Nature. 2007 Sep 6;449(7158):96-100.
PMID: 17805297 [PubMed - in process]:

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