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Volume 6, Number 43 - 22 October 2007 |
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| Diagnosis & Evaluation | |
| Epidemiology & Risk Factors | |
| Etiology & Pathogenesis | |
| Overall Management | |
| Prognosis & Outcome | |
| Treatment | |
| Patients & Caregivers | |
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Chen
W, Delaloye S, Silverman DH, Geist C, Czernin J, Sayre J, Satyamurthy N,
Pope W, Lai A, Phelps ME, Cloughesy T. Predicting Treatment Response of Malignant Gliomas to Bevacizumab and Irinotecan by Imaging Proliferation With [18F] Fluorothymidine Positron Emission Tomography: A Pilot Study. J Clin Oncol. 2007 Oct 20;25(30):4714-21. PMID: 17947718 [PubMed - in process]; |
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Dube
S, El-Saden S, Cloughesy TF, Sinha U.
Content Based Image Retrieval for MR Image Studies of Brain Tumors. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2006;1:3337-3340. PMID: 17946561 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Kashimura
H, Inoue T, Ogasawara K, Arai H, Otawara Y, Kanbara Y, Ogawa A. Prediction of meningioma consistency using fractional anisotropy value measured by magnetic resonance imaging. J Neurosurg. 2007 Oct;107(4):784-7. PMID: 17937223 [PubMed - in process] |
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Martin-Landrove
M.
Nosologic Maps of Brain Tumor Images Obtained from Combination of Different MRI Modalities. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2006;1:759-762. PMID: 17945999 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Weon
YC, Kim EY, Kim HJ, Byun HS, Park K, Kim JH. Intracranial solitary fibrous tumors: imaging findings in 6 consecutive patients. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2007 Sep;28(8):1466-9. PMID: 17846192 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] |
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Mehrazin
M, Yavari P. Morphological pattern and frequency of intracranial tumors in children. Childs Nerv Syst. 2007 Feb;23(2):157-62. Epub 2006 Sep 5. PMID: 16953459 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]; |
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De
Witt Hamer PC, Van Tilborg AA, Eijk PP, Sminia P, Troost D, Van Noorden CJ,
Ylstra B, Leenstra S. The genomic profile of human malignant glioma is altered early in primary cell culture and preserved in spheroids. Oncogene. 2007 Oct 15; [Epub ahead of print] 
PMID: 17934519 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Dirks
P.
Bmi1 and cell of origin determinants of brain tumor phenotype. Cancer Cell. 2007 Oct;12(4):295-7.
PMID: 17936553 [PubMed - in process];
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Garre
ML, Capra V, Di Battista E, Giampietri L, Nozza P, Raso A, Pezzolo A, Rossi
A, Milanaccio C, Pavanello M, Naselli A. Genetic abnormalities and CNS tumors: report of two cases of ependymoma associated with Klinefelter's Syndrome (KS). Childs Nerv Syst. 2007 Feb;23(2):219-23. Epub 2006 Oct 13. PMID: 17058088 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] |
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Graner
MW, Cumming RI, Bigner DD.
The heat shock response and chaperones/heat shock proteins in brain tumors: surface expression, release, and possible immune consequences. J Neurosci. 2007 Oct 17;27(42):11214-27. PMID: 17942716 [PubMed - in process]; |
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Tereseviciute
N, Tamasauskas A, Valanciute A, Deltuva V, von graf KD.
Evaluation of morphological issues of central nervous system glioblastoma on chicken embryo chorioallantoic membrane. Pol J Vet Sci. 2007;10(3):173-8. PMID: 17937190 [PubMed - in process] |
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Azar
JM, Schneider BP, Einhorn LH. Is the blood-brain barrier relevant in metastatic germ cell tumor? Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2007 Sep 1;69(1):163-6. Review. PMID: 17707269 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]; |
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Bilginer
B, Akbay A, Akalan N. Hypothalamic hamartoma with bilateral anophthalmia. Childs Nerv Syst. 2007 Jul;23(7):821-3. Epub 2007 Apr 20. PMID: 17447073 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] |
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Erkutlu
I, Buyukhatipoglu H, Alptekin M, Ozsarac C, Buyukbese I, Gok A. Primary spinal epidural extraosseous Ewing's sarcoma mimicking a spinal abscess. Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2007 Oct-Nov;24(7):537-42. PMID: 17786790 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] |
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Frappaz
D.
High-grade gliomas: Babies are not small adults! (commentary on Sanders et al., pp 888). Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2007 Oct 16;49(7):879-880 [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available. PMID: 17941062 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Kumar
R, Vaid VK, Kalra SK. Lhermitte-Duclos disease. Childs Nerv Syst. 2007 Jul;23(7):729-32. Epub 2007 Jan 13. PMID: 17221273 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]; |
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Larouche
V, Huang A, Bartels U, Bouffet E.
Tumors of the central nervous system in the first year of life. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2007 Oct 17;49(S7):1074-1082 [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17943961 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]:
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Leung
YY, Chang CQ, Hung YS, Fung PW.
Gene selection for Brain Cancer Classification. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2006;1:5846-5849. PMID: 17947170 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Semple
P, Fieggen G, Parkes J, Levitt N. Giant prolactinomas in adolescence: an uncommon cause of blindness. Childs Nerv Syst. 2007 Feb;23(2):213-7. Epub 2006 Sep 16. PMID: 16983572 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]; |
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Singh
A, Chand K, Singh H, Sarkar C, Sharma MC. Atypical neurocytoma of the spinal cord in a young child. Childs Nerv Syst. 2007 Feb;23(2):207-11. Epub 2006 Jul 13. PMID: 16838192 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] |
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Winestone
JS, Lin J, Sanford RA, Boop FA. Subepyndemal hemangioblastomas of the cervicomedullary junction: lessons learned in the management of two cases. Childs Nerv Syst. 2007 Jul;23(7):761-4. Epub 2007 Mar 30. PMID: 17396270 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]; |
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Zuccaro
G, Sosa F. Cerebellopontine angle lesions in children. Childs Nerv Syst. 2007 Feb;23(2):177-83. Epub 2006 Oct 28. PMID: 17072661 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]; |
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Hasegawa
T, Kida Y, Yoshimoto M, Koike J, Iizuka H, Ishii D. Long-term outcomes of Gamma Knife surgery for cavernous sinus meningioma. J Neurosurg. 2007 Oct;107(4):745-51. PMID: 17937218 [PubMed - in process]; |
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Ichimura
K, Vogazianou AP, Liu L, Pearson DM, Backlund LM, Plant K, Baird K, Langford
CF, Gregory SG, Collins VP. 1p36 is a preferential target of chromosome 1 deletions in astrocytic tumours and homozygously deleted in a subset of glioblastomas. Oncogene. 2007 Oct 15; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 17934521 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]; |
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Balak
N.
Unilateral partial hemilaminectomy in the removal of a large spinal ependymoma: case report and technical review. Spine J. 2007 Aug 10; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 17938003 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Baroncini
M, Vinchon M, Mineo JF, Pichon F, Francke JP, Dhellemmes P. Surgical resection of thalamic tumors in children: approaches and clinical results. Childs Nerv Syst. 2007 Jul;23(7):753-60. Epub 2007 Mar 17. PMID: 17370079 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]; |
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Cao
D, Holmes TW, Afghan MK, Shepard DM. Comparison of plan quality provided by intensity-modulated arc therapy and helical tomotherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2007 Sep 1;69(1):240-50. PMID: 17707278 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] |
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Chamberlain
MC, Glantz MJ. Intra-CSF rituximab for lymhomatous meningitis. J Clin Oncol. 2007 Oct 1;25(28):4508-9; author reply 4509-11. No abstract available. PMID: 17906219 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] |
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Daly
FN, Schiff D.
Supportive management of patients with brain tumors. Expert Rev Neurother. 2007 Oct;7(10):1327-36. PMID: 17939770 [PubMed - in process]; |
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Dauvilliers
Y, Abril B, Charif M, Quittet P, Bauchet L, Carlander B, Touchon J. Reversal of symptomatic tumoral narcolepsy, with normalization of CSF hypocretin level. Neurology. 2007 Sep 18;69(12):1300-1. No abstract available. PMID: 17875919 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]; |
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Di
X.
Multiple Brain Tumor Nodule Resections under Direct Visualization of a Neuronavigated Endoscope. Minim Invasive Neurosurg. 2007 Aug;50(4):227-32. PMID: 17948182 [PubMed - in process] |
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Hussain
SF, Kong LY, Jordan J, Conrad C, Madden T, Fokt I, Priebe W, Heimberger AB. A novel small molecule inhibitor of signal transducers and activators of transcription 3 reverses immune tolerance in malignant glioma patients. Cancer Res. 2007 Oct 15;67(20):9630-6. PMID: 17942891 [PubMed - in process] |
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Kitajima
M, Hirai T, Maruyama N, Yamura M, Hayashida Y, Baba Y, Murakami R, Yamashita
Y, Korogi Y, Nakamura H, Kuratsu J. Asymptomatic cystic changes in the brain of children after cranial irradiation: frequency, latency, and relationship to age. Neuroradiology. 2007 May;49(5):411-7. Epub 2007 Jan 23. PMID: 17242912 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]; |
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Lafay-Cousin
L, Bartels U, Raybaud C, Kulkarni AV, Guger S, Huang A, Bouffet E. Neuroradiological findings of bleomycin leakage in cystic craniopharyngioma. Report of three cases. J Neurosurg. 2007 Oct;107(4 Suppl):318-23. PMID: 17941498 [PubMed - in process]; |
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Parker
W, Filion E, Roberge D, Freeman CR. Intensity-modulated radiotherapy for craniospinal irradiation: target volume considerations, dose constraints, and competing risks. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2007 Sep 1;69(1):251-7. PMID: 17707279 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]; |
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Perry
J, Chambers A, Spithoff K, Laperriere N.
Gliadel wafers in the treatment of malignant glioma: a systematic review. Curr Oncol. 2007 Oct;14(5):189-94.
PMID: 17938702 [PubMed - in process];
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Pyrko
P, Schonthal AH, Hofman FM, Chen TC, Lee AS. The Unfolded Protein Response Regulator GRP78/BiP as a Novel Target for Increasing Chemosensitivity in Malignant Gliomas. Cancer Res. 2007 Oct 15;67(20):9809-9816. PMID: 17942911 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]; |
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Saran
F, Baumert BG, Creak AL, Warrington AP, Ashley S, Traish D, Brada M.
Hypofractionated stereotactic radiotherapy in the management of recurrent or residual medulloblastoma/PNET. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2007 Oct 16; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 17941071 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]; |
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Sawyer
AJ, Piepmeier JM, Saltzman WM.
New methods for direct delivery of chemotherapy for treating brain tumors. Yale J Biol Med. 2006 Dec;79(3-4):141-52. Published online 2007 Oct.
PMID: 17940624 [PubMed - in process];
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Soffietti
R, Leoncini B, Ruda R.
New developments in the treatment of malignant gliomas. Expert Rev Neurother. 2007 Oct;7(10):1313-26.
PMID: 17939769 [PubMed - in process]:
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Steinbok
P, Singhal A, Mills J, Cochrane DD, Price AV. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak and pseudomeningocele formation after posterior fossa tumor resection in children: a retrospective analysis. Childs Nerv Syst. 2007 Feb;23(2):171-4; discussion 175. Epub 2006 Sep 19. PMID: 17047966 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]; |
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Takahashi
Y, Kato K, Tsuchiya K, Yabuhara T, Uzuka T, Takahashi H.
Design and Construction of Resonant Cavity Applicator for Brain Tumor Hyperthermia Treatment without Contact. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2006;1:4074-4077. PMID: 17945823 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Tirakotai
W, Lapanich S, Riegel T, Hellwig D, Bertalanffy H, Celik I. Present status of known and possible outcomes in neurosurgery: a survey of outcome assessment. Childs Nerv Syst. 2007 Jul;23(7):779-85. Epub 2007 Mar 24. PMID: 17384954 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]; |
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Vredenburgh
JJ, Desjardins A, Herndon JE 2nd, Marcello J, Reardon DA, Quinn JA, Rich JN,
Sathornsumetee S, Gururangan S, Sampson J, Wagner M, Bailey L, Bigner DD,
Friedman AH, Friedman HS. Bevacizumab plus irinotecan in recurrent glioblastoma multiforme. J Clin Oncol. 2007 Oct 20;25(30):4722-9.
PMID: 17947719 [PubMed - in process]: |
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Wong
ET, Brem S. Taming glioblastoma: targeting angiogenesis. J Clin Oncol. 2007 Oct 20;25(30):4705-6. No abstract available.
PMID: 17947716 [PubMed - in process]: |
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Yabuhara
T, Kato K, Tsuchiya K, Shigihara T, Uzuka T, Takahashi H.
Development of the re-entrant type resonant cavity applicator for brain tumor hyperthermia - Experimental heating results. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2006;1:5161-5164. PMID: 17945880 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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