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Volume 6, Number 45 - 5 November 2007 |
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| Diagnosis & Evaluation | |
| Epidemiology & Risk Factors | |
| Etiology & Pathogenesis | |
| Integrative Medicine | |
| Overall Management | |
| Prognosis & Outcome | |
| Psychosocial Aspects | |
| Treatment | |
| Patients & Caregivers | |
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Geerts
J, Martens M, Vandevenne JE, Gelin G, Grieten M, Weyns F, Stinissen P,
Palmers Y, Wuyts J.
Functional magnetic resonance imaging for preoperative localisation of eloquent brain areas relative to brain tumours: clinical implementation in a regional hospital. JBR-BTR. 2007 Jul-Aug;90(4):258-63. 
PMID: 17966241 [PubMed - in process]
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Lu
H, Pollack E, Young R, Babb JS, Johnson G, Zagzag D, Carson R, Jensen JH,
Helpern JA, Law M.
Predicting Grade of Cerebral Glioma Using Vascular-Space Occupancy MR Imaging. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2007 Nov 1; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17974612 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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Young
GS.
Advanced MRI of adult brain tumors. Neurol Clin. 2007 Nov;25(4):947-73.
PMID: 17964022 [PubMed - in process]
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Fisher
JL, Schwartzbaum JA, Wrensch M, Wiemels JL.
Epidemiology of brain tumors. Neurol Clin. 2007 Nov;25(4):867-90.
PMID: 17964019 [PubMed - in process]
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Stalberg
K, Haglund B, Axelsson O, Cnattingius S, Pfeifer S, Kieler H.
Prenatal X-ray exposure and childhood brain tumours: a population-based case-control study on tumour subtypes. Br J Cancer. 2007 Oct 30; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17971773 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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Bassi
R, Giussani P, Anelli V, Colleoni T, Pedrazzi M, Patrone M, Viani P,
Sparatore B, Melloni E, Riboni L. HMGB1 as an autocrine stimulus in human T98G glioblastoma cells: role in cell growth and migration. J Neurooncol. 2007 Nov 2; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 17975708 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Foijer
F, Delzenne-Goette E, Dekker M, Te Riele H.
In vivo significance of the G2 restriction point. Cancer Res. 2007 Oct 1;67(19):9244-7. PMID: 17909031 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] |
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Fukushima
T, Kataoka H.
Roles of insulin-like growth factor binding protein-2 (IGFBP-2) in glioblastoma. Anticancer Res. 2007 Nov-Dec;27(6A):3685-92.
PMID: 17970029 [PubMed - in process]
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Haque
T, Faury D, Albrecht S, Lopez-Aguilar E, Hauser P, Garami M, Hanzely Z,
Bognar L, Del Maestro RF, Atkinson J, Nantel A, Jabado N.
Gene Expression Profiling from Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded Tumors of Pediatric Glioblastoma. Clin Cancer Res. 2007 Nov 1;13(21):6284-6292. PMID: 17975139 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Hoelzinger DB, Demuth T, Berens ME. Autocrine Factors That Sustain Glioma Invasion and Paracrine Biology in the Brain Microenvironment J Natl Cancer Inst. 2007 Nov 7;99(21):1583-93. Epub 2007 Oct 30  Abstract |
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Jung
S, Moon KS, Kim ST, Ryu HH, Lee YH, Jeong YI, Jung TY, Kim IY, Kim KK, Kang
SS.
Increased expression of intracystic matrix metalloproteinases in brain tumors: relationship to the pathogenesis of brain tumor-associated cysts and peritumoral edema. J Clin Neurosci. 2007 Oct 26; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17964788 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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Mertsch
S, Schmitz N, Jeibmann A, Geng JG, Paulus W, Senner V.
Slit2 involvement in glioma cell migration is mediated by Robo1 receptor. J Neurooncol. 2007 Oct 30; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 17968499 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Das
A, Banik NL, Ray SK. Garlic compounds generate reactive oxygen species leading to activation of stress kinases and cysteine proteases for apoptosis in human glioblastoma T98G and U87MG cells. Cancer. 2007 Sep 1;110(5):1083-95.
PMID: 17647244 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] |
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Karmakar
S, Banik NL, Patel SJ, Ray SK. Garlic compounds induced calpain and intrinsic caspase cascade for apoptosis in human malignant neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells. Apoptosis. 2007 Apr;12(4):671-84.
PMID: 17219050 [PubMed - in process] |
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Armstrong
L, Graham GE, Schimke RN, Collins DL, Kirse DJ, Costello F, Ardinger HH. The Hunter-MacDonald syndrome with expanded phenotype including risk of meningioma: An update and review. Am J Med Genet A. 2007 Oct 30; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17972300 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Arvin
B, Panchmatia JR, Ashkan K. Recurrence of a metastatic tumour in association with a cranial fixation device. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2007 Oct 29; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17965820 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Baussard
B, Di Rocco F, Garnett MR, Boddaert N, Lellouch-Tubiana A, Grill J, Puget S,
Roujeau T, Zerah M, Sainte-Rose C. Pediatric infratentorial gangliogliomas: a retrospective series. J Neurosurg. 2007 Oct;107(4 Suppl):286-91.
PMID: 17941492 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] |
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Buckner
JC, Brown PD, O'Neill BP, Meyer FB, Wetmore CJ, Uhm JH. Central nervous system tumors. Mayo Clin Proc. 2007 Oct;82(10):1271-86. Review.
PMID: 17908533 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] |
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Cavanaugh
DA, Jawahar A, Lee JA, Wilkinson K, Kerr EJ 3rd, Nunley PD. Intraspinal meningioma in a 101-year old: should age determine the aggressiveness of intervention? Surg Neurol. 2007 Oct 27; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 17967481 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Gilbert
MR, Lang FF. Management of patients with low-grade gliomas. Neurol Clin. 2007 Nov;25(4):1073-88.
PMID: 17964026 [PubMed - in process] |
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Iwami
K. Desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma. Childs Nerv Syst. 2007 Jun;23(6):619-20; author reply 621. Epub 2007 Apr 21. No abstract available.
 PMID: 17450367 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] |
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Milligan
BD, Giannini C, Link MJ. Ganglioglioma in the cerebellopontine angle in a child. Case report and review of the literature. J Neurosurg. 2007 Oct;107(4 Suppl):292-6. Review.
PMID: 17941493 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] |
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Sathornsumetee
S, Rich JN, Reardon DA. Diagnosis and Treatment of High-Grade Astrocytoma. Neurol Clin. 2007 Nov;25(4):1111-1139.
PMID: 17964028 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Shim
KW, Kim DS, Choi JU. Mixed or metachronous germ-cell tumor? Childs Nerv Syst. 2007 Jun;23(6):713-8. Epub 2006 Dec 23.
PMID: 17187270 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] |
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van
den Bent MJ. Anaplastic oligodendroglioma and oligoastrocytoma. Neurol Clin. 2007 Nov;25(4):1089-109.
PMID: 17964027 [PubMed - in process] |
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Zhang
S, Wang M, Xue YH, Chen YP. Cerebral metastasis from hepatoid adenocarcinoma of the stomach. World J Gastroenterol. 2007 Nov 21;13(43):5787-93.
PMID: 17963312 [PubMed - in process] |
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Ildan
F, Erman T, Gocer AI, Tuna M, Bagdatoglu H, Cetinalp E, Burgut R. Predicting the probability of meningioma recurrence in the preoperative and early postoperative period: a multivariate analysis in the midterm follow-up. Skull Base. 2007 May;17(3):157-71.
PMID: 17973029 [PubMed - in process] |
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Keir
ST, Calhoun-Eagan RD, Swartz JJ, Saleh OA, Friedman HS. Screening for distress in patients with brain cancer using the NCCN's rapid screening measure. Psychooncology. 2007 Oct 31; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 17973236 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Tirakotai
W, Riegel T, Stiegel A, Hellwig D, Heinze S, Bertalanffy H, Celik I. Peri-operative quality of life assessment in endoscopically treated patients with pineal region tumours. Childs Nerv Syst. 2007 Jun;23(6):659-63. Epub 2007 Mar 27.
PMID: 17387487 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] |
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Asthagiri
AR, Pouratian N, Sherman J, Ahmed G, Shaffrey ME. Advances in brain tumor surgery. Neurol Clin. 2007 Nov;25(4):975-1003.
PMID: 17964023 [PubMed - in process] |
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Cavaliere
R, Wen PY, Schiff D. Novel therapies for malignant gliomas. Neurol Clin. 2007 Nov;25(4):1141-71.
PMID: 17964029 [PubMed - in process] |
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Cinalli
G, Spennato P, Ruggiero C, Aliberti F, Trischitta V, Buonocore MC,
Cianciulli E, Maggi G. Complications following endoscopic intracranial procedures in children. Childs Nerv Syst. 2007 Jun;23(6):633-44. Epub 2007 Apr 20.
PMID: 17447074 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] |
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Combs
SE, Wagner J, Bischof M, Welzel T, Wagner F, Debus J, Schulz-Ertner D. Postoperative Treatment of Primary Glioblastoma Multiforme with Radiation and Concomitant Temozolomide in Elderly Patients. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2007 Oct 29; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17967509 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Drappatz
J, Schiff D, Kesari S, Norden AD, Wen PY. Medical management of brain tumor patients. Neurol Clin. 2007 Nov;25(4):1035-71.
PMID: 17964025 [PubMed - in process] |
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Kang
SG, Jeun SS, Lim JY, Kim SM, Yang YS, Oh WI, Huh PW, Park CK. Cytotoxicity of human umbilical cord blood-derived mesenchymal stem cells against human malignant glioma cells. Childs Nerv Syst. 2007 Oct 30; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17968556 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Kinsella
TJ, Kinsella MT, Seo Y, Berk G. 5-iodo-2-pyrimidinone-2'-deoxyribose-mediated cytotoxicity and radiosensitization in u87 human glioblastoma xenografts. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2007 Nov 15;69(4):1254-61. PMID: 17967315 [PubMed - in process] |
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Koschny
R, Sykora J, Walczak H, Ganten TM, Haas TL, Sprick MR, Holland H, Ahnert P,
Krupp W, Meixensberger J, Bauer M. Bortezomib-Mediated Up-Regulation of TRAIL-R1 and TRAIL-R2 Is Not Necessary for but Contributes to Sensitization of Primary Human Glioma Cells to TRAIL. Clin Cancer Res. 2007 Nov 1;13(21):6541-6542. No abstract available. PMID: 17975170 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Liang
CL, Ho MW, Lin LC, Chen HJ. Introduction of an adaptor to fix Y/Z slides during Leksell gamma knife radiosurgery to treat concomitant bilateral far-lateral lesions. Neurosurgery. 2007 Sep;61(3 Suppl):142-4; discussion 144-5. PMID: 17876244 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] |
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Lindquist
C, Paddick I. The Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion and comparisons with its predecessors. Neurosurgery. 2007 Sep;61(3 Suppl):130-40; discussion 140-1. PMID: 17876243 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] |
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Nakazaki
K, Titoku S, Ota S, Sato M, Kobanawa S, Tutida K, Tanaka Y, Goto K, Ota T.
[Lacunar infarction in brain tumor patients: chronic stage complication after radiation therapy] No Shinkei Geka. 2007 Oct;35(10):1019-23. Japanese.
PMID: 17969339 [PubMed - in process]
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Samura
K, Morioka T, Miyagi Y, Nagata S, Mizoguchi M, Mihara F, Sasaki T. Surgical strategy for multiple huge spinal extradural meningeal cysts. Case report. J Neurosurg. 2007 Oct;107(4 Suppl):297-302. PMID: 17941494 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] |
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Schwer
AL, Damek DM, Kavanagh BD, Gaspar LE, Lillehei K, Stuhr K, Chen C. A Phase I Dose-Escalation Study of Fractionated Stereotactic Radiosurgery in Combination with Gefitinib in Patients with Recurrent Malignant Gliomas. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2007 Oct 29; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17967517 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Sharma
V, Gaye PM, Wahab SA, Ndlovu N, Ngoma T, Vanderpuye V, Sowunmi A,
Kigula-Mugambe J, Jeremic B. Patterns of Practice of Palliative Radiotherapy in Africa, Part 1: Bone and Brain Metastases. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2007 Oct 29; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17967515 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Tamburrini
G, D'Angelo L, Paternoster G, Massimi L, Caldarelli M, Di Rocco C. Endoscopic management of intra and paraventricular CSF cysts. Childs Nerv Syst. 2007 Jun;23(6):645-51. Epub 2007 Apr 6. PMID: 17415572 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] |
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Tirakotai
W, Hellwig D, Bertalanffy H, Riegel T. The role of neuroendoscopy in the management of solid or solid-cystic intra- and periventricular tumours. Childs Nerv Syst. 2007 Jun;23(6):653-8. Epub 2007 Mar 27.
PMID: 17387489 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] |
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van
Nifterik KA, van den Berg J, Stalpers LJ, Lafleur MV, Leenstra S, Slotman BJ,
Hulsebos TJ, Sminia P. Differential Radiosensitizing Potential of Temozolomide in MGMT Promoter Methylated Glioblastoma Multiforme Cell Lines. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2007 Nov 15;69(4):1246-53.
PMID: 17967314 [PubMed - in process] |
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Varma
AK, Muller PJ. Cranial neuropathies after intracranial Photofrin-photodynamic therapy for malignant supratentorial gliomas-a report on 3 cases. Surg Neurol. 2007 Oct 30; [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 17976702 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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