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CNS cancer is a type of cancer that forms in the central nervous system. It includes brain stem glioma, craniopharyngioma, medulloblastoma and meningioma. Establishment and robust expansion of ...

Using a combination of techniques and cutting-edge tools, such as in-vivo two-photon imaging, the team investigated neuronal changes in a glioma mouse model. This approach allowed for precise ...

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Grade 2 gliomas are still considered low-grade. Surgery is generally the first treatment and in some cases, it can even be curative. Certain patients are considered high-risk for recurrence after ...

Pediatric low-grade gliomas (pLGGs) are a group of tumors that affect children, teenagers, and young adults. They are the most common tumors of the brain and spinal cord in young people.

Once given a diagnosis of a brain metastasis or malignant glioma, patients were sent home to die. Cushing and Bailey described glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) in 1926: "It is from this group ...

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Given the brain stem’s vital role, we added a 0.3-0.5 cm buffer around ... Dose-volume histograms (DVHs) comparison of PTV54 in one glioma case for NHS VMAT plans and HS VMAT plans. The dosimetric ...

DMG usually occurs in the brainstem, where it is also known as diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG). Median overall survival is 11 months for people with DIPG, and 14 months for those with DMG ...

1Division of Neuro-Oncology, Brain Tumor Center, Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California.

It grows rapidly, and often causes pressure in the brain. These tumors require a combination of treatments. Brain stem gliomas: Tumors in this location can be very challenging to treat. Most of these ...