Molecular and clinical analysis ...
The genetic and clinical features of glioblastoma with an oligodendroglial component (GBMO), pathologically defined as anaplastic oligo-astrocytoma ...
Quantitative digital assessment ...
Recent reports have suggested an important clinical role for hypermethylation of the O6-methylguanine- DNA-methyltransferase (MGMT) promoter in pati ...
Detection of IDH1 mutation in h ...
Isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1) mutations have recently been identified as early and frequent genetic alterations in astrocytomas, oligodendroglio ...
Loss of heterozygosity analysis ...
Despite recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of glioblastomas, patient outcomes for these highly malignant tumors remain poor. Research in ...
Persistent roles of signal tran ...
We previously reported that retrovirally transduced platelet-derived growth factor-B (PDGFB) in glial progenitors of the rat cerebral white matter, ...
Precise comparison of protoporp ...
Photodynamic diagnosis is used during glioma surgery. Although some studies have shown that the spectrum of fluorescence was efficient for precise t ...
O6-Methylguanine DNA methyltran ...
Expression of the O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) gene has been shown to correlate with clinical outcomes in patients with glioblastom ...
Non-promoter hypermethylation o ...
Zygote arrest 1 (ZAR1) is a novel maternal-effect gene of crucial importance during the oocyte-to-embryo transition. Comprehensive methylation analy ...
Subependymal giant cell astrocy ...
A 49-year-old woman presented with a history of periodic episodes of nausea and vomiting starting in 2006. In June 2009, the patient lost consciousn ...
Quantitative analysis of matrix ...
Malignant gliomas are characterized by their invasiveness and angiogenesis. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) degrade extracellular matrix and create ...
New insights into glioma classi ...
In glioma, mutations in the isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 and 2 (IDH1/2) genes have been receiving attention. IDH1/2 mutations are frequently found in ...
Epithelioid glioblastoma change ...
A 55-year-old man was admitted to our hospital complaining of left hemiparesis. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a smooth ring-like enhanced ...
Epstein–Barr virus (EBV)-associ ...
The frequency and clinical features of Epstein– Barr virus (EBV)-associated primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) in elderly patients were ...
A miR-21 inhibitor enhances apo ...
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small noncoding RNAs that take part in diverse biological processes by suppressing target gene expression. Elevated expressio ...
Rhabdoid glioblastoma in a chil ...
Rhabdoid glioblastoma is a rare type of glioblastoma characterized by cells resembling rhabdomyoblasts. Several reports have identified its aggressi ...
Spontaneous regression of multi ...
We present a case of spontaneous regression of multicentric pilocytic astrocytoma with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) dissemination without neurofibromat ...
Clinicopathological and immunoh ...
The aim of this study was to summarize the clinicopathological features and the histological diversity of choroid plexus tumors and to examine the e ...
A case of atypical teratoid/rha ...
Atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor (AT/RT) is a malignant tumor that mostly occurs in early childhood and has poor prognosis despite aggressive therap ...
Olig2 is useful in the differen ...
A 42-year-old woman had suffered from headaches since April 2009. Computed tomography revealed a tumor with marked calcification in the left frontal ...
Brain metastases exhibit gross ...
Candidate genes involved in metastasis to the brain require investigation. In the present study, the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene was analy ...
Histopathological study of spin ...
Although the histogenesis of meningiomas remains unclear, it is believed that arachnoid cells are the most likely origin of this type of neoplasm. F ...
Pineal mixed germ cell tumor wi ...
Intracranial germ cell tumors (GCTs) typically affect children and adolescents. We here report on a 59-year-old male patient presenting with diplopi ...
Metabolic assessment of monofoc ...
Monofocal acute inflammatory demyelination (MAID), which is observable by CT and MRI as a wellenhanced mass lesion with prominent perifocal edema, i ...
Primary central nervous system ...
A 37-year-old man, a hepatitis B virus carrier due to mother-to-child transmission, had a medical examination in September 2008 in nearby hospitals ...
Infratentorial brain metastases ...
Three pediatric patients with infratentorial metastatic non-epithelial malignant brain tumors were successfully treated by radical surgical resectio ...