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Primary Brain Stem Neoplasm

MedGen UID:
155948
Concept ID:
C0751886
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Brain Stem Neoplasms, Primary; Brainstem Neoplasm, Primary; Brainstem Neoplasms, Primary; Neoplasm, Primary Brainstem; Neoplasms, Brainstem, Primary; Neoplasms, Primary Brainstem; Primary Brain Stem Neoplasms; Primary Brainstem Neoplasm; Primary Brainstem Neoplasms

Definition

A neoplasm that originates from the brain stem. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Ferreri AJM, Calimeri T, Cwynarski K, Dietrich J, Grommes C, Hoang-Xuan K, Hu LS, Illerhaus G, Nayak L, Ponzoni M, Batchelor TT
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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

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Diagnosis

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Grimm SA, Chamberlain MC
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Dunkel IJ, Souweidane MM
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Jallo GI, Biser-Rohrbaugh A, Freed D
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Therapy

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Prognosis

Gállego Pérez-Larraya J, Garcia-Moure M, Labiano S, Patiño-García A, Dobbs J, Gonzalez-Huarriz M, Zalacain M, Marrodan L, Martinez-Velez N, Puigdelloses M, Laspidea V, Astigarraga I, Lopez-Ibor B, Cruz O, Oscoz Lizarbe M, Hervas-Stubbs S, Alkorta-Aranburu G, Tamayo I, Tavira B, Hernandez-Alcoceba R, Jones C, Dharmadhikari G, Ruiz-Moreno C, Stunnenberg H, Hulleman E, van der Lugt J, Idoate MÁ, Diez-Valle R, Esparragosa Vázquez I, Villalba M, de Andrea C, Núñez-Córdoba JM, Ewald B, Robbins J, Fueyo J, Gomez-Manzano C, Lang FF, Tejada S, Alonso MM
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Clinical prediction guides

Sun Z, Zhao Y, Wei Y, Ding X, Tan C, Wang C
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Recent systematic reviews

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