Insights of Neuro Oncology

Original Article   |   10.36959/828/339 Volume 6 Issue 1

T-DM1 and AVM - Coincidence or Causation: Case Report

Authors: Anika Mittal, MD, Hendrick Tan, FRANZCR, Arlene Chan, FRACP, Constantine Chris Phatouros, FRANZCR, Mihn Lam, FRCPA and Chris Harper, FRANZCR

Trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) is a novel agent used for the patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor (HER-2) positive breast cancer. Prolonged use of T-DM1 has been shown to cause rare adv... Read more

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Review Article   |   10.36959/828/338 Volume 5 Issue 1

Pituitary Adenoma with Evidence of Intracranial Extramedullary Haematopoiesis

Authors: Jyotsna Naresh Bharti

A pituitary mass and other organs of a deceased female who died of ingesting some poisonous substance was received. The pituitary mass occupied the almost whole of the anterior lobe [Figure 1a]. The m... Read more

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Case Report   |   10.36959/828/337 Volume 5 Issue 1

Vascular Parkinsonism: A Clinical Study of Response to Dopaminergic Therapy and Patterns of Brain Vascular Lesions in a Group of Patients

Authors: Flora Zarola, MD, PhD

A clear-cut distinction exists between Parkinson’s disease and other Parkinson-like syndromes. A commonly reported Parkinson-like syndrome is Vascular Parkinsonism (VP). The criteria to distinguish ... Read more

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Case Report   |   10.36959/828/336 Volume 4 Issue 1

Metastatic Meningioma: A Case Report and Literature Review

Authors: Caris Chong

Metastatic meningioma is extremely rare. We describe a case of a female patient who was diagnosed with metastatic meningioma on investigation of a right perihilar lung lesion. A literature search and ... Read more

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Research Article   |   10.36959/828/335 Volume 3 Issue 1

Tamoxifen for Recurrent High-Grade Glioma: A Retrospective Study

Authors: De Roxas RC, Omene E, Young K, Coppens R, Fulton DS and Easaw JC

The management of recurrence in patients with high-grade glioma remains controversial. The lack of clear molecular targets to guide systemic therapy for patients has resulted in the use of various sys... Read more

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Research Article   |   10.36959/828/334 Volume 3 Issue 1

Local Drug Delivery by Fibrin Glue for Glioma Treatment: Enhancing Drug Efficacy by Photochemical Internalization (PCI)

Authors: Lina Nguyen, Diane Shin, Mai T Le, Eric O Potma, Nehal Idris, Jimmy Nguyen Le, Julie Johnson, Qian Peng, Kristian Berg and Henry Hirschberg

Localized methods of drug delivery, such as controlled drug release from fibrin glue (FG), has the potential of improving the efficacy of chemotherapy for brain tumors by bypassing the blood brain bar... Read more

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Original Article   |   10.36959/828/333 Volume 3 Issue 1

Immunohistochemical and Biomolecular Characteristics of Craniopharyngiomas: A Single Institution Experience from Southern Italy

Authors: A Ieni, R Cardia, G Giuffrè and G Tuccari

In the present paper, The Authors discuss the histological and immunohistochemical aspects observed in a casuistry of craniopharyngiomas (CP), identifying not only subtypes (papillary or adamantinomat... Read more

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Original Article   |   10.36959/828/332 Volume 2 Issue 1

Sox2 Functions in Neural Cancer Stem Cells: The Importance of the Context

Authors: Cristiana Barone, Miriam Pagin, Linda Serra, Alessia Motta, Laura Rigoldi, Simone Giubbolini, Alexandra Badiola-Sanga, Sara Mercurio and Silvia K Nicolis

The Sox2 transcription factor is expressed in different neural tumors. In particular, it is active within the "cancer stem cell" (CSC) subpopulation of tumor cells, able to reinitiate tumorigenesis af... Read more

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Case Report   |   10.36959/828/331 Volume 1 Issue 1

Ovarian Cancer with Leptomeningeal Involvement

Authors: Ayse Kaya, Gozde Tahtaci and Ahmet Ozet

Ovarian cancer usually spreads locally. Leptomeningeal involvement is very rare with poor prognosis. We reported two cases with leptomeningeal metastasis. 51-year-old woman who was diagnosed with sero... Read more

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Original Article   |   10.36959/828/330 Volume 1 Issue 1

Patient Empowerment in Neuro-Oncology: New Perspectives on an Emerging Concept

Authors: Salvador Manrique-Guzman, Marcela Rodriguez-Flores, Joel Rodriguez-Saldana and Robert Anderson

Patient empowerment focuses on the control the individual patient exerts on his/her own health and illness. The empowerment approach is based on the recognition that patients have the capacity to infl... Read more

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Case Report   |   10.36959/828/329 Volume 1 Issue 1

Paraspinal Metastasizing Pleomorphic Adenoma

Authors: Christopher Bryant and Richard Prayson

Pleomorphic adenomas (benign mixed tumors) are the most common benign tumors arising in the salivary glands. Rarely, they can undergo malignant transformation (carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma) or met... Read more

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