Tectal glioma as a distinct diagnostic entity: a comprehensive clinical, imaging, histologic and molecular analysis

Tectal glioma as a distinct diagnostic entity: a comprehensive clinical, imaging, histologic and molecular analysis

Abstract Tectal glioma (TG) is a rare low-grade tumor occurring predominantly in the pediatric population. There has been no detailed analysis of molecular alterations in TG. Risk factors associated with inferior outcome and long-term sequelae of TG have not been well-documented. We retrospectively...

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Main Authors: Anthony P. Y. Liu, Julie H. Harreld, Lisa M. Jacola, Madelyn Gero, Sahaja Acharya, Yahya Ghazwani, Shengjie Wu, Xiaoyu Li, Paul Klimo, Amar Gajjar, Jason Chiang, Ibrahim Qaddoumi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:Acta Neuropathologica Communications
Subjects:
Tectal glioma
Imaging findings
Prognostic factors
Histopathology
DNA methylation profiling
Long-term follow-up
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40478-018-0602-5

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