Relatives of people with brain tumors at higher risk for developing the same type of tumor
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Kathlyn S.Posted
Wed 01 Oct 2008 5:07pm
A new study by researchers at the University of Utah found that people with a family history of cancerous brain tumors appear to be at higher risk of developing the same kind of tumors compared to people with no such family history.
The researchers reviewed the medical records of 1,401 people from Utah with primary brain tumors -- either
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8 Most Horrible Tumors
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Cory D.Posted
Thu 28 May 2009 12:17am
Also taken from A Happy Hospitalist. Great blog. Go read. And be grateful today for what you have and DON'T have.
8 Most Horrible Tumors
Jose: the man with no face.... Unemployed, he is blind in one eye as a result of the giant weeping growth that has consumed his features; the tumour has taken over his mouth and tongue, ballooning his lips, twisting
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Where do brain tumors come from? I want an answer
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Liz B.Posted
Wed 20 Oct 2010 7:29pm
maternal grandfather, who is 88, has a brain tumor. When I learned that I was like, "Holy smokes! I wonder if brain cancer is hereditary--at least for my family."
There is no real... signs, anything I should do. Should I go out and ask all my blood relatives to get brain MRIs?!
She said no. Brain tumors are not familial. Plus my grandfather is 88! Something
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Tumor speciation
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Mark Pool, MDPosted
Tue 10 Mar 2009 12:00am
Dr. Jules Berman recently blogged about tumor speciation which not only is a brief summary of his book Neoplasms: Principles of Development and Diversity but also frames a discussion of the important question of why are there different types (species) of recognizable tumors in specific anatomical sites yet each individual tumor within
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In ICU After Brain Tumor Removal
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Julie S.Posted
Tue 26 Aug 2008 11:25pm
Thursday surgery- My daughter Eleanor's notes:
"The tumor (the second meningioma) was much larger than anticipated even from CT Scan or arteriogram studies. Grew through the dura.... The right side of my mouth was numb with my upper right lip drooping down over my teeth, and my throat was raw. I realized then that “I had already had the operation.” It had taken
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What is the relative prevalence of CNS metastases versus primary tumors?: Simple question, complex answer
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Dr. Brian M.Posted
Mon 08 Mar 2010 4:14pm
neoplasms. I answered that metastases are ten times more common than primary tumors. After the presentation, a colleague in the audience pointed out to me that the current issue of Robbins and Cotran (p. 1330) says: "about half to three quarters are primary tumors, and the rest are metastatic." I said, "No way!" and produced another textbook (the current
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Gleevec for follicular dendritic cell tumor
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Mark LevinPosted
Wed 24 Jun 2009 7:01pm
Follicular dendritic cell sarcoma is a rare, malignant, non-lymphoid cell-derived tumor that originates from B-lymphoid follicles of nodal and extranodal sites. These rare tumors form a spectrum within a rare and difficult to diagnose category of diseases known as histiocytic and dendritic cell neoplasms. It has been reported in around 100 cases
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May is Brain Tumor Awareness M ...
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JenPosted
Sun 02 May 2010 3:46pm
May is Brain Tumor Awareness Month! Owen was diagnosed with medulloblastoma, which is an aggressive tumor of the brain and spine.
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ALK Inhibition in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor
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Mark Pool, MDPosted
Thu 28 Oct 2010 9:51pm
positive inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor, a distinctive but uncommon soft tissue neoplasm.
Pathologists should be familiar with these articles--at least so you can suggest appropriate testing for ALK rearrangement but also that you might "shine" at your next Tumor Conference ; ) BTW, the article by Kwak et al. presents in paper form the data that rocked
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