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Brain sarcoma

MedGen UID:
272381
•Concept ID:
C1332607
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Brain Sarcoma; brain sarcoma; Intracranial Sarcoma; Primary Brain Sarcoma; primary brain sarcoma; Primary Intracranial Sarcoma; Sarcoma of Brain; sarcoma of brain; Sarcoma of the Brain; sarcoma of the brain
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0002216

Definition

A sarcoma arising from the brain. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Development of a disease-specific graded prognostic assessment index for the management of sarcoma patients with brain metastases (Sarcoma-GPA).
Patrikidou A, Chaigneau L, Isambert N, Kitikidou K, Shanley R, Ray-Coquard I, Valentin T, Malivoir B, Laigre M, Bay JO, Moureau-Zabotto L, Bompas E, Piperno-Neumann S, Penel N, Alcindor T, Guillemet C, Duffaud F, Hügli A, Le Pechoux C, Dhermain F, Blay JY, Sperduto PW, Le Cesne A
BMC Cancer 2020 Feb 12;20(1):117. doi: 10.1186/s12885-020-6548-6. PMID: 32050939Free PMC Article
Brain Metastases from Adult Sarcoma: Prognostic Factors and Impact of Treatment. A Retrospective Analysis from the French Sarcoma Group (GSF/GETO).
Chaigneau L, Patrikidou A, Ray-Coquard I, Valentin T, Linassier C, Bay JO, Moureau Zabotto L, Bompas E, Piperno-Neumann S, Penel N, Alcindor T, Laigre M, Guillemet C, Salas S, Hugli A, Domont J, Sunyach MP, Lecesne A, Blay JY, Nerich V, Isambert N
Oncologist 2018 Aug;23(8):948-955. Epub 2018 Jun 22 doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2017-0136. PMID: 29934413Free PMC Article
Biology and treatment of metastasis of sarcoma to the brain.
Ahmad O, Chan M, Savage P, Watabe K, Lo HW, Qasem S
Front Biosci (Elite Ed) 2016 Jan 1;8(2):233-44. doi: 10.2741/E764. PMID: 26709659

Curated

UK NICE Guideline NG99, Brain tumours (primary) and brain metastases in over 16s, 2021

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Sarcoma brain metastases: Tertiary cancer center experience.
Ababneh HS, Muhsen B, Fares AS, Hirbawi H, Awabdeh TA, Hussaini MA, Amarin R, Mousa AA, Salah S
J Cancer Res Ther 2023 Jan 1;19(Suppl 2):S758-S763. Epub 2022 Dec 16 doi: 10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_654_22. PMID: 38384052
A scoping review of trials of interventions led or delivered by cancer nurses.
Charalambous A, Wells M, Campbell P, Torrens C, Östlund U, Oldenmenger W, Patiraki E, Sharp L, Nohavova I, Domenech-Climent N, Eicher M, Farrell C, Larsson M, Olsson C, Simpson M, Wiseman T, Kelly D
Int J Nurs Stud 2018 Oct;86:36-43. Epub 2018 May 26 doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2018.05.014. PMID: 29960894
Assessment of uncertainties in radiation-induced cancer risk predictions at clinically relevant doses.
Nguyen J, Moteabbed M, Paganetti H
Med Phys 2015 Jan;42(1):81-9. doi: 10.1118/1.4903272. PMID: 25563249Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Sarcoma brain metastases: Tertiary cancer center experience.
Ababneh HS, Muhsen B, Fares AS, Hirbawi H, Awabdeh TA, Hussaini MA, Amarin R, Mousa AA, Salah S
J Cancer Res Ther 2023 Jan 1;19(Suppl 2):S758-S763. Epub 2022 Dec 16 doi: 10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_654_22. PMID: 38384052
Assessment of uncertainties in radiation-induced cancer risk predictions at clinically relevant doses.
Nguyen J, Moteabbed M, Paganetti H
Med Phys 2015 Jan;42(1):81-9. doi: 10.1118/1.4903272. PMID: 25563249Free PMC Article
Metastatic brain sarcoma with gliomatous component.
Higuchi F, Matsuda H, Okada Y, Kim P, Ueki K
Brain Tumor Pathol 2011 Oct;28(4):365-9. Epub 2011 Jul 22 doi: 10.1007/s10014-011-0055-z. PMID: 21833576
Carcinosarcomas of the female genital tract. A pathologic study of 29 metastatic tumors: further evidence for the dominant role of the epithelial component and the conversion theory of histogenesis.
Sreenan JJ, Hart WR
Am J Surg Pathol 1995 Jun;19(6):666-74. PMID: 7755153
Primary brain sarcomas: light and electron microscopic features.
Mena H, Garcia JH
Cancer 1978 Sep;42(3):1298-307. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(197809)42:3<1298::aid-cncr2820420340>3.0.co;2-k. PMID: 568026

Therapy

A scoping review of trials of interventions led or delivered by cancer nurses.
Charalambous A, Wells M, Campbell P, Torrens C, Östlund U, Oldenmenger W, Patiraki E, Sharp L, Nohavova I, Domenech-Climent N, Eicher M, Farrell C, Larsson M, Olsson C, Simpson M, Wiseman T, Kelly D
Int J Nurs Stud 2018 Oct;86:36-43. Epub 2018 May 26 doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2018.05.014. PMID: 29960894

Prognosis

Sarcoma brain metastases: Tertiary cancer center experience.
Ababneh HS, Muhsen B, Fares AS, Hirbawi H, Awabdeh TA, Hussaini MA, Amarin R, Mousa AA, Salah S
J Cancer Res Ther 2023 Jan 1;19(Suppl 2):S758-S763. Epub 2022 Dec 16 doi: 10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_654_22. PMID: 38384052
Assessment of uncertainties in radiation-induced cancer risk predictions at clinically relevant doses.
Nguyen J, Moteabbed M, Paganetti H
Med Phys 2015 Jan;42(1):81-9. doi: 10.1118/1.4903272. PMID: 25563249Free PMC Article
Brain sarcoma of meningeal origin after cranial irradiation in childhood acute lymphocytic leukemia. Case report.
Tiberin P, Maor E, Zaizov R, Cohen IJ, Hirsch M, Yosefovich T, Ronen J, Goldstein J
J Neurosurg 1984 Oct;61(4):772-6. doi: 10.3171/jns.1984.61.4.0772. PMID: 6590801

Clinical prediction guides

Sarcoma brain metastases: Tertiary cancer center experience.
Ababneh HS, Muhsen B, Fares AS, Hirbawi H, Awabdeh TA, Hussaini MA, Amarin R, Mousa AA, Salah S
J Cancer Res Ther 2023 Jan 1;19(Suppl 2):S758-S763. Epub 2022 Dec 16 doi: 10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_654_22. PMID: 38384052
Assessment of uncertainties in radiation-induced cancer risk predictions at clinically relevant doses.
Nguyen J, Moteabbed M, Paganetti H
Med Phys 2015 Jan;42(1):81-9. doi: 10.1118/1.4903272. PMID: 25563249Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

A scoping review of trials of interventions led or delivered by cancer nurses.
Charalambous A, Wells M, Campbell P, Torrens C, Östlund U, Oldenmenger W, Patiraki E, Sharp L, Nohavova I, Domenech-Climent N, Eicher M, Farrell C, Larsson M, Olsson C, Simpson M, Wiseman T, Kelly D
Int J Nurs Stud 2018 Oct;86:36-43. Epub 2018 May 26 doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2018.05.014. PMID: 29960894

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