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Brainstem neoplasm

MedGen UID:
146207
Concept ID:
C0677866
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Brain Stem Neoplasm; Brain Stem Neoplasms; Brain Stem Tumor; Brain Stem Tumors; Brainstem Neoplasm; Brainstem Neoplasms; Brainstem Tumor; Brainstem Tumors; Neoplasm, Brain Stem; Neoplasm, Brainstem; Neoplasms, Brain Stem; Neoplasms, Brainstem; Tumor, Brain Stem
SNOMED CT: Neoplasm of brain stem (126961004)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0021228

Definition

A benign or malignant neoplasm that affects 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
Nat Rev Dis Primers 2023 Jun 15;9(1):29. doi: 10.1038/s41572-023-00439-0. PMID: 37322012Free PMC Article
Biermann J, Melms JC, Amin AD, Wang Y, Caprio LA, Karz A, Tagore S, Barrera I, Ibarra-Arellano MA, Andreatta M, Fullerton BT, Gretarsson KH, Sahu V, Mangipudy VS, Nguyen TTT, Nair A, Rogava M, Ho P, Koch PD, Banu M, Humala N, Mahajan A, Walsh ZH, Shah SB, Vaccaro DH, Caldwell B, Mu M, Wünnemann F, Chazotte M, Berhe S, Luoma AM, Driver J, Ingham M, Khan SA, Rapisuwon S, Slingluff CL Jr, Eigentler T, Röcken M, Carvajal R, Atkins MB, Davies MA, Agustinus A, Bakhoum SF, Azizi E, Siegelin M, Lu C, Carmona SJ, Hibshoosh H, Ribas A, Canoll P, Bruce JN, Bi WL, Agrawal P, Schapiro D, Hernando E, Macosko EZ, Chen F, Schwartz GK, Izar B
Cell 2022 Jul 7;185(14):2591-2608.e30. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2022.06.007. PMID: 35803246Free PMC Article
Nowak-Sliwinska P, Alitalo K, Allen E, Anisimov A, Aplin AC, Auerbach R, Augustin HG, Bates DO, van Beijnum JR, Bender RHF, Bergers G, Bikfalvi A, Bischoff J, Böck BC, Brooks PC, Bussolino F, Cakir B, Carmeliet P, Castranova D, Cimpean AM, Cleaver O, Coukos G, Davis GE, De Palma M, Dimberg A, Dings RPM, Djonov V, Dudley AC, Dufton NP, Fendt SM, Ferrara N, Fruttiger M, Fukumura D, Ghesquière B, Gong Y, Griffin RJ, Harris AL, Hughes CCW, Hultgren NW, Iruela-Arispe ML, Irving M, Jain RK, Kalluri R, Kalucka J, Kerbel RS, Kitajewski J, Klaassen I, Kleinmann HK, Koolwijk P, Kuczynski E, Kwak BR, Marien K, Melero-Martin JM, Munn LL, Nicosia RF, Noel A, Nurro J, Olsson AK, Petrova TV, Pietras K, Pili R, Pollard JW, Post MJ, Quax PHA, Rabinovich GA, Raica M, Randi AM, Ribatti D, Ruegg C, Schlingemann RO, Schulte-Merker S, Smith LEH, Song JW, Stacker SA, Stalin J, Stratman AN, Van de Velde M, van Hinsbergh VWM, Vermeulen PB, Waltenberger J, Weinstein BM, Xin H, Yetkin-Arik B, Yla-Herttuala S, Yoder MC, Griffioen AW
Angiogenesis 2018 Aug;21(3):425-532. doi: 10.1007/s10456-018-9613-x. PMID: 29766399Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Diagnosis

Jiang XB, Ke C, Han ZA, Lin SH, Mou YG, Luo RZ, Wu SX, Chen ZP
World J Surg Oncol 2012 Jan 12;10:10. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-10-10. PMID: 22236763Free PMC Article
Nabika S, Kiya K, Satoh H, Mizoue T, Araki H, Oshita J, Nishisaka T, Kurisu K, Sugiyama K
Surg Neurol 2008 Aug;70(2):182-5; discussion 185. Epub 2008 Feb 8 doi: 10.1016/j.surneu.2007.05.008. PMID: 18261774
Kalina P, Decker A, Kornel E, Halperin JJ
Neuroradiology 2005 Dec;47(12):903-7. Epub 2005 Sep 13 doi: 10.1007/s00234-005-1440-2. PMID: 16158278
Crum BA, Link M
Neurology 2004 Jun 22;62(12):2330-1. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000130342.68494.78. PMID: 15210912
Weaver KD, Armao D, Wiley JM, Ewend MG
J Neurosurg 1999 Dec;91(6):1037-40. doi: 10.3171/jns.1999.91.6.1037. PMID: 10584853

Therapy

Ferri Niguez B, Martínez-Lage JF, Almagro MJ, Fuster JL, Serrano C, Torroba MA, Sola J
Childs Nerv Syst 2010 Aug;26(8):1003-8. Epub 2010 May 25 doi: 10.1007/s00381-010-1179-x. PMID: 20499240
Nabika S, Kiya K, Satoh H, Mizoue T, Araki H, Oshita J, Nishisaka T, Kurisu K, Sugiyama K
Surg Neurol 2008 Aug;70(2):182-5; discussion 185. Epub 2008 Feb 8 doi: 10.1016/j.surneu.2007.05.008. PMID: 18261774
Mallur PS, Wisoff JH, Lalwani AK
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2008 Apr;72(4):529-34. Epub 2008 Feb 5 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2007.12.010. PMID: 18255162

Prognosis

Ferri Niguez B, Martínez-Lage JF, Almagro MJ, Fuster JL, Serrano C, Torroba MA, Sola J
Childs Nerv Syst 2010 Aug;26(8):1003-8. Epub 2010 May 25 doi: 10.1007/s00381-010-1179-x. PMID: 20499240
Nabika S, Kiya K, Satoh H, Mizoue T, Araki H, Oshita J, Nishisaka T, Kurisu K, Sugiyama K
Surg Neurol 2008 Aug;70(2):182-5; discussion 185. Epub 2008 Feb 8 doi: 10.1016/j.surneu.2007.05.008. PMID: 18261774

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