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Pontine Tumors

MedGen UID:
155951
Concept ID:
C0751889
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Neoplasm, Pontine; Neoplasms, Pontine; Pontine Neoplasm; Pontine Neoplasms; Pontine Tumor; Tumor, Pontine; Tumors, Pontine

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Finlay JL, Zacharoulis S
J Neurooncol 2005 Dec;75(3):253-66. doi: 10.1007/s11060-005-6747-7. PMID: 16195805
Kornreich L, Schwarz M, Karmazyn B, Cohen IJ, Shuper A, Michovitz S, Yaniv I, Fenig E, Horev G
Pediatr Radiol 2005 Sep;35(9):872-9. Epub 2005 May 26 doi: 10.1007/s00247-005-1502-y. PMID: 15918050

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Chiang J, Diaz AK, Makepeace L, Li X, Han Y, Li Y, Klimo P Jr, Boop FA, Baker SJ, Gajjar A, Merchant TE, Ellison DW, Broniscer A, Patay Z, Tinkle CL
Acta Neuropathol Commun 2020 Apr 23;8(1):57. doi: 10.1186/s40478-020-00930-9. PMID: 32326973Free PMC Article
Helton KJ, Phillips NS, Khan RB, Boop FA, Sanford RA, Zou P, Li CS, Langston JW, Ogg RJ
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2006 Apr;27(4):786-93. PMID: 16611765Free PMC Article
Finlay JL, Zacharoulis S
J Neurooncol 2005 Dec;75(3):253-66. doi: 10.1007/s11060-005-6747-7. PMID: 16195805
Morota N, Deletis V, Lee M, Epstein FJ
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Pediatr Hematol Oncol 1990;7(2):121-8. doi: 10.3109/08880019009033381. PMID: 1698433

Diagnosis

Lazow MA, Fuller C, DeWire M, Lane A, Bandopadhayay P, Bartels U, Bouffet E, Cheng S, Cohen KJ, Cooney TM, Coven SL, Dholaria H, Diez B, Dorris K, El-Ayadi M, El-Sheikh A, Fisher PG, Fonseca A, Garcia Lombardi M, Greiner RJ, Goldman S, Gottardo N, Gururangan S, Hansford JR, Hassall T, Hawkins C, Kilburn L, Koschmann C, Leary SE, Ma J, Minturn JE, Monje-Deisseroth M, Packer R, Samson Y, Sandler ES, Sevlever G, Tinkle CL, Tsui K, Wagner LM, Zaghloul M, Ziegler DS, Chaney B, Black K, Asher A, Drissi R, Fouladi M, Jones BV, Leach JL
Neuro Oncol 2022 May 4;24(5):821-833. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noab245. PMID: 34668975Free PMC Article
Chiang J, Diaz AK, Makepeace L, Li X, Han Y, Li Y, Klimo P Jr, Boop FA, Baker SJ, Gajjar A, Merchant TE, Ellison DW, Broniscer A, Patay Z, Tinkle CL
Acta Neuropathol Commun 2020 Apr 23;8(1):57. doi: 10.1186/s40478-020-00930-9. PMID: 32326973Free PMC Article
Sufit A, Donson AM, Birks DK, Knipstein JA, Fenton LZ, Jedlicka P, Hankinson TC, Handler MH, Foreman NK
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2012 Aug;10(2):81-8. Epub 2012 Jun 29 doi: 10.3171/2012.3.PEDS11316. PMID: 22747092Free PMC Article
Kornreich L, Schwarz M, Karmazyn B, Cohen IJ, Shuper A, Michovitz S, Yaniv I, Fenig E, Horev G
Pediatr Radiol 2005 Sep;35(9):872-9. Epub 2005 May 26 doi: 10.1007/s00247-005-1502-y. PMID: 15918050
Gutmann L
Muscle Nerve 1991 Nov;14(11):1043-9. doi: 10.1002/mus.880141102. PMID: 1745276

Therapy

Rajappa P, Margetis K, Sigounas D, Anand V, Schwartz TH, Greenfield JP
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2013 Nov;12(5):465-8. Epub 2013 Aug 30 doi: 10.3171/2013.8.PEDS12183. PMID: 23992235
Massimino M, Spreafico F, Biassoni V, Simonetti F, Riva D, Trecate G, Giombini S, Poggi G, Pecori E, Pignoli E, Casanova M, Ferrari A, Meazza C, Luksch R, Terenziani M, Cefalo G, Podda M, Polastri D, Clerici CA, Fossati-Bellani F, Gandola L
J Neurooncol 2008 May;87(3):355-61. Epub 2008 Jan 24 doi: 10.1007/s11060-008-9525-5. PMID: 18217208
Finlay JL, Zacharoulis S
J Neurooncol 2005 Dec;75(3):253-66. doi: 10.1007/s11060-005-6747-7. PMID: 16195805
Allen JC, Siffert J
Pediatr Neurosurg 1996;24(2):98-102. doi: 10.1159/000121024. PMID: 8841080
Mandigers CM, Lippens RJ, Hoogenhout J, Meijer E, von Wieringen PM, Theeuwes AG
Pediatr Hematol Oncol 1990;7(2):121-8. doi: 10.3109/08880019009033381. PMID: 1698433

Prognosis

Lazow MA, Fuller C, DeWire M, Lane A, Bandopadhayay P, Bartels U, Bouffet E, Cheng S, Cohen KJ, Cooney TM, Coven SL, Dholaria H, Diez B, Dorris K, El-Ayadi M, El-Sheikh A, Fisher PG, Fonseca A, Garcia Lombardi M, Greiner RJ, Goldman S, Gottardo N, Gururangan S, Hansford JR, Hassall T, Hawkins C, Kilburn L, Koschmann C, Leary SE, Ma J, Minturn JE, Monje-Deisseroth M, Packer R, Samson Y, Sandler ES, Sevlever G, Tinkle CL, Tsui K, Wagner LM, Zaghloul M, Ziegler DS, Chaney B, Black K, Asher A, Drissi R, Fouladi M, Jones BV, Leach JL
Neuro Oncol 2022 May 4;24(5):821-833. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noab245. PMID: 34668975Free PMC Article
Chiang J, Diaz AK, Makepeace L, Li X, Han Y, Li Y, Klimo P Jr, Boop FA, Baker SJ, Gajjar A, Merchant TE, Ellison DW, Broniscer A, Patay Z, Tinkle CL
Acta Neuropathol Commun 2020 Apr 23;8(1):57. doi: 10.1186/s40478-020-00930-9. PMID: 32326973Free PMC Article
Yadavilli S, Scafidi J, Becher OJ, Saratsis AM, Hiner RL, Kambhampati M, Mariarita S, MacDonald TJ, Codispoti KE, Magge SN, Jaiswal JK, Packer RJ, Nazarian J
Oncotarget 2015 May 20;6(14):12141-55. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.3716. PMID: 25987129Free PMC Article
Finlay JL, Zacharoulis S
J Neurooncol 2005 Dec;75(3):253-66. doi: 10.1007/s11060-005-6747-7. PMID: 16195805
Kornreich L, Schwarz M, Karmazyn B, Cohen IJ, Shuper A, Michovitz S, Yaniv I, Fenig E, Horev G
Pediatr Radiol 2005 Sep;35(9):872-9. Epub 2005 May 26 doi: 10.1007/s00247-005-1502-y. PMID: 15918050

Clinical prediction guides

Chiang J, Diaz AK, Makepeace L, Li X, Han Y, Li Y, Klimo P Jr, Boop FA, Baker SJ, Gajjar A, Merchant TE, Ellison DW, Broniscer A, Patay Z, Tinkle CL
Acta Neuropathol Commun 2020 Apr 23;8(1):57. doi: 10.1186/s40478-020-00930-9. PMID: 32326973Free PMC Article
Levine A, Hukin J, Dunham C
Pediatr Dev Pathol 2020 Aug;23(4):326-331. Epub 2020 Apr 13 doi: 10.1177/1093526620912645. PMID: 32282273
Caretti V, Sewing AC, Lagerweij T, Schellen P, Bugiani M, Jansen MH, van Vuurden DG, Navis AC, Horsman I, Vandertop WP, Noske DP, Wesseling P, Kaspers GJ, Nazarian J, Vogel H, Hulleman E, Monje M, Wurdinger T
Acta Neuropathol 2014;127(6):897-909. Epub 2014 Apr 29 doi: 10.1007/s00401-014-1272-4. PMID: 24777482Free PMC Article
Nishio S, Fukui M, Tateishi J
J Neurooncol 1988 Nov;6(3):245-50. doi: 10.1007/BF00163708. PMID: 3225642
Walser H, Yaşargil MG, Curcic M
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