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Increasing genomic instability during cancer therapy in a patient with Li-Fraumeni syndrome
Background: Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS) is a cancer predisposition disorder characterized by germline mutations of the p53 tumor-suppressor gene. In response to DNA damage, p53 stimulates protective cellular processes including cell-cycle arrest and ...
Nadine Schuler +4 more
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Aim. To study the traditional risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD), indicators of endothelial function and exercise tolerance in patients received complex treatment for cranial and craniospinal tumors in childhood, including radiation therapy ...
A. I. Novikova +12 more
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Proton craniospinal irradiation with bevacizumab and pembrolizumab for leptomeningeal disease: a case report. [PDF]
Leptomeningeal disease (LMD) remains a challenging condition with a dismal prognosis. In this case study, we report partial response of LMD in a patient with metastatic large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma following treatment with proton craniospinal ...
Webb MJ +5 more
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Cauda equina syndrome (CES) in children is very rare and can permanently disable. A remitted intracranial germinoma depositing on the spinal cord, leading to CES, has never been reported.
Ying-Chun Lu +6 more
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Purpose: To evaluate clinical outcomes and patterns of failure, specifically in regards to the central nervous system (CNS), in patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) using ...
Pranalee Patel, BS +4 more
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Seminoma with Neoplastic Meningitis Treated with Craniospinal Irradiation [PDF]
Abstract Pure seminoma is a histological subtype of testicular cancer that accounts for 50% of testicular germ cell tumors. It has a very low rate of metastasis to the central nervous system, with only one previously reported case of neoplastic meningitis (cancer that has spread to the cerebrospinal fluid).
Kaylyn D, Sinicrope +2 more
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Scoliosis in Children Treated With Photon Craniospinal Irradiation for Medulloblastoma [PDF]
Scoliosis is a well-recognized complication after abdominal radiation therapy but not reported frequently after craniospinal irradiation (CSI). We examined the incidence and risk factors for scoliosis after CSI in long-term survivors with medulloblastoma.The records of patients with medulloblastoma seen at one institution from 1996 to 2006 were ...
Arnold C, Paulino +5 more
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Craniospinal versus whole brain irradiation in Medulloblastoma patients, with introduction of utilizing a simple immobilization device [PDF]
Craniospinal irradiation plus posterior fossa boost (CS1) is the standard modality of post-operative treatment of patient with medulloblastoma, but considering the technical difficulties and limited facilities, often whole- brain irradiation plus ...
Haddad P +3 more
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Background Choroid plexus carcinoma is an intraventricular neoplasm originating from the choroid plexus epithelium and is of rare occurrence in adults.
In Young Jo +3 more
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Neurocognitive Deficits in Medulloblastoma Patients
Eighteen children previously treated surgically and with craniospinal irradiation for medulloblastoma (MED), and matched with a group having low-grade posterior fossa tumors with surgery alone, received neuropsychological testing and quantitative ...
J Gordon Millichap
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