• For the emergency physician, however, the cell origin of the tumor is less of a concern than the consequent syndromes of spinal cord dysfunction. (medscape.com)
  • Some factors such as individual treatment strategy, according to the histology of the primary tumor, plan of treatment strategies carried out in a multidisciplinary manner, risk-benefit of radiotherapy, assessment of the degree of spinal instability, improvement in communication and referral between specialists in oncology showed an increase in the survival of these patients. (bvsalud.org)
  • Is perioperative blood transfusion associated with postoperative thromboembolism or infection after metastatic spinal tumor surgery? (elsevierpure.com)
  • Note that the spinal cord rostral and caudal to the tumor is quite swollen from edema. (medscape.com)
  • The tumor receives a vascular supply from both the anterior and posterior spinal arteries. (medscape.com)
  • If a tumor grows in the area of the posterior fossa, it can block the flow of spinal fluid and cause increased pressure on the brain and spinal cord. (medlineplus.gov)
  • A spinal tumor often presents with signs and symptoms of spinal cord compression. (aafp.org)
  • Medulloblastoma is the most common malignant brain tumor in children, accounting for up to 25% of primary CNS neoplasms and approximately 50% of all posterior fossa tumors. (medscape.com)
  • Ependymal tumors are pathologically defined intrinsic neoplasms originating in the intracranial compartments or the spinal cord that affect both children and adults. (nih.gov)
  • Glioma derived from EPENDYMOGLIAL CELLS that tend to present as malignant intracranial tumors in children and as benign intraspinal neoplasms in adults. (nih.gov)
  • Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm. (oncolink.org)
  • The neurosurgery team assesses and decide if surgery is needed, for neoplasms originating in the brain / spinal cord. (albertahealthservices.ca)
  • Spinal fusion is a surgery that joins two or more vertebrae into one single structure.The goal is to prevent movement between the two bones and control back pain. (crgconferences.com)
  • As the director of Spine Surgery for the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Maryland, I see a large volume of patients with spinal deformity, degenerative disease, spinal oncology and spine trauma. (umaryland.edu)
  • He obtained further training at the National Instituties of Health (NIH), NCI Surgery Branch, completing a clinical research fellowship in surgical oncology. (sc-ctsi.org)
  • Predicting the survival of patients with pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms using deep learning: A study based on Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database. (cdc.gov)
  • Scholars@Duke publication: Dosimetric effect of translational and rotational errors for patients undergoing image-guided stereotactic body radiotherapy for spinal metastases. (duke.edu)
  • PURPOSE: To investigate the dosimetric effects of translational and rotational patient positioning errors on the treatment of spinal and paraspinal metastases using computed tomography image-guided stereotactic body radiotherapy. (duke.edu)
  • METHODS AND MATERIALS: The data from 20 patients treated for metastatic spinal cancer using image-guided stereotactic body radiotherapy were investigated in this study. (duke.edu)
  • Abnormal growths of tissue that follow a previous neoplasm but are not metastases of the latter. (lookformedical.com)
  • In these cases, untreated survival usually amounts to only a few months, and survival with current radiation and chemotherapy treatments may extend that time from around a year to a year and a half, possibly two or more, depending on the patient's condition, immune function, treatments used, and the specific type of malignant brain neoplasm. (wikipedia.org)
  • Neoplasms of the brain and spinal cord derived from glial cells which vary from histologically benign forms to highly anaplastic and malignant tumors. (embl.de)
  • The vast majority of cancers can be treated in a community oncology practice and thousands of them have been doing that very well, at high quality and much lower cost to patients and the cancer care system. (medscape.com)
  • Directed by Alan R. Cohen, M.D. , Carson-Spiro Professor of Neurosurgery, Oncology and Pediatrics, the laboratory is focused on developing novel instruments and approaches to enhance the safety and efficacy of neurosurgical procedures. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
  • The aim of this study was to characterize the radiologic presentation of patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 with widespread spinal disease and to correlate it to clinical presentation and outcome. (ajnr.org)
  • He is currently working on understanding the extreme responders and extreme clinical phenotypes of brain and spinal cord tumors to identify factors that may modulate responses to therapy. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
  • The first five chapters deal with spinal tumors, either primary or metastatic, giving the reader a clear clinical review of the disease and its pathophysiology, as well as therapeutic options. (novapublishers.com)
  • Japanese journal of clinical oncology. (elsevierpure.com)
  • The personal touch that community centers provide is the most critical factor in the survival of these practices, according to Susan Sabo-Wagner, MSN, RN, OCN, executive director of clinical strategy for Houston's Oncology Consultants, a community-based practice with 15 offices spread across Texas. (medscape.com)
  • Neuro-oncology is the study of brain and spinal cord neoplasms, many of which are (at least eventually) very dangerous and life-threatening (astrocytoma, glioma, glioblastoma multiforme, ependymoma, pontine glioma, and brain stem tumors are among the many examples of these). (wikipedia.org)
  • Neuro-oncology may study about mind Also spinal line neoplasms , A large number of which would (at minimum eventually) exceptionally risky What's more life-undermining (astrocytoma, glioma, glioblastoma multiforme, ependymoma, pontine glioma, Also mind stem tumors are 'around the large portions cases about these). (neuroconferences.com)
  • In patients with localized disease at diagnosis, only 1 case each of spinal involvement 5 and leptomeningeal carcinomatosis 6 as isolated delayed recurrences of SNUC have been reported. (appliedradiationoncology.com)
  • Metastatic lesions that involve the spinal cord affect about 5-10% of patients with cancer. (medscape.com)
  • 1 Department of Pathology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, 510060, China. (nih.gov)
  • I'm happy to have my place of work so close to my home - that's been a tremendous benefit," said Aghalar, who called the move to New York Cancer & Blood Specialists (NYCBS) - a community oncology practice that has grown from a few offices in 2008 to about 100 clinics across the five boroughs, Long Island, and the surrounding region - "a no brainer. (medscape.com)
  • Many community oncology practices are doing well because they can offer patients quality cancer care at significantly lower costs - and, in some cases, may even provide higher salaries, experts said. (medscape.com)
  • Georgia oncologist Miriam Atkins, MD, joined a community oncology practice in Augusta 22 years ago, after 7 years at a large academic-military cancer center in San Antonio, because she craved more "control over my own destiny. (medscape.com)
  • It's very real savings, and the trend is we're going to see more of this type of care," said Ferreyros, noting non-hospital-affiliated community oncology centers now deliver more than half of cancer care in the United States. (medscape.com)
  • Neoplastic disease that involves the spine and results in spinal cord or cauda equina compression may have devastating neurologic and functional consequences. (medscape.com)
  • Neoplastic disease can cause neurologic symptoms by compression of the thecal sac, spinal cord, or cauda equina, as well as compression of the attendant vascular supply, which results in cord edema and ischemia. (medscape.com)
  • central nervous system disorders will have an effect on either brain or spinal cord that conclusion in psychiatric disorders or neurologic disorders. (crgconferences.com)
  • Anterior stabilization of three-column thoracolumbar spinal trauma. (umaryland.edu)
  • Because spinal hemangioblastomas are relatively rare and share some of the same imaging features with other intramedullary tumors, the diagnosis may be complicated. (medscape.com)
  • Spinal angiography is indicated for large neoplasms when the diagnosis is indeterminate on MRI. (medscape.com)
  • Contrast-enhanced lumbar MRI demonstrated a homogeneous enhancing intradural mass, spanning L4 to the sacrum, with a corresponding T2 hypointense signal ( Technical Appendix Figure, panels A, B). Diagnosing this lumbosacral intradural mass was not obvious because the differential diagnosis includes neoplasms, infections, and hematomas. (cdc.gov)
  • Challenges with defining response to antitumor agents in pediatric neuro-oncology: a report from the response assessment in pediatric neuro-oncology (RAPNO) working group. (harvard.edu)
  • Part of the nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord that is referred as central because it combines info from the whole body and coordinated activity over the whole organism. (crgconferences.com)
  • Neoplasm staging. (lookformedical.com)
  • Features new diagnostic approaches, staging, algorithmic thought processes for therapy selection, and outcomes of treatment for head and neck tumors, allowing for a better overall understanding of head and neck oncology. (libreriacortinamilano.it)
  • Spinal ependymomas are usually benign papillary or myxopapillary tumors. (nih.gov)
  • Meningiomas have a predilection to arise from the parasagittal region, cerebral convexity, sphenoidal ridge, olfactory groove, and SPINAL CANAL. (edu.au)
  • Less frequently, the problem is a cerebral or spinal tumour. (ispub.com)
  • Neuro oncology and Neurology is going to be discuss in Neurogenetics Events . (neuroconferences.com)
  • The development of the second neoplasm may or may not be related to the treatment for the previous neoplasm since genetic risk or predisposing factors may actually be the cause. (lookformedical.com)
  • A lumbar puncture (spinal tap) to see if there are any leukemia cells in your spinal fluid. (oncolink.org)
  • Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and related neoplasms. (oncolink.org)
  • Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) . (harvard.edu)
  • This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue" was a major or minor topic of these publication. (harvard.edu)
  • Below are the most recent publications written about "Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue" by people in Profiles. (harvard.edu)
  • Artificial Intelligence and Predictive Modeling in Spinal Oncology: A Narrative Review. (cdc.gov)
  • Spinal manifestations of NF1 include bone changes such as acute kyphoscoliosis at the cervical-thoracic junction and vertebral body anomalies, soft-tissue abnormalities such as dural ectasia and lateral meningocele, and various spinal tumors. (ajnr.org)
  • This concept does not refer to neoplasms located in the nervous system or its component nerves. (harvard.edu)
  • All patients with malignancy located in the central nervous system and urinary system were collected according to the International Classification of Diseases for Oncology Site Recode (third edition, ICD-O-3) rule. (biomedcentral.com)
  • A relatively common neoplasm of the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM that arises from arachnoidal cells. (edu.au)
  • As regards the surgical treatment of this neoplasm, we routinely use the microsurgical technique (microsurgery), that is the surgical technique that is used working with the surgical microscope. (microneurosurgery-roma.com)
  • Annals of Surgical Oncology. (elsevierpure.com)
  • This neoplasm may present with renal signs and symptoms, such as hypertension, hematuria and abdominal pain. (aafp.org)
  • This comprehensive book is the result of the contribution of different internationally renowned expert teams in the management of bone tumors and particularly spinal neoplasms. (novapublishers.com)
  • Since 2008, nearly 1700 community oncology clinics or practices have closed, been acquired by hospitals, undergone corporate mergers, or struggled financially, according to a 2020 report from the Community Oncology Alliance (COA). (medscape.com)
  • The tumors are located mainly on the dorsal aspect of the spinal cord in the cervical and thoracic regions and appear as cystic lesions with mural nodules (see the images below). (medscape.com)