Medical Reference Related to Brain Cancer

91. General Information
    

    This cancer treatment information summary provides an overview of the diagnosis,classification,treatment,and prognosis of childhood brain stem gliomas. The National Cancer Institute provides the PDQ pediatric cancer treatment information summaries as a public service to increase the availability of evidence-based cancer information to health professionals,patients,and the public. These ...

92. Meningeal Tumors
    

    Grade I meningioma World Health Organization (WHO) grade I meningiomas are usually curable when resectable. (Refer to the Meningeal tumors section in the classification section of this summary for more information.) STANDARD TREATMENT OPTIONS: Surgery.[ 1 ] Surgery plus radiation therapy is used in selected cases,such as for patients with known or suspected residual disease or with recurrence ...

93. More Information
    

    ABOUT PDQ PDQ® - NCI's Comprehensive Cancer Database. Full description of the NCI PDQ database. ADDITIONAL PDQ SUMMARIES PDQ® Cancer Information Summaries: Adult Treatment Treatment options for adult cancers. PDQ® Cancer Information Summaries: Pediatric Treatment Treatment options for childhood cancers. PDQ® Cancer Information Summaries: Supportive Care Side effects of cancer treatment,...

94. Classification
    

    This classification is based on the World Health Organization (WHO) classification of nervous system tumors.[ 1 ] The WHO approach incorporates and interrelates morphology,cytogenetics,molecular genetics,and immunologic markers in an attempt to construct a cellular classification that is universally applicable and prognostically valid. Earlier attempts to develop a TNM-based classification ...

95. Get More Information From NCI
    

    Get more information on pituitary tumors treatment. How to contact the National Cancer Institute (NCI) via phone (1-800-4-Cancer), online, or mail. Plus, details on how to search the NCI web site, and how to order NCI publications.

96. Stages of Childhood Brain Stem Glioma
    

    After the childhood brain stem glioma has been removed,tests are done to find out if there is tumor remaining. The extent or spread of cancer is usually described as stages. For childhood brain stem glioma,the tumors are described by type: Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma is a tumor that has spread widely throughout the brain stem. Focal or low-grade glioma is a tumor that is localized to ...

97. Stage Information
    

    There is no generally applied staging system for childhood craniopharyngiomas. Patients are classified as having newly diagnosed or recurrent disease. ...

98. General Information About Childhood Ependymoma
    

    Childhood ependymoma is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the brain and spinal cord. The brain controls vital functions such as memory and learning,the senses (hearing,sight,smell,taste,and touch),and emotion. The spinal cord is made up of bundles of nerve fibers that connect the brain with nerves in most parts of the body. About 1 in 11 childhood brain ...

99. Treatment Options by Type of Adult Brain Tumor
    

    Brain Stem Gliomas Treatment of brain stem gliomas may include the following: Hyperfractionated radiation therapy. A clinical trial of new anticancer drugs and/or biologic therapy. Pineal Astrocytic Tumors Treatment of pineal astrocytic tumors may include the following: Surgery and radiation therapy,with or without chemotherapy. A clinical trial of external radiation therapy plus hyperthermia .

100. Treatment Option Overview
     

     Note: Some citations in the text of this section are followed by a level of evidence. The PDQ editorial boards use a formal ranking system to help the reader judge the strength of evidence linked to the reported results of a therapeutic strategy. (Refer to the PDQ summary on Levels of Evidence for more information.) Because of the diffuse nature of central nervous system (CNS) lymphomas,...