Wide Range of Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Gliomatosis Cerebri Growth Pattern: A Clinical, Radiographic, and Histopathologic Study
Ly KI, Oakley DH, Pine AB, Frosch MP, Chiou SH, Betensky RA, Pomerantz SR, Hochberg FH, Batchelor TT, Cahill DP, Dietrich J. Wide Range of Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Gliomatosis Cerebri Growth Pattern: A Clinical, Radiographic, and Histopathologic Study. The Oncologist 2018, 24: 402-413. PMID: 30097523, PMCID: PMC6519760, DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2018-0086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGliomatosis cerebri growth patternClinical outcomesOverall survivalGC patientsMagnetic resonance imagingRadiographic involvementRadiographic criteriaMutation statusWorld Health Organization classificationCentral nervous system tumorsFavorable survival timeImproved overall survivalGrade 3 tumorsStandardized treatment approachWorse overall survivalGrade 2 tumorsImproved clinical outcomesNervous system tumorsPrognosticate patientsBrain involvementBrainstem involvementRadiographic extentHistopathologic featuresPoor prognosisHistopathologic study