2004
Surgical Resection for Patients with Benign Primary Brain Tumors and Low Grade Gliomas
Piepmeier J, Baehring JM. Surgical Resection for Patients with Benign Primary Brain Tumors and Low Grade Gliomas. Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2004, 69: 55-65. PMID: 15527080, DOI: 10.1023/b:neon.0000041871.46785.53.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary brain tumorsBrain tumorsNeuroepithelial tumorsBenign primary brain tumorsMajority of patientsAdverse treatment effectsBenefits of therapyLow-grade tumorsLow-grade gliomasSurgical resectionInitial diagnosisMalignant degenerationPrimary neoplasmsSurgical managementSeizure focusBrain parenchymaChordoid gliomaNeurosurgical interventionThird ventricleChoroid plexusGrade gliomasTumorsUnknown originHeterogeneous groupCell pool
1997
Low-grade gliomas of chronic epilepsy: A distinct clinical and pathological entity
Bartolomei J, Christopher S, Vives K, Spencer D, Piepmeier J. Low-grade gliomas of chronic epilepsy: A distinct clinical and pathological entity. Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 1997, 34: 79-84. PMID: 9210054, DOI: 10.1023/a:1005711321343.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-grade gliomasChronic epilepsyDysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumorPathological entityLong-term patient outcomesSpecific pathological entityManagement of patientsResults of patientsDistinct pathological entityLack of mortalityPreoperative seizuresNeuroepithelial tumorsTumor recurrencePatient outcomesAnaplastic transformationEpilepsySame tumorGliomasCortical locationTumorsPatientsRecurrenceSeizuresPopulationMortality