Article
Genetic aberrations in gliomatosis cerebri support monoclonal tumorigenesis.
Journal of neuropathology and experimental neurology - 1 Sept 2002
Kros Johan M, Zheng P, Dinjens Winand N M, Alers Janneke C
Abstract excerpt
Gliomatosis cerebri is a rare condition in which the brain is infiltrated by an exceptionally diffusely growing glial cell population involving at least 2 lobes, though often more extensive, sometimes even affecting infratentorial regions. The neoplastic proliferation may have a monoclonal origin, or alternatively, reflect progressive neoplastic change of an entire tissue field ("field cancerization"). The...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
