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MR imaging characteristics of oligodendroglial tumors with assessment of 1p/19q deletion status.
Acta neurochirurgica - 1 Nov 2010
Sherman Jonathan H, Prevedello Daniel M, Shah Lubdha, Raghavan Prashant, Pouratian Nader, Starke Robert M, Lopes M Beatriz S, Shaffrey Mark E, Schiff David
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PURPOSE: Patients with oligodendrogliomas with allelic loss of chromosomal arm 1p and 19q have been shown, especially with anaplastic oligodendrogliomas, to have both a better initial and long-term response to chemotherapy as well as an improved overall survival. Effective treatment of patients with brain tumors requires accurate diagnostic techniques. MR imaging can be used to help differentiate between low- and...
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